CMF contributes $3M to fund 11 Diverse Languages Projects

Toronto, November 8, 2018 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today $3M in funding to 11 convergent projects that applied to the Diverse Languages Program. The Program supports productions that reflect Canada’s diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Aboriginal languages.

Of the 11 projects, nine are documentaries, and two are children’s and youth projects. Audiences will enjoy projects in Arabic, Italian, Russian, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Spanish.

Click here to view a complete list of new projects that received Diverse Languages funding, including – complete synopses, producer credits, and funding commitments.

Since 2010, the CMF has invested $20.4M in 91 projects as part of its Diverse Languages Program.

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.

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For more information, please contact:

André Ferreira
Communications Manager
416-554-2768
[email protected]