Telefilm Canada supports 34th annual World Film Festival
Montréal, August 10, 2010 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce its support of the 34th annual World Film Festival (WFF). Now in its 34th year, WFF offers a wide-ranging international program designed to encourage cultural diversity. The Festival also serves as a forum for industry talent of all stripes.
“From the outset, WFF has given both established and emerging filmmakers the opportunity to share their work with audiences and garner attention from local and international critics,” said Sheila de La Varende, Director, National and International Business Development at Telefilm Canada. “By supporting WFF, Telefilm helps Canadian cinema thrive and expand its international reach.”
From August 26 to September 6, 2010, WFF will present films from around the world, including several from Canada. Telefilm-funded Route 132, by Louis Bélanger (The Timekeeper, Gaz Bar Blues), will open the Festival.
The full line-up of Canadian productions to be screened at the Festival includes:
World Competition
Route 132* – Louis Bélanger
Silence Lies (Tromper le silence)* – Julie Hivon
First Films World Competition
The Neighbor (Hamseyeh) – Naghmeh Shirkhan (coproduction with U.S.A.)
Focus on World Cinema
I Heart Regina – n/a
I Was Once Told – Aliaa Khachouck
Mary – Andrey Petrusha
New Year – Philip Borg
Documentaries of the World
Turning 32 (Avoir 32 ans) – Robbie Hart and Luc Côté
Corpus – Connie Diletti
Children of Soldiers (Enfants de soldats) – Claire Corriveau
Funeral Season (La saison des funérailles) – Matthew Lancit (coproduction with Cameroun)
Black Hands (Les mains noires) – Tetchena Bellange
Montréal, 31 fragments d’urbanité – Jean Tessier
The Fall of Womenland – He Xiaodan
The Hidden Face of Suicide – Yehudit Silverman
Tributes
The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe)* – Gilles Carle
Student Film Festival
Stations – Onur Karaman
Tais-toi, Je gère – Wyatt Tessari and Alexandre Boivin
*Financed by Telefilm Canada
Visit www.ffm-montreal.org for Festival program details.
About Telefilm Canada
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 products that appeal to domestic and international audiences. Telefilm also administers the Canada Media Fund. Visit www.telefilm.ca.
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