News releases

Montréal, November 27, 2009 –Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce the names of the English-language, Quebec-based projects that have been selected under its Feature It! initiative, as well as the French-language feature-film projects from outside Montréal and outside Quebec that have been selected under the Écrire au long initiative. Participating creators...

Toronto, November 12, 2009 - CBC and Telefilm Canada today announced a new initiative aimed at bringing an integrated approach to the commissioning, marketing and distribution of Canadian English-language feature films.

The approach will focus on developing and financing films that would have an initial theatrical release followed shortly thereafter...

Montreal, November 10, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased that the French-language box-office smash De père en flic has been acquired by Sony Pictures and will be developed into an English-language film by Hollywood power partners Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, along with Denise Robert and Emile Gaudreault,...

Montréal, October 30, 2009 – Telefilm Canada made public its annual report today for fiscal 2008-2009. During the fiscal year, Telefilm refined its industry-development strategies on both the domestic and international scenes and continued to work with the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF) Working Groups and the International...

Montreal, October 27, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is proud to support the 2009 Rencontres internationales du documentaire, taking place November 11 to 21, 2009, as well as the Doc Circuit Montréal, Montreal’s documentary market, which will be held November 12 and 13, 2009. Telefilm provides support in the amount...

A Canadian success story, the film has already taken in almost $11 million at...

Montréal, October 20, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce the names of the five recipients of a $3,200 bursary for the TVA-HEC Film and Television Management Program, which runs from November 18 to 25, 2009. The Telefilm Canada bursaries, which cover most of the program’s fees, are being...

Toronto, October 14, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is delighted to celebrate its partnership with the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place October 14 – 18, 2009.  This year’s edition opens with “Reel Injun”, a powerful homage to North American Native people throughout a century of cinema. ...

15 feature-film projects are selected under the Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program

Montréal, October 8, 2009 – Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), is delighted to announce...

Montréal, September 22, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that it is contributing  $120,000 to the 38th edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC), as well as $25,000 through the Skills and Screens Program for “FNC Pro”, a series of training and networking activities for media professionals. The...

I Killed my Mother submitted as Canada’s representative for nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category

Montréal, Quebec, September 22, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce that I Killed my Mother (J’ai tué ma mère), directed by Xavier Dolan, has been submitted for nomination as Best Foreign...

Montréal, September 21, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that it has selected the film project La Sacrée, for financing through the French-language production component of the Official Languages Activities (OLA) Program. La Sacrée is a script by Daniel Marchildon to be produced by Mark Chatel of...

Vancouver, September 18, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is announcing its support of the 28th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), taking place October 1 to 16, 2009. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Telefilm’s partnership with VIFF and of Telefilm’s Western Regional Office in Vancouver, established in...

2009 also marks 25th anniversary of Telefilm’s Atlantic office

Halifax, September 17, 2009 – Telefilm Canada (TFC) is proudly announcing its partnership with the 29th edition of the Atlantic Film Festival, This year marks two milestones: the 25th anniversary of both Telefilm’s partnership with AFF and the opening of...

This year marks 10th anniversary of Telefilm Canada Pitch This! Competition

Toronto, September 10, 2009 – Telefilm Canada (TFC) is announcing its partnership with the 34th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival®, taking place September 10 to 19. A total of 21 TFC-financed films will be screened at...

Montreal, Quebec, September 4, 2009 – Telefilm Canada, a long-time partner of The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), is announcing its participation at the upcoming Independent Film Week in New York City, held from September 19 to 24. As a Presenting Partner of the No Borders International Co-Production Market, Telefilm will...

Montreal, September 7, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that nine Canadian feature films have been officially selected for the 14^th edition of the Pusan International Film Festival, which takes place in Pusan, South Korea from October 8 to 19, 2009.

“Telefilm recognizes Pusan as a valuable venue for...

Montreal, August 17, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that the initiative Ecrire au long has been redesigned to allow for more flexibility in the application process, as well as increased accessibility of Telefilm’s support for successful applicants. The modifications are the result of informal consultations with both...

Montreal, August 17, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that the initiative Feature It! has been redesigned to allow for more flexibility in the application process, as well as increased accessibility of Telefilm’s support for successful applicants. The modifications are the result of informal consultations with both the...

Montréal, August 10, 2009 – Telefilm Canada announces funding of $276,000 for the 33rd annual World Film Festival (WFF) through its Festival Performance Program. In addition, the WFF has been granted $52,500 to help defray costs associated with subtitling films in competition at the festival. Telefilm provided financial support for this...

Montreal, August 3, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce its latest investment decisions as part of the Low Budget Independent Feature Film Assistance Program. Twenty-three projects were submitted for the May 11, 2009 application deadline, and Telefilm has selected five French-language projects.

“The increasing number of applications...

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Montreal, July 23, 2009 – Telefilm Canada, CFC (Canadian Film Centre) and Just For Laughs are proud to announce the creation of Canada’s first advanced training program to develop theatrical...

Montreal, July 23, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is delighted to announce that eight new English-language projects across the country have been selected to receive financial support through the selective component of the feature film production programs of the Canada Feature Film Fund, as well as the Low Budget Independent Feature...

Montreal – July 16, 2009 – Telefilm Canada proudly announces the presence of 2 Canadian films at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival. Now in its 62nd year, the Locarno Festival’s long-standing tradition of openness has made it an ideal platform for the promotion of national cinema from Europe and...

Montréal, July 7, 2009 - Telefilm Canada, through its Skills and Screens Program, is providing financial support for the 13th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. This was confirmed on June 29 by Telefilm’s Sheila de La Varende, Director, National and International Business Development.

Telefilm Canada is contributing $35,000 to the...

Montréal, June 19, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce its latest investment decisions – the last for French-language productions for fiscal 2009-10 – under the selective component of the Canada Feature Film Fund’s main program. Twenty-three French-language projects were submitted for the March 30, 2009, deadline, and Telefilm...

Montreal, June 15, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is proud to spotlight the presence of FIVE Canadian films at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, to be held July 3 to 11, 2009.

In the Czech Republic on the frontier between Eastern and Western Europe, Karlovy Vary, one of the...

Montréal, May 21, 2009 – Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), is launching the second edition of its Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program. Aboriginal writers, writer-directors and producers are thus invited to submit their first application between now and June 29, 2009. Writers and producers who...