Toronto and Montreal, June 26, 2025:
The Bell Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Slate Development Program. Following a record number of 152 applications from across Canada, 40 companies have been selected to receive support.
The Slate Development Program is a selective program that supports Canadian Production Companies in building and diversifying their project slates by offering financial support for the development of original intellectual property.
This year’s cohort represents a strong cross-section of Canada’s production community, with a wide range of voices and creative visions. Of note:
- 50% of supported companies are majority-owned by individuals who are Indigenous and/or are from Diverse Communities;
- 45% of supported companies are majority-owned by individuals who are Women and/or Gender-diverse;
- 5% of supported companies are majority-owned by individuals from Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs); and
- 55% of supported companies are regional and/or owned by emerging producers.
The selected slates span a broad mix of genres and formats, including drama, comedy, documentary, factual, reality and lifestyle genres and will include live-action and animated one-offs and series for adult and children/youth audiences.
This year’s funded companies are collaborating with an impressive range of industry partners:
- 19 different broadcasters or broadcasting groups;
- 11 Canadian and international distributors; and
- 6 Canadian and international platforms.
1.1. The following companies received funding: :
| Company Name | Province | Languages of Slate Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Blood Feud Inc. | ON | English |
| Antica Productions Inc. | ON | English |
| Blink49 Studios Inc. | ON | English |
| Cantina Media Inc. | ON | English |
| Cave 7 Productions Inc. | ON | English, Italian |
| Cream Productions Inc. | ON | English |
| Curiosity Films Inc. | ON | English, French |
| Cut & Paste Pictures Inc. | ON | English |
| Darius Films Inc. | ON | English, Tagalog |
| Dark Slope Inc. | ON | English, French |
| Downstream Documentary Productions Inc. | SK | English, Cree, Blackfoot, Māori |
| eff-ewe entertainment inc. | ON | English, Brazilian Portuguese |
| Fenix Film & Television Inc. | AB | English |
| Fiasco Global Media Inc. | MB | English |
| Fry'n Pan Productions Ltd. | BC | English, Indigenous, Inuktitut |
| Good Reputation Inc | ON | English, French, Greek |
| Little Mama Media inc. | ON | English, French |
| Madden & Mitchell Media Inc. | ON | English |
| Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc. | QC | English |
| New Metric Media Inc. | ON | English |
| Owning the Means Inc. | ON | English |
| Real People Real Stories Inc | BC | English, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, French |
| Reality Distortion Field Inc. | BC | English, Spanish |
| SandBay Entertainment Inc | ON | English |
| Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc. | ON | English |
| Visitor Media Inc. | ON | English, Spanish |
| Windy Isle Entertainment Inc. | ON | English |
| Zoot Pictures Inc. | MB | English, French |
| Nom de la société | Province | Langue(s) des projets en développement |
|---|---|---|
| 10e Ave Productions Inc. | QC | Français |
| Ça Tourne Productions Ltée | NB | Français, Irlandais, Anglais |
| Echo Media Inc. | QC | Français, Anglais |
| Encore Télévision inc. | QC | Français, Anglais |
| Groupe Fair-Play Inc. | QC | Français |
| Les Films Sanajik Inc. | QC | Français, Inuktitut, Anglais et diverses langues autochtones |
| Les Productions Avanti-Toast Inc. | QC | Français |
| Nikan Productions Inc. | QC | Français, Espagnol, Mi'kmaq, Yolŋu Matha, Ilnu |
| Les Productions N Inc. | QC | Français |
| Productions KOTV Inc. | QC | Français |
| UGO Multimédia Inc. | QC | Français, Anglais |
| URBANIA Média Inc. | QC | Français |
As part of ongoing program improvements, this year’s Slate Development Program introduces greater flexibility for recipients to adapt their slates throughout the development process, helping ensure alignment with evolving market demands and increasing the potential for projects to move into production.
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