The funder received a record 225 applications to support genre-diverse scripted projects.
The 2025 iteration of the IPF-CMF Short Form Series Development Program will have a total budget of $600,000.
IPF and CMF have allocated nearly $3 million in combined financial backing for eight English-language series and four French.
The funders have previously partnered on development funding for short-form series.
The series will receive a combined $1 million via the CMF-IPF Short Form Series Development Program.
The Path Forward: Apple and the Rogers Group of Funds presented their takes on the need for, and distribution of, contributions, while ACTRA sounded off on discoverability.
The series will receive production support and training under the Short Form Series Production Program.
Recipients include a new season of Murdoch Mysteries and Conquering Lion Pictures’ Half-Blood Blues.
The combined investment of $900,000 will go toward 20 English and 10 French short-form digital series.
The Career Advancement Module sessions will run March through July, coinciding with the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Female Eye Film Festival.
The fellowship will train and mentor BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ film programmers, with the goal of diversifying the Canadian film industry.