Q. What is the grant's amount?
If accepted, your institution will be awarded a grant of $2,300 to show five films in 35mm, or a grant of $1,800 if films were shown on DVD. Schools that show a mix of DVD and 35mm prints will receive a grant corresponding to each film's format.

Q. Can the grant money only be used for the rental fees for the films, or can it be used to help publicize the event?
The grant can also be used to help publicize the event and it is recommended to do so.

Q. Is there a minimum number of films that we have to show in a festival?
Can universities show 2 or 3 films for it to be considered a festival?
At least five films need to be shown in the festival in order to receive the grant.

Q. Do we receive the grant as a reimbursement?
Yes. No grant will be given before the arrival of the post-screening form at the office of FACE.

Q. How/when do we receive the payment of the grant?
In order to receive the payment of the grant, you will have to:
• Fill-up the online form.
• Upload a document containing the information regarding your Tournées Festival's budget.
• Send by mail before July 1, 2009 the following additional documents:
- copy of the distributor’s invoices (or a box office report);
- 5 copies of your adapted The Tournées Festival postcard;
- copies of your publicity materials (2 examples of each document);
- any reviews or newspaper articles related to the screenings.
You will receive the grant within a month after we receive your materials.

Q. Are there hi-resolution files of images that can be used to make posters or should the distributors be contacted for this?
You have to contact FACE for this request and specify the films you would like to use. Email: lauffret@facecouncil.org

Q. Do films need to be screened over a certain period of time to be considered a ‘festival’, or can they be screened over the course of a semester and still be considered a festival?
The Tournées Festival has to be completed within a one-month period.

Q. When choosing films, is there any way to find out what the rental fees will be?
You will need to contact each distributor.
(see distributors contact information).

Q. Do the distributors need to be paid right away before getting the films? Or does the grant cover those costs?
Please check with each distributor for payment questions.
(see distributors contact information).

Q. Is it possible for a high school to apply for a grant?
No. The grant is limited to universities and colleges.

Q. As the grant is provided for a maximum of five consecutive years, is it possible to re-apply for a grant after few years?
The university may re-apply for a grant after three years.

Q. Are Super-VHS allowed?
No. Only DVD, 35mm are accepted.

Q. Do we have to go through The Tournées Festival program to obtain the films we have selected?
No. The universities will need to deal directly with the distributors.

Q. If the films of the program are available on NetFlix, do we still need to go through the distributors?
The grant has been created to support public screenings.Netflix and personnal DVDs are for private projections. It is therefore necessary to contacts the distributors in order to pay the public screening fees.