Independent Filmmakers Cooperative of Ottawa

Independent Filmmakers Cooperative of Ottawa (IFCO) is a nonprofit cooperative in Ottawa, Ontario, incorporated in January 1992 and granted registered charity status in 2009, supporting independent filmmakers through low-cost equipment rental, workshops, grants, and promotion. It remains the only organization in the Ottawa region providing this specific combination of training, facilities, and production funding for independent filmmakers, while emphasizing that creative control stays with the filmmakers themselves.