Application Review
Get analyst-focused feedback before you submit your CMF application.
Practical CMF guidance
Navigate CMF with Confidence
Helping Canadian indie studios navigate CMF funding.
Founder of a CMF-funded indie studio sharing practical funding insights, application advice, and lessons learned.
3 CMF-funded
projects
$1.5M
secured from CMF
4 years
running an indie studio
Why I Started How to Get CMF
I’ve been through the CMF process many times, with both successful and unsuccessful applications. I started How to Get CMF to help Canadian indie studios save time, avoid common mistakes, and put forward stronger applications.
How I Can Help
CMF Feedback Review
Turn confusing CMF feedback into a reapplication plan.
Application Writing
Refine your draft so the project reads clearly and persuasively.
Recent Articles
Make Your CMF Application Easy to Evaluate
A strong CMF application does not make the analyst hunt for your strongest arguments.
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Write Your CMF Application for the Analyst, Not Your Team
How to make your application clearer by adapting it to the analyst evaluating.
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Your CMF Application Is Not a Game Design Document
The mindset shift that helps game studios turn design details into a clear funding argument.
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Hi, I’m Isael.
Co-founder of Caldera Interactive, an Edmonton-based indie game studio developing a CMF-funded game. I started How to Get CMF to help other Canadian indie developers make the process less overwhelming.
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