#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA SELECTS 13 NEW FEATURE-LENGTH ENGLISH FILMS

Telefilm Canada is announcing its funding commitment to 13 feature-length films in the English market under the Production Program (as part of the second round of decisions in the low budget minority co-production and big budget streams), for a total of $6 million.

Earlier this spring, Telefilm announced the selection of 12 feature-length film titles in the English market.

Anorgasmia (drama)

Director: Jon Gustafsson

Screenwriters: Karolina Lewicka and Jon Gustafsson

Production: Great Canadian Film Factory Inc.

Province: Manitoba

*coproduction Canada/Iceland

Death Has No Master (La Muerte No Tiene Dueño) (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Jorge Thielen Armand

Production: La Faena Films Inc.

Distribution: Game Theory Films

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/France/Venezuela/Mexico

Granny Lee (drama)

Directors: Gabe Gabriel and Ian Gabriel

Screenwriter: Gabe Gabriel

Production: Fae Pictures Inc.

Distribution: Noble Arts Inc.

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/South Africa/Ireland

Julián (drama/animation)

Director: Louise Bagnall

Screenwriter: Juliany Taveras

Production: Julian Aircraft Productions Inc.

Distribution: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/Ireland

The Myth of a Real Man (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Lee Filipovski

Production: Karma Film Inc.

Province: Saskatchewan

*coproduction Canada/Serbia/Bulgaria

Neverman (drama)

Director: Rodrigo Barriuso

Screenwriters: Rodrigo Barriuso and Kyah Green

Production: Hawkeye Pictures Inc.

Distribution: Sphere Films

Province: Ontario

Réveillon (historical drama)

Director: Michal Kunes Kováč

Screenwriters: Maroš Hečko, Tomáš Dušicka, and David Cormican

Production: DC Republic Productions Inc.

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/Slovakia

Sick Heart River (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Graeme Maley

Production: 10614726 Canada Inc. and Vieille Amérique Inc.

Province: Quebec

*coproduction Canada/Iceland

Strangers in the Night (a.k.a. My Private War Criminal) (historical drama)

Director and screenwriter: Ivona Juka

Production: Quiet Revolution Pictures Inc.

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/Croatia

Takotsubo (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Miki Polonski

Production: art et essai Inc.

Province: Quebec

*coproduction Canada/Israel

Things That You Kill (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Alireza Khatami

Production: Things That You Kill Inc. and Band With Pictures Film Inc.

Provinces: Ontario and Quebec

*coproduction Canada/France

Untitled Matt Johnson Project (comedy)

Director: Matt Johnson

Screenwriters: Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol

Production: Zapruder Films Inc.

Distribution: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario

Yunan (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Ameer Fakher Eldin

Production: Microclimat Films Inc.

Distribution: Filmoption International

Province: Quebec

*coproduction Canada/Germany

More production funding decisions will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in this fiscal 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.   

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA TO FUND SEVEN FRENCH-LANGUAGE FEATURES – AUGUST 2023

Telefilm Canada announces seven French-language feature film titles receiving funding under the Production Program (second round of decisions in the big budget stream), for a total of $3.8 million.

Previously, Telefilm announced the selection of eight French-language feature film titles.

Deux femmes en or (comedy)

Director: Chloé Robichaud

Screenwriter: Catherine Léger

Production: Vieille Amérique Inc.

Distribution: Maison4tiers

*coproduction Canada/France

Kaboul Montréal (drama)

Director: Bachir Bensaddek

Screenwriter: Marie Vien

Production: Caramel Film Inc.

Distribution: Maison4tiers

Le train (drama)

Director and
screenwriter: Marie Brassard

Production: Microclimat Films Inc.

Distribution:
Axia Films

Nervures (horror)

Director: Raymond St-Jean

Screenwriters: Martin Girard and Raymond St-Jean

Production: 1976 Productions Inc.

Distribution: Axia Films

Cap Farewell (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Vanja
d’Alcantara

Production: Corporation de développement et de production ACPAV Inc.

Distribution: Maison4tiers

*coproduction
Belgium/Canada/Netherlands

L’héritier des secrets (drama)

Director: Mohamed Nadif

Screenwriters: Mohamed Nadif and Olivier
Coussemacq

Production: Objectif 9 Inc.

