May 12, 2017 - The IPF is providing three Canadian web drama series producers/creators with complementary full registration and a travel grant of up to $1500 to attend the 2017 Banff World Media Festival and receive mentorship while at the Festival. The participants selected are: Lauren Corber How to Buy [...]

April 10, 2017 - Given the perpetually increasing offer of quality productions, ‘discoverability’ remains one of the main challenges that short form series creators face. What can creators do to make sure their projects stand out from the competition? Among the options that are available to creators, they may enter [...]

April 4, 2017 - The Independent Production Fund and its 40- member Pre-Selection Committee have selected 31 projects which are now eligible to advance to Phase 2 of the application process and apply for Production financing. These include 20 projects in English and 11 in French. Five web series previously [...]

January 23, 2017 - The festival season is ramping up! Here is a list of the major Canadian and international festivals accepting entries in winter and early spring. Good luck to everyone! The Webby AwardsDeadline: January 27, 2017https://entries.webbyawards.com/#/enter HollyWeb FestivalDeadline: January 31, 2017http://www.hollywebfestival.com/enteryourseries YMA Awards of ExcellenceDeadline: February 3, 2017http://www.ymamj.org/page/1139/2017-awards-of-excellence [...]

November 17, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the October 3, 2016 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development and production financing for their projects. Development Program Toronto Montreal info@ipf.ca fipinfo@ipf.ca Production Program 100 amis Comedy QC [...]

October 26, 2016 - Amendments have been made to the following sections of the Guidelines: Project and applicant eligibility In order to encourage knowledge-sharing, first-time scripted web series producers must identify and confirm the participation of a business, marketing or creative mentor/consultant on the production team, who has prior scripted [...]

For immediate release August 15, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the July 4, 2016 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects. Production Program Project Info Agent secret LP8 Média Micho Marquis‑Rose, Marleen [...]

For immediate release June 15, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the May 2, 2016 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects. Production Program PROFESSIONALS Jessica Adams (Production Manager) Nova Alberts (Film and Sound Commissioner – [...]

June 13, 2016 - The Independent Production Fund announces funding for 16 digital drama series. The IPF Board of Directors approved funding for 16 scripted drama series (9 English / 7 French) designed and produced for exploitation on web platforms and channels. Five of the approved projects are renewals for [...]

April 28, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the March 1, 2016 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects. Production Program #GNOComedyDon Ferguson Productions LtdLucy Stewart, Kevin WallisON 100 coeursComedyAttraction ImagesJosée ValléeQC AdrienDramaRomeo [...]