#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA ANNOUNCE 22 PROJECTS IN FRENCH MARKET TO RECEIVE FINANCING in 2024

Telefilm Canada announces 22 projects in the French market receiving financing under the Production Program, representing a total financial commitment of $21.6 million.   

Petite Rose (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Geneviève Dulude-DeCelles  

Production:​ Colonelle films inc. 

Distribution: Entract Films  

*Canada/Belgium/Bulgaria co-production  

Violences (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Luc Picard  

Production:​ Christal Films Productions Inc. ​ 

Distribution: Les Films Opale  

Menteuse (comedy)  

Screenwriters: Éric K. Boulianne, Émile Gaudreault and Sébastien Savary  

Director: Émile Gaudreault  

Production:​ Amalga Créations Médias Inc. 

Distribution: Immina Films  

Fanny Cloutier (action/adventure)  

Screenwriter: Stéphanie Lapointe  

Director: Yan England  

Production:​ Téléfiction Productions Inc. 

Distribution: Téléfiction Distribution & Marketing  

Furies (comedy)  

Screenwriter: Gabrielle Côté  

Director: Mélanie Charbonneau  

Production:​ Echo Media Inc. 

Distribution: Immina Films  

L’habit du Héros (drama)  

Screenwriter: Michel Marc Bouchard  

Director: Léa Pool  

Production:​ Lyla Films Inc. 

Distribution: Les Films Opale  

*Canada/Luxembourg co-production  

Les Bottanïx (comedy)  

Screenwriters: Marie-France Landry and Anastasia Michailidis  

Director: Benoit Godbout  

Production:​ Productions Carpediem (CHAOS) Inc. 

Distribution: Maison 4:3  

*Coproduction Canada/Spain/Belgium  

Éléo et Nova (science fiction / fantasy / storytelling)  

Screenwriter and director: Jérémy Comte  

Production:​ Max Films Inc. 

Distribution: Les Films Opale  

Adam (comedy)  

Screenwriter and director: Anne Émond  

Production: Metafilms Inc. 

Distribution: Immina Films  

Où vont les âmes (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Brigitte Poupart  

Production:​ Bravo Charlie Inc. 

Distribution: Axia Films  

Au revoir pluton (musical)  

Screenwriter and director: Sarianne Cormier  

Production:​ Voyelles Films Productions Inc. 

Distribution: Maison 4:3  

Paquet de trouble (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Myriam Guimond  

Production:​ Pourquoi Production inc. 

Distribution: K Films Amérique  

Une splendeur de vivre (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Marianne Métivier  

Production:​ Le Foyer Films Inc. ​ 

Distribution: Studios H264 inc.  

*Coproduction Canada/France/Philippines  

The Shiatsung Project (science fiction/fantasy/tale)  

Screenwriter: Brigitte Archambault  

Directors: Eva Cvijanovic and Brigitte Archambault  

Production: 9286-4883 Québec (F.A.S.  L’embuscade Films) 

Distribution: NFB  

Labrador or the Anatomy of Silence (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Rodrigue Jean  

Production: Transmar Films Inc. 

Distribution: Studios H264 inc.  

Pétrole (drama)  

Screenwriters: Frédérick Pelletier and Simon Lavoie  

Director: Frédérick Pelletier  

Production: Corporation de développement et de production ACPAV Inc. 

Distribution: Maison 4:3  

La professeure (comedy)  

Screenwriters: Judith Brès and Eva Kabuya  

Director: Eva Kabuya  

Production: Metafilms Inc. 

Distribution: VVS  

Le trésor des héritiers (comedy)  

Screenwriter and director: Phil Comeau  

Production: 701275 NB Ltée 

Distribution: Maison 4:3  

Comme si de rien n’était (drama)  

Screenwriter and director: Samer Najari  

Production: Productions Karaman inc. 

Distribution: K-Films Amérique  

Denise sans Denis (comedy)  

Screenwriter: Paul Ruban  

Director: Guillaume Lambert  

Production: Wookey Films Inc. & Chasseurs Films Inc. 

Distribution: Entract Films   

Melvile (drama)  

Screenwriters: Olivier Tollet, Romain Renard and Anne-Laure Guégan  

Directors: Romain Renard and Fursy Teyssier  

Production: Productions l’unité centrale Inc 

Distribution: Maison 4:3  

*Belgium/France/Canada co-production  

Immortelles (drama) 

Screenwriters: Victoria Kaario and Caroline Deruas  

Director: Caroline Deruas  

Production: Possibles Média Inc. 

Distribution: K-FILMS AMÉRIQUE  

*France/Canada co-production  

Telefilm received an increasingly high volume of applications under the Production Program this year. A total of 89 applications were considered by the Advisory Committees representing approximately $129.5 million in funding requests. 

More funding decisions, including projects from the English market, will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in the year will be released once all funding decisions have been made.    

An advisory committee of external and internal representatives assessed the projects and made recommendations to Telefilm. The decision-making process considered Telefilm’s goal of fostering a diversity of voices in the industry, ensuring that Telefilm funds a balanced portfolio of productions that reflect a variety of genres, budgets and company sizes, regions of the country and points of view. Names of selection committee members will be published on the Project Financing Advisory Committees webpage  once all funding decisions have been made.