Distribution:
Filmoption International

*coproduction Morocco/Canada

Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Ken Scott

Production: 9492-2663 Québec Inc (Christal Films Productions Inc.)

Distribution: Opale Films

*coproduction France/Canada

More funding decisions 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.

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA FUND 20 FEATURE-LENGTH ENGLISH DOCUMENTARIES – JULY 2023

Telefilm Canada is announcing its funding commitment to 20 feature-length documentaries in the English market under the Theatrical Documentary Program, for a total of $5 million.

Under the same program, Telefilm announced the selection of eight feature-length documentaries in the French market last week. More on that here.

The Art of Adventure
Director and screenwriter: Alison Reid
Production: Free Spirit Films Inc.
Distributor: Game Theory Films
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Black Zombie
Director and screenwriter: Maya Després-Bedward
Production: Black Zombie Productions Inc.
Distributor: Raven Banner
Province: Ontario
Languages: English and French

The Death Tour
Directors: Stephan Peterson and Sonya Ballantyne
Screenwriter: Stephan Peterson
Production: H2LShiners Inc.
Distributor: Raven Banner
Province: Quebec
Languages: English, French, and Cree

Disco’s Revenge
Directors and screenwriters: Omar Majeed and Peter Mishara
Production: Disco Movie Canada Inc., 86 Media House Inc., and Elevation Pictures Corp.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures Corp.
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Dress for Excess
Director and screenwriter: Trish Dolman
Production: SILO Entertainment Inc. and Screen Siren Pictures Inc.
Distributor: Photon Films and Media Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

Ending it All
Director and screenwriter: Alan Zweig
Production: 52 Media Inc.
Distributor: National Film Board
Province: Ontario
Language: English

I Will Not Forget You (working title)
Director and screenwriter: Deanne Foley
Production: Odd Sock Films Inc. and Pearl Productions Inc.
Distributor: National Film Board
Province: Newfoundland/Labrador
Language: English

King Arthur’s Night
Director: John Bolton
Production: Let’s Get the Grail Productions Inc.
Distributor: levelFILM
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman
Director and screenwriter: Bart Simpson
Production: Intuitive Pictures Productions Inc.
Distributor: levelFILM
Province: Quebec
Language: English

Monkey on a Stick
Director and screenwriter: Jason Lapeyre
Production: Sphere Media Toronto Inc.
Distributor: Sphere Films
Province: Ontario
Language: English

The Passion of Kurelek
Directors: Halya Kuchmij, Cordell Barker and John Paizs
Screenwriter: Halya Kuchmij
Production: Merit Motion Pictures Inc.
Distributor: Northern Banner
Province: Manitoba
Language: English

Plastic People
Directors: Ben Addelman and Ziya Tang
Screenwriter: Ben Addelman
Production: Plastic People Documentary Productions Inc.
Distributor: White Pine Pictures
Province: Ontario
Language: English

PostNatural
Directors: Brett Story and Ben Travers
Screenwriter: Ben Travers
Production: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd.
Distributor: Photon Films and Media Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Saigon Story
Director: Kim Nguyen
Screenwriter: Dimitri Katadotis
Production: Noble Television Inc.
Distributor: National Film Board
Province: Quebec
Languages: English, French, and Vietnamese

Saints and Warriors
Director and screenwriter: Patrick Shannon
Production: Ball Is Life Entertainment Inc., First Take Entertainment Ltd., and Grand Old Time Productions Inc.
Distributor: Game Theory Films
Province: British Columbia
Languages: English and Haida

Say it Loud
Director and screenwriter: Graeme Mathieson
Production: 1000374247 Ontario Inc.
Distributor: levelFILM
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Shifting Baselines
Director and screenwriter: Julien Elie
Production: Greenground Productions Inc.
Distributor: Acéphale
Province: Quebec
Languages: English, French, and Spanish

Taste of Longing
Director and screenwriter: Noura Kevorkian
Production: Saaren Films Inc.
Distributor: Game Theory Films
Province: Ontario
Language: English

The Visitors
Director and screenwriter: Carol Nguyen
Production: Metafilms Inc. and Portage Films inc.
Distributor: National Film Board
Province: Quebec
Languages: English and Vietnamese

Under Duress: Max Stern and the Nazi Art War
Director and screenwriter: Jamie Kastner
Production: C7 Galerie Productions Inc.
Distributor: Vortex Media
Province: Ontario
Languages: English and German

More funding decisions from the Production Program will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in this fiscal 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. 

