The $300,000 codevelopment fund is aimed at digital projects that experiment with formats and platforms.
In the short term, the shift in production will cost the B.C. city approximately 400 crew jobs.
Canada has become the first non-European country to join the film fund, which contributes approximately $32 million to 70 projects annually.
Farpoint Films and Cream Productions are two of the Canadian prodcos that have received funding through the Canada-Ireland codevelopment incentive.
The funder will require broadcasters to commit a minimum 15% of their performance envelopes to women-led projects, among other measures.
Web series no longer need a broadcaster on board to access the federal funding.
CarpeDiem Film & TV’s follow up to its box-office hit La guerre des Tuques 3D is among the projects to receive funding.
The fund will support the codevelopment and coproduction of projects from Canadian and Jerusalem-based producers.
Games from A71 Productions and Shaftesbury Tech were among the projects to receive development support.
The funding body is quadrupling the allowance for feature film production and marketing financing for Indigenous content.
U.S. and Canadian execs talked about what they’re looking for in a pitch, why buy-in is key to success and the importance of communication.