June 22, 2007 – The following six dramatic television series received equity financing: Projects Production Company Broadcaster(s) Air Sea Halifax Film Global Il était une fois dans le trouble IV Zone 3 VRAK-TV Inuk III Tube Nunavut APTN, Télé-Québec Les Sœurs Elliot Duo Productions Groupe TVA Renegadepress.com Season 5 Renegade Press Productions V Inc. (Verité [...]

May 2, 2007 – The following four dramatic television series received equity financing: In addition, the following organizations received professional development grants: Organization Évent Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Prix Gémeaux 2007 Alliance For Children and Telelvision English Awards of Excellence 2007 APFTQ Congrès 2007 Canadian Film Center Prime Time Resident’s Program Canadian Screen [...]

December 1, 2006 – The following four dramatic television series received equity financing: Project Company Broadcaster(s) Toopy and Binoo II / Toupie et Binou II Spectra Animation Treehouse Télé-Québec Whistler, Season Two Uphill Productions 2 inc. / Blueprint Entertainment CTV Zixx : Level Three Zixx (III) Productions Inc. (Thunderbird Films/ Savi Productions Inc) YTV ZOS [...]

June 21, 2006 – The following four dramatic television series received equity financing: Project Company Broadcaster(s) Across the River to Motor City Devine Entertainment, Jonsworth CHUM Blaise le Blasé Spectra Animation TELETOON, France 2 Durham County 401 Back Alley Film Production, Muse Entertainment TMN, MOVIE CENTRAL, CAN WEST Le Négociateur (Season III) Sovicom Inc. GROUPE [...]

May 1, 2006 – The following companies received equity investments for their series: Company Project Broadcaster Anash and the Legacy of Sun- Panacea Entertainment APTN Rock Degrassi; The Next Generation (Season 6) Epitome Pictures CTV, The N Falcon Beach (Season 2) Insight Productions, Original Pictures Global, ABC Family Il était une fois dans le Zone [...]

December 1, 2005 – The following organizations received Professional Development grants: Organization Event Banff World Television Festival Banff 2006 Creative Women Workshops Women in the Director’s Chair 2006 National Screen Institute “Television Day” 2006 The Independent Production Fund is incorporated as a private foundation with charitable status. It operates on the interest generated by an [...]

June 20, 2005 – The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the May 2005 round of applications: The following four dramatic television series received equity financing: Project Company Broadcaster(s) Life with Derek (Season 2) Shaftesbury Films, Pope Productions Family Nos étés (Season 2) Les Productions Nos étés I inc [...]

April 28, 2005 – The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the March 2005 round of applications: The following nine dramatic television series received equity financing: Project Company Broadcaster(s) Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 5) Epitome Pictures CTV Falcon Beach (Season 1) Original Pictures, Insight Production Company Ltd. CanWest [...]

June 14, 2004 – The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the April 2004 round of applications: The following two dramatic television series received equity financing: PROJECT COMPANY BROADCASTER Life with Derek Shaftesbury Films and Pope Productions Family Channel Nos étés Duo Productions and Cirrus Communications Groupe TVA In [...]

April 14, 2004 – The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the February 2004 round of applications The following eight dramatic television series received equity financing PROJECT COMPANY BROADCASTER Degrassi: The Next Generation IV Epitome Pictures Inc. CTV The Eleventh Hour (Season 3) Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. CTV Godiva’s [...]

March 26, 2003 – The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the February round of applications: The following projects received equity financing: PROJECT COMPANY BROADCASTER 11th Hour Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. CTV Les 1001 nuits de Vincent G Films Zingaro TQS Annie et ses hommes II Sphère Media 2002 [...]

July 4, 2002 - The Independent Production Fund's Board of Directors awarded funding to one (1) French dramatic television series and five (5) Professional Development Projects at the meeting of June 9, 2002 in Banff, Alberta: SERIES PRODUCTION CO. BROADCASTER Harmonium Zone 3 TQS ORGANIZATION EVENT Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television 17th Annual Gemini Awards [...]

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 [...]

April 9, 2002 - The Independent Production Fund's Board of Directors awarded funding to 14 dramatic television series at the meeting of March 26, 2002: SERIES PRODUCTION CO. BROADCASTER ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERIES The 11th Hour Alliance-Atlantis Communications CTV 2030 CE II Minds Eye Pictures & Buffalo Gal Pictures YTV Blue Murder III Barna Alper Productions [...]

April 9, 2001 - The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the February round of applications: The following projects received equity financing: PROJECT COMPANY BROADCASTER The Ride Cambium Entertainment Showcase Tribu.com II Sovimed inc. Groupe TVA The Associates II Alliance-Atlantis Communications CTV Cauchemar d’Amour Match TV Groupe TVA Blue [...]

April 9, 2001 - The Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund announced its decisions for the February round of applications: The following projects received equity financing: PROJECT COMPANY BROADCASTER The Ride Cambium Entertainment Showcase Tribu.com II Sovimed inc. Groupe TVA The Associates II Alliance-Atlantis Communications CTV Cauchemar d’Amour Match TV Groupe TVA Blue [...]

February 2001 - The IPF is pleased to announce the recipients of the Videon Program funding. Eligible projects must be produced by Alberta or Manitoba-based production companies. All genres of production were eligible for either development loans or production financing. The Fund received $1.5M worth of submissions, with approximately $420,000 available to distribute amongst 30 [...]

For immediate release December 19, 2000 - The Board of Directors approved two changes to its operations and application eligibility in order to respond to industry funding requirements. (i) Due to the weighted demand for funding in the first quarter of the year, the IPF has combined its late summer and fall deadlines. Therefore, there [...]

December 14, 2000 - Two dramatic television series were awarded funding by the Board of Directors of the Independent Production Fund at its meeting of December 5, 2000: AD 2030, produced by Minds Eye Pictures will be broadcast by YTV launching in September 2001. Set in a future world populated by genetically superior people who [...]