Canada Media Fund – Convergent Stream: First Come, First Served Programs: Predevelopment Program
Description:
The Predevelopment Program, which is part of CMF’s Convergent Stream, allocates funding to Eligible Projects at the beginning of a Project’s creative process. Eligible Projects are awarded funding on a first-come, first-served basis until resources for the Program are depleted or until the application deadline, whichever comes first.
Comments on Funding:
Funding will take the form of non-interest bearing advances and shall be the lesser of 84% of the Eligible Costs or $46,000.
100% of the Eligible Project’s advance must be repaid on or before the earliest applicable event of repayment as described here:
i) The first day of official preparation for principal photography of the Eligible Project (regardless of the platform for which it is produced) or upon other use of the script; or
ii) The transfer, sale, assignment, or other disposition of the script.
Eligibility:
“The applicant must be a production company that:
Applications Steps:
“Applicants must:
carefully review the program guidelines and all reference documents before submitting an application;
review the PERSONA-ID by Program document to confirm if the program requires them or their team to register to the CMF PERSONA-ID Self-identification system;
register online to create their Dialogue accounts on the Telefilm website and complete the funding application;
sign the contract, if the project is approved.”
Documentation Needed:
“Applicants must submit:
- a completed dialogue application form with persona-id # entered in the applicable sections;
- letter of interest;
- standard predevelopment budget;
- transfer of rights agreement, if applicable;
- signed writer(s) agreements optional at time of application;
- declaration of the corporation’s Canadian status, and its shareholders and directors;
- complete incorporation documents (articles of incorporation and by- laws for all television component applicants, television component co- applicants and parent companies, as applicable).”
Other Things to Note:
“Due to high demand, the CMF will no longer be accepting applications for the English and French non-regional portions of the Predevelopment Program.
The portion of the Program reserved for French regional projects only remains open.”
Program Contact:
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
December 6, 2022