The measures apply to Canada Media Fund projects funded before 2020-2021 that have not yet fully closed and to projects seeking funding in the same years. They are divided into two main sections: Operational Flexibility; and Policy Flexibility.
The Government of the country will contribute $88.8M to the CMF and $27M to Telefilm to administer funds that mitigate the impact of the pandemic on Canada’s production sector.
In the middle of COVID-19 pandemic, the Organization supports the national industry and continues to be a reliable partner to its clients and stakeholders.
The eight productions had to applied for funding through CMF international incentives with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Film Fund Luxembourg and Northern Ireland On Screen.
The funds will be for digital media projects, web series programs; television projects in the WildBrain-CMF Kids & Family Development Program and in the Corus-CMF "page to pitch" program.