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Toronto, July 11, 2019 – 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 relaunch, for the second year in a row, of the Canada-Luxembourg Codevelopment and Coproduction Incentive for Audiovisual Projects.

Toronto, July 8, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and DHX Media announced today the launch of a new program to support the development of Canadian kids’ and family content. The DHX-CMF Kids and Family Development Program, which is funded by DHX Media at over $1.4M for two years, and administered by the CMF, aims to support new entrants to the production community as well as regional projects, creators in official language minority communities, and French-language producers. Half of the program’s funds are reserved for women-led projects.

An initiative of the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, the Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, the Canada Media Fund and the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Haifa International Film Festival, Hub Montréal and Xn Québec. 

Toronto, June 21, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announces the appointment of Barry Chapman and Gary Pizante to its Board of Directors, following the Annual Meeting of Members held earlier this week in Montréal.

Toronto, June 11, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced it has completed its corporate reorganization process. A number of existing team members will take on new leadership roles with added responsibilities and two new executive positions were created.

Toronto, June 10, 2019 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) announced today that seven kids’ projects will receive $3.3M in funding as part of their partnership program to fund the production of Canadian digital-first animated series for children and youth.

Ottawa, June 9, 2019 - The Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC) and Netflix, lead partner, are very pleased to partner with Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund in launching the first-ever Professional Development Program in Film and Television for francophone producers and creators in minority communities across Canada.

Toronto, June 5, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF), Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and Northern Ireland Screen (NIS) today announced details of the 2019 rounds of their codevelopment funding incentives, which include a total investment of $400K (£230K) for Canadian-Irish projects.

Toronto, June 3, 2019 - 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 the reopening of their incentive for the codevelopment and coproduction of digital media projects between Canadian producers and German producers based in Berlin-Brandenburg.

Saint-Sauveur, Québec, April 18, 2019 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Quebecor Fund yesterday announced the launch of a new partnership program to support the budget increase of French drama series in Québec intended for international markets. The announcement took place at the Annual General Assembly of the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM).