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Ipf Report 2008 Connor Undercover , Connor Undercover I Inc. Degrassi: The Next Generation, Cycle 8 , Epitome Pictures Inc. The Guard, Season II , Air Sea Productions II (BC) Inc. I N D E P E The Line, Season II , Richmond Street Films II Inc. N D E N T P R O D Murdoch Mysteries, Season II , Shaftesbury Murdoch II Inc. U A C N T N I O U A N L R F E U P O N R D T Table of Contents Board of Directors................................................................................................3 Administration and Overview...............................................................................4 Message from the President...................................................................................5 Statistics...............................................................................................................6 Series.......................................................................................................8 Professional Development and Training..............................................................12 Canwest Alberta Fund........................................................................................13 Independent Production Fund | ANNUAL REPORT 2008 2 Board of Directors 1234567 1. Charles Ohayon - President 2. Roman Melnyk - Vice Weekend Club and was previ - 6. Denise Robert 7. Robert Roy Charles Ohayon has worked in President ously the CEO of the Ontario Denise Robert, president of Robert Roy is a consultant to television, advertising and film Roman Melnyk is a lawyer and Film Development Corpor- Cinémaginaire inc., is an the television Industry. He was since 1979. He produced former television executive. ation. Academy award-winning pro - a member of the Board of commercials at Films 24 and Among other positions, he was ducer. She has produced some Directors and Selection feature films and TV series at formerly Vice President, 4. Heather McGillivray of Canada's most successful Committee of the Cogeco Cléo 24 where he was Business Affairs at CTV and Heather McGillivray is a films such as Maurice Richard Program Development Fund President. From 1994 to 1998 Network Program Director and lawyer with experience in dis - and The Barbarian Invasions, from 1993 to 2006. He has he was the Director General of Executive Director of Media tribution and production as which won an Oscar for Best occupied many different exec - Programming (Television) for Operations at the CBC. co-owner of Ironstar Commun- Foreign Language Film as well utive positions for a variety of the Société Radio-Canada. He ications. She also has experi - as over 37 awards around the film and television organiza - was a member of the Board of 3. Paul Gratton ence in broadcasting as a for - world. She has been awarded tions and associations in Directors of the APFTQ and Paul Gratton currently serves mer Vice President, Programm- numerous distinctions includ - Canada and internationally. the CTF as well as the as Chair of the Canadian ing for Family Channel. ing "Chevalier” (France) of the He has been a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema Television Fund. Formerly the Order of Arts and Literature by Board of Directors of the IPF and Television. In 2005, he Vice-President of Entertain- 5. Peter Mortimer the French Minister of Culture since its inception in 1991 and took a one year mandate as ment specialty channels for Peter Mortimer, President of and is a member of the was Vice-President for many General Manager to reorgan - CHUM television. He current - AVA Communications, is a Academy of Motion Picture years. ize the operations of l’Institut ly sits on the Board of the writer/producer and interna - Arts and Sciences (USA) and national de l’image et du son. Academy of Canadian Cinema tional communications policy the BAFTA (UK). He is President of the board of and Television, having served consultant. He sits on the directors of the Academy of four years as the organization's Board of Directors of the Canadian Cinema and Chair. Paul has done five tours Cogeco Program Development Television- Quebec section. of duty on the Board of the Fund as well as the Cogeco Canadian Television Fund, sits Selection Committee. on the Board of the First 3 Independent Production Fund | ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Administration and Overview What is it? Production financing for dramatic television series and grants for professional development programs. Who is it for? Andra Sheffer Claire Dion Charles Zamaria Canadian independent producers with a private Canadian Executive Director Associate Director Financial Director broadcaster first-window licence commitment. What do you get? Toronto Office Montréal Office Production financing for dramatic television series and Carly McGowan Joanne Duguay grants for professional development programs. Project Coordinator