The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Northern Ireland Screen (NIS) have announced the reopening of their funding incentive for the development of screen-based projects between Canadian and Northern Ireland producers.
Now in its third consecutive year, the Canada-Northern Ireland Co-Development Incentive for Audiovisual Projects funds the co-development of television projects in the drama, documentary, animation or education genres, or digital media content made for other platforms, including web series, video games, transmedia projects, and virtual or augmented reality.
The amount available for this year of the Incentive will be CAD$200,000 (€131,500) with half the funds contributed by each funding organisation. The total maximum contribution for each project funded through the Incentive will be CAD$50,000 (€33,000).
Since its inception, eight projects received a total investment of nearly $400,000 (€263,000) through this incentive.
Producers interested in applying to receive funding can apply until the August 14th, 2020 deadline.
Finding an international partner
Producers interested in finding an international partner as part of this development incentive are invited to post a profile of their company on the CMF’s website by clicking here. Profiles will be accessible to all, including potential partners from other countries.
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.
Northern Ireland Screen is the government-backed lead agency in Northern Ireland for the film, television and games industries, driving global growth through boosting our economy, celebrating our culture and enhancing our children’s education. www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk.
Click here to access the guidelines.
