More than 1,500 CMF-backed projects affected by Covid-19 crisis

TORONTO – The Canada Media Fund sent a note out to the production community on Friday assuring everyone it – and the program administrator team at Telefilm Canada – are still operational during the Covid-19 crisis. “Among all the challenges our industry has overcome, none has been as destabilizing as the one we currently face. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to a standstill most sectors of the economy, including ours,” said CMF president and CEO Valerie Creighton in her email. She added the CMF is looking at added flexibility for its programs and funding, as well as what critical relief...