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA TO INVEST $3 MILLION IN INDIGENOUS PROJECTS

Telefilm Canada is announcing its commitment to six Indigenous projects through its Indigenous Funding streams in the Theatrical Documentary Program and the Production Program from both the English and French markets, totaling an investment of nearly $3 million.

An annual commitment of $4 million is earmarked for Indigenous creators from Canada’s Indigenous communities, with the remainder amount reserved for Indigenous projects submitted through the Talent to Watch Program and the Development Program.

Projects in the English market:

Aberdeen (formerly Treaty Days) (drama)

Directors: Eva Thomas and Ryan Wilson

Screenwriter: Ryan Wilson

Production: Back to Space Productions Inc. and Farpoint Films

Province: Manitoba

Qaqsoss naka Wahuntsis (animation)

Director and Screenwriter: Tara Audibert

Production: Moxy Fox Studio

Province: New Brunswick

Rite of Passage (documentary)

Director and Screenwriter: Eliza Knockwood

Production: Red Giant Productions Inc.

Province: Prince Edward Island

Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) (drama)

Director: Zacharias Kunuk

Screenwriters: Zacharias Kunuk, Samuel Cohn-Cousineau and Carol Kunnuk

Production: Kingulliit Productions Inc.

Province: Nunavut

Projects in the French market:

Capitaine (action/adventure)

Director: William Mazzoleni Valin

Screenwriters: Sylvain Raymond and William Mazzoleni Valin

Production: Kassiwi Média Inc.

Province: Québec

Ces liens que nous ne voyons pas (documentary)

Director: Kim O’Bomsawin

Screenwriters: Kim O’Bomsawin and Mathieu Fournier

Production: Terre Innue Inc.

Province: Québec

More production funding decisions will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in this fiscal year will be released once all funding decisions have been made.

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA TO FUND 32 FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS

Telefilm Canada is announcing its commitment to 32 feature-length films, with 25 projects in the English market and seven projects in the French market, under the lower budget stream of the Production Program for fiscal year 2023-2024, with a funding total of $19.4 million.

Previously, Telefilm announced the selection of eight French-language feature film titles and 12 feature-length films in the English market under the big budget stream.

Projects in the English market:

A Tribe Called Love (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Mohamed Ahmed

Production: Mahaica Point Media Inc.

Distributor: Mongrel Media

Province: Ontario

Anglophone (comedy)

Director and Screenwriter: Chandler Levack

Production: Banner House Productions Inc. and Zapruder Films Inc.

Distributor: Elevation Pictures and XYZ

Province: Quebec and Ontario

APPARATUS (drama)

Director: Sofia Banzhaf

Screenwriters: Sofia Banzhaf and Grayson Moore

Production: Younger Daughter Films Inc

Province: Ontario

Cat’s Cry (drama)

Director: Sanja Zivkovic

Screenwriter: Goran Paskaljevic

Production: YN Films Inc. (Canada), Artizana Film (Croatia) and Nova Film (Yugoslavia)

Province: Ontario

Chopping Boy (historical drama)

Directors and Screenwriters: Adam Belanger and David Lafontaine

Production: Gearshift Films Inc. and Armenta Films Inc.

Province: Ontario

HAL & CHARLIE, 1963 (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Nick Citton

Production: Resonance Films Inc.

Province: British Columbia

Hangashore (Ainniseoir) (thriller)

Director and Screenwriter: Justin Oakey

Production: Black River Pictures Inc.

Province: Newfoundland/Labrador

Lakeview (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Tara Thorne

Production: Paw Paw Pictures Incorporated

Province: Nova Scotia

Levels (science fiction/fantasy/tale)

Director and Screenwriter: Adam Stern

Production: Levels Productions MB Inc. and 1373039 BC Ltd.

