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Montreal, September 21, 2020 – The film and television production branch of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), in collaboration with the Canada Media Fund (CMF), will support 15 projects under its assistance program for the pre-development of television series based on literary adaptations of Quebec works, following the July 17 announcement.

Toronto, January 29, 2020 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF), in partnership with three international funding organizations, today announced they will invest over CAD$1.1M in the codevelopment and coproduction of eight projects which applied for funding through CMF international incentives with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL) and Northern Ireland Screen (NIS).

Toronto, January 16, 2020 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced that 47 projects would receive a total of over $13M in development and production funding through four of its programs. 

Toronto, December 10, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that 10 innovative digital media projects will receive a total of $7.1M in funding through the second round of financing of its Experimental Stream’s Innovation – Production Program.

Toronto, November 7, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that 27 projects would receive a total of over $6.5M in funding through two of its selective programs. A total of $3.1M will fund nine projects through the second round of funding of the Francophone Minority Program and a further $3.4M will be invested in the production of 18 projects through the Diverse Languages Program. 

Toronto/Dublin, November 6, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) announced today an investment of over CAD$136,000 to support the co-development of audiovisual content under the Canada-Ireland Codevelopment Incentive for Audio-Visual Projects.

Toronto, August 15, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that 44 projects would receive a total of over $22.6M in funding through three of its programs. A total of $7.7M will fund 17 projects through the Aboriginal Program. A further $9.4M will be invested in the production of 10 innovative digital media projects through the first round of funding of its Experimental Stream’s Innovation Program. An additional $5.5M are being invested in 17 projects through the English POV Program.

Toronto, July 17, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today that 44 projects would receive a total of over $12M in funding through three of its programs. A total of $4.3M will be invested in 16 innovative digital media projects through the first round of funding of its Experimental Stream’s Prototyping Program and an additional $1.6M are being invested in six projects through the Innovation Program: Limited Marketing and Promotion. A further $6.1M will fund 16 projects through the Francophone Minority Program.

Toronto, June 10, 2019 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) announced today that seven kids’ projects will receive $3.3M in funding as part of their partnership program to fund the production of Canadian digital-first animated series for children and youth.

Toronto, March 18, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the results of its partnerships with two international funding organisations. Through individual collaborations with the Danish Film Institute (DFI) and New Zealand’s NZ On Air, six projects will receive investments totalling over CAD$1M.