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Independent Filmmakers Cooperative of Ottawa

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Co-operative that supports independent filmmakers in Ottawa founded in 19921

Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO) is a Co-operative that supports independent filmmakers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by providing low-cost equipment rentals, workshops, grants, and promotions. Membership fees are $80 ($25 for students) and full membership privileges are granted to members who donate at least 20 volunteer hours in service to the co-operative.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO) is a Co-operative that supports independent filmmakers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by providing low-cost equipment rentals, workshops, grants, and promotions. Membership fees are $80 ($25 for students) and full membership privileges are granted to members who donate at least 20 volunteer hours in service to the co-operative.2

How it started

History

IFCO was created in the summer of 1991. It began as a result of the vision of a small, enthusiastic group of up-and-coming filmmakers. This vision was to create an organization which provided filmmakers in the Ottawa area with the facilities, training and funds required to make independent Super 8mm, 16mm and/or 35mm films. IFCO remains, to this day, the only organization which provides this service in Ottawa.

IFCO initially consisted of five founding members (Monica Szentesky, Scott Galley, Wayne Meade, David Chow and Glen Cross) and several volunteers who helped initiate and develop the programs and services that IFCO offered to the region. IFCO was incorporated as a non-profit co-operative corporation in January 1992, and in June 1992 received office space in the Arts Court Building, located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. In June 2009 IFCO became a registered charity.

From Wikipedia’s article on Independent Filmmakers Cooperative of Ottawa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

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