CMF-WildBrain program set at $960,000

TORONTO — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the reopening of the WildBrain-CMF Kids and Family Development Program, with a budget set at more than $960,000. Supporting the development of new Canadian kids’ and family content, the program aims to support new entrants to the production community as well as regional projects, creators in official language minority communities, and French-language producers. Half of the program’s funds are reserved for women-led projects. Development activities supported by the WildBrain-CMF Kids and Family Development Program include acquisition of underlying rights, scripts, bibles and storyboards with some additional funding allocated for travel and...