Independent Film Channel (Canada)
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| Independent Film Channel (IFC) | |
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| Type | Digital cable specialty channel |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Availability | National |
| Slogan | Where All The Cool Movies Go |
| Owner | Showcase Television Inc. (Alliance Atlantis) |
| Launch date | August 15, 2001 |
| Website | ifctv.ca |
IFC is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel which features dramatic and comedic films, documentaries, and television series about the film making process and the world of film-makers. The channel is owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications, with the IFC name licensed from the American Independent Film Channel which is owned by Rainbow Media. Licensed as The Independent Film Channel Canada on November 24, 2000 by the CRTC, the channel launched as Independent Film Channel on August 15, 2001.
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[edit] Programming
Like its US namesake, the channel originally focussed almost exclusively on smaller independent films. However, it has more recently broadened its programming to include more mainstream films from large production studios. It has also started to de-emphasize the use the full Independent Film Channel name, instead using the IFC acronym, possibly due to the shrinking number of independent films in its programming line-up.
Many of the movies and programs aired on IFC are also shown on other Alliance Atlantis owned channels, most notably Showcase and its digital spinoffs Showcase Action and Showcase Diva.
[edit] Noted Series
- 30 Days
- 90 Days in Hollywood
- Film School
- The Henry Rollins Show
- IndieNation
- KinK
- Masterminds
- Real to Reel
- Porno Valley
- The Wrong Coast
- Webdreams
[edit] See also
- Independent Film Channel (U.S.)
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