TORONTO — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today it is investing $40.6 million in the development, production and marketing of 94 Canadian audiovisual projects through seven of CMF’s funding programs.
“In addition to administering over $120 million in Government of Canada Covid-19 Emergency Support Funding, the CMF has over the past several months continued to deliver funding though its various programs,” said Valerie Creighton, CMF’s president and CEO, in a press release.
“We have made — and will continue to make — every effort necessary to ensure Canada’s creators take their stories to screens here at home and around the world. With the government announcing the Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian audiovisual productions, the CMF is now pleased to announce it is investing $40.6 million in close to 100 projects through several of its programs, including the Indigenous Program and the Innovation Program.”
Indigenous Program: Production
Respecting the distinctive and traditional approaches to Indigenous storytelling, the CMF’s Indigenous program is dedicated to supporting projects from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. The CMF will provide $7.6 million in funding to 13 Indigenous-led projects. Click here to access a list of projects that received funding through the Indigenous Program. To learn more about the jurors involved in the Indigenous Program application evaluation process, please click here.
Innovation Program: Production
A CMF investment of $6.3 million through the first round of production funding of the Innovation Program will support 10 Canadian innovative digital media projects. For information on the latest projects that received production support, please click here. To read more about the jurors involved in the application evaluation, please click here.
Innovation Program: Limited Marketing and Promotion
The CMF will invest a further $1.1 million in marketing and promotion support to four interactive digital media projects. Click here to access a list of projects that received marketing support.
Francophone Minority Program
A total of 20 convergent projects will receive $7.8 million in funding as part of the first round of production financing through the Francophone Minority Program. This program supports projects which reflect the realities of living in French-language communities outside Québec. Click here to view a list of CMF-funded projects and additional information, including production synopses, producer credits, and funding commitments.
English POV Program
A total of 18 projects will receive $5.7 million in funding through the English Point-of-View (POV) Program, which is designed to encourage one-off, point-of-view documentary production in the English-language market. To view a list and description of new projects that received POV funding, please click here.
Commercial Projects Program
CMF will invest, in the first round of funding, more than $7 million in the production of seven digital media projects, including six games and one software applications. Click here to view a list of projects funded through the Commercial Projects Program. Click here to read more about the jurors involved in the application evaluation.
Prototyping Program
An investment of $4.7 million will enable the development of 22 digital media prototypes, including games, rich interactive media, and software applications through the first round of funding of the Prototyping Program. For information on the latest projects that received prototyping support, please click here.
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