HALIFAX – The inaugural recipients of Canada’s new export funding program were unveiled Wednesday in Halifax by Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and Halifax MP.
The Creative Export Canada program, launched last June by then Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, provides companies and organizations that are ready to export and work in a creative industry, or in support of one, with funding to make it easier for buyers and audiences abroad to discover Canadian content.
The first 20 projects will share a total of nearly $7.8 million in funding. The projects, in alphabetical order, are:
Apollo Boutique Musicale Inc. – Music (Quebec)
Discovery Centre International – Design (Nova Scotia)
Éditions Chouette – Publishing (Quebec)
Festival Fantasia – Audiovisual (Quebec)
Guru Animation – Audiovisual (Ontario)
Inner City Releasing – Audiovisual (Ontario)
La Boîte à Livres Éditions – Publishing (Quebec)
LyricFind – Music (Ontario)
Moment Factory – Interactive digital media (Quebec)
Organisme Schéma – Design (Quebec)
Partenariat Quartier des spectacles – Design (Quebec)
Peggy Baker Dance Projects – Performing arts (Ontario)
Playmind – Interactive digital media (Quebec)
Productions Folle avoine – Publishing and music (Quebec)
Qaggiavuut! Nunavut Performing Arts Centre – Performing arts (Nunavut)
SING! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival – Performing arts (Ontario)
Squeeze Studio Animation – Audiovisual (Quebec)
Trio Orange – Audiovisual (Quebec)
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) – Audiovisual (British Columbia)
Why Not Theatre – Performing arts (Ontario)
Creative Export Canada will accept new applications for funding in the fall of 2019.
"Canada is full of talented creators whose work is loved throughout the world,” said Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, in the announcement. “The new Creative Export Canada program allows businesses in our creative sector to make a name for themselves and succeed on the global scene. The Government of Canada is proud to support their ongoing pursuit of innovation and growth."
