The Canadian federal government’s newly unveiled budget proposal outlines an additional C$40 million ($29.5 million) to the Department of Canadian Heritage for the Canada Media Fund (CMF) to make funding more open to traditionally underrepresented voices and to increase funding for French-language screen content.
Canada Media Fund Continues Restructuring with New Directors
July 12, 2022
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has added five new directors to its management team to help implement its new content-centric, platform-agnostic funding model to better invest in authentic stories from across Canada.
Canada Media Fund Restructures Leadership Team
March 30, 2022
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has unveiled its restructured leadership team, which will help drive the organization’s new content-centric, platform-agnostic program mode.
CMF Pacts with Luxembourg & South Africa Organizations
December 18, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has partnered with Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL) and South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) to contribute over C$792,000 ($620,000) in either the co-development and co-production of five projects.
Canada Media Fund Unveils New Measures to Support Diversity
November 6, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has rolled out additional measures to support screen-based creators, organizations and businesses from diverse communities.
CMF Unveils Actions to Support BIPOC Creators
September 24, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has revealed two key actions it is taking to support creators from Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities.
CMF Funding Triggers Over C$1.4B in Industry Activity
September 2, 2020
Funding by the Canada Media Fund (CMF) has triggered C$1.4 billion ($1.07 billion) in industry activity across the country, per its 2019-2020 Annual Report.
CMF Offers C$10 Million in Relief Funds to IDM Companies
August 28, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is making available C$10 million ($7.6 million) to Canada’s interactive digital media (IDM) companies.
CMF to Support Québec Literary Adaptations
June 18, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) have launched a new program to support Québec TV series producers.
Canada Media Fund & Telefilm Canada Welcome Emergency Funding
May 11, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada have expressed their support of the recently announced measures to direct emergency funding to Canada’s screen-based industries.