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Independent Production Fund
IPF taps nine series for short-form production funding
Five short-form series in English and four in French will receive equity investments as well consultation, training and advisory services.
Cameras roll on True West Films’ first scripted series The Drop
The comedy satire, created by Daniela Pagliarello and Aisha Evelyna, is slated to premiere in 2023 on Narcity as its first scripted acquisition.
IPF finances $1.5M across nine TV dramas
Among the projects supported are season two of The Porter and Crave limited series Little Bird.
IPF and CMF invest $600K in Development Packaging Program
The initiative from the Independent Production Fund and Canada Media Fund is financing 20 scripted short-form series for the 2022 cohort.
IPF picks 10 projects for Short Form Series Production Program
Six of the projects chosen by the Independent Production Fund are in English and four are in French.
Industry innovator Andra Sheffer to retire from IPF
After 28 years at the helm of the Independent Production Fund, Sheffer will hand over the reins to Jon Taylor at the end of the year.
IPF backs 17 scripted digital projects
She Said Films’ Running With Violet, LoCo Motion Pictures’ How to Buy a Baby and LaRue Entertainment’s The Amazing Gayl Pile were among the recipients.
marblemedia teams up with Megan Follows for new web series
The Toronto prodco has enlisted the Canadian acting icon to direct its upcoming scripted drama Held.
Cogeco fund moves under IPF umbrella in restructure
As a result of declining revenues, all of the Montreal-based BDU’s contributions to independent production funds will be directed to and administered by the IPF.
IPF distributed $1.8M to digital projects in 2016
English-language productions took $1.15 million of the total, while French-language projects received $689K.
IPF distributes nearly $2 million across 16 projects
The funding went to scripted drama series for digital platforms, including Yellow Bear Studios’ Riding Hood and iThentic’s Save Me.
IPF invested $1.8M in web series in 2015: report
Of the web series projects backed in 2015, nine were English-language and five were French-language, says the Independent Production Fund’s annual report.
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