For immediate release July 23, 2018 - Canadian web series were winners at the inaugural Stareable Fest Awards Ceremony on Sunday night in New York. Eleven Canadian web series were selected to participate in the official competition. In addition, a Best of Canada special screening session was curated and featured seven additional out-of-competition web series. [...]

For immediate release Toronto July 9, 2018 - Producers and creators of 18 scripted short-form web series produced in Canada have been invited to participate in the official program of Stareable Fest and in a Best of Canada Showcase screening session, in New York, July 20-22. Stareable.com which is the largest community of web series creators [...]

June 21, 2018 - Seventeen (17) scripted short-form series designed and produced for exploitation on digital platforms and channels have been approved for funding by the Board of Directors of the IPF. Eleven (11) are in English and 6 are in French. Three of the approved projects are renewals for new episodes of successful web [...]

May 10, 2018 (Toronto/Montréal) – The Independent Production Fund announces funding decisions for the Cogeco TV Production Program deadline on April 3, 2018. The Independent Production Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects, which includes a total of 15 projects (7 English language projects and 8 French [...]

May 9, 2018 - The IPF is providing three Canadian web drama series producers/creators with complimentary full registration and travel grants of $1500 to attend the 2018 Banff World Media Festival, and receive mentorship while at the Festival. The participants selected are: Adam Brown Haunters ON Katie Uhlmann My Roommate’s an Escort; Katie Chats ON [...]

April 16, 2018 - CALLING ALL CANADIAN WEB DRAMA SERIES PRODUCERS/CREATORS! Do you have a scripted digital drama series looking for partners, funders, platforms, distributors, strategies, brands, audiences? Do you think that you could benefit professionally by attending the Banff World Media Festival? The IPF (ipf.ca) has partnered with BANFF to offer THREE (3) qualified [...]

April 5, 2018 - The Independent Production Fund and its 40-member Pre-Selection Committee have selected 30 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 10 in French. Four web series previously funded by the IPF are eligible to [...]

Independent Production Fund (IPF) publishes “Be Discovered!” a guide to enhancing Canadian web series discoverability December 6, 2017 (Montreal/Toronto) - Be Discovered! is a how-to guide providing simple and practical tools to document content in order to be understood by search engines. Web series can be recommended by search engines and found by potential audiences [...]

Independent Production Fund (IPF) to assume production funding activities of Cogeco Program Development Fund (CPDF) and receive annual financial contributions from Cogeco Communications Inc. (Cogeco).  Montréal, Québec and Toronto, Ontario, December 4, 2017 – The Cogeco Program Development Fund (CPDF), the Independent Production Fund (IPF) and Cogeco Communications Inc. (“Cogeco”) announced today that they have concluded [...]

June 20, 2017 - The Independent Production Fund announces funding for 15 scripted web series. The IPF Board of Directors approved funding for 15 series (10 English and 5 French) designed and produced for exploitation on digital platforms and channels.   Three of the approved projects are renewals for new episodes of successful web series previously funded [...]

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 a Baby;  Hit on Me [...]

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 their work in national and [...]

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 funded by the IPF are [...]

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 WebProgram FestivalDeadline: February 19, 2017http://www.webprogram-festival.tv/inscrire-un-programme.html,1,289,0,0,0 [...]

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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 Mistral Média Mélanie Lamothe Beck [...]

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 Mistral Média Mélanie Lamothe Beck [...]

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 web series experience and the [...]

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 Beaulieu Action, comédie, 10 × [...]

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 Beaulieu Action, comédie, 10 × [...]

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 – Yukon Film and Sound Commission) [...]

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 – Yukon Film and Sound Commission) [...]

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 new episodes of successful web [...]

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 #GNO Comedy Don Ferguson Productions Ltd Lucy Stewart, Kevin Wallis ON 100 cœurs Comedy Attraction Images Josée Vallée [...]

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 & FilsMarie-Christine Toupin, Max WalkerQC [...]

April 20, 2016 - Calling all Canadian web drama series producers/creators! Do you have a scripted digital drama series looking for partners, funders, platforms, distributors, strategies, brands, audiences? Do you think that you could benefit professionally by attending the Banff World Media Festival? The IPF has partnered with BANFF to offer THREE (3) qualified digital scripted [...]

For immediate release April 6, 2016 - The Independent Production Fund and its evaluators have reviewed the 177 proposals for web series funding which were submitted this year from across Canada. Over 40 industry professionals, consultants and advanced media students selected a short-list of 29 projects, including 18 English-language and 11 French-language web series. Eight [...]

For Immediate Release February 3, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund 2014-2015 Annual Report is now online http://annualreport2015.cogecofund.ca Since its creation in 1992, the Cogeco Fund has invested $45 M in the Canadian television industry supporting the development and production of Canadian dramatic productions in English and in French for both public and private broadcasters. [...]

For Immediate Release February 3, 2016 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund 2014-2015 Annual Report is now online http://annualreport2015.cogecofund.ca Since its creation in 1992, the Cogeco Fund has invested $45 M in the Canadian television industry supporting the development and production of Canadian dramatic productions in English and in French for both public and private broadcasters. [...]

January 21, 2016 - 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 29, 2016https://entries.webbyawards.com/ HollyWeb FestivalDeadline: January 31, 2016http://www.hollywebfestival.com/#!enteryourseries/c1h6a TO WebFest 2016Deadline: February 10, 2016 (regular entry January 27, 2016)http://www.towebfest.com/submit Gala [...]