Distributor: Vortex Media

Province: Manitoba and British Columbia

Lupe Q and the Galactic Earworms (science fiction/fantasy/tale)

Director: Javier Badillo

Screenwriters: Natalie Marshik and Javier Badillo

Production: 1207405 B.C. Ltd. dba Spitshine Flicks

Province: British Columbia

Mother (science fiction/fantasy/tale)

Director and Screenwriter: Jen Walden

Production: Iylond Entertainment Inc. and WaldenPaint Studio Inc.

Province: Alberta and Northwest Territories

Permanent Damage (thriller)

Director: Seth A. Smith

Screenwriters: Seth A. Smith and Darcy Spidle

Production: CUT/OFF/TAIL Pictures Inc.

Province: Nova Scotia

Racewalkers (comedy)

Directors: Kevin Claydon and Phil Moniz

Screenwriters: Kevin Claydon, Evan Landry and Phil Moniz

Production: Collective Pictures Inc. and Bobby F Productions Inc.

Distributor: Level Film Inc.

Province: Ontario

Really Happy Someday (drama)

Director: J. Stevens

Screenwriter: Breton Lalama

Production: Spindle Films Inc.

Province: Ontario

Riding Shotgun (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Dionne Copland

Production: CyberCraft Video Productions, Inc.

Province: British Columbia

Send the Rain (drama)

Directors: Kaayla Whachell and Hayley Gray

Screenwriters: Kiki Nakasone and Kaayla Whachell

Production: 1375849 B.C. LTD.

Province: British Columbia

Someone’s Daughter (thriller)

Director and Screenwriter: Wiebke Von Carolsfeld

Production: 6909060 Canada Inc.

Distributor: Mongrel Media

Province: Quebec

Sweetness (thriller)

Director and Screenwriter: Emma Higgins

Production: Fela Ocu Inc and Level Film Inc.

Distributor: LevelFILM

Province: Ontario

The Apartment (horror)

Director: Audrey Cummings

Screenwriter: Sarah Gignac

Production: No Fear Films Inc. and Picture Plant Limited

Province: Nova Scotia

The Banquet (comedy)

Director and Screenwriter: Gloria Ui Young Kim

Production: Hawkeye Pictures Inc.

Province: Ontario

The Dismantled (drama)

Director: Jason DaSilva

Screenwriters: Jason DaSilva and Dean Lewis

Production: 11528777 Canada Inc.

Distributor: Filmoption International Inc.

Province: Quebec

The Fallers (drama)

Director: Will Bowes

Screenwriter: Daccia Bloomfield

Production: Night Market Films Inc.

Province: Ontario

The Legacy of Cloudy Falls (comedy)

Director and Screenwriter: Nick Butler

Production: Cloudy Falls Pictures Inc.

Province: Ontario

Unseen (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Taylor Olson

Production: Hemmings Films Ltd. and Brass Door Productions Inc.

Distributor: Vortex Media Ltd.

Provinces: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Witches X (horror)

Directors and Screenwriters: Lowell Boland and Wendy Hill-Tout

Production: Voice Pictures Inc. and Hanger 18 Media Inc.

Distributor: Raven Banner

Province: Alberta and Ontario

Projects in the French market:

Et maintenant ? (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Jocelyn Forgues

Production: ATO Media Inc.

Distributor: ATO Media Inc.

Province: Ontario

Kaïros (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Jennifer Alleyn

Production: Les Films de Jennie Inc. (Québec) and Sanosi Productions (France)

Distributor: Les films de Jennie inc.

Province: Québec

Lost Baby (drama)

Directors: Myriam Charles and Myriam De Verger

Screenwriter: Myriam De Verger

Production: Cheminée Deux Inc.

Distributor: Cheminée Deux Inc.

Province: Québec

Montréal, ma belle (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Xiaodan He

Production: 9047-4767 Québec Inc. (Québec) and Red Dawn Productions Inc. (Québec) and House on Fire Productions (France)

Distributor: Filmoption International

Province: Québec

Phénix (drama)

Director and Screenwriter: Johnathan Beaulieu- Cyr

Production: Les Films Rôdeurs Inc.

Distributor: Studio H264

Province: Québec

Un goût amer d’éternité (drama)

Directors and Screenwriters: Samer Najari and Dominique Chila

Production: Productions l’unité centrale Inc.

