Toronto, September 28, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today released Ripple Effect, our annual report for the 2025–2026 fiscal year. The report shows that the CMF invested $338.8M in 1,248 audiovisual and interactive digital media (IDM) projects, and an additional $6.7M in 103 industry initiatives designed to create opportunities and address critical needs in the industry. These investments fuelled $1.93B in industry activity and generated nearly 17,000 full-time equivalent jobs across the country.

“When you turn on the TV or boot up the game console and engage with the Indigenous and Canadian works the CMF is so proud to invest in, our impact is immediately clear,” says Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, CMF. “But you can also trace our contributions through local economies: a documentary crew filling up a small hotel in the Yukon, a filming gear supplier investing in new equipment in St. John’s, a Calgary caterer keeping the set outside of town fed, or a Quebec City IT contractor wiring up a growing game studio's first office. Supporting Canadian stories means supporting both our narrative sovereignty and a patchwork of small businesses working behind the scenes. Our investments in Canadian creators and companies cause a ripple effect that you can track, economically and culturally, across the country.”

Read Ripple Effect, our 2025–2026 Annual Report

Key takeaways

• The CMF invested $338.8M in 1,248 audiovisual and IDM projects.

• Through our Industry Development efforts and programs, we invested $6.7M in 103 initiatives to create opportunities for creators and drive growth in Canada’s regions, Indigenous, and Equity-Deserving Communities.

• Every dollar invested elicited $5.75 its value in private and public financing, driving $1.93B in total production activity.

• Nearly $42M was invested in IDM projects.

• This year again, our Annual Report offers a granular look at the CMF’s economic impact on Canada’s regions: Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, The Prairies, British Columbia, and Northern Canada.

• For the first time, our Annual Report is published alongside a full Demographic Dashboard providing rich details on representation across CMF programs.

The CMF thanks our funding contributors—the Government of Canada, and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors—for their continued commitment to our country’s stories that reflect and connect us all.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth.

Media contact

Jared Morrow
Director, Communications
jmorrow@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, September 28, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today launched the fifth season of our video series Lights, Camera, Inclusion. Titled Mental Health in Focus, this season makes space for the people who keep the screen industry running to talk about mental health and psychological safety, on set and off.

"Too many people in our industry carry the weight of pressure, precarity, and isolation in silence," said Joy Loewen, Vice-President of Industry Development at the CMF. "With this season, we wanted to create a space where individual experiences were welcomed and heard, and where those experiences could go a long way in teaching all of us how we can do better. It's a way of reminding the industry that it has a role to play in protecting the people who make it run."

Over the course of the season, host and creator Gaëlle Essoo, the CMF’s Senior Manager of Industry Development for the French Market, sits down with nine screen industry professionals who share personal testimonies that reveal challenges affecting the industry as a whole.

Season 5 guests (in order of appearance):

• Jen Viens, Intimacy Coordinator

• Xavier Watso, Host and Content Creator

• Daniela Mujica, Producer

• Maryse Legagneur, Director

• Paul-François Sampson, Set Decorator

• Yasmine Rym Amor, First Assistant Camera

• Philipp Wolf, VFX Producer

• Julie O'Bomsawin, Producer

• Mylène Augustin, Producer

Starting September 28, episodes of Mental Health in Focus will be available online. Clips from each episode will also be shared on the CMF's social media channels over nine weeks. Watch all the episodes now on the CMF website or YouTube Channel.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada's cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content, across all platforms, that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth.

Media contact

Jared Morrow
Director, Communications
jmorrow@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, September 23, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced two programs, informed by industry research and built around a single idea: strong Canadian and Indigenous content needs strong companies. We are proud to announce the first ever CMF Business Development Program along with the second iteration of the Indigenous Company Impact Support program, both investing in businesses, not individual projects.

The CMF also released Beyond Project Funding: Highlights from the CMF's research on business development funding, a report that informed the CMF’s overall strategic approach to business development.

"In-house research and industry consultations showed us that more investments are needed if we want Canadian and Indigenous companies to scale up and compete on the international stage," said Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, CMF. "Aligned with our three-year strategy, Indigenous Action Plan, and EDIA strategy, these programs invest in the stability and sustainability companies need to keep telling the stories our country is known for, across all platforms."

