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Each stream has a budget of CAD$10,000, with the content development stream awarded to one creator and the scriptwriting stream awarded to four writers.<\/p>\n<p>The content development stream of the fund sees up to CAD$5,000 awarded to one creator to be spent on contracting professional resources for the creation of their concept. The winner will also receive mentorship from industry professionals. The remaining CAD$5,000 will be reserved for travel and registration costs that will allow the creator to network at conferences.<\/p>\n<p>The scriptwriting stream will place four writers in a writing room for a show in production. 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