Toronto (Ontario), Montréal (Québec), May 13, 2020: The board of directors of the Bell Fund has announced its decisions for the April 6, 2020 round of applicants. Over $2.8M funding has been approved to support 15 independent production companies across Canada, 7 English language and 8 French language projects. The following English language projects received funding under the Bell Fund’s TV Program: 2. The following French language projects received financing […]
Updates
Invitation to a virtual information session
As we continue to navigate this crisis, the Bell Fund is doing its best to address the challenges. We have adjusted some of our deadlines and want to make sure that our stakeholders are aware of these changes. We are also working with Producers that need to adjust various project timelines and deliverables. We will […]
Program Deadline Update mar 30/20
During these challenging times, the Bell Fund remains open for business for you. We continue to work remotely and are available to you by phone and email. We understand that this a very challenging time for our friends and colleagues in the Industry and we will do our part to address your concerns as quickly […]
Short Form Digital Series Deadline Postponed and new requirement for pre-approval of platform/channels
The new deadline is April 27th. Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to move the Short-Form Digital Series (fiction & non-fiction) deadline (ONLY) to April 27th at 7pm EST! To be clear, at this time, the TV Selective deadline remains April 6th. While our Toronto and Montreal staff work remotely, we are open […]
Bell Fund announces decisions for the January 6, 2020 deadline for the Slate Development Program
Montreal and Toronto, February 25, 2020: The Board of Directors of the Bell Fund has announced its decisions for the January 6, 2020 deadline for the Slate Development Program. Over $1.6 million in funding has been approved to support IP development budgets totaling over $2.8 million. This funding supports 32 independent production companies including 22 […]