TORONTO – The Bell Fund is increasing the number of application deadlines for its development program from three times per year to 12 monthly deadlines.
The new application deadlines will be the first day of each month, or the Monday following if the 1st is on a weekend or holiday. The first application deadline will be February 1, 2011.
It is expected that these regular deadlines will enhance the opportunities to provide timely development scheduling of the interactive material that is being created in parallel with the development of the associated television programs, the Fund said in an announcement. This will ensure that interactive digital content is produced and available for audiences at the launch of the associated television broadcast.
The Bell Fund has invested $94 million to support 170 development projects and nearly 600 television and interactive productions in the past 13 years.
