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

Johannie Deschambault
Mouvement Deluxe
QC

In addition, two producer/creators will receive a complimentary registration to attend the event June 10-13, 2018:

Lauren MacKinlay
Earthling House Huntress
ON

Natalie Novak
Easy V
ON

 

Eligible applicants were Canadian English or French-language producer/creators of scripted digital dramatic content, with previous web drama series experience and a new scripted short digital series in development. Applications that included specific goals to accomplish while attending Banff were reviewed by a selection committee.

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 has also sponsored over 400 professional development activities and events with over $5M, including the Banff World Media Festival.

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.  In addition, the IPF administers the Cogeco Television Production Program on behalf of Cogeco Communications with approximately $2M annually for television drama series.  The IPF Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the industry and makes all final funding decisions.