CTF names kids, variety recipients

The Canadian Television Fund Licence Fee Program has announced about $14.8 million in support for children’s, performing arts and variety productions. ctf chair Richard Stursberg noted the obvious – that this portion of the fund was, like its counterparts, oversubscribed. Programs awarded lfp funding in this round include:

Children’s productions

* Acorn: The Nature Nut, Great North Productions, Edmonton

* Adventures of Shirley Holmes, Credo/Forefront, Winnipeg

* Amigo & Me, Radical Sheep Productions, Toronto

* Ants in Your Pants, Treehouse, Toronto

* Bonjour Madame Croque-Cerise, SDA Productions, Montreal

* Ciao, Hello, Viva Entertainment, Toronto

* Cornemuse, Telefiction, Montreal

* Crazy Quilt, Treehouse, Toronto

* Dans Une Galaxie pres de Chez Nous, sda, Montreal

* Decibel, PGC Television, Montreal

* Franc Croise, Avanti Cine Video Productions, Montreal

* Franklin, Nelvana, Toronto

* Freaky Stories, Big-Time Talking Pictures, Ottawa

* Fuzzpaws, ytv, Toronto

* Generation w, Cirrus Productions, Outremont

* Hoze Houndz, Amberwood Productions, Ottawa

* Incredible Story Studios, Minds Eye Pictures, Regina

* Le Retour des Debrouillards, sda, Montreal

* Les Frimousses, Productions Pixcom, Montreal

* Lunatiques, Productions du Phare-Est, Moncton

* Macaroni Tout Garni, Publivision, Montreal

* Operation Cameleon, Productions Sogestalt, Montreal

* Panda Bear Daycare/Ruffus the Dog, Radical Sheep Productions, Toronto

* Papi Bonheur, Megafun Productions, Westmount

* Prairie Berry Pie, Minds Eye, Regina

* Reves d’Enfant, Tooncan Productions, Westmount

* Rockabye Bubble, Cherrywinkle Productions, Toronto

* science.com, R. Charbonneau Productions, Ottawa

* Scoop and Doozie, Queen Bee Productions, Vancouver

* System Crash, ytv, Toronto

* The Toy Castle, Sound Venture Productions, Ottawa

* Tout un Monde a Raconter, Megafun, Westmount

* Treetown, Treetown Productions, Toronto

* Uh-Oh!, ytv, Toronto

* Unique au Monde, Productions Unique au Monde, Winnipeg

* What About Mimi?, Studio B Productions, Vancouver

* Wind Over Dark Tickle, Companion Films, St. John’s

* Yaa! To The M@x, sda, Montreal

* Zone de Turbulence, Match tv, Montreal

Performing arts productions

* Concert Classique, Cinema 3180, Montreal

* Dinner at the Edge, Sienna Films, Toronto

* Leporello, Rhombus Media, Toronto

* OSM Branche!, Amerimage-Spectra, Montreal

* Renee Claude Chante Brassens, Cinema 3180, Montreal

* The Four Seasons, Rhombus, Toronto

* The National Arts Centre Orchestra Live, Sound Venture, Ottawa

* Unless the Eye Catch Fire, May Street Group, Victoria

* Anne Murray Inspirational Special, Northport Film Productions, Toronto

Variety productions

* Calgary Stampede Musical Festival, Northport, Toronto

* Comedy Now, Leopard Productions, Toronto

* Double Etoile, Connections Productions Resources, Moncton

* Evenement du Mois, Amerimage-Spectra, Montreal

* From Quebec With Love, Amerimage-Spectra, Montreal

* George Fox Christmas Special, GFS Productions, Calgary

* Juste Pour Rire, Les Films Rozon, Montreal

* La Fin du Monde est a 7 Heures, Groupe Coscient, Montreal

* lcz, JPL Productions, Montreal

* Le Match des Etoiles, Rozon, Montreal

* Le Plaisir Croit Avec l’Usage, Sogestalt 2001, Montreal

* Maudit Bonheur, Amerimage-Spectra, Montreal

* Musica!, sda, Montreal

Documentary production decisions will be announced by June.