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The following private sector incentives are available for producers of Canadian feature films. The Harold Greenberg Fund (http://www.astral.com/en/Fund/default.aspx) This fund is the country’s largest private financing agency for English- and French-language film and television projects. Its program areas are script development; script development-story optioning phase; family films; and equity investments. For comments about submitting to this fund see our Reel Story, Articulate Your Vision for Funders Rogers Telefund (http://www.rogers.com/english/aboutrogers/communitysupport/rogers_telefund.html) This is a revolving fund of more than $23 million, used primarily to provide interim financing against secured commitments to eligible, independent Canadian producers of film and television projects. For more information, go to the Community Support page of the Rogers website. Cogeco Program Development Fund (www.ipf.ca) The fund supports new Canadian drama by Canadian writers, to be produced by independent Canadian producers (preferably in both English and French). It provides $2 million-worth in each year, through three programs: the Development Program (loans), the Production Program (equity investments), and the Theatrical Feature Film Development Program (corporate loans). Corus Entertainment Funds (http://www.corusent.com/corporate/funds_initiatives/) There are five funds in the group, totalling nearly $25 million. Two of them, the Family Feature Film Fund ($5 million) and the Made with Pay Development Fund ($1 million), provide assistance for feature films. For comments about this fund please see our Reel Story, Producer’s Passion is Key to Broadcast Deals . |