Business Development Program

The new Business Development Program is a $5M pilot for small and mid-sized Canadian companies with a track record of making linear or interactive digital media (IDM) content. The program invests in the work that grows a business: entering new markets, expanding internationally, building partnerships, finding new revenue in existing IP and catalogues, acquiring new high-potential IP, developing audiences.

Applicants apply to one of two tracks, based on their total consolidated revenues (as defined in the program guidelines) over the past five years.

In both tracks, the contribution is the lesser of 75 per cent of eligible costs or the maximum dollar amount above. The budget is split evenly between the two tracks, and one-third of the funding in each track goes to French-language applicants.

To be eligible, a company must be a for-profit, Canadian-controlled corporation incorporated for at least five years, with its head office in Canada and a primary business of producing linear and/or interactive digital media content. Companies do not need to have received CMF funding before. Each applicant submits a business plan covering 12 to 24 months, with clear targets for revenue, growth, and market access. Applications are assessed competitively within each track by an evaluation grid that includes points for Indigenous-owned, Equity-Deserving-owned, and regional companies.

Read the full program guidelines

Applications will open in Dialogue on November 10, 2026.

Indigenous Company Impact Support

The Indigenous Company Impact Support program provides one-time funding of up to $50,000 to Indigenous-owned and controlled companies with a history of creating interactive, digital, and emergent media content. It answers an urgent need to stabilize and grow Indigenous companies by investing in their operations and teams, supporting a range of activities, from business planning to market access, community engagement to audience development, and more.

The program aligns with the principles of Indigenous narrative sovereignty and is a direct action outlined in the CMF’s recently launched 2026-2029 Indigenous Action Plan.

Companies that received funding between 2021 and 2026 through eligible CMF or Indigenous Screen Office programs will be invited to apply. The Indigenous Company Impact Support program application requirements will be made available to eligible applicants September 29, 2026 and applications are due by October 29, 2026 at midnight EDT. Funding is awarded on a selective basis and juried by CMF staff and external readers, including members of Indigenous and Equity-Deserving Communities.

Read the full program guidelines

Beyond Project Funding report

Our Analytics and Strategic Insights department surveyed Canadian TV and IDM companies about their financial profiles and their views on how to grow revenue. The result is a snapshot of the industry's growth priorities:

• Strong interest in recoupment financing. 92 per cent of respondents said they would apply to a recoupment-based business development program or were unsure but open to it. Sixty-six per cent said yes outright.

• A revealing financial snapshot. 60 per cent reported under $1 million in consolidated net revenues over the last five years.

• Low international revenues across the board. 68 per cent said less than 25 per cent of their gross revenue came from international sources.

• International growth is the top priority. 57 per cent chose developing international opportunities as their top business development strategy.

Matched with an analysis of CMF data and a review of business development programs in Canada and internationally, this research responds to a changing industry and a shift in government priorities toward economic outcomes. And by directly supporting the development of the Business Development Program and the Indigenous Company Impact Support program, the report aligns with the CMF's 2026-2029 Strategic Plan, which includes Modernization and Monetization among its pillars.

Read the report

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada's cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content, across all platforms, that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Jared Morrow
Director, Communications
jmorrow@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, September 14, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is proud to share our 2026 – 2029 Indigenous Action Plan, Answering the Call, a strategic roadmap outlining our continued commitment to institutional allyship and Indigenous narrative sovereignty. The plan aims to strengthen Indigenous participation in Canada's screen-based industry and foster long-term structural support for Indigenous-led content creation and Indigenous-owned companies.

Read Answering the Call

“Our Indigenous Action Plan is the culmination of a nearly two-year process and is shaped by dialogue with key industry partners, independent consultants, and an industry engagement phase,” explains Valerie Creighton, CMF President and CEO. “It reflects what we heard during focus group consultations, follow-up discussions, and through a dedicated Indigenous Industry Participation survey: to advance narrative sovereignty and economic prosperity for Indigenous creators we must move toward flexibility, long-term capacity-building, and increased participation and visibility for Indigenous creators and their works.”

