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Telefilm Canada warmly welcomes Julie Roy as its new Executive Director & CEO 

March 13, 2023
Telefilm Canada’s Board of Directors warmly welcomes Julie Roy as the organization’s new Executive Director & CEO. The Honourable Pablo...
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  • The Great North is in the House!

    28 February 2023
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  • Telefilm Canada named one of Montreal’s Top Employers

    28 February 2023
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  • The NFB and Telefilm Canada at COP15

    02 December 2022
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Telefilm Canada supports 64 film festivals under the Promotion Program for festivals with start dates between July 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023

August 8, 2022
Under the General Admission Stream and the Open Access Stream   August 8, 2022 – Telefilm Canada is supporting 64 film festivals that run between...
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  • Telefilm announces the second opening date of the Production Program for fiscal 2023-2024

    17 March 2023
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  • Panoscope: it’s online and it’s free

    16 March 2023
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  • Telefilm Canada invites industry to participate in the #CanConDef survey

    14 March 2023
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All industry advisories

  • Production Program

    Key dates
    Opening
    March 27, 2023 8:00 AM 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
    Opening
    March 27, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    Second opening date for Minority co-productions and postproduction applications – subject to availability of funds
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  • Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian Audiovisual Productions (STCF)

    Key dates
    Closing
    March 31, 2023 11:59 PM EST
    Projects with principal photography starting as of April 1, 2022, with a portion of principal photography that takes place after March 31, 2022.
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  • Theatrical Documentary Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    April 03, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    All projects, all budget levels.
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  • Theatrical Documentary Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    April 03, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    Indigenous Stream
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  • Talent to Watch Program

    Key dates
    Opening
    April 17, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    All projects.
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  • General Admission Festivals Program

    Key dates
    Opening
    May 01, 2023 8:00 AM EDT
    For festivals with start dates between October 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024.
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  • Talent to Watch Program

    Key dates
    Closing
    May 01, 2023 11:59 PM EDT
    All projects.
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All key dates

  • Cannes Market – Doc-in-Progress – Canada Showcase 2023

    Cannes, France
    May 18 to 23, 2023
    Deadline to submit :
    March 23, 2023
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  • Sunny Side of the Doc 2023 | Canada Pavilion

    La Rochelle, France
    June 19 to 22, 2023
    Deadline to register: :
    May 18, 2023
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  • ImpACT Lab – Cannes Film Market 2023 

    Cannes, France
    May 16 to 24, 2023
    Submission deadline via Telefilm Canada :
    March 20, 2023
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  • 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

    Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
    June 30 to July 8, 2023
    Deadline to submit via Telefilm Canada :
    March 26, 2023
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  • New Dawn 2023 

    Canada
    June 1, 2023
    Deadline to Apply (by 5PM CET) :
    April 3, 2023
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  • 76th Locarno Film Festival

    Locarno, Switzerland
    August 2 to 12, 2023
    Deadline to submit via Telefilm: :
    March 15, 2023
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The Talent Fund

Ten years of the Talent Fund.

The Talent Fund is celebrating its tenth year of supporting the next generation of emerging filmmakers and content creators in Canada.

Ignite filmmaking careers

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Creative and Cultural Industry Initiative

Financing solutions, advisory services, business management articles and tools… and more.

BDC and Telefilm Canada have partnered to identify and develop entrepreneur’s growth potential, and spearhead joint initiatives to support businesses in the creative and cultural industries.

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