Voices

Voices 2026

Coming Soon
Coming Jan 12, 2026

Contents

  • Overview
  • Eligibility
  • Your Idea
  • What to expect
  • How to prepare an application
  • Apply

Your Idea

Training
9 Months
Episodic
Peer Support
Non-fiction
  • $10,000 in funding
  • Training and a community of support
  • Distribution on TELUS Optik TV, Stream+ and STORYHIVE’s YouTube channel

Examples of eligible projects, but not limited to:

  • A how-to series

  • A lifestyle or fitness series

  • Children's content

  • Educational shows

  • Cooking shows

  • Variety shows

The following types of formats are ineligible for the STORYHIVE Voices:

  • Animation (can include animated elements, just no fully animated projects)

  • Fictional projects, including mockumentaries

  • Video-only content

  • Music Videos

  • News and Reporting

  • Video Games and other applications

  • Websites

  • Talk shows

  • Slow television, or any programming genre without sound, action, or people (bird cams, yule logs, traffic cameras, silent films, etc.)

  • Audio-only content

  • Non-Canadian content/Projects outside of British Columbia and Alberta

  • Promotional and advertorial content

  • Religious-themed content

  • Political content

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