12 projects receive support from the Canada Media Fund’s Aboriginal Program

Toronto, July 28, 2015 –The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today a contribution of $6.1M to 12 projects that applied to the Aboriginal Program.

Canadian and international audiences will enjoy five new children’s & youth productions, five documentaries, and two drama projects. The 12 projects stem from various parts of the country: one is from Alberta; two from British Columbia; two from Manitoba; one from Nunavut; five from Quebec; and, one interprovincial coproduction between British Columbia and Nunavut. 

Since 2010, the CMF has provided more than $36.4M to 94 Aboriginal productions. 

To view a complete list of new projects that received funding from the Aboriginal Program, please click here.

About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances and promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for all audiovisual media platforms.  The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through public and private sector partnerships. The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors. Please visit www.cmf-fmc.ca.

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For more information, please contact:

Pierre Campeau
Communications Manager
416-554-2768
[email protected]