GATINEAU — Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced today 29 organizations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick will receive $11.2 million in Creative Export Canada program funding.
This program supports Canadian organizations for projects that generate export revenues and feature Canadian creative content, a press release explains.
The mission of the program “is to increase the visibility of Canadian creative works on the international market and help increase the profitability of exports from Canada’s creative industries,” the release says.
The organizations receiving funding under the fifth intake of the Creative Export Canada program include several television and film production companies. By province, this includes:
- British Columbia: Imagine Create Media (the Gumboot Kids) and Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd.
- Alberta: Milo Productions
- Ontario: Blue Ant Media and OEA (Canada) Limited–Ollie’s Edible Adventures
- Quebec: 10th Ave Productions Inc., E.D. Films and Zone 3 Inc.
“Canada produces some of the world’s best cultural content,” said Rodriguez, in the press release. “Thanks to programs like Creative Export Canada, Canadian creative professionals can get the support they need to expand into international markets and share their amazing projects with the world. By helping fund their projects, we are supporting our economy and our position as a global cultural leader.”
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