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A total of $7.6 million has been allocated to the selected projects, which include season two of Crave’s Empathie.
Bayani’s political thriller Judas Tree will receive $250,000 of in-kind production and post-production support from Women in the Director’s Chair.
The fund also unveiled an investment of $600,000 across two Quebec prodcos via its Export Assistance Program.
Pixcom and Vérité Films are among the companies receiving funding through the Department of Canadian Heritage program’s Export-Ready Stream.
The selected series previously received support from the IPF’s Short Form Series Development Program.
Eleven countries are coproduction partners across the 14 Production Program selections.
The CMF has nearly tripled the total funds and projects supported for the program’s second edition.
The Short-Form Digital Series Production Program provides funding for production and audience development.
The 2025-26 selections are the first since the Indigenous Screen Office began administration of the program.
The 2025 edition of the London, Ont. festival’s pitch competition also included a new feature documentary prize.