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CMF awards $2.5M in funding under diverse languages program

TORONTO - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced $2.5 million in funding to 10 convergent projects under its Diverse Languages Program.Each of the 10 projects, all of which are documentaries, includes a television production with digital media components in Italian (3), Mandarin (1), Spanish (5), and multilingual (1).  Click here to view the complete list.The Diverse Languages Program supports productions reflecting Canadian diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Aboriginal languages.  Since 2010, the CMF has provided $8.9M to 48 projects as part of its Diverse Languages Program.www.cmf-fmc.ca