New Canadian music video fund MVP Project, created by The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and the non-profit Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (The Canadian Academy) after Bell Media stopped its long-running MuchFACT grant in 2017, has announced its inaugural recipients.
The approved artist and director teams are, from Toronto, Beatchild and the Slakadeliqs with director Dan Lemoyne; Jeremy Dutcher with director Chandler Levack; Sean Leon who will self-direct; and co-directors Lulu Wei and Lindsay Geoldner who will work with Saskatoon's Wild Black; just outside Toronto, from Ajax, GOVI and director Jordan Lee; from Vancouver Jordan Klassen with Farhad Ghaderi; from Montreal, Milk and Bone with Soleil Denault; and from St. John’s Newfoundland, Tim Baker with Jordan Canning.
Jessie Reyez and director Peter Huang will also receive funding for the Curated Music Video Production, a commissioned piece from one recording artist/director team who has successfully collaborated in the past.