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Digital Creators Pilot Program | Canada Media Fund (CMF)

September 26, 2024

Value

Up to $20,000.

Description

The Digital Creators Pilot Program is designed to support the growth trajectory of mid-career Canadian digital content creators, who are making short-form video content exclusively for digital social media platforms – YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

Eligible Applicants

An Eligible Applicant to this Program is a for-profit Canadian Corporation (i.e., a taxable Canadian corporation, within the
meaning of Canada’s Income Tax Act) that:

  • Is Canadian-controlled as determined in sections 26 to 28 of the Investment Canada Act.
  • Has its head office in Canada.
  • Its shareholder(s) are at least 18 years of age.
  • Is in good standing with any applicable talent and industry associations and guilds.
    AND
  • All individuals that own and control the Applicant company have registered for a PERSONA-ID account(s) and have provided this account number as part of their Application.

Note: Individuals, groups of individuals or sole proprietorships who have not yet incorporated may apply, but Recipients will be required to incorporate before they can be contracted.

Eligible Expenses

Eligible Costs for this Program can fall into two categories:

  • Video creation costs
    • Labour costs for the creation of content, including writing, shooting, editing and post-production
    • Equipment or location rentals
    • Equipment purchases (limited to 20% of total costs)
    • Reasonable costs related to environmentally sustainable activities, practices and personnel connected to producing the content
  • Marketing and business growth costs:
    • Company incorporation costs (if not already incorporated)
    • Company labour costs such as for a production assistant or social media manager
    • Hiring of a marketing or brand consultant
    • Legal or accounting fees
    • Software subscription costs
    • Marketing and promotion

Eligible Costs are real and verifiable costs set out in the budget or the final cost report, as applicable (including both related-party and non-related-party costs), plus costs the CMF considers necessary, and minus costs that the CMF considers excessive, inflated or unreasonable.

Deadline Date

Opening Date: September 3, 2024; Closing Date: September 26, 2024

Contact

Contact Name: Telefilm Canada funding application office

Phone Number: 1-800-567-0890

E-mail Address: cmf.fmc.coordination@telefilm.ca

Website: https://cmf-fmc.ca/program/digital-creators-pilot-program/

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