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Public funding
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Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office and CMF give C$8m ($5.7m) to 15 Indigenous productions
Seven projects got the C$750,000 maximum. The round is three projects smaller than last year’s, and the two bodies’ own figures for that earlier round do not match.
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France’s auditor proposes a €690m cap on CNC funding, €157m below the 2026 forecast
The Cour des comptes wants the film body’s earmarked taxes capped from 2027. The idea has no force until parliament writes it into a finance law, and the CNC says its receipts have lagged inflation.
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Spain’s ICAA splits €2.2m between 39 short films, picked from 585 applications
Fewer than one in ten projects that cleared the quality bar got money, and animation’s share of the pot fell from almost 30% to 17%. The 358 runners-up stay on a reserve list.
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LondonMoney & Policy
BFI awards almost £650,000 to NFTS and Falmouth to test AI and virtual production
Two National Lottery-funded programmes will put new tools in the hands of 18 independent creatives and publish what they learn, including what does not work.
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Philippines’ FDCP picks 22 projects for up to ₱25.5m ($400,000) in CreatePHFilms grants
The second 2026 round, chosen from 87 applications, backs new features from Raya Martin and Zig Dulay and 16 shorts. The council has not said what each project receives.