Our Indigenous Action Plan is built upon seven priorities:

• Prioritize Indigenous ownership and narrative sovereignty
• Strengthen Indigenous production and creation capacity
• Enhance CMF responsiveness and Indigenous participation in CMF programs
• Amplify visibility of Indigenous content in Canada and internationally
• Demonstrate institutional allyship across the screen sector
• Advance Indigenous data sovereignty
• Increase Indigenous engagement and representation across the organization

Read Answering the Call

The plan builds on nearly three decades of investment in Indigenous storytelling, including the co-creation of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) in 2017, the fall 2024 CMF-ISO partnership on the ISO’s Interactive and Immersive Program, the 2025–2026 transfer of the CMF’s Indigenous Program administration to the ISO, and sustained growth in Indigenous representation across CMF-funded productions. It also responds directly to findings from the CMF's Indigenous Industry Participation Survey, which identified funding access, application complexity, mentorship, and regional and market-access barriers as priority areas for the sector.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Jared Morrow
Director, Communications
jmorrow@cmf-fmc.ca

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Montreal, September 10, 2026 — Today, NOUS | MADE has launched the new campaign C’est à NOUS !, fronted by comedian Arnaud Soly. Soly, alongside seven digital content creators, will reimagine iconic scenes and characters from beloved series and films, inviting audiences to (re)discover Canadian content.

Arnaud Soly will be joined by Douaa Kachache, Emy Lalune, Pascale de Blois, Rosalie Vaillancourt, Thomas Bédard, Tommy-Lee Salvas, and Zoé Duval. Together, the group will put a humorous spin on classic, recent, and upcoming works, and let audiences know where to enjoy them. On the docket: Les Boys and Elvis Gratton reimagined by Arnaud Soly, sketches paying tribute to Heated Rivalry and Le cœur a ses raisons, and a Denis Villeneuve-style retelling of La guerre des tuques. Artist cameos including André Robitaille, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maude Landry, and Virginie Fortin will spice up the series, while Mathieu Bouillon will serve as script editor.

“So many homegrown works have left their mark on us, often without us even realizing it. With this crew, we want to play with these references, put our own spin on them, and above all, make audiences want to rediscover them. If we can introduce someone to a series or film from here that they didn't know about before, then it’s mission accomplished,” says comedian and NOUS campaign ambassador Arnaud Soly.

Coming soon to social media

The first few parodies will hit NOUS social media channels, as well as the creators’ channels, on September 9. Around twenty videos will be published this fall, with information on where to watch the featured works, making them easier to discover and stream.

You can watch the first videos here, here and here.

To launch the campaign, Soly and his team will also be on hand at the Prix Gémeaux awards ceremony on Sunday, September 13.

Putting homegrown stories in the spotlight

Supported by the Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada, the C’est à NOUS ! campaign will help audiences discover Canadian and Quebecois audiovisual productions by meeting them where they already are: on social media.

The campaign also underscores the growing role content creators play in the cultural ecosystem and their ability to build bridges between audiovisual works and new audiences.

“We have an incredible wealth of Canadian stories, films, and series, but making sure they reach audiences—especially younger ones—is more important than ever,” says Canada Media Fund CEO and President Valerie Creighton. “With C’est à NOUS !, we’re using humour, creativity, and social media to celebrate this content and invite audiences to discover it.”

“The challenge isn't just making homegrown content available, it's making sure they're chosen,” adds Telefilm Canada Executive Director and CEO Julie Roy. “This campaign creates the opportunity to connect with stories that reflect our culture, our imagination, and our diversity.”

An upcoming podcast with George Stroumboulopoulos

For the English Canadian market, the MADE | NOUS campaign will launch a new podcast hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. Recorded in his home studio in Toronto, the podcast will feature in-depth conversations with leading figures from Canada’s audiovisual industry.

With its two ambassadors, MADE | NOUS continues its mission of celebrating the stories, talents and works that bring us together from coast to coast.

MADE | NOUS: celebrating what brings us together

Over the past several years, MADE | NOUS has rolled out several initiatives celebrating the richness of Canada’s stories.

