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- Announced in June 2018, Creative BC and CBC each contributed $150,000 to the fund.
- The submission period for applications ran from June 25-October 15, 2018.
- All qualified projects were reviewed by CBC for assessment on a first come, first served basis.
- Funding was limited to genres that qualify for British Columbia’s domestic motion picture tax credits.
For more information on Creative BC, visit: https://creativebc.com
For more information on the CBC Gem streaming service, visit: https://watch.cbc.ca/
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