CMF invests $3.4M in 16 documentaries

TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is investing $3.4 million in 16 projects through its English point-of-view program.This program is designed to encourage English POV documentary production. The CMF said that $2.7 million has been committed to television components and $0.7 million to digital media components.Of the approved projects, two are from British Columbia, one is a coproduction between Nova Scotia and Nunavut, six are from Ontario, six are from Quebec, and one is from Saskatchewan. Click here for the list of approved projects.www.cmf-fmc.ca