The Saskatchewan Arts Board has awarded grants to two Yorkton-based artists.
A $5,000 Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists grant was awarded to screenwriter Angus Vincent, who intends to finish his full-length feature script, tentatively titled Take Me Away.
“It follows the lives of childhood friends who grew up together and are now in their adolescent lives,” said Vincent.
“They have various experiences and goals for themselves and each other and these differences play a role in fueling the dialogue of the story. I have the first two scenes laid down and would like to continue until completion. Closing myself away with no distractions is what I’ll need to do to get this done.”
The grant, Vincent agrees, will be extremely helpful in terms of focus.
“I intend on taking some time for myself within the next two months to create and complete this story and this grant will definitely help with the monthly expenses. I also intend on meeting with fellow writers in Saskatoon to basically seek advice and possibly workshop my written piece. This grant will help with travelling expenses as well.”
Vincent’s next steps, he says, are to conduct read throughs with fellow actors to ensure the flow is as tight as possible.
“The ultimate goal for me would be to see this story live, whether it be on a stage as a play or onscreen as a pilot. Have to dream big and you just never know.”
The Artists in Schools - Projects grant, in the amount of $6,788, which is intended to increase student awareness and a sense of cultural connection through media. The recipient of this grant requested anonymity for privacy reasons.
