Netflix is renewing its financial support for the National School of Humor for the year just begun. The support has existed since 2018 and has enabled the development of 18 fictional comedy projects destined for television or cinema.
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One of these projects, the Éc(rire) series, is broadcast on the Noovo website and on La Fabrique culturelle.
It brings together 18 interviews with Quebec screenwriters who discuss their expertise and the challenges of writing humor.
We find Isabelle Langlois, Marc Brunet, Florence Longpré, Ricardo Trogi, Louis Morissette, Patrick Huard, François Avard, Kim Lizotte, Guy A. Lepage and Claude Meunier, among others.
This series is the only one of the 18 funded projects to have been completed since the beginning of this partnership. The other projects are currently in development. This agreement also awards scholarships to students studying screenwriting for a TV comedy show at the École Nationale de l’Humour.
“The extension of this partnership is excellent news for aspiring comedians who will capitalize on opportunities to shine. Our desire remains the same: to support the training and development of new French-speaking talent here,” said Stéphane Cardin, Netflix’s director of public policy, in a press release.
5e Call for projects
For Louise Richer, executive director and founder of the École national de l’humour, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, this new agreement will allow the mission to continue and expand, reflecting the evolution of professional practice and supporting the power and escape aspiring creator.
“The National School of Humor remains a unique incubator dedicated to nurturing the boldness and originality that are driving the renewal of the artistic discipline of humor. Thank you Netflix for allowing us to open new avenues of support and development,” she said.
This extension brings today the launch of the 5th call for projects of the ÉNH Netflix fund. This fund will allow a maximum of five projects to receive financial support of US$35,000 each. Application details are available online at the National School of Humor website.
The developed projects can then be submitted to any broadcaster selected by the producer.