IPF COGECO TV PRODUCTION PROGRAM 2024 FUNDING DECISIONS
June 12, 2024
(Toronto/Montréal) – The Independent Production Fund announces funding decisions for the Cogeco TV Production Program deadline on April 17, 2024.
The Independent Production Fund has approved production financing in the amount of over $2.4M for the following 11 companies and television series (7 English language projects and 4 French language projects). The Cogeco TV Production Program is supported by Cogeco and provides Canadian independent producers with financing for the production of dramatic television series and mini-series.
Cogeco TV Production Program 2024:
| Title | Company | Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|
| Allegiance – Season 2 | Lark Productions | CBC |
| Anticosti | Sphère Médias | Corus (Série Plus) |
| Bête noire – Season 3 | Encore Télévision | Corus (Série Plus) |
| Go Togo – Season 2 | Gazelle Automations | CBC |
| LIAM | Productions KOTV | Télé-Québec |
| Mont-Rouge – Season 2 | Connections Productions Productions Casablanca | SRC (ICI télé, ICI ARTV) |
| Murdoch Mysteries – Season 18 | Shaftesbury | CBC |
| Saint-Pierre | Hawco Productions | CBC |
| Seoul Palace | Banger Media | Bell Media (Crave) |
| Tiny and Tall – Season 2 | Little Engine Moving Pictures | TVO (Knowledge) |
| Tralala | Marble Media | CBC |
In 2018, Cogeco redirected its annual BDU contributions to the IPF and established the Cogeco TV Production Program under the IPF umbrella, to continue its support for television drama series. Since then 83 projects received $15M production funding.
Since its inception, the IPF has invested $92,936,514 in 1,185 projects: 123 Short Form Series Development projects, 178 Short Form Series Productions, 334 TV Productions, and over 550 Professional Development projects.
The IPF is incorporated as a charitable foundation with an endowment valued at approximately $40M. It uses the interest generated by the endowment and return on its project investments for its annual operations and project funding. The IPF Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the industry and makes all final funding decisions.