Distributor: Maison 4:3

Province: Québec

Vous n’êtes pas seuls (romantic comedy)

Directors: Philippe Lupien and Marie-Hélène Viens

Screenwriter: Marie-Hélène Viens

Production: La Boîte à Fanny inc.

Distributor: La Boîte à Fanny inc.

Province: Québec

More production funding decisions will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in this fiscal 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. 

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR 25 MEDIUM to LARGE-SCALE FESTIVALS

Telefilm Canada is supporting 25 film festivals, under the new Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program (first round of decisions), for a funding total of $1.7 million.

These funding decisions were made as part of the promotion program modernization, which began in 2021 in collaboration with the industry, to allocate funding more efficiently and transparently. As announced in September, the promotion program has been segmented by the type of activity into different funding programs to better meet different needs and to meet clear criteria. For the Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program, internal representatives evaluated the applications with the input of external advisors to ensure fair and equitable evaluations. Further funding decisions will be announced later this year.

Telefilm’s Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program provides financial support to long-established medium to large-scale Canadian film festivals that help promote Canadian films and talent and stimulate demand for our multiscreen content. As a partner of choice, Telefilm is committed to advancing the development of the industry and reaching audiences where they are. Through this Program, Telefilm supports film festivals across the country and remains committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion to foster and support an industry that is representative of all communities in Canada.

List of all Medium to Large-Scale film festivals supported by Telefilm (starting between October 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024):

2024 Available Light Film Festival
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski 2024
2023 Devour! The Food Film Fest
Festival de films francophones CINEMANIA 2023
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2023
Festival du film de l’Outaouais 2024
Festival du nouveau cinéma 2023
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie 2023
Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal 2024
Festival International du Film sur l’Art 2024
Festival REGARD 2024
2023 Forest City Film Festival
2024 Halifax Black Film Festival
2023 image+nation. festival film LGBT2SQ+ Montréal
2023 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
2024 Kingston Canadian Film Festival
Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2024
2023 Reelworld Film Festival
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2023
2023 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
2024 Toronto Black Film Festival
2023 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
2023 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2024 Victoria Film Festival
2023 Whistler Film Festival

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA TO FUND RESTORATION OF 23 CLASSIC CANADIAN FILMS

Telefilm Canada’s Canadian Cinema – Reignited digitization initiative is announcing 23 Canadian titles that will receive funding for digitization and/or restoration this year, for a total of $659,640.

“Digitization and restoration help preserve our film history as well as create new opportunities to celebrate Canada’s filmmaking legacy, while paving the way for continued creativity, innovation, and international success,” said Francesca Accinelli, Vice President of Promotion, Communications and International Relations. “Since 2021, the Canadian Cinema – Reignited initiative restored nine seminal Canadian films with the support of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Hot Docs and the Toronto International Film Festival.”

Following a call for projects, the selection process is conducted by Telefilm with recommendations made by an advisory committee composed of internal and external experts. Decision-making was based on the cultural relevance of the film and its importance in Canadian film history, as well as its potential for commercial exploitation.

Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)

Director, screenwriter and producer: David Secter

Digitization partner: Canadian International Pictures

Tiki Tiki (1971)

Director: Gerald Potterton

Screenwriter: Jerome Chodorov, Donald Brittain and John Morgan

Producers: Gerald Potterton and Murray Shostak

Digitization partner: Canadian International Pictures

In Praise of Older Women (1978)

Director: George Kaczender

Screenwriter: Paul Gottlieb

Producers: Robert Lantos, Claude Heroux, Harold Greenberg and Stephen J. Roth

Digitization partner: Serendipity Point Films

La maladie, c’est les compagnies (1979)

Director and producer: Richard Boutet

Screenwriter: Danyèle Patenaude

Digitization partner: Cinema Politica

Au clair de la lune (1983)

Director: André Forcier

Screenwriters: André Forcier, Jacques Marcotte, Guy L’Écuyer, Michel Côté, Michel Pratt and Bernard Lalonde

Producers: Bernard Lalonde and Louis Laverdière

Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois

Les six saisons Attikameks (1983)

