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Funding
New TIFF Asian film summit to support deal making
The event will bring together executives in the Asian and western industries during this year’s festival in September.
Luminaries to promote Telefilm private donation fund
Five high-profile business people will encourage corporate support for the recently established fund.
Yukon Film & Sound invests $15,000 in NSI course
The Yukon-based team behind Features First project Fragments (pictured) – Michael Vernon, David Hamelin and Neil Macdonald – will benefit from the money.
Bell Fund invests in 15 projects in latest round
Tween series The Next Step, sci-fi series Primeval: New World and Quebec DJ doc Histoire de Deejays are among the selected projects.
Producers need to be flexible to succeed: Temple Street topper
More than ever, broadcasters need producers to help complete the program funding picture, including via branded content, says John Young.
Amid Sask. tax credit change, Cheshire Smile Animation staying put
The prodco says it’s taking a wait-and-see approach before deciding whether to relocate elsewhere after end of refundable tax credit system.
Why Ingrid Veninger is helping microbudget films
Director devoting $1,000 in box off take to support five young filmmaker’s work.
Harold Greenberg Fund puts equity into two upcoming features
Sudz Sutherland’s Home Again and Richie Mehta’s I’ll Follow You Down received funding through the program.
IPF invests $1.5 M in web drama series
The 15 selected projects, including Versus Valerie (pictured), Everyone’s Famous and a second season of Guidestones, received investments ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 per project.
Rogers Doc Fund awards $1.1M to 17 projects
Ron Mann (pictured) and Bill Imperial’s Altman and Laura Bari and Sarah Spring’s Ariel among the films receiving documentary grants.
Telefilm puts $14M into nine feature films
Denis Villeneuve’s An Enemy and Jeff Renfroe’s The Colony topped the funding list, receiving $3.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
Rogers prices $1.1 billion bond offering
The cable and mobile phone company using proceeds to pay for its 37.5% stake in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, and for general corporate purposes.
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