More than 500 individuals across the filmmaking community have undersigned a letter supporting Telefilm’s industry consultation process and the elimination of the Fast Track program.
Execs discuss the organization’s formative years, defining moments and hopes to emerge stronger on the other side of the pandemic.
VIDEO: Valerie Creighton and Kelly Wilhelm discuss steadying the ship in 2020, what updates to the Broadcasting Act could mean for the funder, and how the organization will support the industry as it transitions from COVID support funding into a post-pandemic future.
The Canada Media Fund is not letting the pandemic slow efforts to better serve the industry as a whole.
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.
All told, eight Quebec organizations secured funding from the Canadian Heritage program.
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.
The appointment comes as the organization receives $100,000 in funding from the CMF to support its formation and growth.
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.
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.
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.