| Abbreviation | Bravo |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1995 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Type | Foundation |
| Purpose | Funding Canadianshort films andvideos |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
Official language | English, French |
BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) was a Canadian fund that ran continuously from 1995 to 2017. It was established to fund the creation of Canadian arts-basedshort films and videos. BravoFACT funded shorts from various subject matters, genres and styles including animation, drama, comedy, dance, and more. BravoFACT was established in 1995 byBravo, a Canadian specialty television channel devoted to the arts, as a condition of licence. The fund was supported entirely by Bravo, and the supported projects aired on Bravo! weekly, onBravoFACT Presents.[1]
In 2017, at the request ofBell Media, theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission deleted the condition of licence requiring Bravo! to financially contribute to BravoFACT. On September 26, 2017, bravoFACT was officially discontinued.[2]
While active, BravoFACT's objectives were to:
"The idea is for artists to be given a chance to have their work exposed to the greater television viewing audience," said executive director Judy Gladstone.[3] Bravo!FACT was the largest funder of short films in Canada, includingI Met the Walrus. The fund also partnered with theNational Film Board of Canada onShorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction, one of the first multi-platform programs produced in Canada aimed at the mobile audience.[4] The project won accolades around the world, including anInternational Interactive Emmy nomination, Best Made for Mobile Video Service at theGSM Global Mobile Awards (Barcelona, 2007) andBanff World Television Award for Best Original Content for Mobile (Banff, 2007).