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Telefilm Canada selects 12 feature-length films in the English market under the Production Program

April 18, 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...
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  • Telefilm Canada announces funding for 25 medium to large-scale film festivals

    10 May 2023
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  • Canadian Cinema – Reignited contributes $660K to restore 23 Canadian seminal films

    09 May 2023
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  • Telefilm Canada announces production funding for eight French-language feature films 

    13 April 2023
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Sustainability Plan required for applicants selected for all production funding programs

May 16, 2023
A Sustainability Plan is now required from partners of all production funding programs prior to principal photography.  An easy-to-use...
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  • Opening dates for the Industry Initiatives Stream of the Promotion Program

    03 May 2023
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  • Telefilm Canada announces the opening dates of the 2023-2024 General Admission Festivals Program

    27 April 2023
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  • Telefilm Canada relaunches the Marketing Program for fiscal 2023-2024 

    12 April 2023
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  • Promotion Program – Industry Initiatives Stream

    Key dates
    Opening
    June 05, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    For activities starting between October 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024
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  • Promotion Program – Industry Initiatives Stream

    Key dates
    Closing
    June 23, 2023 11:59 PM EST
    For activities starting between October 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024
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  • Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program

    Key dates
    Opening
    June 27, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    For festivals with start dates between April 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
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  • Production Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    June 30, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    Second opening date for production projects (including majority co-productions) with budgets of $3.5 million or more and a confirmed funding structure of 50% or more – subject to availability of funds
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  • Production Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    June 30, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    Second opening date for Minority co-productions and postproduction applications – subject to availability of funds
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  • Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    July 24, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    For festivals with start dates between April 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
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  • General Admission Festivals Program

    Key dates
    Opening
    October 30, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    For festivals starting between April 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
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  • General Admission Festivals Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    November 03, 2023 11:59 PM EST
    For festivals starting between April 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024.
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All key dates

  • 34th Stockholm International Film Festival

    Stockholm, Sweden
    November 8 to 19, 2023
    Regular deadline :
    July 8, 2023
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  • 30th Slamdance Film Festival  

    Park City, Utah, United States
    January 19 to 25, 2024
    Early deadline :
    June 30, 2023
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  • 54th Tampere International Short Film Festival

    Tampere, Finland
    March 6 to 10, 2024
    Earlybird deadline :
    August 31, 2023
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  • 28th Busan International Film Festival

    Busan, South Korea
    October 4 to 13, 2023
    Deadline to submit via Telefilm Canada :
    June 12, 2023
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  • 66th DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film  

    Leipzig, Germany
    October 8 to 15, 2023
    Deadline for Films :
    June 15, 2023
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  • 36th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    November 8 to 19, 2023
    Regular Deadline for Films :
    June 1, 2023
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