Programs

Program Deadlines

Below is an outline of the 2024-2025 CMF Funding Program deadlines.

Envelope Program

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Broadcaster Envelope Program (Diverse Languages) June 4, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Broadcaster Envelope Program (English and French): Development April 16, 2024 October 17, 2024 October 17, 2024 December 5, 2024
Broadcaster Envelope Program (English and French): Production April 16, 2024 October 17, 2024 October 17, 2024 December 5, 2024

Interactive Digital Media

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
CMF-Creative BC Video Games Development Program August 30, 2024 - - November 4, 2024
CMF-ISO Interactive and Immersive Program September 27, 2024 - - November 4, 2024

Interactive Digital Media: First Come, First Served Programs

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Conceptualization Program June 18, 2024 - - October 29, 2024
Iteration Program November 12, 2024 - - January 30, 2025

Interactive Digital Media: Selective Programs

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
CMF-Ontario Creates IDM Futures Forward Program October 23, 2024 - - December 16, 2024
Commercial Projects Program April 16, 2024 May 2, 2024 September 3, 2024 September 17, 2024
Digital Creators Pilot Program September 3, 2024 - - October 4, 2024
Innovation & Experimentation Program April 11, 2024 April 25, 2024 August 27, 2024 September 10, 2024
Prototyping Program April 30, 2024 May 16, 2024 September 17, 2024 October 15, 2024

International Incentives

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) June 3, 2024 - - June 18, 2024
Luxembourg November 12, 2024 - - December 3, 2024
Northern Ireland August 13, 2024 - - September 5, 2024

Linear

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
CMF-Manitoba Film and Music Predevelopment Program May 7, 2024 - - July 12, 2024
CMF-Quebecor Fund Intellectual Properties Program Please contact the Quebecor Fund for more detail.

Linear: First Come, First Served Programs

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Anglophone Minority Program May 7, 2024 September 5, 2024 September 10, 2024 December 5, 2024
English Regional Production Bonus May 7, 2024 September 5, 2024 September 10, 2024 December 5, 2024
Francophone Minority Program: Production May 7, 2024 September 5, 2024 September 10, 2024 December 5, 2024
Francophone Minority: Development May 14, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Indigenous: Development and Predevelopment April 25, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Northern Incentive: Development May 14, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Northern Incentive: Production April 30, 2024 July 23, 2024 July 25, 2024 December 5, 2024
Predevelopment Funding June 4, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Program for Racialized Communities: Development and Predevelopment September 17, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Quebec French Regional Development April 30, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Quebec French Regional Production Incentive April 23, 2024 - - December 5, 2024
Slate Development Pilot Program: Track Record Applicants November 5, 2024 - - November 21, 2024

Linear: Selective Programs

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
CMF-IPF Short Form Series Production Program September 17, 2024 - - October 3, 2024
CMF-Quebecor Fund Export Assistance Program Partnership Please contact the Quebecor Fund for more detail.
CMF-SODEC Corporate Financial Program for Television Production October 7, 2024 - - November 4, 2024
CMF-SODEC Predevelopment Program for Television Series Based on Literary Adaptations October 18, 2024 - - November 20, 2024
Distributor Program November 7, 2024 - - November 28, 2024
Indigenous Program: Production April 16, 2024 - - May 2, 2024
POV Program (English) April 23, 2024 - - May 16, 2024
POV Program (French) April 23, 2024 - - May 16, 2024
Program for Racialized Communities: Production May 21, 2024 - - June 6, 2024
Slate Development Pilot Program: Alternative Access Applicants November 5, 2024 - - November 21, 2024

Sector Development

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Accessibility Support April 11, 2024 - - March 31, 2025
Changing Narratives Fund November 21, 2024 - - December 20, 2024

Sector Development: Selective Programs

First Opening Date First Closing Date Second Opening Date Final Closing Date
Sector Development Support May 17, 2024 September 21, 2024 September 23, 2024 October 18, 2024