CMF receives nearly 200 Experimental Stream Applications

The Canada Media Fund received nearly 200 funding applications for digital media and interactive software application projects in its Experimental Stream program. The funding applications requested about $72 M against an available budget of $10.8 M. Of the applications received from around the country, 45.6 % were for the development phase, 7.7 % for marketing, and 46.7 % for production. The second round application submission deadline was November 12, 2010. It was the second and final deadline for the submission of Experimental Stream project applications.

As for the first round, the selection requirements are based on the CMF 2010-2011 Experimental Stream Guidelines. The funding applications are being reviewed by a jury of Canadian and International experts and the CMF Programme Administrator at Telefilm Canada.

The projects selected for funding will be announced by the end of February 2011.

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Media Contact:

Steve Flanagan
Communications Director
Phone: 514. 284.7964
sflanagan@cmf-fmc.ca