News releases

Telefilm’s Carolle Brabant to participate in TIFF Industry Conference panel Women at the Helm (September 10)

Toronto, August 3, 2016—Telefilm Canada is showcasing Canadian talent at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), a celebration of film that brings together filmmakers and movie lovers in one festive event...

Montreal, July 28, 2016 — Four emerging Canadian filmmakers will present their first feature films at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, which will be held from August 31 to September 10 in Italy. Maudite poutine (Metafilms) by Karl Lemieux will premiere in the competitive section Horizon, while...

• For the first time, the Birks Diamond Tribute is honouring women scriptwriters, in addition to actors and directors
• The largest jury to date, made up of 20 journalists and bloggers covering arts, culture and entertainment

Montreal, July 27, 2016—For a fourth year in a row, Telefilm Canada and Birks,...

Two films directed by emerging women filmmakers

Montreal, July 12, 2016—Telefilm Canada is funding the production, through the Canada Feature Film Fund, of three French-language films for a total of $1.4 million. The funded projects are two films directed by emerging women filmmakers—Toujours ensemble, by Sophie Dupuis, and Pour...

Talent Fund financing 77% of the Program this year

Montreal, June 16, 2016—Telefilm Canada today announced the 18 finalists, representing all regions of the country, for the Micro-Budget Production Program for 2016-2017. Telefilm also announced that the Talent Fund, a private donation fund, is financing 77% of...

Toronto/Montreal, June 7, 2016—Canada’s animation industry will have unprecedented exposure at this year’s edition of the International Animation Film Market (MIFA), June 15 to 17, part of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France, where 45 Canadian production companies will showcase the quality and diversity of...

Montreal, May 22, 2016 — “On behalf of Telefilm Canada and myself, I want to heartily congratulate Xavier Dolan for winning over the jury and the public with the film It’s Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) at the Cannes Film...

Starring, among others, Claude Legault, Roy Dupuis, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Sophie Nélisse, Élodie Bouchez, Lucie Laurier, Patrick Bruel, Denise Filiatrault and Céline Bonnier

Montreal, April 26, 2016 — Telefilm Canada is providing financial support, through the Canada Feature Film Fund, to 17 Canadian French-language films for a total...

Including documentaries by Academy Award-winning director Brigitte Berman, acclaimed writer-directors Jennifer Baichwal, Julie Lambert and Ann Shin, and veteran producers Trish Dolman and Betsy Carson

Montreal, April 26, 2016—Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are pleased to announce the latest Canadian English-language and French-language feature-length documentaries to receive funding...

Montréal, April 22, 2016 - Telefilm Canada applauds all the Canadian talent responsible for the success of the four films that will represent Canada at the 69th Festival de Cannes, taking place May 11-22. Juste la fin monde by Xavier Dolan has been selected for the Official...

Projects featured by Canada include Liquid Cinema,Time Machine VR and The Unknown Photographer

Toronto/Montreal, March 29, 2016—Three innovative Canadian virtual reality (VR) productions will share the spotlight at this year’s MIPTV, the world’s leading television and digital content market, taking place in Cannes between April...

Montréal, March 22, 2016 – This morning at the Musée Grévin Montréal, Telefilm Canada honoured La Guerre des Tuques 3D (Snowtime!) with the 2015 Guichet d’or, presented to directors Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson and screenwriters Normand Canac-Marquis and Paul Risacher for the French-language Canadian feature with...

Toronto, March 14, 2016 – Today at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Telefilm Canada presented its sixth Golden Box Office Award to Canadian writer and screenwriter Emma Donoghue for the Canada-Ireland coproduction Room. Room was among the top-performing Canadian English-language feature films at the box office in ...

• Adam Beach, Lyriq Bent and Emmanuelle Chriqui to appear as presenters
• Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara to receive Academy’s Legacy Award
• Academy Awards and Canadian Screen Awards nominees in attendance
• Canadian stars to include Amanda Crew, Tricia Helfer, Greyston Holt, Jonathan Keltz, Sarah Rafferty, Maxim Roy, Anna Silk, David...

