Marie-France Godbout appointed National Feature Film Executive – French Market

Michel Pradier, Director, Project Financing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marie-France Godbout to the position of National Feature Film Executive – French Market. In this role, she is leading the team responsible for decisions concerning French-language feature films at the national and regional levels and overseeing business relations with the industry as well as with her counterparts in the English market.

“I am delighted that Marie-France has been appointed to this position,” said Michel Pradier. “I join the entire Telefilm team in warmly congratulating her and wishing her all the best in her new job.”

Marie-France joined Telefilm Canada in 2002 as a feature-film distribution specialist, in which capacity she was responsible for managing requests for support in the areas of marketing, versioning, alternative distribution and international marketing. She has wide-ranging experience as a film-industry professional, having held various management positions with such companies as C/FP, Motion International and Ciné-Entreprises.

“I am very pleased that Telefilm’s senior management team has placed its confidence in me,” stated Marie-France. “For more than 10 years, offering excellent customer service to our clients and being attuned to their concerns and challenges has been an integral part of my work on a daily basis. I am happy to have the opportunity to continue doing so in my new position.”