CMF — Commercial Projects Program

• Narrative Positioning Attestation and Narrative Positioning Statement.
• Community Engagement Plan and Sustainability Plan.
• Team Description and Curriculum Vitae.
• Detailed Project Summary, History, and Description of Content and Form.
• Budget and Cashflow.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian interactive digital media production companies.
• Applicants with a prior publicly released project similar to the proposed one.
• Applicants in the Main Stream of the Commercial Projects Program.

Eligible expenses

• Content research and preparation.
• Project team salaries, benefits, and contracts.
• Technological infrastructure, hardware, and software.
• Travel and accommodation.
• Project audit fees and other technical or administrative costs.
• Localization, marketing, and promotion.
• Environmental sustainability-related costs and related hires.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Projects are assessed on their potential to attain stated commercial objectives, demonstrate business opportunity, and achieve profitability.

• Carefully review the program guidelines and reference documents.
• Determine whether you are an eligible applicant and whether your project is eligible for funding.
• If you have questions about eligibility or the application process, contact a regional office of the CMF Program Administrator, Telefilm Canada, for a pre-application consultation.
• Register online to create your Dialogue account.
• Consult the Dialogue User Guide for further instructions.

• Upon submission, you will receive a confirmation with an application number.
• If you apply to a selective program, once the review process is complete, you will receive a letter informing you of the decision.
• If the project is not approved, the reasons for rejection will be explained.
• Before proceeding to contract, you must complete the Dialogue enrolment process for your company, including designating an Administrator and validating the company name.
• If your project is approved, you will receive a contract to sign once all conditions in the letter of acceptance, where applicable, have been fulfilled, and you must then complete and submit the applicable Final Cost Documents found on the Program page.

• Any material exceeding maximum page limits will not be reviewed during the selective evaluation process.
• Documents uploaded to Dialogue must be in PDF, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) and must not exceed 25MB.
• Only hyperlinks to videos are accepted, and they must not lead to platforms requiring registration or the sharing of personal information.
• Accessibility Support is available for persons with disabilities who need help applying for CMF funding.