December 14, 2015 - The following project eligibility for Production funding has been cancelled effective December 1, 2015: From Production Program Guidelines: 4.2  “theatrical feature films that have previously received financial support through the Cogeco Fund’s Corporate Theatrical Feature Film Program” They will no longer be eligible for production funding from the Cogeco Fund. The [...]

December 14, 2015 - The following project eligibility for Production funding has been cancelled effective December 1, 2015: From Production Program Guidelines: 4.2  “theatrical feature films that have previously received financial support through the Cogeco Fund’s Corporate Theatrical Feature Film Program” They will no longer be eligible for production funding from the Cogeco Fund. The [...]

December 10, 2015 - The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development financing for their projects. These are the first companies to be supported by the development program for digital drama series. The Cogeco Program Development Fund is the only Canadian private Fund mandated to support the development of digital dramatic [...]

December 10, 2015 - The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development financing for their projects. These are the first companies to be supported by the development program for digital drama series. The Cogeco Program Development Fund is the only Canadian private Fund mandated to support the development of digital dramatic [...]

For immediate release August 6, 2015 - A funding program to support the development of new digital drama series (webseries) has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Cogeco Fund. The Development and Packaging Mentorship Program is designed to fill the funding gap in the digital production industry in Canada by encouraging producers of web [...]

For immediate release August 6, 2015 - A funding program to support the development of new digital drama series (webseries) has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Cogeco Fund. The Development and Packaging Mentorship Program is designed to fill the funding gap in the digital production industry in Canada by encouraging producers of web [...]

June 18, 2015 - The IPF Board of Directors approved funding for 14 scripted drama series (9 English / 5 French) designed and produced for exploitation on the web. All fourteen are new series to be produced in 2015. The IPF is making equity investments of nearly $2M in these projects. This is the sixth [...]

June 4, 2015 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the May 1st, 2015 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects: Production Program Project Production Company Broadcaster(s) 19-2, Season 3 Productions 19-2 Inc. Bravo Motive, Season 4 Foundation Features CTV [...]

June 4, 2015 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the May 1st, 2015 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving production financing for their projects: Production Program Project Production Company Broadcaster(s) 19-2, Season 3 Productions 19-2 Inc. Bravo Motive, Season 4 Foundation Features CTV [...]

May 12, 2015 - 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 2015 Banff World Media Festival, and receive mentorship while at the Festival. The participants selected are: Ethan Cole (Explaining Things to my Grandfather) Julien Hurteau (Agent [...]

The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the March 2nd, 2015 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development and production financing for their projects: Development Program Production Program Production Company Broadcaster(s) Broken New Metric Media & DHX (Halifax) Media Rogers Pourcentages Jessie Films TVA Third [...]

April 15, 2015 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the March 2nd, 2015 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving development and production financing for their projects: Development Program Production Program Production Company Broadcaster(s) Broken New Metric Media & DHX (Halifax) Media Rogers Pourcentages [...]

The Independent Production Fund and its evaluators have reviewed the 195 proposals for web series funding which were submitted this year from across Canada. Over 40 industry professionals, consultants and advanced media students selected a short-list of twenty-seven (27) projects, including 16 English-language and 11 French-language web series. In addition, several web series previously funded [...]

February 5, 2015 - Digital interactive producers and creators, find new opportunities to co-finance and co-produce your innovative projects in Paris in June 11-12, 2015! Take a chance to present your A/V digital projects in development to key International Commissioners during 6th edition of Cross Video Days Content Market in 2015. We invite you to [...]

December 15, 2014 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the October 1st, 2014 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving pre-development, development, and production financing for MOW’s and dramatic series: Pre-development Program: Project Production Company Animal Talk Productions ToonDraw inc. The Beautiful Beyond Sienna [...]

December 15, 2014 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the October 1st, 2014 application deadline. The Cogeco Fund is pleased to congratulate the following companies on receiving pre-development, development, and production financing for MOW’s and dramatic series: Pre-development Program: Project Production Company Animal Talk Productions ToonDraw inc. The Beautiful Beyond Sienna [...]

August 18, 2014 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the July 2nd, 2014 application deadline. Cogeco Fund congratulates the following companies that have received funding for the production of their projects and those who received corporate slate funding for the development of feature films. Production Program Production Program Production Company Broadcaster(s) [...]

August 18, 2014 - The Cogeco Program Development Fund announces funding decisions for the July 2nd, 2014 application deadline. Cogeco Fund congratulates the following companies that have received funding for the production of their projects and those who received corporate slate funding for the development of feature films. Production Program Production Program Production Company Broadcaster(s) [...]

June 20, 2014 - The IPF Board of Directors approved funding for 17 scripted drama series (11 English / 6 French) designed and produced for exploitation on the web. Four of the approved projects are renewals for new episodes of successful web series and thirteen are new series to be produced in 2014. The IPF is [...]

Toronto, June 18, 2014 - Five IPF funded web series selected for Marseille Web Fest: But I’m Chris Jericho, Guidestones II, SOS: Save Our Skins, Manigances: notice rouge and Projet M. But I’m Chris Jericho Guidestones SOS – Save Our Skins Manigances: notice rouge Projet‑M The Independent Production Fund is very proud that five webseries which [...]