*If the application is based on an underlying work an appropriate option and purchase agreement will be required. Shopping Agreements will not be accepted.
**Unencumbered should be taken to mean the applicant maintains full creative and financial control of their project, and hold the rights to the project via evidenced Chain of Title. No rights can have been assigned, no future development agreements, or production or broadcast agreements, can have been entered into. The project may have received previous development investment but the applicant must continue to hold all the rights as at the time of application to the Dynamic Television Scripted Initiative.