CMF reopens Canada-Germany digital media incentive

TORONTO — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) announced Wednesday the reopening of their incentive for the co-development and co-production of digital media projects between Canadian producers and German producers based in the states of Berlin and Brandenburg. MBB is the German body responsible for film funding and media business development in Berlin-Brandenburg. Now in its fourth year, the Canada-Germany Digital Media Incentive’s budget is set at $450,000, with each funding organization contributing $225,000. The total maximum contribution for each project funded through the incentive is $300,000. To qualify, projects must involve producers eligible under both organizations’...