TORONTO – Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund/Fonds Annual Reports for fiscal 2011-2012 are now available online. The reports highlight the richness and the variety of the film and television products created by Canadian writers and producers. Over the past fiscal year, its various programs funded 218 projects, for total financial support of more than $3.6 million.
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund’s English Language Program (Fund) was established in 1986 to assist in the development of quality Canadian feature film scripts. The Fund receives a yearly contribution of $1 million for the Script Development Program from The Movie Network. Created in 1991 to support feature film production, the Equity Investment Program is sponsored by Viewers Choice. This program is funded by 5% of gross revenues from, Viewers Choice. In 2001, the Story-Optioning Phase was established to build upon the crucial funding provided by the existing Script Development Program. The Fund receives a yearly contribution of $300,000 from The Movie Network for Story-Optioning, which brings The Movie Network’s annual commitment to $1.3 million.
Since its inception in 1986, the Fund has provided financial support to 2,241 script development projects, 190 feature films, 17 family television series, three feature-length documentaries, three short films and 287 training grants for a total investment of $57.8 million. In total the Fund/Fonds has invested more than $81.3 million in Canada’s film and television industry.