Directors and screenwriters: Pierre Dinel and Pierre Hivon

Producer: Pierre Dinel

Digitization partner: Cinémathèque québécoise

Artie Shaw: Time is All You’ve Got (1985)

Director, writer and producer: Brigitte Berman

Digitization partner: Toronto International Film Festival

Joshua Then and Now (1985)

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Screenwriter: Mordecai Richler

Producers: Robert Lantos and Stephen J. Roth

Digitization partner: Serendipity Point Films

Determinations (1988)

Director, screenwriter and producer: Oliver Hockenhull

Digitization partner: Moksha Media Incorporated

Archangel (1990)

Director: Guy Maddin

Screenwriters: Guy Maddin and George Toles

Producer: Greg Klymkiw

Digitization partner: Sphinx Productions

White Room (1990)
Director and screenwriter: Patricia Rozema

Producer: Alexandra Raffé

Digitization partner: Vos Productions and Film Associates International

Masala (1991)

Director and screenwriter: Srinivas Krishna

Producers: Camelia Frieberg and Srinivas Krishna

Digitization partner: Toronto International Film Festival

Deux actrices (1993)

Director, screenwriter and producer: Micheline Lanctôt

Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois

Eldorado (1995)

Director and screenwriter: Charles Binamé

Producer: Lorraine Richard

Digitization partner: Québecor Média inc./Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois

Cube (1997)

Director: Vincenzo Natali

Screenwriters: Vincenzo Natali, André Bijelic and Graeme Manson

Producers: Mehra Meh and Betty Orr

Digitization partner: Canadian Film Centre

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Director and screenwriter: Atom Egoyan

Producers: Atom Egoyan and Camilia Frieberg

Digitization partner: Sphinx Productions

Hey, Happy! (2001)

Director and screenwriter: Noam Gonick

Producer: Laura Michalchyshyn

Digitization partner: Big Daddy Beer Guts, Inc.

Honour Before Glory (2001)

Director, screenwriter and producer: Anthony Sherwood

Digitization partner: Anthony Sherwood Films Inc.

Khaled (2001)

Director and screenwriter: Asghar Massombagi

Producer: Paul Scherzer

Digitization partner: Canadian Film Centre

Saved by the Belles (2003)

Director and producer: Ziad Touma

Screenwriters: Ziad Touma and Brian C. Warren

Digitization partner: Couzin Films

Poor Boy’s Game (2007)

Director: Clement Virgo

Screenwriters: Clement Virgo and Chaz Thorne

Producers: Damon D’Oliveira, Chaz Thorne and Clement Virgo

Digitization partner: Conquering Lion Pictures

Incendies (2010)

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Screenwriter and Dialogue: Denis Villeneuve in collaboration with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne

Producers: Luc Déry and Kim McCraw

Digitization partner: Microscope Inc.

Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

Director and screenwriter: Philippe Falardeau

Producers: Luc Déry and Kim McCraw

Digitization partner: Microscope Inc.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FEATURES FUNDED BY TELEFILM CANADA – APRIL 2023

Telefilm Canada is announcing its commitment to 12 feature-length films in the English market under the Production Program (as part of the latest round of decisions in the big budget stream), for a funding total of $23 million.

A round of decisions in the French market under the same stream with eight French-language feature film titles published on April 13th, 2023.

Alien Boy (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Fawaz Al-Matrouk
Production: Nava Projects Inc. and First Generation Media Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Provinces: Nova Scotia and Ontario

Any Other Night (romantic comedy)
Director: Michiel ten Horn
Screenwriter: Patrick Whistler
Production: Lithium Studios Productions Inc. and Film Forge Productions Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/Netherlands

Birth of a Family (drama)
Director: Tasha Hubbard

Screenwriters: Tasha Hubbard and Emil Sher
Production: Experimental Forest Films Inc. and January Films Ltd.
Distributor: Mongrel Media

Provinces: British Columbia and Ontario

Bonjour Tristesse (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Durga Chew-Bose
Production: Babe Nation Creations Inc. and Elevation Pictures
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/France

Can I Get a Witness? (science fiction/fantasy/tale)
Director and Screenwriter: Ann Marie Fleming
Production: AMF Productions Inc.
Distributor: Mongrel Media

