MONTREAL – The Cogeco Fund has approved a three-year commitment to support the production of Canadian television drama series.
For the past 20 years, the Fund has financed the production of movies-of-the week, mini-series and pilots for drama series. This new commitment makes it the only private Fund in Canada to focus on drama production of all formats for all Canadian broadcasters.
“Evolving, adapting and responding to the needs of the industry, while also respecting the creative process and paying attention to the tastes of our audiences, represent a challenge that we proudly undertake year after year”, said the Fund’s chairman of the board, Yves Mayrand, in the announcement.
Deadlines for application to the production fund are March 1, May 1, July 1 and October 1, 2012.
The Cogeco program development fund has invested $32.8 million in the development and production of dramatic projects since 1992. It receives annual BDU contributions from Cogeco Cable which are used for its production program, and also has a $6 million endowment established by Cogeco Inc. which generates interest used for its development program.
