TORONTO — Independent television producers with productions in a language other than English or French can start applying on July 22 for the government of Canada’s Covid-19 emergency relief funds, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today.
Funding will be distributed to applicants on a first-come/first-served basis until the September 18, 2020 deadline. Applicants may be eligible to receive a maximum contribution of $50,000.
Eligible applicants may apply with no more than three TV projects produced in a language other than English or French that are the subject of an advertising revenue-share barter agreement with an eligible CRTC broadcaster during a designated 16-week period, says the news release.
Eligible projects must be in one of three CRTC programming categories: Category 1 (news); Category 2a (analysis and interpretation); or Category 11a (general entertainment and human interest). Projects must also have a CRTC “C” certification as a domestic Canadian program.
Only producers who have not previously received a funding commitment from the CMF — through either the CMF’s Convergent Stream, Experimental Stream or Sector Development Program — and have not applied for emergency relief funds from either Telefilm Canada or Canada Council for the Arts are eligible to apply.
To apply to the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Funds – CMF Third-Language Allocation program, please click here (starting July 22). To access eligibility criteria, please click here.
Applicants must complete and include an applicant attestation and a broadcaster verification form along with their application.
