Industry advisories

Montreal, June 22, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is announcing the closing date for production and post-production funding support for lower-budget English-language films (less than $2.5 million). To date, requests far exceed the budget available and a significant portion of funding resources has been committed. As a...

The Committee will select the film to represent Canada for consideration as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards

Montreal, June 16, 2015—Telefilm Canada invites producers to submit their feature films to the pan-Canadian selection committee for a chance to represent...

Montreal, June 8, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that 12 Canadian films will be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival from June 13 to 21, with a Canadian delegation attending. For the past six years, the Festival has honoured our talents by presenting...

Montreal, June 2, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is announcing the closing date for production and post-production funding support for lower-budget French-language films (less than $2.5 million). To date, we have received a higher number of funding requests than our budget allows for, and a significant portion of...

Telefilm Canada is announcing that Francesca Accinelli, based in the Toronto office, who has been serving as Interim Director, National Promotion and Communications since June 2014, has officially been appointed to the position on a permanent basis. Ms. Accinelli joined Telefilm in 2006 as Deputy Director,...

Montreal, April 30th, 2015 – Effective today, Telefilm Canada is now accepting applications for its 2015/2016 Production Program, with respect to French and English market projects with budgets of less than $2.5M.

Please note that this is an opening date. Telefilm will continue to accept applications for ...

Montreal, April 14, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce that eight Canadian films have been selected for screening in the non-competitive Panorama and Forward Future sections at the fifth Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which runs this year from April 16 to 23....

Montreal, April 2, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is announcing the publication of new guidelines applicable to audiovisual coproduction treaties that have entered into force as of July 1, 2014, as well as the update of the guidelines applicable for treaties that have entered into force...

Telefilm Canada is today revealing details regarding the course it intends to follow over the next few years, as set out in its strategic plan for 2015 to 2018. This morning in Ottawa, the Chair of Telefilm’s Board, Michel Roy, unveiled Telefilm’s strategic plan during a...

Telefilm Canada announces that Roxane Girard, currently Director, Administration of the Canada Media Fund (CMF) Programs, will serve as Director, Business Affairs and Certification, for the next months. Ms. Girard has nearly 20 years’ experience in the Canadian film and television industry.

She joined the organization in...

Montreal, January 20, 2015 – For a third year, Telefilm Canada continues to support emerging feature film talent through its Micro-Budget Production Program.

This Program seeks to stimulate the use of digital distribution platforms in order to increase audience access to the work of new Canadian talent.

In...

Montreal, January 15, 2015— Telefilm Canada warmly applauds the Canadian talents who have received a 2015 Oscar nomination. From feature films to shorts, live action to animation, directing to technical categories, these nominations show that the creativity of our Canadian talents shines clearly and brightly.

Congratulations ...

Montreal, December 18, 2014 — Please note that during the holidays, Telefilm Canada’s offices will be closed from December 25th to January 2nd inclusive.

eTelefilm will close noon December 24, and will reopen again January 5.

For those of you who were unable to join us in Ottawa this morning, Telefilm Canada has made available the speeches from Michel Roy, Chair of the Board, and Carolle Brabant, Executive Director. Find them on our Website here: https://telefilm.ca/en/news/speeches.

As well, you can watch the...

Montréal, November 21st, 2014 – On November 20th, 2014, Telefilm Canada opened the doors of its Production Program, for fiscal year 2015/2016, to French-market projects with budgets over $2.5M.

Changes to the program:

• No changes were made to the program this year.
• Be sure...

• Canadian mission to Mumbai and Goa to activate the Canada-India Coproduction Treaty
• Five Canadian films to screen at the 45th International Film Festival of India

Montreal, November 10, 2014—Telefilm Canada, the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the

Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that Anne Frank has been confirmed, on a permanent basis, in her role as Regional Feature Film Executive—Atlantic Region. In addition, Halifax industry veteran Denise Jamieson has been appointed as Project Leader—National Promotion and Communications.

Anne Frank
Regional Feature Film...

Montreal, October 2, 2014 — Telefilm Canada is proud to recognize Canada’s presence at the 19th Busan International Film Festival and the Asian Film Market in South Korea, which will be held October 2 to 11 and October 5 to 8, respectively. Seven Canadian films have...

Montreal, September 15th, 2014—Telefilm Canada is delighted with the strong Canadian presence at the 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival to be held in Spain from September 19 to 27. Six Canadian films will be presented at the Festival.

This year the Festival will also be organizing ...

Montreal, September 4, 2014 — Telefilm Canada shines the spotlight on Canadian talent at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, introducing its first-ever live game show – ETALK presents The Great Canadian Talent Faceoff – and presenting another edition of its popular Talent to Watch...

Montreal, September 3rd, 2014 - Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are pleased to announce the extension of their partnership and the opening of the 2014-2015 Theatrical Documentary Program.

Telefilm and the Rogers Group of Funds have once again joined forces to underwrite the Program with the...

Montreal, July 28, 2014 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce the Canadian presence at the 67th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival held in Switzerland from August 6 to August 16, 2014. Established in 1946, the festival occupies a unique position in the...

Montreal, July 2, 2014—Telefilm Canada is very pleased that the Audiovisual Coproduction Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of India came into effect on July 1, 2014. The Treaty was announced by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official ...

Montreal, June 25, 2014—Canadian cinema is once again making a name for itself beyond our borders with a selection of seven films at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, in the Czech Republic. The films Je suis à toi by David Lambert, a minority Canadian coproduction...

The Committee will select the film to represent Canada for consideration as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards

Montreal, June 18th, 2014—Telefilm Canada invites producers to submit their feature films to the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee for a chance to represent...

Montreal, June 11, 2014—Since the opening date for lower budget feature film applications, the demand has surpassed expectations. To date, requests far exceed the budget available and a significant portion of regional funding resources has been committed. Therefore the Atlantic, Ontario/Nunavut, Quebec and Western offices of...

Montreal, June 9, 2014 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that the Canadian film industry will return to the Shanghai International Film Festival for a fifth consecutive year and will present 19 films, including 11 films in the Focus Canada section, six films in the Spectrum...

Montreal, June 2nd, 2014—Telefilm Canada announces its support for the production of 12 English-language lower-budget feature film projects (budgets of less than 2.5 million dollars) through the Canada Feature Film Fund. The total allocation for the selected projects for the fourth quarter of 2013-2014 is more...

Montreal, April 28, 2014 – Telefilm Canada advises all members of the industry that, due to technical difficulties, the opening date of its Development Program has been pushed from April 30th 2014, to May 8th, 2014. 

We appreciate your patience and assure you that this delay will ensure smooth...