MONTRÉAL, June 19,
2024 /CNW/ - The Quebecor Fund Board of
Directors today announced the list of Canadian production companies
that will receive financial support in the 48th round of the Fund's
Television Production Assistance Program, for which
submissions closed on April 2, 2024.
In this round, the Fund will disburse a total of more than
$2.1 million.
Under the Support for the Creation of Intellectual
Property component, $775,000 has
been granted to four projects from Untamed Productions
4 Inc., PVP Média inc., Terre Innue inc. and Happy
Camper Média inc. The broadcasters investing in the
development of these projects are TVA Group, Société
Radio‑Canada and APTN. Under the Support for the Production of
Intellectual Property for International Markets component,
launched in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Quebecor
Fund is contributing $1,325,160 in
this round and the CMF $523,640 for a
total of $1,848,800. Quebecor Fund's
investment will be divided among seven fiction series and one
documentary series produced by PaNik Fiction inc., Sphère
Média inc., Productions Pixcom inc., Aetios
Productions inc., Productions KOTV inc., Amalga Créations
Médias inc. and Terre Innue inc. The selected productions
will air in Canada on Bell Media,
Corus, TVA Group, Télé‑Québec, APTN and Société
Radio‑Canada. The CMF's investment will be divided among seven
of these productions.
Since its inception in 1999, Quebecor Fund's Television
Production Assistance Program has supported a total of 389
projects involving 98 production companies, 49 Canadian
broadcasters and 59 foreign broadcasters with grants totalling more
than $105 million across all of its components. Of the funding
granted under Quebecor Fund's three components since spring 2017,
19% has gone to documentaries, 19% to programs for children/youth,
16% to variety/performing arts, and 46% to drama.
Counting this round of the Support for the Creation of
Intellectual Property component, launched in March 2017,
Quebecor Fund has provided repayable grants totalling more than
$13.5 million to support
creation projects in all genres that have received a financial
commitment from a recognized French‑language broadcasting
programming undertaking (BPU).
Counting this round of the Support for the Production of
Intellectual Property for International Markets component,
launched in April 2019 in partnership with the Canada Media
Fund (CMF), Quebecor Fund has provided repayable grants of more
than $14.1 million and the CMF
more than $5.9 million, for a
total of more than $20 million. The money enables Québec
producers to add value to French‑language fiction and
documentaries, and to penetrate international markets.
PRODUCTION PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE TELEVISION PRODUCTION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS COMPONENT:
FICTION SERIES
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
- PaNik Fiction inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: Bell Media
- Partnership with the CMF
Adapted from the Bon Cop, Bad Cop films, this series
follows the adventures of Martin
Ward (Colm Feore) and
David Bouchard (Patrick Huard) as they reunite for an
investigation involving an Indigenous community. They team up with
a new generation of cops who are as unorthodox as they are.
Anticosti
- Sphère Média inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: Corus
- Partnership with the CMF
A woman is found dead at the foot of a cliff on Anticosti
Island. The police declare it a suicide. But the islanders don't
buy it. The dead woman's childhood friend Justine teams up with
Michael, the island's gamekeeper, to solve the case.
Le dernier des monstres
- Pixcom Productions inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: TVA Group
- Partnership with the CMF
Thomas, a 33‑year‑old theologian and paragon of kindness, finds
himself at the centre of a police investigation into a series of
murders involving a religious sect seeking media attention.
L'appel
- Aetios Productions inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: TVA Group
- Partnership with the CMF
The series L'Appel tells the story of the arrest and
conviction of Maurice Boucher,
leader of the Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels.
LIAM
- Productions KOTV inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: Télé‑Québec
- Partnership with the CMF
LIAM looks like a 16‑year‑old boy but he is actually a humanoid
created in a secret AI lab. Against all expectations, he starts
developing a will of his own and feeling emotions. One of his
creators, Dr. Wood, must reformat him. Otherwise, Liam will refuse
to carry out the mission for which he was designed: the enslavement
of humankind. A small band of teenagers join together to protect
LIAM and foil Dr Wood's plans.
La reconstruction d'Anna Brodeur
- Sphère Média inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: Bell Media
- Partnership with the CMF
After 10 years of self‑imposed exile in Paris, extraordinary circumstances bring
Anna Brodeur back to Québec. Her
return will send shockwaves through her community.
Sorcières – Season 2
- Amalga Créations Médias inc.
- Canadian broadcaster: TVA Group
The past resurfaces for Joe, Agnes and Beth. The arrival of a
person connected with the commune will disrupt the lives of the
three sisters. The story behind the baby found at the falls will be
revealed, with serious consequences for some of the characters.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Voyager le nord
- Terre Innue inc.
- Canadian broadcasters: APTN /
Société Radio‑Canada
- Partnership with the CMF
Voyager le Nord is an adventure documentary series
directed by Kim O'Bomsawin that
shows how Indigenous people in the Far North are reclaiming the
land by traveling through Arctic landscapes by a thousand and one
means—from the traditional to the ultra‑modern.
Quebecor Fund
Quebecor Fund was established through Videotron Ltd., a
Quebecor Media Inc. company, which provides more than
$5 million annually in broadcasting distribution undertaking
(BDU) contributions to Canada's
film and television industry.
It is a non‑profit private fund that supports the development,
production, marketing and export of high‑quality content and its
exploitation on multiple platforms. To date, Quebecor Fund's
programs have paid out a total of nearly $137.4 million.
The Board of Directors is responsible for all decisions
pertaining to the Fund, including its priorities, and is entirely
and exclusively responsible for its funding decisions. The
deadline for submissions for the next round of the Television
Production Assistance Program will be Tuesday, October 1,
2024, unless a special notice stating otherwise is posted on the
website. All applications for all program must be submitted
electronically. For more information, please visit
www.quebecorfund.ca.
About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, develops, finances, and
promotes the production of Canadian content and applications for
all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF guides Canadian content
towards a competitive global environment by fostering industry
innovation, rewarding success, enabling a diversity of voices, and
promoting access to content through public and private sector
partnerships. It receives financial contributions from the
Government of Canada and
Canada's cable, satellite, and
IPTV distributors. For more information, please visit our
website.
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