Province: British Columbia

Flavia de Luce (mystery/crime/police)
Director: Bharat Nalluri

Screenwriter: Susan Coyne
Production: Mystic Point Productions Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: British Columbia

*coproduction Canada/UK

Kill Me Now (drama)
Director: Daniel Grou

Screenwriter: Brad Fraser
Production: Genco Pictures Inc.
Distributor: Photon Films and Media

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/France

Maya and Samar (drama)
Director: Anita Doron

Screenwriter: Tamara Faith Berger
Production: January Films Ltd. and Serendipity Point Films
Distributor: Sphere Films

Province: Ontario

*coproduction Canada/Greece

Night of the Zoopocalypse (animation/comedy)
Directors: Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro

Screenwriters: James Kee and Steve Hoban

Production: Strange Animals (Copperheart) Productions Inc. and MIPA (NOTZ) Film Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario
*coproduction Canada/France/Belgium

Rumours (comedy)
Directors and Screenwriters: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
Production: Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc., Walking Down Broadway Ltd. and Thin Stuff Productions Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: Manitoba
*coproduction Canada/Germany

Skite’kmujua’kik (Place of Ghosts) (thriller)
Director and Screenwriter: Bretten Hannam
Production: Shut Up & Colour Pictures Inc., Mazewalker Films Inc. and Plausible Communications Corporation
Distributor: VVS Films

Provinces: Nova Scotia and Ontario

Steal Away Home (thriller)
Director: Clement Virgo
Screenwriters: Tamara Faith Berger and Clement Virgo
Production: Conquering Lion Pictures Inc.
Distributor: Elevation Pictures

Province: Ontario

#FIRSTLOOK: TELEFILM CANADA ANNOUNCE EIGHT NEW FRENCH-LANGUAGE FILMS – APRIL 2023

Telefilm Canada is announcing that eight French-language feature film titles are receiving funding under the Production Program (first round of decision for the big budget stream), for a total of $14 million.

1994-1995 (comedy)

Director and screenwriter: Ricardo Trogi

Production: Go Films L.P.R.S. Inc.

Distributor: Immina Films

Fleur bleue (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

Production: Colonelle films

Distributor: Entract Films

*coproduction Canada/Luxembourg/Roumanie

Gagne ton ciel (drama)

Screenwriter: Alexandre Auger et Mathieu Denis

Director: Mathieu Denis

Production: 9174-5018 Québec inc.

Distributor: Maison4tiers

*coproduction Canada/ France

La petite et le vieux (comedy)

Director: Patrice Sauvé

Screenwriter: Sébastien Girard

Production: 9215-8534 Québec Inc. (Parallaxes)

Distributor: TVA Films

Le chef et la douanière (comedy)

Director and screenwriter: Manon Briand

Production: Item 7

Distributor: Sphère Films

Le vaisseau des tempêtes (fantasy)

Screenwriter: Émilie Rosas

Director:
Nicola Lemay et Emilie Rosas

Production: 10e Ave Productions

Distributor:
Maison4tiers

L’univers soufflé (comedy)

Director and screenwriter: Anne Émond

Production: Metafilms

Distributor: Sphère Films

Villeneuve (historical drama)

Screenwriter: Daniel Roby et Guillaume Lonergan

Director: Daniel Roby

Production: Christal Films Productions

Distributor: Les Films Opale

(Photo credit: Telefilm Canada)

#FIRSTLOOK: 16 FILMMAKING TEAMS SELECTED UNDER “TALENT TO WATCH” PROGRAM

Telefilm Canada and the Talent Fund are pleased to announce the selection of 16 first feature-length film projects from emerging independent filmmakers, under the Talent to Watch Program for fiscal year 2022-2023. A commitment of $3.5 million will be invested into these projects by Telefilm and the Talent Fund.

As part of Telefilm’s modernization efforts, the Talent to Watch Program was relaunched earlier this spring with important changes, including an increase funding of $250,000 (up from $150,000) per film project and up to $150,000 for documentary projects. In addition, this year’s Talent to Watch recipients will have access to a new mentorship program administered by the National Screen Institute (NSI) and the Institut national de l’image et du son (INIS). More significant changes made to the program can be found here.

