Canadian Heritage committee  We don't have statistics on that, precisely. It's not something we specifically ask when they apply. Probably most of them are smaller or medium-sized companies, but some are larger companies. Some are integrated in larger groups and they have their digital media related company

Canadian Heritage committee  In fact, once they have applied, we don't communicate with them because, last time, we received 92 projects in production. In fairness to everybody, we do not ask some of them to complete or to enhance their production or their application. We do not communicate with them.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's $36 million this year. The first year it was $27 million. Last year it was $33 million. This year it's $36 million. We are trying to grow this envelope from year to year to help finance more projects.

Canadian Heritage committee  For sure, not all projects that we receive merit financing. We don't have enough money to finance all worthwhile projects, but some are not at the level we expect. Even if we had $100 million, for example, we wouldn't be able to finance all the projects because they would not res

Canadian Heritage committee  Which ones?

Canadian Heritage committee  In fact there are many different ways, depending on the types of projects we are financing. For example, if it's an interactive web series, we know that it probably won't go on DVD. We look at what the producer is proposing, to see if it makes sense. Will they succeed? That's ano

Canadian Heritage committee  If it's something that was never done before and it's the first time a new technology is developed specifically for a new market, yes, it could be considered innovative. Yes, it would be eligible. We are financing technology, and we are looking for innovation in technology. We s

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know if it's a big player, but most of the bigger players in the gaming industry are not Canadian companies. They are working in Canada, but their head offices are not in Canada. We don't see those projects because they are not Canadian companies. It's hard for us to comm

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, they need to own the rights and they need to be Canadian.

Canadian Heritage committee  We take the other criteria internally, such as the business plan and the distribution strategy. For innovation, we say in the guidelines what innovation is for us. Innovation can be found in content, in technology, or in business models. We have identified four different levels

Canadian Heritage committee  We are learning from everything we do, at any rate. We are beginning to have a really good idea about the issue as a result of the consultations we are conducting, the events we are participating in and the issues we are dealing with. We are dealing with hundreds of files every

Canadian Heritage committee  As a matter of fact, it is for both. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the year when Trauma was funded and whether it was funded through the Canadian Television Fund or the Canada Media Fund. However, as part of the convergent component, as I said, we are funding the two sides: t

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, we have recently funded a study on the viewing habits of young Canadians, pre-teens—from 9 to 12 years of age, I believe—which is available on our website. The study entitled “Are the Kids All Right” assessed television viewing habits—which is actually exactly what you

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course, one of the goals of the experimental component, where we finance a lot of games, is to incorporate the new technology into the more traditional television industry. We are also trying to draw people whose first experience was with platforms other than television. So ye

Canadian Heritage committee  Actually, both Sandra and I were at the Canadian Television Fund. I was with the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, SODEC, for 15 years. SODEC is the provincial funding agency from Quebec. Our experience prior to the Canada Media Fund was very focused on televi