CANADA MEDIA FUND AND SHAW ROCKET FUND TEAM UP TO BOOST KIDS’ CONTENT

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) have renewed their partnership to fund the production of Canadian digital animated series for children and youth audiences that encourages the use of new technology. Applications for financing through this Program must be submitted to SRF by January 6, 2021.

The third round of financing through the CMF-SRF Kids Digital Animated Series Program will have a total budget of $4.5M. The maximum contribution provided to a project funded through the Program shall be the lesser of $525,000 or 75 per cent of the project’s eligible costs, with the CMF contributing two-thirds of funding and the Shaw Rocket Fund providing one-third of the funds.

An eligible project must be an original, animated series, in its first season, which meets the CMF’s definition of Children and Youth programming, created initially for digital distribution--including subscription video-on-demand services--on a platform that is meaningfully available to Canadian audiences. The CMF-SRF program will give priority to digital animated series that focuses on creativity and originality, the potential to evolve into a subsequent season, or a longer format and use of technology to increase animation quality.

Applicants must meet the CMF and SRF eligibility criteria and follow application procedures. Projects should be directly and solely submitted to Shaw Rocket Fund, which will proceed to the initial analysis.