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Activities that reflect the objective of the Fund and enhance the quality and availability of Canadian scripted, dramatic short form series will be prioritized.

It is recommended that applicants request funding approximately 6 months in advance of their event.

Measures of success can include but are not limited to audience numbers (for a previous season), international sales, series revenue, critical acclaim, awards, third party financing, continued market interest, international distribution, etc.

We announce funding decisions in June.

Projects are assessed based on analysis of creative materials and production team, production strategies, scheduling, budget and financing, business and distribution strategies, marketing, promotion and audience engagement plans, revenue projections and recoupment potential and any confirmed financing, distributors or streaming platforms. The primary criterion for acceptance by the Funds will [...]

Applicants of the Short Form Series Production Program will be notified in November.

No. For more details, see the evaluation criteria. https://www.ipf.ca/wp-content/uploads/ipf-evaluation-criteria-2025-one-pager.docx-1.pdf

The focus of the Development Program is to support outstanding story-driven content, so IPF does not look for, or prioritize any genre or theme over another.

Applications for the Short Form Series Development Program will be initially evaluated by a Selection Committee overseen by the IPF with final decisions made by representatives from the IPF. Evaluators look for originality, quality of written creative materials, the experience of story editor or development executives, their commitment to the [...]