• The Stories that MADE US (2025–2026): In this documentary series, we followed George Stroumboulopoulos take a road trip through seven provinces and territories to dive deep into the unifying power of our stories.
• MADE Here (2025): Featuring Emily Hampshire, the MADE Here campaign highlighted that when one of us makes it, we all do.
• MADE Better (2023): This unforgettable stunt, featuring billboards across Los Angeles, celebrated homegrown talent making waves in Hollywood.
• Seek More (2021): An award-winning campaign centred on diversity, equity, and inclusion on our screens, featuring Shamier Anderson, Devery Jacobs and Simu Liu, among others.

About Arnaud Soly
Known by some for his internet videos and by others for his presence on the radio and his television appearances, Arnaud Soly spends most of his time doing stand-up comedy on stage. His background as an improv comic has given him a strong dose of authenticity and creativity, which he puts to good use in his singular brand of comedy. You can catch him on Noovo in his sketch show "Club Soly." He is also currently touring across all of Quebec with his second one-man show, Bon jus.

About MADE | NOUS
Canada is home to award-winning television, movies and digital entertainment that have captured audiences everywhere. The MADE | NOUS campaign shines a spotlight on the achievements of Canadians who bring exceptional stories to life, and encourages audiences to discover and celebrate their work.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth.

About Telefilm Canada
Founded in 1967, Telefilm is a Crown corporation dedicated to investing in the development, production, promotion and distribution of Canadian and Indigenous audiovisual content. As the largest investor in Canadian cinema, Telefilm contributes to the economic strength and cultural impact of the audiovisual sector in collaboration with industry members. Telefilm also makes recommendations to the Department of Canadian Heritage regarding the certification of audiovisual treaty corporations and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund.

Follow the campaign

Instagram: @celebronsnous
Facebook: @made.nous
YouTube: @MadeNous
TikTok : @made_nous

#CelebronsNous

Arnaud Soly @arnaudsoly
Emy Lalune @emylalune
Douaa Kachache @theonlydouaa
Pascale de Blois @pascaledeblois
Rosalie Vaillancourt @rosalievaillancourt
Tommy-Lee Salvas @tommylee.salvas
Thomas Bédard @mrthomasbedard
Zoé Duval @zozoduval

Media contact

Annie Tremblay
Communications Annie Tremblay
anniet@rpcat.com
1-514-244-8336

Olivier Lapierre
Publicist
olivier.olpr@gmail.com
1-514-583-3868

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Toronto, September 3, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced that seven projects will receive a total of $939,999 through the 2026–2027 round of the Changing Narratives Fund.

The organizations selected for funding are all led by members of Diverse Communities and working to create more equitable pathways into Canada’s audiovisual sector. Four are based in Quebec, one in Ontario, one in British Columbia, and one in Alberta. Three projects will be led in English, and four in French.

View selected projects

The selected projects include an initiative aimed at strengthening the representation and professional capacities of filmmakers and producers from underrepresented communities in the Canadian documentary sector, as well as a plan designed to increase Indigenous and equity-deserving creators’ access to the international immersive dome media sector.

“The funding allocated through the Changing Narratives Fund is already making a meaningful difference in the participation of underrepresented creators in the screen sector and in the cultural economy more largely,” says CMF Vice-President of Industry Development Joy Loewen. “Through mentorship, training, and work placement initiatives, to name only a few, this Fund has been instrumental in growing cohorts of skilled creators. We thank the Department of Canadian Heritage for this initiative and for their trust in the CMF.”

Launched by the Department of Canadian Heritage in 2024–2025, the Changing Narratives Fund was created to address systemic gaps in professional development, mentorship, and leadership pathways for creators from Indigenous, Black, Racialized and ethno-religious minorities, Persons with disabilities/Disabled persons, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The CMF administered a $4,456,246 portion of the total $10M made available through the Fund. A first instalment of $2,456,246 was allocated in 2024–2025, and a second disbursement of $940,000 was allocated in 2025-2026.

With this investment, the CMF has completed the administration and disbursement of our portion of the Changing Narratives Fund.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media Contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, August 13, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the 19 projects selected to receive a total of $10,160,000 in production funding through the 2026–2027 edition of our Program for Black and Racialized Communities.

Nine of them will be produced in Ontario, seven in Quebec, and one each in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. Nine are documentaries, five are productions for Children and Youth, and five are Dramas.

