Media Release August 13 2018
Rogers Documentary and
Cable Network Fund Board of Directors announces its latest funding
decisions from its Rogers Cable Network Fund application deadline June 20,
2018.
TORONTO, CANADA – August 13, 2018
Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund has confirmed equity
investments to 19 television projects
totaling $4,684,332.
| PROJECT | COMPANY | PRODUCER(S) | BROADCASTERS |
|
Saving the
Greatest Horse Ever Designed | Infield Fly Productions |
Dugald Maudsley Jonny Young Gillian Main Fiona White Janice Forsyth Marion Gruner | The Documentary Channel |
| Killjoys, Season V |
Killjoys IV Productions Limited |
Ivan Schneeberg David Fortier Michelle Lovretta Adam Barken Karen Troubetzkoy Stefan Pleszczynski | Space, SyFy (US) |
| Meat the Future | Meat the Future Inc. |
Gordon Henderson Janice Dawe Chris Hegedus Liz Marshall | Documentary Channel |
| You Are Here: A 9/12 Story | M.D.F. Productions Inc. |
Peter Gentile Bill House | The Movie Network |
| Pure, Season II | Two East Productions Inc. |
Peter Emerson Brett Burlock David MacLeod Michael Amo | Super Channel |
|
Wild Bear Rescue, Season 3 | Wild Bear 3 Productions Ltd. |
Gabriela
Schonbach Michael Chechik David Gullason Brad Quenville | Animal Planet |
|
Dr. Keri: Prairie
Vet, Season 2 | Big Lake Vet 2 Films Inc. |
Merit Jensen Carr Mary Margaret Frymire Alexa Rosentreter | Animal Planet |
| Drive |
Sunday Night Entertainment Inc. |
Scott Harper Nida Marji | The Documentary Channel |
|
Future History, Season 2 | Future History Season 2 Inc. |
Jennifer Podemski Kris Nahrgang Janice Dawe Kathy Avrich-Johnson Geoff Ewart | APTN |
| D-Day 75 | Yap Films Inc. |
Elliott Halpern Elizabeth Trojian Robin Bicknell | History Television |
|
Gordon Lightfoot:
If You Could Read My Mind | Insight Lightfoot Ltd. |
John Brunton John Murray Martha Kehoe Joan Tosoni |
CBC and
Documentary Channel |
| The Murders |
Murders
Productions (VAN) Inc. |
Jesse Prupas Damon Vignale Jessica Lucas Jaime Goehring | FX Canada |
| A Place of Tide and Time | 6842887 Canada Inc. | Jean-Simon Chartier |
The Documentary
Channel, CBC |
| Bad Blood, Season 2 |
Jelly Bean
Productions Inc. and 9371 9391 Quebec Inc. |
Mark Montefiore Josee Vallee Michael Konyves Paula Smith Alison Lea Bingerman Simon Barry Cameron MacLaren | FX Canada |
| A.I. God | Fathom Film Group Ltd. |
Ann Shin Hannah Donegan | TMN |
| Paranormal 911 | Bristow Global Media Inc. |
Julie Bristow Marlo Miazga Tara Elwood Ryan Dias | Blue Ant Media (T&E) |
| Tribal | Prairie Dog Film + Television |
Ron E. Scott Janet Hamley Carmen Bachez | APTN |
| Rex | Shaftesbury Development Inc. |
Christina
Jennings Scott Garvie July Lacey Paul Pope | FX Canada |
| The Fence | Tortuga Films Inc. |
Viveka Melki Adam Pajot Gendron | Documentary Channel |
| Agents of Influence | Eye Steel Film Inc. |
Mila Aung-Thwin Daniel Cross Bob Moore Neil Brandt Dan Jawitz | Animal Planet |
The Rogers Group of Funds offers support to Canadian independent producers with three different types of funding: Rogers Telefund offers loans to Canadian independent producers; Rogers Documentary Fund, Canada’s premier source of funding for documentary films and Rogers Cable Network Fund, an equity investor in Canadian programs with a first play on a Canadian cable channel. Three different types of financing. Three different funds. All from one source – Rogers.
Application deadline for the Rogers Cable Network Fund is Wednesday, October 3, 2018.
Guidelines and Application Forms for 2018 can be obtained at rogersgroupoffunds.com
For further information, please contact:
Robin C. Mirsky
Executive Director,
Rogers Group of Funds
RogersGroupofFunds@rci.rogers.com
416 935 2526
