IPF backs 15 new web series, 19 professional development projects in 2017

TORONTO and MONTREAL - The Independent Production Fund (IPF) invested $1.95 million in 15 new English and French-language web series in 2017.After receiving 173 applications for funding last year, the IPF said in its 2017 Annual Report that it selected 10 projects in English and 5 in French. It also supported 19 Professional Development projects last year.“With a lot of imagination, risk-taking innovation and a little money, the IPF had a vision of the future, where content is created for any platform, where great content attracts great audiences”, reads the message from president Charles Ohayon in the report. “The IPF inspired...