Independent Film Channel (Canada)

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Independent Film Channel (IFC)
Launched August 15, 2001
Owned by Showcase Television Inc. (Alliance Atlantis)
Slogan Where All The Cool Movies Go
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Flag of Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Website ifctv.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 330
Star Choice Channel 614
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings

IFC (also known as the Independent Film Channel) is a Canadian English language category 1 digital cable specialty channel which features independent 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.

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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.

Licensed as "The Independent Film Channel Canada" on November 24, 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the channel was launched as "Independent Film Channel" on August 15, 2001.

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