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Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds provide financial support for feature-length documentaries

04 December 2009

Montréal, December 4, 2009 –Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are pleased to announce the names of the feature-length documentary projects that will receive funding support under the Theatrical Documentary Program in 2009-2010. Participating filmmakers will receive funding support for the production or post-production stage of their project.

The goal of the Theatrical Documentary Program is to broaden both the slate and audiences for Canadian feature-length documentaries produced for commercial screening in Canada, while jointly financing a number of French- and English-language projects likely to be successful in Canada and abroad.

“Through this program, we are looking to attract new audiences in theatres for Canadian documentaries by providing support at crucial stages so projects can be commercially viable,” stated Michel Pradier, Director of Project Financing, Telefilm Canada. “The feature films selected this year testify once again to Canadian documentary filmmakers’ spirit of innovation and creativity.”

Launched in 2005-2006 as a one-year pilot project, this unique public-private partnership was recently renewed until 2011. The program has a total budget of $4.5 million and provides funding, during production and post-production stages, for feature-length documentary projects with production budgets of $500,000 or more in French and $600,000 or more in English as well as financing for projects at the post-production stage.

English-language projects

Project

Production company

Director

Distributor

Phase

Region

The David Suzuki Project

Legacy Lecture Productions Ltd.

Sturla Gunnarsson

E1 Films Canada inc.

Production

Toronto

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

GG Productions Inc.

Michele Hozer

Union Pictures of Canada inc.

Post-production

Toronto

The Guantanamo Trap*

Xenophile Media Inc, Amythos Films Inc

Thomas Wallner

KinoSmith inc.

Production

Toronto

I Will Survive (Again)

Cave 7 Productions inc.

Jamie Kastner

Bravo! /
Canal D

Production

Toronto

Tutu Much

Ballet Girls Inc.,
Merit Motion Pictures Inc.,
2802031 Manitoba Inc.

Elise Swerhone

KinoSmith inc.

Post-production

Vancouver


French-language projects

Project

Production company

Director

Distributor

Phase

Region

Les Ailes de Johnny Mae

Productions Thalie inc.

Marc Fafard

Les Films Christal inc.

Production

Québec

Quais-Blues

Productions des Années Lumières inc.

Richard Lavoie

K Films Amérique

Post-production

Québec

Marc Séguin, dialogue avec le territoire

Productions Pimiento inc.

Bruno Boulianne

Filmoption Internationale inc.

Post-production

Québec

Yoga

Inform-Action Films inc.

Carlos Ferrand

Filmoption Internationale inc.

Production

Québec

*Financial support from Telefilm Canada only.

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Telefilm Canada: Developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Feature Film Fund, the Canadian Television Fund and the Canada New Media Fund. Visit www.telefilm.ca.

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Media enquiries:

Eva Hartling
Senior Advisor, External Communications
Telefilm Canada
514-283-0838, ext. 2090 or 1-800-567-0890
hartlie@telefilm.ca