Funding Transmedia projects in British Columbia
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I may be new to film and digital media funding
but I am definitely not new to helping the community and am willing to share my research with you. Will you also share the love?
Add more to this list in the comments or pass it along?
Thanks, Stephanie M Scott Lead Strategist, Wildfire Effect Engagement
Canadian GRANTS:
VIA BC Film and Media http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/development-funding
http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/special_programs/bcfilm.html
The Project Development Fund provides “market triggered” development financing for individual projects
http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/development-funding/project-development-fund
MPPIA Short Film Award. http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/development-funding/skills-development
For digital media productions and also for partnerships that encourage traditional film and television companies to explore interactive digital media activities http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/development-funding/digital-media-fund
Passport to Markets provides financial support to BC film and television companies so that they can attend international markets, and co-production conferences/exchanges. http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/marketing/
tax credit http://www.bcfm.ca/programs/tax-credits/
Ontario interactive digital media content companies with access to the final piece of funding required to move their content projects into production. Successful applicants will receive a non-refundable contribution of up to $150,000 to a maximum of 50% of the project budget to create a market-ready interactive digital media content product. http://www.omdc.on.ca/page3215.aspx
VIA The Bell Fund
encourages and funds the creation of excellent Canadian digital media and cross-platform projects
VIA web series funding program
http://ipf.ca/webseries/ipf-commits-to-funding-web-series-2014/ ( 2012 deadline is over)
PARTNERSHIPS / HELP TO ACCESS FUNDING
VIA http://funding.revenueservices.ca/interactive-media
helps with: CMF, Bell New Media, Animation& Digital Media Tax Credit
VIA http://www.northbridgeconsultants.com/digital-media-tax-credits.php
helps with Tax Credits/ incentives
INVESTMENT/ LOANS
VIA Canada Media Fund
If you are a Canadian television producer, broadcaster or digital media producer,Funding is in the form of an investment or a loan. http://www.cmf-fmc.ca/funding-programs/overview/
Low Interest Loans 
Canada Media Fund (CMF), Experimental Stream, Digital Media or Software Production
Qualification: experienced production team, innovative project, viable business plan.
Receive: Up to $1million or 75% of costs
Zero Interest Loans
Canada Media Fund (CMF), Experimental Stream, Product Development
Qualification: innovative, original development and use of new technologies, potential for commercial success.
Receive: Up to $1million or 75% of costs
Canada Media Fund (CMF), Experimental Stream, Marketing and Promotion Fund
Qualification: innovative interactive digital media content and software applications.
Receive: Up to $1million or 75% of costs.
VIA Trade and Invest BC
https://trade.britishcolumbia.ca/Advantages/Cluster/Pages/DigitalMediaFilm.aspx
GREAT PLACES TO GET CONNECTED
Ontario Media http://www.omdc.on.ca/Page3638.aspx Digi BC http://digibc.org/pages/membershipAssociation of Internet Marketing and Sales Inc. (AIMS)
http://www.aimscanada.com/
Banff New Media Institute (BNMI)
http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi
Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund
http://www.ipf.ca/
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance
http://www.cata.ca/
Canadian eLearning Enterprise Alliance (CeLEA)
http://www.celea-aceel.ca/
Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund
http://www.cifvf.ca/
Canadian Interactive Alliance
http://www.ciaic.ca
Canadian New Media Awards
http://www.nextmediaevents.com/toronto/2009.cnma.finalists.php
Communications and Information Technology Ontario
http://www.cito.ca/
Design Exchange
http://www.dx.org/
Digital Eve
http://www.digitaleve.org/chapters/toronto/index.htm
Entertainment Software Association of Canada
http://www.theesa.ca/index.php
FlashinTO
http://www.flashinto.com/
Gamasutra
http://www.gamasutra.com
Interactive Ontario
http://www.interactiveontario.com/
International Federation of Multimedia Associations
http://www.fiam.org/
International Game Developers Association
http://www.igda.org/
International New Media Festival
http://www.thenextad.com/data/banff/nextmedia/flash.php
Interactive Ontario
www.interactiveontario.com
National Film Board
http://www.nfb.ca/
Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
http://www.sipgroup.org/
Canada Media Fund
http://cmf-fmc.ca/
Wired Woman Society
http://www.wiredwoman.com
http://www.digitalmediacompanies.com/region/canada/bc/vancouver.php
Where exactly did u acquire the concepts to post ““Funding Transmedia projects
in British Columbia | Wildfire Effect (WE) Social Media and Transmedia Consulting”?
Many thanks ,Angelo
Hi Angelo,
I was curious about how the Canadian Government was supporting the digital/ transmedia productions to stay innovative. Without an active production of my own.
I began looking at the associations that fund films and tracked back productions that have been partially funded to see where they received the money. I then interviewed an indie producer who had recently went through the process and asked if I was missing anything.
This is a list of all of my findings, as per the date it was posted. Do you know of more, or can comment on the process and accessibility? Please offer them in the comments. Cheers,