Coordinator Lisa Baylin Huguette Giroux Program Manager Executive Assistant How do you get it? Independent Production Fund Le fonds indépendant de production 2 Carlton St., Suite 1709, 4200, boul. St-Laurent, bureau 503, Application deadlines are March 15, May 1, and October 15 Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3 Montréal (Québec) H2W 2R2 each year. The Board of Directors evaluates all eligible Tel: (416) 977-8966 Tél. : (514) 845-4334 applications based on quality, creativity, business plans and Fax: (416) 977-0694 Télécopie : (514) 845-5498 financial viability. E-mail: [email protected] Cour. élec. : [email protected] www.ipf.ca www.ipf.ca Independent Production Fund | ANNUAL REPORT 2008 4 Message from the President that has been invested in 223 dramatic series, pilots for series and professional development projects. In 2008, the IPF invested $1.6 M in 11 series. An additional $125,000 was granted to support ongoing industry trade organizations and their training and events such as those organized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s, the Alliance for Children and Television, INIS and the Canadian Film Centre, to name a few. The IPF’s other role providing administrative services for other inde - pendent Funds continues, with the management of the Cogeco Program Development Fund, the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, the new Canwest Alberta Fund, and the legacy of the CFCN Production Fund. We also appreciate the annual contributions of Mountain Cablevision that provides funding for at least one IPF- It was with a big sigh of relief that we finally saw the end of 2008. funded series each year. The fluctuations in the financial markets and the global economic crisis gave us all a lot to worry about. With politicians, governments My thanks goes to my colleagues on the Board of Directors who and economists running to the rescue, there is hope on the hori - remain concerned and committed in these uncertain times. zon. But, hope must be tempered with caution and prudence so A special note of appreciation also goes to former Board member that our industry can continue to benefit in the long-term from the Paul Gratton who resigned his position during 2008 in order to take many support programs that exist. on the even greater challenges of the Chairmanship of the Canadian Television Fund. We welcome a very knowledgeable The Independent Production Fund was not exempt from the mar - and experienced new Board member in 2009, Steve Ord. Thanks ket fluctuations in 2008 and it saw the value of its endowment also to our dynamic teams in both the Toronto and Montreal offices. decrease significantly, particularly in the latter half of the year. Therefore the endowment will certainly generate less revenue for I wish you all the best in the year ahead. It’s the time to prove just project funding in the coming year. We have advised producers how creative, inventive and collaborative you can be. that there will be tight times ahead, and we are very hopeful there will only be a short-term impact on the Fund’s activities. However, it is not all bleak news. The Independent Production Charles Ohayon Fund has managed to maintain and grow its endowment over the President past 17 years while at the same time generating $50 M in revenue 5 Independent Production Fund | ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Statistics INVESTMENTS IN THE CANADIAN TELEVISION INDUSTRY INVESTMENT ($) NUMBER OF PROJECTS Category 2008 1991-2008 2008 1991-2008 Series 1,600,000 45,061,655 (1) 11 240 (2) Professional Development 138,000 3,710,625 11 289 FIRST WI NDOW BROADCASTER TOTAL 1,738,000 48,772,280 22 529 OF IPF FU NDED SERIES (1991-20 08) (1) Includes $647,678 in funding for Pilots 1991-1998 (2) Includes 17 pilots funded 1991-1998 Broadcas ter Number of projects APTN 8 SERIES INVESTMENTS BY LANGUAGE CFCF 5 INVESTMENT ($) NUMBER OF PROJECTS CHUM 2 Language 2008 1991-2008 2008 1991-2008 CTV 36 English 1,000,000 28,393,226 7 139 Family 15 French 600,000 16,020,751 4 84 TOTAL 1,600,000 44,413,977 11 223 Global 24 Groupe TVA 45 FAMILY/YOUTH DRAMA VS. PRIMETIME DRAMA Séries+ 1 Showcase 2 SERIES 2008 TOTAL: $1,600,000 SERIES 1991-2008 TOTAL: $44,413,977 Teletoon 3 TMN 7 FAMILY/ FAMILY/ TQS 8 YOUTH YOUTH Investment: Investment: Treehouse 2 $550,000 $17,101,153 PRIMETIME PRIMETIME VRAK.TV 26 Investment: Hours: 29 Investment: Hours: 860.5 WIC/ITV 4 $1,050,000 Projets: 5 $27,312,824 Projects: 92 YTV 55 Hours: 58 Hours: 1,198 Projects: 6 Projects: 111 Independent Production Fund | ANNUAL REPORT 2008 6 Statistics Cont’d INVESTMENT S BY REGION (SERIES) Investment: $1,600,000 2008 Number of projects: 11 Investment: $44,413,977 1991-2008 Number of projects: 223 British Columbia Prairies Ontario Quebec Maritimes $200,000 $100,000 $700,000 $600,000 $0 Series: 1 Series: 1 Series: 5 Series:
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