CMF commits $2M in early-stage development funding to 54 audiovisual projects
Toronto, January 24, 2024 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced 54 projects selected for funding through our Early-Stage Development Program (ESDP). Now in its fifth year, the program allocates funding to TV series at the onset of the creative process to cover costs such as writing and scriptwriting, story editing, preliminary research, and more. At least 25 per cent of the program’s budget was reserved for Diverse Community Applicants.
The 40 English-language projects selected for funding include 27 dramas, six documentaries, and seven children and youth programs. Funding decisions were made by a jury of industry experts: Daniel Northway-Frank, Jess Murwin, John Gill, Kat Montagu, Kelly Lynne Ashton, and Pat Kelly.
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Of the 14 French-language projects, four are dramas, eight are documentaries, and two are children’s and youth series. The industry jury tasked with evaluating French-language applications were Feven Ghebremariam, David Leblanc, Gentille Assih, and Eva Kabuya.
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The selected projects will be awarded up to $40,000 in the form of a non-interest-bearing advance.
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 voices, 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. Visit our website for more information.
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