COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds for IDM companies

Toronto, August 27, 2020 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is making available $10M to Canada’s interactive digital media companies. This is part of the $27.8M in funding that was designated for Canada’s audiovisual sector as part of Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations by the Government of Canada.

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Click here to access eligibility criteria.

The funding is being made available to applicants who have not previously received COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds from the CMF Allocation and who meet the eligibility criteria.

Eligible Applicants will receive between $5,000 and $100,000, to be determined through a formula-based approach.

The program will open Monday, August 31 and the deadline to apply is Friday, September 25, 2020.

About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, promotes, develops and finances the production of Canadian content and relevant applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content towards a competitive global environment through fostering industry innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voice and promoting access to content through industry and private sector partnerships. To learn more, please visit cmf-fmc.ca.

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For more information:

CMFPA Funding Application Office
1 800 567 0890
CMF.FMC.coordination@telefilm.ca