The Cogeco TV Production Program provides Canadian independent producers with financing for the production of dramatic television series and mini-series. The program formerly operated as a separate Fund – the Cogeco Program Development Fund, with an independent Board of Directors, but was administered by the IPF. In 2018, Cogeco Communications redirected its annual BDU contributions of approximately $2M directly to the IPF (plus the recoupment from series in which the Cogeco Fund had previously invested), and established the Cogeco TV Production Program under the IPF umbrella, in order to continue its support for television drama series. In this second year of this IPF Program, sixteen drama series for fifteen Canadian broadcasters received equity investments of $2,505,000.

Amélie et compagnie! Season 4

  • 17 x 25 min
  • Production Co.: Carte Blanche Films inc.
  • Producer:  Tracy Legault
  • Writers: Annik Alder, Martin Doyon, Annie Langlois, Sarah Lalonde, Gabriel D. Farmer
  • Directors: Nathalie Toriel, Dominique Cardona
  • Platform/Broadcaster:  TFO
  • Location of Principal Photography: Sudbury (Ontario)
  • Location of Prod. Co.:  Ottawa (Ontario)

Amélie is growing up and is now a tween, surrounded by the younger kids. When they witness ill treatment of their animal friends, the group mobilizes to come to their defence. Thanks to her ability to communicate with animals, Amélie designs a protection plan that has surprising repercussions.

C’est comme ça que je t’aime

  • 10 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Productions Casablanca inc.
  • Producers: Joanne Forgues, Catherine Faucher
  • Writer: François Létourneau
  • Director: Jean-François Rivard
  • Platform/Broadcaster: SRC
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Montréal and surroundings (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

The unbelieveable journey of two couples in crisis who resort to crime to spice up their love lives, amassing 20 victims between 1974 to 1976. How is it possible that these classic, docile, middle class couples, without any criminal history, come to terrorize an entire region? This is what happens to two couples when hopes of love, friendship and family life are crushed.

Faits divers, Season 3

  • 6 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Les Productions Sovimage inc.
  • Producer: Sophie Deschênes
  • Writer: Joanne Arseneau
  • Director: Stéphane Lapointe
  • Platform/Broadcaster: SRC
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Montréal, North Shore and South Shore (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

In season 3, three worlds intersect: the motorcycle cops of Mascouche, sex extortion and a group of UFO-ologists. Constance and her team are called to a crime scene near a turkey farm. Some believe that a has-been singer from a popular music group, had something to do with the murder. Others believe that Benoit Charron, participating at a UFO conference, was kidnapped by extra-terrestrials. This looks like a tough case for our police of Mascouche.

L’académie, Season 3

  • 10 x 30 mins
  • Production Co.: Les Productions Passez Go III inc.
  • Producers: Félix Tétreault, Marie-Claude Blouin, Vicky Bounadère
  • Writers: Sarah-Maude Beauchesne Geneviève Simard Jean-Philippe Baril-Guérard
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Directors: Sandra Coppola, Marie-Claude Blouin
  • Platform/Broadcaster: TVA
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Oka and Montréal (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

The story of five inseparable girlfriends at the start of their final year of high school who make a pact : no more boys until the end of the year, to protect themselves from broken hearts. Their plan is turned upside down when 10 new male students begin at the Academy. With butterflies in their stomachs and secret rendez-vous, their will-power is put to the test! We witness their search for happiness and the unwavering solidarity that unites these friends who face the obstacles together, never abandonning their dreams.

Le 422

  • 13 x 23 mins
  • Production Co.: Blachfilms inc.
  • Producers: Vincent Lafortune, Benoit Lach
  • Writers: Benoit Lach, Vincent Lafortune
  • Director: Benoit Lach
  • Platform/Broadcaster: Télé-Québec
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Montréal and surroundings (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

Three teens look for something to amuse themselves. In a deserted suburban bungalow they discover a secret passage and a padlocked mysterious door that they manage to open. On the other side, a black hole, “the eighth dimension”. Their dangerous adventure begins. Lou and his friends explore a parallel and mysterious dimension, hoping to discover a valuable treasure.

Les Mutants

  • 50 x 24 mins
  • Production Co.: Téléfiction Productions Inc.
  • Producers: Lucie Veillet, Martine Quinty, Annie Blais
  • Writers: Annie Langlois, Marie-Frédérique Laberge-Millot, Pascal Chevarie, Marie-Philippe Châtillon, Martin Doyon, Raphaël Codebecq, Louis-Charles Sylvestre
  • Directors: François Bégin, Yann Tanguay, Stéphane Lapointe, Eza Paventi, Pierre Théoret
  • Platform/Broadcaster: Télé-Québec
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Montréal and surroundings (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

The story of a strange friendship between three young humans and a family of mutants (humans with animal-like growths and deformities)/ Together, our three heroes try to discover the mystery behind the transformation of this normal family into mutants… and hope to find a way to return them to their normal appearance. This mission tests their abilities and forces them to confront their biggest fears.

Les Pays d’en haut, Season 5

  • 6 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Productions LBH inc.
  • Producers: François Rozon, Sophie Deschênes
  • Writer: Gilles Desjardins
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Director: Yan England
  • Platform/Broadcasters: SRC, ARTV, AMI-TV
  • Locations of Principal Photography: Montréal and Rawdon (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

In the 5th season of this historical drama, Donalda and Séraphin return to their much loved village in the Laurentians to bury Père Laloge. A smallpox epidemic breaks out in Sainte-Adèle and the town is quarantined. The new priest is the opposite of his predecessor, extolling the virtue of sobriety and determined to close the hotel, to the despair of Oscar and Délima! Divided, the inhabitants of Sainte-Adèle must find a solution to eradicate the menace hovering over the town.

Max et Livia, Season 3

  • 10 x 30 mins
  • Production Co.: Productions Pixcom inc.
  • Producer: Martin Roy
  • Writers: Pierre-Louis Sanschagrin, Julien Tapp, Mathilde Dumont, Martine Pagé, Marie-Hélène Lapierre
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Director: Martin Roy
  • Platform/Broadcaster: Vrak (Bell Media)
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montréal (Québec)
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal (Québec)

Even if Livia cannot get used to her father’s new girlfriend, together they find a way to move forward. Luckily, Max and Livia have a father-daughter relationship full of love and humour and they can count on Dom who never hesitates to do whatever it takes to support his friends.