View the selected projects

This year marks the first time that the Program for Black and Racialized Communities is open to projects in languages other than English and French, resulting in one funded project in Persian. Of the rest, 11 will be in English and seven in French.

Funding decisions were made by a jury of industry peers. The jury tasked with evaluating English-language projects was comprised of Grace Chin, Kirk Cooper, Ravida Din, Saffron Maeve, Abdul Malik, and Erica Meus-Saunders. French-language funding applications were reviewed by Cécilia Agnès-Keita, Juan Andrés Arango, and Anik Magny.

Our Program for Black and Racialized Communities supports audiovisual projects from production companies owned and controlled by Black and Racialized persons.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, August 13, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced a $6,966,000 investment in the production of 23 one-off point-of-view documentaries through our POV Program.

$4,671,000 is allocated to 13 English-language projects—nine out of Ontario, three from Quebec, and one from British Columbia. In French, $2,295,000 will be allocated to 10 projects, all hailing from Quebec.

View the selected projects

Our POV Program is designed to encourage one-off point-of-view (POV) documentary production in English and in French. Funding decisions are the results of a selective program, and projects are evaluated against criteria including market interest, creative team, creativity, production value, and more.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, August 12, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the 22 projects selected for funding through the spring 2026 round of our Prototyping Program. The projects will receive a total of $4,803,052.

Eight of the recipients are based in Quebec, seven in Ontario, five in Alberta, and two in British Columbia. 20 of the projects are games, one is an immersive/interactive experience, and one is a software application.

View the selected projects

Through a selective process, the Prototyping Program allocates funding to projects at the early stages of building a product to demonstrate its intended functionalities and design. Specifically, this phase is for experimenting, testing, and validating different concepts and hypotheses to arrive at a first functional prototype.

The fall 2026 funding round for this program will open on October 27.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Vancouver, August 11, 2026 – The Interlink Group, along with a consortium comprised of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, the Racial Equity Screen Office, and Muslims in Media, and the Canada Media Fund, today announced the signing of an Expression of Interest to explore the creation of the Canada Global Media Tech Fund.

This marks the first step toward developing what is envisioned as a potential public-private investment fund for building globally competitive Canadian media and technology companies and accelerating the creation and commercialization of intellectual property capable of reaching audiences worldwide.

This fund would represent a new model for international collaboration in the media and technology sectors that would complement Canada’s screen-sector ecosystem, creating new pathways for investment, co-production, technology development, content creation, and international distribution across a range of sectors, including film, television, digital media, gaming, creator economy ventures, artificial intelligence, virtual production, and emerging content technologies.

The venture would also establish Canada as a strategic gateway between North America, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Asia-Pacific, and other high-growth markets.

Quotes

"Canada has developed a robust and evolving framework for content creation and production that blends regulatory support, industry innovation, and a growing creator economy, making it a notable model globally. This fund will transition Canada from a model to a partner, exporting the financial media architecture that empowers sovereign-level media investors to protect their cultural sovereignty while driving mutual economic growth through resilient, global co-production networks."

- Shezad Rokerya, Chairman, Interlink Group

"The future of media will be built through international collaboration. The Canada Global Media Tech Fund is an opportunity to connect creative talent, investment capital, technology innovation and market access across continents while positioning Canada as a trusted partner in the development of globally relevant intellectual property."

- Barbara Lee, Founder, Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Racial Equity Screen Office

"The Canada Global Media Tech Fund represents an opportunity to build a truly global value chain for media and technology - from development and production to commercialization and international distribution. By aligning public resources, private investment and strategic international partnerships, we can create a platform capable of generating economic and cultural returns across multiple markets."

- Ali Elashram, Founding Director, Muslims in Media

“We are excited to explore the creation of this potential new fund. Innovation is essential to strengthening the industry’s resilience and sustainability, alongside diversification through bold and imaginative funding models. This work is directly in line with key objectives in the CMF’s 2026-2029 Strategic Plan, namely to open pathways to global markets and expand opportunities for content driven by market demand.”

- Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

About Interlink Group
Interlink is a private investment holding company established in 1992 with a track record of over $85 billion in commitments across global markets. www.theinterlinkgroup.com

About the Vancouver Asian Film Festival
VAFF is the oldest Asian Film Festival in Canada championing authentic Asian Canadian and global Asian diasporia representation by showcasing, mentoring, training and nurturing storytellers at every stage of their creative journey while building a vibrant, connected ecosystem of Asian voices on all storytelling Platforms. https://vaff.org/

About the Racial Equity Screen Office
RESO is a national not-for-profit organization based in Vancouver serving racialized creatives through strategy, advocacy, and systems change. RESO strengthens Canada’s screen economy by bringing racialized Canadian stories to global audiences, building infrastructure and market pathways, accessing capital markets and positioning Canada as a leading partner for inclusive and innovative storytelling. https://www.reso-ca.org/

About Muslims in Media
MiM is a Montréal-based organization working to build the infrastructure and access necessary for equity deserving artists to reach sustainability in their independent endeavours. www.muslimsinmedia.org

Media contacts

Ali Elashram
Director, Muslims in Media
connect@muslimsinmedia.org

Nancy Throckmorton
Corporate Affairs, Interlink Group
nt@interlinkcompany.com

Media and Public Relations Dept.
RESO
media-pr@reso-ca.org

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications, CMF
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto and Montreal, July 16, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund and the Société de développement des enterprises culturelles (SODEC) today announced the renewal of their joint Pre-development Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations.

The program supports the pre-development of French-language series based on adaptations of Quebec literary works. It allows companies to mobilize the expertise needed to pre-develop one or more projects that have not yet received support from a broadcaster, distributor, or development financing, and facilitates the financial commitment of partners in the subsequent stages of development and production.

This year again, the program will prioritize projects in the Children and Youth genre.

Read the Program Guidelines

The SODEC will begin accepting funding requests on August 2, 2026 via the SOD@ccès portal. Applicants must submit their applications before September 2, 2026.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for-profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

About the SODEC
The SODEC's mandate is to promote and support the development of cultural enterprises in Quebec and abroad in the audiovisual, art market, book, digital creativity, fine crafts, music and publishing sectors. SODEC also has a mandate to preserve and showcase 32 heritage buildings that reflect Quebec’s identity.

Industry Contact

Project Intake
Isabelle Doré
514 841-2215
admissibilite@sodec.gouv.qc.ca

Media Contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications - Canada Media Fund
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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Toronto, July 15, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the 20 interactive digital media (IDM) projects selected through the spring 2026 round of funding for our Commercial Projects Program and our Innovation and Experimentation Program.

Commercial Projects Program

Ten projects, all video games, were selected to receive a total of $8,848,770 in production funding. Five will be developed in Ontario, four in Quebec, and one in British Columbia.

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Our Commercial Projects Program funds projects that have a greater probability of commercial success. Funding applications were evaluated by a jury of industry peers according to the project’s potential to attain stated commercial objectives, demonstrate business opportunity, and achieve profitability.

The jury was made up of Olivier Gagnon, Valérie Hénaire, Brian Pang, Elise Trinh, Carolyn Vézina, and Ceri Young.

Innovation and Experimentation Program

Ten projects—nine games and one interactive/immersive experience—will receive a total of $9,174,795. Three will be produced in Quebec, three in Ontario, three in British Columbia, and one in Manitoba.

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Projects funded through our Innovation and Experimentation Program are Canadian interactive digital media content and software applications that are innovative and leading-edge.

Like the Commercial Projects Program, funding decisions were made by a jury of industry professionals. Applications were evaluated according to originality, quality, sophistication, innovative characteristics, and potential of legacy for the industry, among other criteria. The jury comprised Dominic Arsenault, Elisabeth Rose Atwood, Laia Barboza, Rob Elsworthy, Stéphanie Harvey, and André Lauzon.

About the Canada Media Fund
Supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite, and IPTV distributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a not-for profit organization that invests in Canadian creators and companies to tell stories that reflect and connect us all. We fund audiovisual and interactive digital media content—across all platforms—that builds a stronger cultural identity at home and on the world stage. The CMF puts stories front and centre, opening pathways to domestic and global markets and promoting a screen-based sector that is more resilient, more inclusive, and fuelled for growth. Visit our website to learn more about what we do.

Media contact

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager, Communications
mruel@cmf-fmc.ca

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