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Toronto, December 13 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that 31 projects would receive a total of $19.7M in funding through three of its programs. A total of $9.9 will be invested in 16 innovative digital media projects through the second round of funding of its Experimental Stream’s Innovation Program and an additional $6.6M are being invested in nine projects through the Commercial Projects Pilot Program.

Toronto/Belfast, December 6, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Northern Ireland Screen announced today an investment of over CAD$198,000 to support the codevelopment of audiovisual content under the Canada-Northern Ireland Codevelopment Incentive for Audiovisual Projects. This is the first round of funding since the incentive was launched in June.

Toronto, November 26, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today it will invest over CAD$500,000 in eight projects which applied for funding through CMF international incentives with Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL) and South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF).

Toronto/Dublin, November 23, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) announced today an investment of over CAD$78,000 to support the co-development of audiovisual content under the Canada-Ireland Codevelopment Incentive for Audio-Visual Projects.

Toronto, November 8, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today $3M in funding to 11 convergent projects that applied to the Diverse Languages Program. The Program supports productions that reflect Canada’s diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Aboriginal languages.

Toronto, November 7, 2018 – Encore+, a YouTube channel showcasing iconic Canadian content from years gone by, launched to positive reviews last November 7, 2017. From the start, the channel garnered an impressive following and viewership rate. Today, as Encore+ marks its first year, nearly 30K YouTube users have subscribed to the channel and viewed curated, iconic Canadian content nearly 6.2M times.

Toronto, October 30, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and NZ On Air announced today the renewal of their partnership, now in its fifth year, to encourage the coproduction of digital media content between Canadian and New Zealand creators.

Toronto, October 18, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today an investment of $9M to 43 projects that applied for funding through the 2018-2019 Convergent Digital Media Incentive. The Incentive is designed to encourage the production of digital media components that are related to CMF-funded television productions, so as to provide audiences with the opportunity to access content on different platforms.

Toronto, October 18, 2018 – Encore+, a YouTube channel dedicated to streaming memorable Canadian film and TV shows from the past, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

Toronto, October 16, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF), released today the first episode of its original podcast series entitled Now & Next. The podcast will include in-depth interviews with experts providing a closer look at emerging trends, as well as the digital transformation of the media and entertainment industry. Now & Next is produced by the Canada Media Fund and hosted by digital media researcher and experienced radio personality, Leora Kornfeld.