“Class of 2022 features an array of storytellers from across the country, illustrating that Canada is indeed full of incredible talent ready to share their stories through the art of cinematography,” said Francesca Accinelli, Interim Executive Director and CEO, Telefilm Canada. “Talent to Watch alumni like Daiva Žalnieriunas and Josiane Blanc are paying it forward playing the roles of producers in support of new emerging teams. For the first time ever, the Talent to Watch program is supporting a Tibetan- and English- language film project, 100 Sunset, and an Arabic film project set in the Sinaï region of Egypt, The Firehouse. With significant changes made to our program, we can expect more diverse voices coming in our pipeline and making their mark in the Canadian audiovisual landscape.”

“For the past decade, Talent Fund has played a pivotal role in giving emerging filmmakers a career launchpad to showcase their stories to the world,” said Sandi Treliving, Chair of the Talent Fund. “Thanks to the support of our generous donors, this year’s cohort will be able to bring their unique visions to life. We look forward to seeing the results of this year’s recipients and can’t wait for audiences to discover these talented filmmakers.”

Projects selected for 2022-2023:

100 Sunset (mystery)

Director and screenwriter: Kunsang Kyirong

Producer: Joaquin Cardoner

Province: British Columbia

Language: Tibetan/English

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: Vancouver International Film Festival

1001 couronnes pour ma tête (documentary)

Director, screenwriter and producer: Habibata Ouarme

Province: Ontario

Language: French/English

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct

Agent Dynamo (documentary)

Director and screenwriter: Lea Marinova

Producer: Svetla Turnin

Province: Quebec

Language: English/Bulgarian

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct

L’asile (documentary)

Director and screenwriter: David Sanchez

Producer: François Dubé

Province: Quebec

Language: French

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: SPIRA

Boxcutter (drama)

Director: Reza Dahya

Screenwriter: Chris Cromie

Producers: Reza Dahya and Soko Negash

Province: Ontario

Language: English

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: Prism Prize

Chemins de terre (horror)

Director and screenwriter: Laetitia Demessence

Producer: Yann-Manuel Hernandez

Province: Quebec

Language: French

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: Université de Montréal

Do I Know You From Somewhere? (drama)

Director: Arianna Martinez

Screenwriters: Gordon Mihan and Arianna Martinez

Producers: Gordon Mihan and Lance Blakney

Province: New Brunswick

Language: English

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: New Brunswick Film Co-Operative

The Firehouse (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Omar Elhamy

Producer: Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

Province: Quebec

Language: Arabic

Stream: Festival Selection

His Father’s Son (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Meelad Moaphi

Producers: Stephen Raglow and Spencer Hahn

Province: Ontario

Language: English/Farsi

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: York University

Johanne (documentary)

Director and screenwriter: Nadine Valcin

Producers: Josiane Blanc, Ania Jamila

Province: Ontario

Language: French

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct

Jude and the Jinn (magic realism)

Director and screenwriter: Rolla Tahir

Producers: Mercedes Cardella and Ladan Siad

Province: Ontario

Language: English/Arabic

Stream: Industry Partner

Partner organization: ReelWorld Film Festival Inc.

Lucky Strikes (comedy)

Director and screenwriter: Darcy Waite

Producer: Madison Thomas

Province: Manitoba

Language: English

Stream: Industry Partner – Indigenous Component

Partner organization: On Screen Manitoba Inc.

The River Will Carry Us (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Mahsa Razavi

Producers: Priscilla Galvez and Tanya Hoshi

Province: Ontario

Language: English/Persian

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct

Seahorse (drama)

Directors: Natalie Remplakowski and Aisha Evelyna

Screenwriter: Aisha Evelyna

Producers: Natalie RemplakowskI and Aisha Evelyna

Province: Ontario

Language: English

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct

The Track (documentary)

Director, screenwriter and producer: Ryan Sidhoo

Province: British Columbia

Language: English/Bosnian

Stream:Filmmaker Apply-Direct

Tandis que lui (drama)

Director and screenwriter: Elisa Gilmour

Producer: Daiva Žalnieriunas

Province: Ontario

Language: French

Stream: Filmmaker Apply-Direct