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.

View the selected projects

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.

View the selected projects

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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Toronto and Montreal, July 14, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Quebecor Fund (QF) today announced an investment of $300,000 in the business model of Entourage Production TV inc. Each funder contributed $150,000 to the investment.

This funding is granted through the QF’s Export Assistance Program (EXAP) in partnership with the CMF. The EXAP supports export initiatives and marketing efforts for audiovisual content adapted to international markets and Canadian markets outside Quebec.

The CMF joined forces with the QF in 2017 to bolster the EXAP, which was launched in 2014. The EXAP has awarded more than $20.7M to 40 companies since its creation.

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 Quebecor Fund
The Quebecor Fund was established through Videotron Ltd., a Quebecor Media Inc. company, which provides nearly $5 million annually in broadcasting distribution undertaking (BDU) contributions to Canada's film and television industry. It is a non–profit private fund that supports the development, production, marketing and export of high-quality content and its exploitation on multiple platforms. To date, Quebecor Fund’s programs have disbursed a total of more than $140.6 million. The Board of Directors is responsible for all decisions pertaining to the Fund, including its priorities, and is entirely and exclusively responsible for its funding decisions. The deadline for submissions for the next round of the Television Production Assistance Program will be Tuesday, April 1, 2025, unless a special notice stating otherwise is posted on the website. All applications for all program must be submitted electronically. Visit quebecorfund.ca for more information.

Media contacts

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

Serge Thibaudeau
Chief Executive Officer
Quebecor Fund
info@fondsquebecor.ca

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Toronto, May 21, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) welcomes the decision issued today by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) establishing a modernized Canadian programming expenditure (CPE) framework for all broadcasting entities operating in Canada.

“Establishing clear and equitable across-the-board CPE is a critical step toward a modernized broadcasting system that works for Canadian and Indigenous creators, audiences, and the industry as a whole,” said Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, CMF. “This decision sends a signal that every player in the ecosystem has a role to play in financially supporting and promoting the stories that reflect and connect us.”

As part of the decision, the CRTC eliminated a previous flexibility that allowed streaming services to redirect 75 per cent of their CMF contribution to Canadian content expenditures. Streaming services must now annually contribute two per cent of their broadcasting revenues to the CMF for the creation of Canadian content, in addition to other requirements.

The decision is the latest in the CRTC’s work to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework around three key themes: high-quality Canadian content, a sustainable system, and clear and predictable rules.

“I thank Chairperson Eatrides, the Vice-Chairs, Commissioners, and staff for their careful and considered work in arriving at this decision,” adds Valerie Creighton. “The CMF will study the decision closely to determine its potential impacts. We remain committed to collaborating with government, the regulator, and industry partners to make sure its implementation serves the long-term interests of Canadian and Indigenous creators and our country’s audiovisual 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

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Toronto, May 14, 2026 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the projects selected for funding through the fall 2025 round of the Sector Development Support program. 24 market access and capacity building initiatives from eight provinces and territories will receive a total of $1.25M as a result of this round of funding.

View the selected projects

Nine of the selected projects hail from Quebec, seven from Ontario, three from British Columbia, and one each from Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories. Seven initiatives will be lead in French, and 17 in English.

2026– 2027 Sector Development Support open to applications soon

As announced in April, the Sector Development Support program will allocate funding through two distinct streams in 2026– 2027: Workforce Advancement and Organizational Advancement. Each stream will have a single application window :

• Workforce Advancement: May 29 to June 5, 2026

• Organizational Advancement: July 5 to 10, 2026

Review application documents, process, and guidelines on the Sector Development Support program page.

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.

CMF Media Contact

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

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Toronto, May 13, 2026 — The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced a joint $480,000 investment in three Indigenous projects—a video game, a video game series, and an extended reality (XR) installation. These projects were selected for funding through the ISO’s 2025–2026 Interactive and Immersive Program.

The projects are:

• Dàsa, a video game by British Columbia based Spotted Fawn Productions Inc. Total allocation: $200,000.

• The Seven Dancers, a video game series by Quebec-based Revital Software. Total allocation: $180,000.

• Waves of Buffalo, an XR installation created by Saskatchewan’s Downstream Documentary Productions Inc. Total allocation: $100,000.

Part of the ISO’s Story Fund stream, the Interactive and Immersive Program allocates funds for the development and production of high-calibre videogames, AR/VR/XR works, apps, and immersive and/or interactive projects that include audiovisual content. The CMF has been contributing to the program’s budget since 2024, increasing access for Indigenous creators in the digital, interactive, and immersive space.

About the Indigenous Screen Office
The Indigenous Screen Office is an independent national advocacy and funding organization supporting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis creators of screen-based content in Canada. The ISO’s mandate is to foster narrative sovereignty, cultural revitalization, and increased Indigenous control and participation in the screen sector. Its work aligns with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and contributes to the advancement of Indigenous languages, storytelling, and creative expression on all platforms.

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 contacts

Jean-François D. O’Bomsawin, Indigenous Screen Office
Director of Communications and Francophone Initiatives
jfobomsawin@iso-bea.ca

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

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