
MEXICO CITY – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and and the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) are establishing a new Production Incentive for fiction, documentary or animation series produced in collaboration between Mexican and Canadian producers.
Unveiled during the opening ceremony of the Mercado Industria Cine y Audiovisual, the incentive will have CAD$1M in total amount of available funds, with a contribution of CAD $500,000 from CMF and IMCINE respectively, to be distributed among the selected projects. The results will be announced by March 2019.
To access the Production Incentive, the projects must involve Mexican and Canadian producers, and meet the requirements from both institutions. The details of the program, key dates and specified requirements will be announced in the coming weeks.
CMF added that the objective of the incentive is to continue strengthening the bonds between Mexico and Canada and to stimulate the creation of quality audiovisual content relevant to audiences in both countries and around the world.