As one of Canada’s leading specialty and pay television groups and owner of an internationally successful production and distribution business, Corus is committed to fostering a strong, vibrant and sustainable media industry that is both domestically successful and globally competitive. Corus is a major contributor to the development and broadcast of high quality television and film in Canada, as well as the distribution of Canadian content in over 150 countries around the world. In addition, Corus supports educational and industry-related initiatives and events in Canada through corporate sponsorship and donations. Organizations that Corus has partnered with include:

Alliance for Children and Television
Banff World Television Festival
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Canadian Country Music Awards
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
Canadian Film Centre
Canadian Media Directors’ Council
Canadian Women in Communications
Concerned Children’s Advertisers (CCA)
Kidscreen Summit
Institute of Communications Agencies
National Screen Institute
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
Ottawa International Animation Festival
PRAXIS Centre for Screenwriters
Radio & Television News Directors Association
Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario
Ryerson University
Sheridan College
Trent University
Vancouver International Film Festival
 
The Corus Made with Pay Fund
The Corus Made with Pay Fund, administered by Movie Central, provides financial support to Canadian film and television productions at various stages of development. This script and concept development fund invests $1.5 million each year to develop movies and series and provides increased support for senior level projects, “made with pay” television films and series, and for production slates from companies that have three or more projects in active development. Applications for feature film funding are deadline-driven.

Fund Guidelines    Fund Application    Press Release    Budget Template

Telelatino Fund
The Telelatino Fund supports the production of programs that appeal to Canadian-Italian and Canadian-Hispanic audiences. This $1.1 million fund is a top-up licence fee for programs that receive support from TLN, the Telelatino Network. Projects do not need to be in the Italian or Spanish language, but must be relevant to these communities. Program categories that qualify are drama and comedy, music and dance, and variety and talk show. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

All funds have been successfully allocated. 

CMT Video Advantage Program (VAP)
CMT’s Video Advantage Program was established to help contribute to the growth of the Canadian county music industry and provide opportunities for new and established Canadian artists to showcase their talents. CMT’s VAP invests millions of dollars each year to support the production of Canadian country music videos and country music programming.  In addition to the VAP, CMT fosters Canadian talent through a range of programming, sponsorship, promotions and concert tour initiatives that raise the profile of country music across the nation.
 
Fund Guidelines   Press Release
 
For more information on the funds and initiatives mentioned above, please contact:

Susan Makela, Corus Television
(416) 530-5117
E-mail: susan.makela@corusent.com