2020-21 CMF program budget comes in at $353 million for Canadian TV and digital productions

TORONTO — While also publishing its program guidelines for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced Wednesday it will invest $353 million in Canadian television and digital media production this year. The breakdown of CMF’s 2020-21 program budget can be accessed here. “Among all the challenges our industry has overcome, none has been as destabilizing as the one we currently face,” said Valerie Creighton, president and CEO of CMF, in the news release. “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to a standstill most sectors of the economy, including ours. “Given the numerous program changes we introduced last year...