The Department of Canadian Heritage has allocated $14.3 million dollars per year to the Canada New Media Fund for 2009-2010. Administered by Telefilm Canada, the Fund is a national program which supports the creation and the distribution of interactive digital cultural content products. The Fund will strive to achieve its objectives through its two main Program components: Product Assistance and Sectoral Assistance components, which are both application driven. The third program component of the Fund, the Sectoral Development, will allow Telefilm Canada to tailor its support for Canadian interactive digital companies at national and international markets.

The Product Assistance component provides conditionally repayable advances for the development, production and marketing of Canadian interactive digital cultural content products in both official languages that are intended for the general public.

Telefilm Canada asks applicants to read the Guidelines or to call or e-mail the contact person for their region to verify the eligibility of their project before completing the application form.

*The new Business policies for the various funds administered by Telefilm Canada are gradually being posted and may be consulted by clicking here. These documents provide clear and transparent descriptions of the standard practices that are followed when reviewing applications. Therefore, it is important that you read the ones that apply to your application in addition to the guidelines.

Guidelines

Guidelines - Product Assistance

Forms

Application form - CNMF

Track your application online using eTelefilm

Declaration of email address

Declaration of Related-party Transactions

Declaration of Related-party Transactions at Final Costs

Canadian Status of Corporation Affidavit

Declaration of Corporation Information

Application Dates

The deadline for Product Assistance applications for the development, production and marketing of Canadian interactive digital cultural content products intended for the general public is May 4, 2009.

Useful Tools

Cost Report template – Development

Cost Report template – Production

Cost Report template – Marketing

Budget template - Development

Budget template - Production

Budget template - Marketing

Affidavit Form for Final Costs Less Than $200,000

Exploitation Report -Standard Form (for applications prior to 2007-2008)

Funding Results

Consult the investment reports

News Releases

December  7,  2006
Telefilm Canada announces its commitment to 19 projects through the Canada New Media Fund

November  8,  2006
Telefilm Canada launches The Great Canadian Video Game Competition

July  10,  2006
Telefilm Canada announces its commitment to 28 projects
through the Canada New Media Fund

February  3,  2006
Canada New Media Fund
Telefilm Canada announces its commitment to 51 Applications

November  3,  2005
Telefilm Canada and the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund team up to offer a revised new media budget template

September  29,  2005
Canada New Media Fund
Telefilm Canada Announces 38 Successful Product Development and Marketing Projects

September  27,  2005
Telefilm Canada Participates in the First Edition of the Arcadia Festival in Montreal

June  22,  2005
Canada New Media Fund
Telefilm Canada backs 34 market research and prototyping projects

June  16,  2005
Telefilm Canada announces the appointment of Bruno Légaré as National New Media Sector Head

March  15,  2005
Telefilm Canada announces 2005-2006 application deadlines for the Canada New Media Fund

October  21,  2004
Canada New Media Fund
Telefilm Canada Announces Successful Projects

January  19,  2004
Telefilm Canada kick starts 50 innovative projects through the Canada New Media Fund

July  25,  2003
Canada New Media Fund
Telefilm Canada backs 44 projects that lead the way with their innovation

January  6,  2003
Canada New Media Fund - fiscal year 2002-2003
Telefilm Canada backs 21 products

August  16,  2002
Canada New Media Fund
Product and Distribution Assistance : Extended Application Deadline
Clarifications to the Guidelines

July  8,  2002
Canada New Media Fund
Accepted projects for fiscal year 2002-2003
Telefilm Canada backs 32 projects

April  22,  2002
Canada New Media Fund
Accepted projects for fiscal 2001-2002
Telefilm Canada backs 119 projects

December  6,  2001
Canada New Media Fund Launched 2001-02 guidelines now online

ContactsSee offices contact information

Stuart, Anne-Marie
Ontario

Lee, Katherine
Western Region

Voogt, Patricia
Atlantic Region

Vidal, Véronique
Quebec