July 4, 2002

Investment decisions announced for April 2002 Projects

The Independent Production Fund’s Board of Directors awarded funding to one (1) French dramatic television series and five (5) Professional Development Projects at the meeting of June 9, 2002 in Banff, Alberta:

SERIES	PRODUCTION CO.	BROADCASTER
Harmonium	Zone 3	TQS

 

ORGANIZATION	EVENT
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	17th Annual Gemini Awards
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	Les Prix Gémeaux 2002
INIS	Television Program 2002
Montreal International Film Festival	Market place 2002
Toronto International Film Festival	Sessions 2002

The Independent Production Fund was created in 1990 with a mandate to encourage the production of dramatic television series produced by independent producers for private broadcasters. The Fund has invested over $32 million in the Canadian television industry. It is managed by an independent Board of Directors composed of 6 members: Peter Mortimer (President), Robert Roy (Vice-President), Paul Gratton, Heather McGillivray, Bernard Montigny and Denise Robert.

The IPF also administers the Cogeco Program Development Fund, the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, the CFCN Production Fund, and the Videon Fund.

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