Montreal, February 17, 2016—In light of recent revelations concerning filmmaker Claude Jutra’s past, Michel Roy states that “Telefilm Canada will continue to support Québec Cinéma, as it renames its annual gala in honour of Quebec film, and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, as it ...

New ‘audience first’ campaign with The Hive; Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board of Canada to partner on a new online channel to showcase first features

Ottawa, February 5, 2016—Telefilm Canada held its Annual Public Assembly this morning as part of the CMPA’s annual Prime...

Montreal, February 4, 2016—Telefilm Canada is pleased to highlight what will be an outstanding year for Canadian talent at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, which has programmed 16 Canadian films in various sections, including a record nine feature films. This major festival, an important event on the international...

Festival attendees to include Deepa Mehta, Guy Édoin, Monica Bellucci, Anne Émond, Ron Chapman and Andrew Currie

Montréal, February 1, 2016 – Six recent Canadian films will bring a touch of “Canadian cool” to Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival to be held March 4 to...

Toronto | Montreal, January 19, 2016 – The new Discovery Award, sponsored by the Talent Fund for Canada’s top emerging talent making movies with micro-budgets under C$250,000, was presented to Mina Walking at the Academy’s CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS press conference. Director Yosef Baraki and producers Andrew...

Some 15 Canadian representatives at the Festival, including directors Andrew Cividino (Sleeping Giant) and André Turpin (Endorphine) and actor Connor Jessup (Closet Monster)

Montreal, December 21, 2015—The 2016 Canadian film season will kick off under sunny skies as 10 Canadian films have been selected by the Palm...

Montreal, December 9, 2015 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce that three Canadian feature films, four virtual reality works and eight short films will be included in the official selection at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, which runs from January 21 to 31 in Park City, Utah.

“What’s...

• Actor Jay Baruchel directs his debut feature with the sequel to the hit hockey comedy Goon.
• Projects featuring Canadian stars such as Donald Sutherland, Tatiana Maslany, Adam Beach and Jessica Paré.

Montreal, November 26, 2015 — Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce its support for 12 English-language films with a...

Free screenings across the country of Canada’s best short films:
a fun way to mark the shortest day of the year during the holiday season

Montreal, November 19, 2015—Canadian actors Sarah Gadon and Sophie Cadieux are the ambassadors of The Shortest Day, which returns for a...

• Film viewing is increasing, driven by digital platforms and the 13-24-year-old audience segment;
• Attendance at movie theatres remains constant among heavy moviegoers and millennials.

Toronto, October 29, 2015—Telefilm Canada today released a report titled Audiences in Canada: Trend Report at the Playback Marketing Summit, in which it is...

Over the past 10 years, total Canadian coproduction budgets amount to $4.8 billion

Toronto, October 22, 2015—Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that in 2014 the Canadian film and television industry spearheaded 67 audiovisual treaty coproductions with budgets totaling $527 million. This is an increase in ...

Starring, among others, Suzanne Clément, Marie-Josée Croze, Roy Dupuis, Louis-José Houde as well as Paul Doucet, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge and Patrice Robitaille in the sequel to Les 3 p’tits cochons 

Montreal, October 21, 2015—Telefilm Canada announces its latest fiscal 2015-2016 funding decisions for French-language films. Through the Canada Feature Film...

Coming-of-age dramas, absurdist comedies and psychological thrillers starring Rachelle Lefevre, Tom Holland, Joel Kinnaman, Dermot Mulroney and Fanny Mallette

Montreal, October 6, 2015—Telefilm Canada announces its support, through the Canada Feature Film Fund, of the production of five English-language films for a total investment of just over $2.6...

Canadian science-fiction productions and talent to be in the spotlight at MIPCOM entertainment content market

Montreal, October 5, 2015—Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) today released the reach figures for Canadian science-fiction productions on the occasion of the spotlight on homegrown talent at MIPCOM, the world’s...

Toronto, September 30, 2015—Canada will have a strong presence at MIPJunior and MIPCOM 2015, the world’s leading audiovisual content market. The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada are spearheading an exciting program that focuses on Canadian creativity and talent in science...