The Board of Directors of the Bell Fund has announced its decisions for the July 15, 2015 round of applications. Over $3.5M in grants has been approved for 27 of the 50 (English and French) applications received, as follows: The following English language projects received Production Grants under the Bell Fund’s Production Program: BROADCAST DIGITAL MEDIA Atomic Puppet Mercury […]
Updates
Bell Fund 2014 Annual Report
Highlights The Bell Fund has contributed over $151 Million in support of 1,599 cross-platform digital media and related television projects and professional development initiatives since its launch in 1997. The Bell Fund awarded over $17.5 Million in grants to 188 projects in 2014. In 2014, the Bell Fund undertook several international activities to support Canadian […]
May 2015 Funding Decisions
The Board of Directors of the Bell Fund has announced its decisions for the May 1, 2015 round of applications. The following English language projects received Production Grants under the Bell Fund’s Production Program: BROADCAST DIGITAL MEDIA The Adventures of Napkin Man Season 2 Breakthrough Entertainment Executive Producers: Sharon Summerling, Suzie Gallo, Brenda Nietupski, Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Michael McGuigan, […]
Bell Fund Celebrates the 2015 YMA Awards
Last night, the Youth Media Alliance presented their bi-annual English Language Awards of Excellence. Bell Fund supported projects received 10 nominations. Five of these projects went home as winners including: Adventures of Napkin Man (Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 3-5), Hi Opie! Interactive (Best Convergent Website), The Legend of Sarilla (Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 6-8),FANGBONE! (Best Television Program, Animation, Ages […]
Suzanne Gouin joins Bell Fund Board of Directors
Effective immediately, Suzanne Gouin has been appointed as the ninth member of the Bell Fund Board of Directors. Ms. Gouin has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TV5 Québec Canada since 2002. She previously held the position of Vice President of Business Publications at Transcontinental Media. She began her career in the News […]