CMF awards $5.2M in project funding to 21 Canadian companies

TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that more $5.2M in development and marketing support is being awarded to 21 Canadian companies for their innovative digital media projects as part of the first round of its 2013-2014 Experimental Stream funding. The funds will help the development of new digital media content such as a social media app that creates cinemagraphs, a website for producers and broadcasters to create effective cross-platform strategies, and an interactive documentary app that uses augmented reality and geolocalized content. Fifteen Canadian companies received development support totaling $3.3M for 15 projects including eight games, five...