TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is investing $11.5 million in 36 new interactive projects that were submitted in the second round of its Experimental Stream.
The CMF offers financial assistance to support projects at the production, development or marketing stages of their completion. In production, the CMF is investing $8.6 million in 17 new projects, in development, it is investing $1.9 million in 13 projects, and in terms of marketing assistance, it will invest $960,000 in 6 projects.
"We’re proud to announce our participation in funding these projects”, said president and CEO Valerie Creighton, in the announcement. “The wealth of content and technological innovation demonstrated in the selected projects is truly remarkable. The new approaches found to engage with users truly enrich the quality of our project portfolio. It’s a statement to the creativity and vitality of the Canadian interactive digital media industry."
Since the creation of its Experimental Stream in 2010, the CMF has invested $27 million in 81 innovative interactive projects. Click here for the list of the approved production projects.
