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Toronto/Bogotá, March 14, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF), Proimágenes Colombia (Proimágenes), Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá (Bogotá Chamber of Commerce) and the Government of Colombia through the Ministry of Information Communications and Technologies of Colombia (MinTIC) announced today the renewal of the Canada-Colombia Codevelopment Incentive for Web Series or Other Digital Media Projects.

Toronto, March 13, 2018—The Canada Media Fund’s (CMF) 2018 Trends Report, Future Shock is Now, is now available in Spanish, in addition to original English and French editions. The new Spanish version is intended to support a growing number of business relationships between Canada and Latin America, including CMF initiatives such as the Canada-Mexico Codevelopment Incentive for Television Series and the Canada-Colombia Codevelopment Incentive for Web Series or Other Digital Media Projects.

Toronto, March 11, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners and nominees of the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards, which have been recognized for their excellence by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and industry professionals at a series of events which culminated with tonight’s televised gala.

Kautokeino, Norway, March 8, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund, in collaboration with its partners, the International Sami Film Institute, Nunavut Film Development Corporation, Greenland Film Makers and Archy, Russia announced today the establishment of the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund (AIFF). 

Toronto, February 28, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) thanks the Government of Canada for its new funding to Canada’s creative industries. The details released in the recent Federal Budget are a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to support Canada’s creative sector, as recently expressed in Minister Joly’s Creative Canada Policy Framework.

Toronto/Copenhagen, February 26, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Danish Film Institute (DFI) announced today that four interactive digital media projects will receive over $276K in funding through the Canada-Denmark Codevelopment Incentive for Digital Media Projects.

Toronto, February 26, 2018 – Encore+, a YouTube channel showcasing iconic Canadian content from years gone by, continues to garner an impressive following and viewership rate in just over three months since its launch, this past November 2017.

Toronto/Luxembourg, February 22, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL), the body responsible for film funding and media business development in Luxembourg, announced today the signing of a two-year agreement to establish a dedicated incentive for the codevelopment and coproduction of audiovisual projects between Canadian producers and Luxembourger producers.

Toronto/Berlin, February 16, 2018 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB), the body responsible for film funding and media business development in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, announced today that three interactive digital media projects will receive over $326K in funding through the Canada-Germany Digital Media Incentive.

Miami, February 13, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners and nominees of the ninth annual Kidscreen Awards, which took place today in Miami. Held in conjunction with the Kidscreen Summit, one of the world’s leading children’s entertainment content markets, the awards celebrate the year’s best in kids’ programming, broadcasting and digital media, both live action and animation.