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Funding
CMF @ 10: Evolving in a time of crisis
The Canada Media Fund is not letting the pandemic slow efforts to better serve the industry as a whole.
CMF opens $3M development program for projects without a broadcaster commitment
The program’s launch comes as the CMF looks to expand its funding triggers in order to create new paths to market for producers and creators.
Media Ranch among Creative Export Canada recipients
All told, eight Quebec organizations secured funding from the Canadian Heritage program.
CMF doubles COVID relief funding available to BPOC-owned companies
Black and people of colour (BPOC) producers and creators will now have access to $8 million in COVID support, up from the $4 million announced previously.
Joan Jenkinson to lead the Black Screen Office as executive director
The appointment comes as the organization receives $100,000 in funding from the CMF to support its formation and growth.
COVID insurance fund set to open Friday
Updated: Telefilm also fleshed out details of the $50-million Short-Term Compensation Fund, while the CMPA has made the case that projects already in production should be eligible to apply to the fund.
CMF invests $40.6M across 94 audiovisual projects
Two EyeSteelFilm projects picked up support alongside Buffy Sainte-Marie: Power in the Blood and The Grizzly Truth in the English POV Program, plus 13 projects secured support from the Indigenous Program: Production.
Industry eagerly awaits eligibility guidelines for lifeline insurance fund
With an estimated 200 projects ready to go to camera, the specifics of the application criteria could prove to be make or break for producers desperate to salvage something from a torrid 2020.
ISO lifts lid on Solidarity Fund and other funding initiatives
The Indigenous Development Grants Program offers support for Indigenous individuals and majority Indigenous-owned companies, while the Partnership Program addresses the business continuity needs of Indigenous creators during the pandemic.
Coalition of industry leaders propose new fund for BPOC creators
Under a proposal submitted to Canadian Heritage, the Canadian Independent Screen Fund has requested $10 million annually over five years to support BPOC (Black and People of Colour) creators.
B.C. government invests $2M to stimulate local production
The Domestic Motion Picture Fund, administered by Creative BC, will support both development and production activities.
Harold Greenberg Fund winds down French program; long-term future of English stream unclear
Bell Media said the Harold Greenberg Fund will ‘begin transitioning following the completion of seven years of financial support,’ which came in the form of a tangible benefits package.
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