The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today a contribution of more than $7.8M to 19 eligible projects that applied either to the Francophone Minority Program or the Anglophone Minority Incentive. As the CMF enters its fourth year, it continues to support diversity of voices from a regional, language and point of view perspective by offering financial support to official-language minorities across the country.
Francophone Minority Program – A total of 13 projects that applied to the Francophone Minority Program received more than $4.8M in the first round of funding. Since its inception in 2010, the CMF has supported a total of 102 francophone minority projects by providing more than $34.5M. The Francophone Minority Program is designed to encourage the creation of projects that reflect the realities experienced by French-language communities living outside the province of Quebec.
Of the 13 supported convergent projects, four of which have a digital media component, two are from Manitoba, six are from New Brunswick, and five are from Ontario. Three projects are Children’s & Youth, seven projects are Documentaries, and three are of the Variety and Performing Arts genre. A second round of evaluation will take place in the fall for the Francophone Minority Program with a September 24th deadline.
Title
Applicant
Commitment
BRBR – MN
TFO
$200,000
BRBR I (1-35)
TFO
$400,000
Cathédrale de Moncton (La)
Améri Ka Productions
$144,614
J’apprends avec Mini – MN
TFO
$200,000
Jumelles (Les) II (14-26)
6399550 Canada Inc.
$497,185
Leur vie, notre passion – MN
Connections Productions Inc.
$33,000
Leur vie, notre passion I (1-8)
643710 NB Inc.
$400,000
Mini-TFO I (1-350)
TFO
$550,000
Motel Monstre IV (66-86)
7882939 Canada inc.
$550,000
Motel Monstre IV – MN
7882939 Canada inc.
$111,500
Musée pour l’humanité (Un)
Les Productions Rivard Inc.
$150,000
Opération pêche côtière
653461 NB Inc.
$126,500
Pour l’amour du country XII (147-153)
513890 N.B. Inc.
$400,000
Pour un soir seulement VIII (85-94)
Les Productions Rivard Inc.
$400,000
Sceaux d’Utrecht (Les) (1-4)
659666 NB Inc.
$379,063
Toutes plumes dehors
Productions Toutes plumes dehors Inc.
$148,791
Véronic Dicaire
Espace Franco-Images inc.
$150,000
Anglophone Minority Incentive – A total of 6 projects received $3M as part of the Anglophone Minority Incentive—a new incentive for 2013-2014 designed to encourage English language content creation by production companies in Québec. Of the 6 supported projects, two are Children’s & Youth, three are Documentaries, and 1 is a Drama. The CMF announced last week that the envelope for this incentive is now depleted and that the program is closed for 2013-2014 due to a high demand.
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today a contribution of more than $7.8M to 19 eligible projects that applied either to the Francophone Minority Program or the Anglophone Minority Incentive. As the CMF enters its fourth year, it continues to support diversity of voices from a regional, language and point of view perspective by offering financial support to official-language minorities across the country. 
8:35 am on June 6th, 2013
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