News Updates
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Manitoba Film & Music Announces Selections for Manitoba Shorts Program
Posted on May 19, 2021
Three projects receive a total of $60,000 in financial contributions from Manitoba Film & Music and The Harold Greenberg Fund. The Manitoba Shorts Program provides local filmmakers with financing for short film production.
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTEREST TO CANADA MEDIA FUND’S PREDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2021/2022
Posted on May 18, 2021
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced its 2021/2022 guidelines for the Predevelopment Program to support eligible projects at the beginning of a project’s creative process.
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Manitoba Film & Music Offers Two New Sustainability Funding Programs
Posted on May 10, 2021
Manitoba Film & Music recently received $250,000 in one-time additional funding through the Government of Manitoba’s newly created Arts and Culture Sustainability Funds to support the for-profit music sector impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are pleased to announce two new funding programs aimed at supporting (1) music companies and (2) professional recording artists that provide critical funding to support business continuity, protecting/creating jobs, facilitating an increased capacity for reopening, furthering the adoption of new business models, assisting in a safe reopening of the company’s and artist’s businesses, and projects that have a strong community impact.
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Music Programs Announcement for 2021-2022
Posted on April 1, 2021
Manitoba Film & Music is pleased to announce the following changes to the Music Programs for 2021-2022.
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Manitoba’s Film Industry Reopens for Production Effective February 12, 2021
Posted on February 10, 2021
The Government of Manitoba announced that, effective Friday, February 12, film and television production may resume in Manitoba provided productions comply with the province's health and safety protocols.
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January Recording Deadline Extended
Posted on January 20, 2021
Manitoba Film & Music is extending the January deadline for submissions for the Music Recording Production Fund and Music Recording Production Fund for Out-of-Province Artists by one week to Thursday, January 28 at 5 p.m.
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Manitoba Film & Music Renews Partnership with Harold Greenberg Fund for ‘HGF/Manitoba Shorts Program’
Posted on December 2, 2020
Manitoba Film & Music is thrilled to announce its 2nd year of partnership with The Harold Greenberg Fund in support of the ‘HGF/Manitoba Shorts Program,’ which provides three Manitoba filmmaking teams $20,000 to produce a dramatic short film.
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Productions already rolling permitted to complete filming
Posted on November 11, 2020
Manitoba Film & Music is pleased to announce the final wording in the most recent public health order as it pertains to the film and television production industry:
“72. A business that is producing a motion picture or television show, if filming had started before these Orders came into effect.”The order (THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT (C.C.S.M. c. P210) Nov. 11, 2020) takes effect on November 12, 2020 and will remain in effect through December 11, 2020. See full details in public health order link below.
Full details of this public health order are posted on Manitoba Film & Music's Website.
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Call for Entries RDV CANADA | MEET THE SERIES 2020-2021
Posted on November 3, 2020
The Canada Media Fund and the Canadian Trade Commissioners Service are currently accepting applications from Canadian television and/or web series producers with two to five years of experience who would like to take part in a new initiative RDVCANADA | Meet the Series 2020-2021. Telefilm Canada is proud to be associated with the initiative as a financial partner.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTEREST TO CANADA MEDIA FUND’S PREDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2020/2021
Posted on June 3, 2020
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced its 2020/2021 guidelines for the Predevelopment Program to support eligible projects at the beginning of a project’s creative process.
Provincial funding agencies are now considered a triggering group alongside Canadian Broadcasters.
