The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will invest $7.3 million in 28 documentary projects through its POV Program, which is designed to encourage one-off point-of-view (POV) documentary production for both English and French markets.
Under the terms of the agreement, 17 English language projects will receive a $5.6M investment, while the new French-language portion of the POV Program will deliver $1.7M to 11 projects. Production companies receiving funding through the program are based in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Resulting from a lower number of applications for the initial round of the French portion of the POV Program, the CMF is happy to announce that $1.1 million is still available for French language projects only. This second round of funding will open on 13 September and will be evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis for Eligible projects with a confirmed Canadian broadcaster.