April 23, 2002 – The Independent Production Fund launched the CFCN Production Fund’s Legacy Program with four special awards to Alberta filmmakers.

Presented at the 2002 AMPIA (Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association) Awards held on April 20, 2002 in Edmonton, $5,000 grants were given to award-winning producers in four selected television categories:

HBW Film Corporation
Helene White
Caitlin’s Way
Best Series

Illusions Entertainment Corporation
Bruce Harvey
Almost America
Best Drama Over 60 Minutes

Tom Radford
National Film Board of Canada
Honour of the Crown
Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes

Great North Productions
Chuck Scott
The Journey Home – The Bodyguard’s Daughter
Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes

The CFCN Fund operated for five years (1996-2001) and invested $7M in the Alberta industry in the form of equity investments, scriptwriting and producer development loans, and professional development grants. The Independent Production Fund now administers the distribution reports and recoupment from CFCN funded projects, investing all recouped funds back into the development of the Alberta film and television industry.

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 IPF also undertakes the administration of other private funds including the Cogeco Program Development Fund, the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, the CFCN Production Fund, and the Videon Fund.