CBC's video: Finding financing for your documentary One Stop Business

Learn about the documentary funding programs available through Hot Docs and Canada Media Fund. Emerging producers and creators are given a brief overview of how to best prepare a documentary funding application to any of these programs. Learn what criteria applicants need to be eligible for the CrossCurrents Canada Doc fund and CMF English POV fund and how to prevent some of the most common mistakes before submitting a funding application. Presented by: Rod Butler, Director, Programs & Policy, Canada Media Fund (CMF) & Heidi Tao Yang, Acting Industry Programs Director, Hot Docs Moderated by: Robin Mirsky, Executive Director, Rogers Group of Funds This session is part of the One Stop Business Workshop - Say Hello to series organized by CBC, CAVCO and CMPA - originally livestreamed between June 10 - July 3, 2020. The goal of the series was to introduce new and emerging independent producers and content creators from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry (women, persons with a disability, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour and LGBTQ2+) to topics related to the business and financing of TV, film and original digital content. Interested in viewing the whole series and reading the session materials? Visit https://www.cbc.ca/businessandrights/onestop. We are also offering a Certificate of Completion to those who have watched the whole series! To learn more and sign up, visit: https://www.cbc.ca/businessandrights/onestop. ➤ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CBC-Subscribe --- About: One Stop Business A virtual business and financing series presented by CBC, CAVCO and CMPA The CBC, CAVCO and CMPA are launching a series of short virtual information sessions to introduce emerging independent producers and content creators from traditionally underrepresented groups in the industry, to topics related to the business and financing of TV, film and original digital content. --- About CBC: Welcome to the official YouTube channel for CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC is dedicated to creating content with original voices that inspire and entertain. Watch sneak peeks and trailers, behind the scenes footage, original web series, digital-exclusives and more. Connect with CBC Online: Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBC-Twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBC-Facebook Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBC-Instagram --- We encourage thoughtful comments and respectful discussion. Before commenting, please review our community guidelines: http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/submissions.html