Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds provide financial support for feature-length documentaries
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! / |
Production |
Toronto |
Tutu Much |
Ballet Girls 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