April 16, 2025 – The Independent Production Fund (IPF) Board of Directors have approved financing for 21 scripted short form series as part of its 2025 Short Form Series Development Program. These series are being developed primarily for digital platforms and channels, with 13 projects in English and 8 in French.

The Program supports the development of high-quality, original, Canadian scripted short-form episodic content. In addition to providing development funding, the IPF will offer consultation and advisory services to the producers of the selected projects.

A record-breaking 225 eligible applications were submitted from across 9 provinces and 2 territories, including 11 applications from Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs).

More than 40 analysts from across the country participated in evaluating the submissions, offering a wide range of perspectives. Evaluators assessed projects based on originality, authenticity, quality of written materials, the creative team’s experience, the expertise of the story editor and/or development executive, the proposed budget, and the overall potential for success.

The 21 selected projects span a wide range of genres, including children’s animation, comedy, drama, horror, mystery/thriller, science fiction, and fantasy, and represent a wide diversity of creators and producers.

Here are the recipients of the 2025 Short Form Series Development Program:

A Fistful of Garlic up the Patriarchy’s Vampire’s Ass Genre: Comedy Production Company: Endzone Films Ltd Producer: Carolyn Saunders Writers: Sean Stevenson, Carolyn Saunders Development Executive / Story Editor: Teresa M. Ho, Izzy Mant British Columbia

Baby Dealer Genre: Comedy, Mystery/Thriller Production Company: Baby Dealer Season 1 Inc. Producer: Leah Cameron Writer: Leah Cameron Development Executive / Story Editor: Davin Lengyel, Wendy Litner Ontario

Be Better Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Fennel Films Producer: Chelsea Innes Writer: Faly Mevamanana Development Executive / Story Editor: Jonathan Torrens, Katie McCulloch Nova Scotia

Be Kind, F*ck Off! Genre: Comedy, Mystery/Thriller, Horror Production Company: Malachi Ellis Productions Producers: Malachi Ellis, Goldbloom Micomonaco Writer: Onyeka Oduh Story Editor: Keavy Lynch Ontario

Dead Wife Club Genre: Comedy Production Company: Andie Makes Media Producer: Victoria Germain Writer: Amanda Bulman Story Editor: Sherry White Newfoundland and Labrador

Getting Glam at Gram’s Genre: Pre-School Animation Production Company: Eh-Okay Entertainment Producer: Sasha Duncan Writer: Daniel Fernandes Story Editor: Nicole Rivera British Columbia

Guénilles & Guédailles Genre: Comedy Production Company: Groupe Fair-Play Producer: Véronic Charron Writers: Douaa Kachache, Sinem Kara Story Editor: Suzie Bouchard Quebec

Harmony Gardens Genre: Comedy Production Company: The Best Part Producers: Brenda Rusnak, Macaulee Cassaday, Saffron Cassaday Writer: Macaulee Cassaday Development Executive / Story Editor: Dylan Collingwood, Matt Clarke Ontario

Les châteaux de sable Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Productions Bien Joué Producers: Gabriel Bergeron, Sébastien Iannuzzi, François Robidoux-Descary Writer: Erika Mathieu Story Editor: Geneviève Simard Quebec

Les rois de la main Genre: Comedy Production Company: URBANIA Média Producers: Annie Bourdeau, Micho Marquis-Rose Writer: Sonia Cordeau Story Editor: Jean-François Chagnon Quebec

Men on the Moon Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Production Company: Border2Border Entertainment Producer: Charlie Lubiniecki Writer: Raghed Charabaty Story Editor: Izad Etemadi Ontario

Montréal-Man Genre: Comedy Production Company: Encore Télévision Producers: Louis Bolduc, Jaime Tobon Writers: Michel Brouillette, Stéphanie Perreault Story Editor: Patrick Lowe Quebec

My Bully Mia Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Ticket Stubbs Productions Producers: Laura Stubbs, Shawn Ahmed Writer: Laura Stubbs Story Editor: Lisa Rose Snow Ontario

Otherhood Genre: Comedy Production Company: Bone Vault Producer: Heidi Lynch Writer: Heidi Lynch Story Editor: Karen Knox Ontario

Pénelope Partout Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Écho Média Productions 3 Producers: Sarah Chatelain, Emilie Beaulieu Writers: Daphnée Côté-Hallé, Pablo Escobar Tuduri Story Editor: André Gulluni Quebec

Professor Goose Genre: Pre-School Animation Production Company: Wildling Pictures Producers: Matt Code, Natalie Urquhart Writer: Jocelyn Geddie Story Editor: Trevor Bentley Ontario

Promis Juré Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Productions Tête en l’air Producers: Roxanne Geoffroy, Érika Gagné Writer: Érika Gagné Story Editor: Léa Franck Quebec

Sans transit Genre: Comedy, Drama Production Company: Amalga Créations Médias Producers: André Dupuy, Marie-Alexandra Forget, Justine Landreville Writers: Stephie Mazunya, Yza Nouiga Story Editor: Carmine Pierre-Dufour Quebec

Six petits coeurs brisés Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror Production Company: Martine aimait les films Producers: Camille Mongeau, Emile Lavoie Writers: Camille Mongeau, Emile Lavoie Story Editor: Annie St-Pierre Quebec

The Integrity of Margaret Genre: Comedy, Mystery/Thriller Production Company: One Ten Productions Producer: Jade Blair Writer: Erica Genereux Smith Development Executive / Story Editor: Davin Lengyel, Kayla Lorette Ontario

Voice Of The Dead Genre: Horror Production Company: Cotton Bush Productions Producers: Kathy-Ann Thomas, Patricia Gomez Zlatar Writers: Kathy-Ann Thomas, Patricia Gomez Zlatar Story Editor: Philip Kalin-Hajdu Quebec