CMF to invest nearly $8M in 15 Indigenous productions 

Ohsweken and Toronto, November 5, 2026 — The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the 15 production-stage projects selected to receive a total of $7,994,037 through the 2026–2027 edition of the Indigenous Production Program.

Seven of these projects fall in the Documentary genre, six are Children and Youth productions, and two are Drama projects. Four will be produced in Quebec, three in British Columbia, three in Nunavut, two in Manitoba, two in Saskatchewan, and one in Ontario.

The selected projects are:

Documentary

• TAKEN S6; Eagle Vision Inc.; $750,000; Manitoba

• ᐊᓯᕙᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖖᒐ Asivaqatigilaunnga (Come Hunting With Me); Kingulliit Productions Inc.; $550,000; Nunavut

• Animal Nation S2; 2Ducks Productions Inc.; $750,000; Quebec

• Go North! S2; Nikan Productions (III) Inc.; $750,000; Quebec

• Fire of Nations; 102235914 Saskatchewan Inc.; $200,000; Saskatchewan

• Atanarjuat—The Making Of; Kingulliit Productions Inc.; $175,000; Nunavut

• My Aunt Jeanne; Umik Media Inc.; $416,531; Nunavut

Children and Youth

• Nunavut Little Scientists; Nunavut Little Scientists S1 Inc.; $555,138; Ontario

• Stories of the North S5; 102234823 Saskatchewan Ltd.; $25,000; Saskatchewan

• Tansi Time!; Tansi Time Season One Inc.; $512,368; Manitoba

• Kukum Nuapmau… (Grand-mère vois...); KAK Productions Communication Inc.; $310,000; Quebec

• Nanuk; Mosaic Entertainment Inc./1598436 Canada Inc.; $750,000; British Columbia

• Noch Noch; Noch Noch Productions Inc.; $750,000; British Columbia

Drama

• Five Little Indians; Ksnsool Pictures (BC) Inc./Ksnsool Pictures Ontario Ltd.; $750,000; British Columbia

• Chasing Destiny; Rezolution Pictures International Inc.; $750,000; Quebec

This is the second selection to take place since the ISO began overseeing the management of applications, funding, and other components of the CMF’s program. The Indigenous Program supports the growth of Indigenous audiovisual production across the country through the allocation of predevelopment, development, and production funding. Decisions are made through selective processes administered by the Indigenous Screen Office.

About the Indigenous Screen Office
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is an independent national advocacy and funding organization serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis creators of screen content in Canada. The ISO’s mandate is to foster and support narrative sovereignty and cultural revitalization by increasing Indigenous storytelling on screens and promoting Indigenous values and participation across the sector.

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.

Media contacts:

Jean-François D. O’Bomsawin
Director of Communications and Francophone Initiatives, ISO
[email protected]

Maxime Ruel
Senior Manager of Communications, CMF
[email protected]