IPF Web Drama Series 2018 Phase 1 Results
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 apply for funding for second or subsequent seasons.
The IPF received 170 proposals for web series funding from across Canada, in English and in French. Applications included 2-minute proof-of-concept trailers, creative material and audience engagement strategies. Development opportunities for new talent and mentorship by experienced creative and business web series professionals were evaluation factors. All of these criteria were reviewed, scored and discussed by the Pre-Selection Committee members, who are industry professionals and advanced media students.
Producers of the selected shortlisted projects are now invited to submit complete Production Applications by May 1, 2018. An international Jury will evaluate these proposals and the Board of Directors of the IPF will make final funding decisions in June.
“The 2018 “IPF Trailer Season” as dubbed by the industry, has exposed online viewers to great Canadian talents and teased them with terrific stories that have been watched, liked and shared by hundreds of thousands of fans during the past month. “Our Canadian production community is certainly not lacking in imagination and diversity” noted Andra Sheffer, CEO of the IPF. “ The efforts that have gone into creating the content and engaging audiences will ideally provide invaluable feedback to all those who have participated in this process”.
List of short-listed projects:
| Alpaca Vs Llama Children's Animation ON Alibi Entertainment Elize Morgan, Alan Resnick | |
| Avocado Toast Comedy ON PHproductions Brittany Johnson, Heidi Lynch, Perrie Voss | |
| Bit Playas Comedy ON LaRue Entertainment Ltd. Andrew Ferguson, Matt King, Tyler Metcalf, Kris Siddiqi, Nigel Downer | |
| Bricks Without Clay Comedy ON Robbie David Productions Inc. Robbie David, Brad Dworkin | |
| The Communist's Daughter Comedy QC Natalie Novak Films Natalie Novak, Leah Cameron | |
| Detention Adventure Children's Live Action ON Broken Compass Films Inc. Ryan West, Joe Kicak | |
| Et puis, Amélie est partie Comedy QC SPORT Johannie Deschambault, Fanny Forest | |
| First Person Comedy, Drama ON Carousel Pictures Tyler Levine, Patrice Theroux | |
| For the Record Comedy, Drama ON Old Soul Productions Julian De Zotti | |
| Germain s'éteint Comedy/Drama QC Les Productions la Récré Linda Surprenant, Daniel Abraham, Pierre-Alexandre Girard, Julien Hurteau | |
| Held Drama, Mystery/Thriller ON Marble Media Inc Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy, Suzan Mazur | |
| Hospital Show Comedy BC Bullrush Pictures Inc. Lauren Stope, Brad Van Arragon, Adam Greydon Reid | |
| Kuujjuaq 96 Drama QC Altar Creative Marie-Eve Lavoie, Jesse Malcolm Sweet | |
| La Maison des folles Comedy, Drama QC Les productions St Laurent TV Sophie Samson, Rafael Perez, Lou Bélanger | |
| Le Killing Comedy QC la corp Guillaume Arsenault, Julien T. Chartier, Mathieu Cauchon, Marc-Olivier Chicoine | |
| Les Fleuristes Comedy/Drama QC UGO Multimédia Patrick Bilodeau, | |
| Life XP Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction BC EBNERDS Multi Media Entertainment Cassandra Ebner, Trevor Addie, Irma Leong, Jason Fischer, Kimanni Ray Smith | |
| Ming’s Dynasty Comedy, Musical ON Touchpoint Films Chantel Kemp, Stephanie Hooker, Calwyn Shurgold, Antony Hall | |
| The Motorcycle Project (Working Title) Drama ON Shaftesbury Films Inc Jay Bennett, Elise Bauman | |
| OFF Children’s Live Action QC Blachfilms Vincent Lafortune, Benoît Lach | |
| On the Blockchain Comedy ON Wildling Pictures Matt Code, Adam Goldhammer | |
| Revenu Drama, Mystery/Thriller QC Babel Films Philippe-A. Allard, Marco Frascarelli, Eric Piccoli, Félix Rose | |
| Seconde Main Comedy, Drama, Fantasy QC Amalga Joannie Langevin, André Dupuy, Marie-Alexandra Forget | |
| Short Term Sentence Comedy, Drama ON Asymetric Evan Landry | |
| Swings Comedy ON Waterford Valley Pictures Inc Lora Campbell, Christian Smith, Kevin Vidal, Kristy LaPointe | |
| Teodore pas de H Comedy QC Zone3 Frédérique Traversy, Brigitte Lemonde André Larin |
List of previously funded projects eligible to apply for a subsequent season:
| The Amazing Gayl Pile (Season 5) Comedy ON LaRue Productions Inc. Morgan Waters, Brooks Gray, Matt King, Andrew Ferguson | |
| How to Buy a Baby (Season 2) Comedy ON LoCo Motion Pictures Inc. Tanya Hoshi, Priscilla Galvez, Wendy Litner | |
| Running With Violet (Season 2) Comedy/Drama ON She Said Films Inc Rebecca Davey & Marie-Claire Marcotter | |
| Save Me (Season 2) Comedy/Drama ON iThentic Canada Inc. Lisa Baylin |
The Independent Production Fund thanks all of the evaluators for undertaking this selection challenge and sharing their insights and viewing experiences.
The IPF invests approximately $1.8 M in the production of 12 – 15 web series each year. These series represent all demographics and genres, including action, animation, thriller, comedy and science fiction. The web series previously funded can be accessed at www.ipf.ca/webseries.
The IPF has invested $12.8 M in the production of 114 scripted web drama series in the past 7 years as well as $47 M in the production of television drama from 1991-2010. It is incorporated as a charitable foundation with an endowment valued at $36 M. It uses the interest generated by the endowment and return on its project investments for its annual operations and project funding. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the industry and undertakes all final funding decisions.
For further information:
|
Andra Sheffer 416 977 8966 |
Claire Dion
514 845 4334 |