Eligible Production Company

Must be an independent, Canadian producer, defined as an incorporated production company which:

• is neither owned nor "controlled in fact" by any non-Canadian individual (or non-permanent resident as defined in the Immigration Act), or any non-Canadian corporation; and

• derives its primary source of income from production and has an arm's length relationship to the conventional broadcaster, specialty channel or pay TV service that has licensed the project.

• NEW RULE FOR 2008:
  Must be targeted for children 12 and under.
• Can be fiction or non-fiction, including series, pilots, one-offs, documentaries, variety, animation and made-for television movies and feature films;
• Must qualify as an 8/10 Canadian production under the CRTC or CAVCO;
• Must have had its first Canadian broadcast within 24 months prior to the Entry deadline date;
• Has not been previously entered for the Shaw Rocket Prize. Subsequent seasons to a series entered will qualify as a new program; and
• As the Shaw Rocket Prize is a limited initiative, programs or series that have won the Shaw Rocket Prize are not eligible.