The funding is for an animated series, an animated feature film and two XR projects.
The organizations run a pre-development funding program to help adapt Quebec literary works for TV.
The pilot initiative offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing contributions from Canadian distributors to unlock CMF funds.
Plus: Partner Norbert Abrams to retire from talent agency Noble Caplan Abrams and the Racial Equity Screen Office receives $142,000 in funding.
The scripted and unscripted projects are being supported through Creative BC’s Equity and Emerging Development Program, totalling $250,000.
The investments were spread throughout the Prototyping Program, the Innovation and Experimentation Program and the Commercial Projects Program.
The selected projects include series from Embuscade Films and Happy Camper Média.
The 2025 iteration of the IPF-CMF Short Form Series Development Program will have a total budget of $600,000.
CEO Kerry Swanson and new VP Melanie Nepinak Hadley discuss the ISO’s 2025 growth plans.
The funder also announced that longtime Telefilm executive Marie-France Godbout will retire at the end of July.
The report forecasts a 23% decline in English-language PNI expenditures under current CRTC regulations.