CMF providing $13.3 million in emergency relief to underrepresented groups

TORONTO — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) released Friday details of $13.3 million in Covid-19 emergency relief funding for underrepresented groups and to support regional diversity in the screen-based industry. Fifteen per cent of the Government of Canada’s CMF allocation of the Covid-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations will be invested through targeted initiatives to ensure equity, including by region, language and for underrepresented groups, says the news release. “We recognize many historically marginalized communities within the industry are disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 crisis and were not eligible for other CMF emergency relief funds,” said...