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The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is committed to addressing systemic racism that has long been established in Canada’s cultural institutions, including the CMF.

Toronto, May 8, 2020 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada welcome the measures announced today by Minister Steven Guilbeault to direct emergency funding specifically to Canada’s screen-based industries.

Toronto, April 17, 2020 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today welcomed the measures announced by Prime Minister Trudeau related to relief funding for the arts, culture and sports sectors. The Government of Canada will provide an additional $500M to Canadian Heritage to support the sectors through the pandemic.

Toronto, April 10, 2020 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today launched an online information hub to help Canadian workers and companies in our screen-based industries navigate the many programs and resources available to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto, April 6, 2020 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will hold a webcast to provide an overview of changes to the 2020-2021 programs, budget, guidelines and deadlines. The French webcast will be hosted by Nathalie Clermont, the CMF's Vice-President, Programs and Business Development and Jeremy Spry, National Director, CMF Program Administrator. The English webcast will be hosted by Nathalie Clermont and Rod Butler, Director, Programs and Policy. You can view the webcast on April 14 by clicking here.

Among all the challenges our industry has overcome, none has been as destabilizing as the one we currently face. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to a standstill most sectors of the economy, including ours.

Starting today, the CMF team will be working remotely to protect each other, our clients, and our community. We will still be as responsive as ever to your requests. If we can be of any assistance during this challenging time, please let us know.

Toronto, January 29, 2020 - The Canada Media Fund today issued the following statement in response to the publication of the final report by the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel.

Toronto, January 22, 2020 — What if consuming content meant being together in 2020? This is one of the questions explored in the Canada Media Fund's (CMF) 2020 Trends Report, entitled Closer, Wider, Faster, being released today. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the current trends affecting the screen-based industry in Canada and around the world.

"You think you’ve seen disruption in the film and TV industry? Wait to see what 2020 has in store," says Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund