CMF awards $7.6 million to Aboriginal productions

TORONTO — Indigenous productions are getting a financial boost from the Canada Media Fund (CMF) with the announcement of $7.6 million in funding awarded through CMF’s Aboriginal Program to 14 new projects.Applications for funding were evaluated by a jury composed of individuals from Indigenous communities, including Tina Keeper (Norway House Cree Nation), Elizabeth LaPensée (Anishnaabe), Melissa Mollen Dupuis (Innu Nation) and Sylvain Rivard (Abenaki Nation). Together, the four jurors bring complementary skill sets, including Indigenous-led audiovisual production, contemporary visual arts and storytelling, and knowledge of several Indigenous languages, the CMF said in a news release to announce its latest Aboriginal...