VANCOUVER – The Telus Fund has $2.5 million in financing available for Canadian producers creating innovative health and wellness content.
The Fund is looking for fully developed TV programs that will entertain, engage and enlighten Canadian health choices. Multiple genres and formats are eligible including one offs, series, drama, documentary, comedy, reality, and magazine format. The content must be story-driven and available for audiences to access and interact with via multiple platforms (television, internet and mobile) and devices (TV, phone, tablet and computer). The digital media work submitted must extend and enhance the TV viewing experience and may encompass games, webisodes, mobisodes and interactive web content.
The next submission deadline is September 21, 2015. Five to 10 successful applicants are expected to receive up to $2.5 million, with average funding of $250,000 per project, and truly exceptional projects receiving in excess of $400,000.
The Telus Fund is an independently governed, not-for-profit corporation funded by Telus. Since the first round of funding decisions in 2013, more than 30 projects have received $7.5 million in funding.
