CMF — POV Program

• Electronic APPLICATION FORM with PERSONA-ID number entered for the project’s key personnel; Awards and Festivals Summary Form; Budget; Budget: Digital Media (as required); Cashflow; Community Engagement Plan; Declaration of Canadian status of the organization and corporate information (if applicable); Distributor Agreement Form; Licence Fee Threshold Calculator; Narrative Positioning Attestation; Narrative Positioning Statement; PFCO Calculator; Recoupment Structure; Sustainability Plan.
• Completed and approved electronic BROADCASTER AGREEMENT FORM (BAF) linked to the application form for each Canadian broadcaster providing an eligible licence fee and/or a contribution from its 2026-2027 CMF Broadcaster Envelope; BROADCAST LICENCE AGREEMENT(S); DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT FORM (DAF); DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT(S); proof of distribution commitment; and, for Children’s and Youth and Documentary genres only, if applicable, confirmation from an Eligible Financial Contribution from an Eligible International Entity.
• Documentation confirming sources of domestic and/or foreign financing, including an arms-length Canadian 3rd party financing agreement confirming a minimum financing commitment of 15% of the Project’s Eligible Costs; detailed federal and provincial tax credit calculation pages; detailed production budget signed and dated; detailed marketing & promotion plan.
• Synopsis; creative material such as script, bible, treatment, outline, demo or pitch deck; Director’s statement of intent; Director’s Vision.
• Detailed cast and crew list including citizenship; CVs for Producer(s), Writer(s), Director(s), Narrators, Composers and Marquee Elements; letters or emails supporting confirmed presence of Marquee Elements; Summary of Chain of Title; Chain of Title agreements; Coproduction agreement(s); completed TREATY APPLICATION for the Preliminary Recommendation; and, if related digital content costs are included, DM Project description, Summary of Chain of Title, all rights documentation, DM Budget.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian production companies
• Canadian broadcasters

Who is not eligible

• Broadcaster-affiliated programming
• In-house programming

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Mini-series

• Applications are assessed through a selective process using an Evaluation Grid.
• Community Engagement Plan receives the community engagement score in the Evaluation Grid.
• Sustainability Plan is part of the assessment criteria for environmentally sustainable activities, practices and/or personnel hires.
• Narrative Positioning Statement is part of the assessment criteria for how well-positioned the Applicant and creative and production teams are to create the project.
• Gender Balance and Diverse Community points are awarded to projects that meet the definitions of Gender Balance (Ownership) Projects and Diverse Community (Ownership) Projects.

• Review the applicable CMF Guidelines, CMF Reference documents and Business Policies before applying.
• Complete all information requested in the Dialogue application form and include all required documentation with your application.
• Ensure all sections in red are filled out to submit the application.
• To save and continue later, click SAVE at the bottom of the page.
• To retrieve a saved and not yet submitted application form, click Tasks, then Complete Application / Compléter la demande.
• If applying for more than one Program/Bonus, ensure the required documents from all Programs/Bonus are submitted.

• Applications are assigned to Business Analysts upon receipt.
• Missing information may be requested as needed.
• Applicants will not receive an acknowledgement letter from the CMF Program Administrator / Telefilm Canada.
• For all selective fund applications, clients are responsible for submitting all required documents and information and may not be contacted for documents related to scoring.
• The Community Engagement Plan requires a written report at final costs stage confirming what steps were completed; applicants who opt for interim financing must complete the Notice and Direction form and, in Quebec, forward a copy of the hypothec to their business analyst.

• Section 1 of the Broadcaster Envelope Program (Production) – English and French Guidelines and/or Distributor Envelope Program Guidelines applies unless otherwise specified.
• For 2026-2027, the Linear Content Programs – Core Production Guidelines have been eliminated.