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NSI Totally Television-developed Recovery gets development funding from Creative BC, Screen Ireland

Posted: 23 Nov 2018 12:33 PM PST

Creative BC and Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) have announced the recipients of their inaugural international co-production development fund.

NSI Totally Television-developed project Recovery from producer Katie Weekley (Goonworks Films) and writer Liam Brennan is one of five projects to receive development funding.

Through the newly formalized funding partnership, Creative BC and Screen Ireland are collaborating to support motion picture projects each with Canadian and Irish producers.

This fund is the first international co-development program of its kind in Western Canada, with each partner contributing $75,000 toward the total $150,000. Included in the program’s intent is a focus on increasing gender parity in leadership roles, and four of the five successful projects are led by female producers.

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NSI Totally Television, presented by the National Screen Institute in association with Bell Media, provides hands-on series development training for creative producer/writer teams serious about getting their television series concept made.

The program has produced 13 series that have gone into development: six have gone to air, one was piloted and another was produced as a feature film that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Most recently TV series project Wolfville, developed through NSI Totally Television in 2017-18 by writer Jon Mann and producer Rob Ramsay, was optioned by Take the Shot Productions, a St. John’s, Newfoundland-based production company.

NSI Totally Television is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Bell Media; Program Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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