The inaugural fund was part of an overall investment of $360,000 between 20 projects.
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The commission said the manner in which the Bell Fund’s TV Program is structured is consistent with CRTC policies and need not be revised.
Vancouver’s Omnifilm Entertainment and Toronto’s Six Island Productions are among the Canadians working with Luxembourg-based producers.
Toronto’s Secret Location was awarded over $2 million for two games, and Montreal’s Felix & Paul Studios received $1.2 million for its next VR project.
Among them is an animated feature from micro_scope and Unite Central, and a fictional take on Celine Dion’s life, La vraie vie d’Aline Dieu.
The trio are among 14 prodcos sharing $2.4 million in production funding through the Short-Form Digital Series (Non-Fiction) Program.
The NSI Totally Television-developed TV series Recovery from Samson Films and Goonworks Films is among the projects selected for the inaugural edition of the $150,000 fund.
Animation studios L’Atelier Aimation and Tonic DNA are two of the four businesses that have received a boost from Canada Economic Development.
The Canada-New Zealand Digital Media Fund has invested more than $3.5 million in copros since it launched in 2014.
Twenty Indigenous-led projects will receive $20,000 in production funding, in addition to mentorship and training.
Seven24 Films and Project 10’s upcoming comedy Jann and season four of Cardinal are among the projects that received support.