Staff Appointment

Montreal – June 10, 2010 – Telefilm is delighted to announce the interim appointment of Manuel Badel to the position of Regional Director, Business Development, Quebec Region.

Manuel’s mandate will focus on exploring business development opportunities in the Quebec Region that will assist Telefilm in fulfilling its corporate goal of supporting the industry with training initiatives for emerging talent and industry partnerships.

Manuel Badel started his career at Telefilm in 2003 as a lead analyst with the Canada New Media Fund.  In 2008, Manuel moved to the Business Development and Strategic Planning and Project Development sectors as an analyst. In this role, Manuel worked with the industry on business development initiatives from conception to implementation.

Manuel received his Bachelor (B.B.A.) in marketing and finance and his Specialized Graduate Diploma in e-business from HEC Montreal.  Manuel also received formal training in Project Management at McGill University.

The appointment is effective immediately and resides in the Montreal (Head) office of Telefilm Canada.