I have the opportunity to get my screenplay optioned by a small Canadian production company. The catch is that they are asking us to give up our writing credit to receive a grant from the Canadian government. They can give us an "Executive Producer" credit and possibly a "Story By" credit. They said that the writers have to be Canadian to satisfy the requirements for the grant. They've produced one other feature that played at some festivals. My question is how can we benefit from having our screenplay produced if our credit is changed? There isn't much money involved. Would it open any doors?
The other issue is that we haven't queried the screenplay for representation, so we aren't even really sure what we have in it. I'm leaning towards sending it out to gauge interest first, even it if we lose this opportunity. Any feedback would be appreciated.
The other issue is that we haven't queried the screenplay for representation, so we aren't even really sure what we have in it. I'm leaning towards sending it out to gauge interest first, even it if we lose this opportunity. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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