April 29, 2026 - The Independent Production Fund (IPF) Board of Directors have approved financing for 21 scripted short form series as part of its 2026 Short Form Series Development Program. These series are being developed primarily for digital platforms and channels, with 14 projects in English and 7 in [...]

February 16, 2026 - The Independent Production Fund (IPF) is pleased to announce updated eligibility criteria for the Cogeco TV Production Program, which now accepts applications for scripted television series with a running time of 30 minutes per episode, in addition to the 60‑minute format series and children’s series of [...]

November 27, 2025 – The IPF Board of Directors has approved production financing for 9 scripted short form series, 5 in English and 4 in French. The IPF is providing $2.2M in equity investments to support these projects. In March, the IPF received 225 eligible applications, the highest number to [...]

September 2, 2025 — The Independent Production Fund (IPF) is proud to announce the selected participants for the second edition of the Pre-Application Training Program for Northern Producers. Following the success of the inaugural program in 2024, this initiative continues to strengthen the capacity of northern-based producers to prepare competitive [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2025 — The Independent Production Fund (IPF), in partnership with On Screen Manitoba, Creative Saskatchewan, and the Whistler Film Festival Society (WFF), is pleased to announce the participants of the inaugural Pre-Application Training Program for Prairie Producers. Building on the successful launch of the program [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New partnership between the Independent Production Fund, On Screen Manitoba and Creative Saskatchewan Prairie-based series producers and writers will gain critical training and mentorship to strengthen funding applications Programme ouvert aux candidatures francophones Application portal now open here July 21, 2025 — The Independent Production Fund (IPF) [...]

June 17, 2025 - (Toronto/Montréal) – The IPF announces funding decisions for the Cogeco TV Production Program deadline on April 16, 2025. The Independent Production Fund (IPF) has approved production financing in the amount of over $2.5M for the following 14 companies and television series (8 English language projects and 6 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IPF, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut renew partnership for 2025 Whistler Film Festival Society returns as program administrator Applications Now Open here https://form.jotform.com/251356181411247 June 9, 2025 — Following the success of the inaugural program in 2024, the Independent Production Fund (IPF), in partnership with the Nunavut Film [...]

April 16, 2025 – The Independent Production Fund (IPF) Board of Directors have approved financing for 21 scripted short form series as part of its 2025 Short Form Series Development Program. These series are being developed primarily for digital platforms and channels, with 13 projects in English and 8 in [...]

IPF and CMF renew their joint Short Form Series Development Program Total budget of $600,000, with a maximum of $30,000 per project Updated program guidelines and FAQs now available Application portal opens February 3, 2025, submission deadline March 3, 2025, at 5 PM ET February 3, 2025 – The IPF and CMF have renewed their strategic partnership for the [...]