Canada-Italy documentary incentive renewed
Toronto, September 12, 2016 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Italian Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (DGC - MiBACT) announced today the renewal of their incentive for codevelopment of documentary projects between Canadian and Italian producers. The announcement was made at an event organized by the Italian Trade Commission as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Canada – Italy Codevelopment Incentive for Documentary Projects’ budget is set at CAD $200,000, with each partner investing half of the total amount.
Eligible documentary projects must be a documentary intended for theatrical release in Italy and for broadcast by an eligible Canadian broadcaster, and must involve at least one Canadian producer and one Italian producer.
Details and guidelines for this new incentive will be available on the CMF’s website and on DGC’s website as of September 13, 2016, at which date the incentive will open for applications. The application deadline is December 13, 2016. Projects will be evaluated and chosen by a selection committee composed of representatives from both funding organizations.
For information on the projects that received financing from this incentive last year, 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 cmf-fmc.ca.
About Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
Italian Directorate General for Cinema is in charge of public functions and duties related to the Film Industry. The statutory mandate of the Directorate General for Cinema entails the promotion, the development, the protection and the circulation of Italian Cinema. This mission is deeply connected to the nature of one of the most innovative forms of Italian cultural expression – motion picture – based on the need of consolidating the chief role of this sector in creating and preserving national and local cultural identity. For more, visit www.cinema.beniculturali.it
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For more information, please contact:
Jill Samson
Canada Media Fund Program Administrator
[email protected]
416.973.1819
Chiara Fortuna
Direzione Generale Cinema
Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo
[email protected]
0039 06 6723 3214
Silvia Finazzi
Direzione Generale Cinema
Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo
[email protected]
0039 066723 3427
For media requests, please contact:
André Ferreira
Canada Media Fund
Communications Manager
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416.214.4402
