Telefilm Canada announces $18 million in funding for the production of 12 feature films in the French-language market
Telefilm Canada announces 12 feature film titles, including two coproductions, receiving funding through the production program for the French-language market, for a total financial commitment of $18 million. This amount represents 69 per cent of Telefilm Canada’s annual budget for French-language film production funding; the remaining balance will be allocated following the second application deadline. This announcement includes funding decisions for both the big-budget and low-budget streams.
Telefilm also announces three projects receiving greenlight funding for additional pre-production support, two of which are majority coproductions.
The films evaluated reflect the richness and talent of French-language creation. This selection of inspiring works, intended for a wide range of audiences, will resonate with viewers both at home and abroad.
Big-Budget Stream
Arsenal (historical drama)
Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Screenplay: Pier-Philippe Chevigny and Chloé Robichaud
Production: Le Foyer Films Inc.
Distribution: Immina Films
Province: Quebec
Languages: French and English
*Majority coproduction with France
Dans une galaxie près de chez vous III (comedy)
Director: Yan England
Screenplay: Claude Legault and Pierre-Yves Bernard
Production: Téléfiction Production and Zone 3
Distribution: Téléfiction Distribution and Marketing
Province: Quebec
Language: French
François.e (comedy) – Post-production
Director: Jean-François Asselin
Screenplay: Jean-François Léger and Gabrielle Boulianne Tremblay
Production: Productions KOTV Inc.
Distribution: Opale / KO Distribution
Province: Quebec
Language: French
L’amour au temps des satellites (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Sophie Deraspe
Production: Corporation de développement et de production ACPAV Inc.
Distribution: Maison 4:3
Province: Quebec
Languages: French and English
Santa Claude (family comedy)
Director: Guillaume Lambert
Screenplay: Julien Pelletier and Sébastien Ravary
Production: Cinémaginaire Inc.
Distribution: TVA Films
Province: Quebec
Language: French
Simon et le sortilège (family film)
Director: Annick Blanc
Screenplay: Rémi Dufresne
Production: art et essai Inc.
Distribution: Entract Films
Province: Quebec
Language: French
TREMBLAY-BRASSARD (comedy)
Director: Émile Gaudreault
Screenplay: Eric K. Boulianne and Émile Gaudreault
Production: Amalga Créations Médias Inc. and Les Films du Lac Inc.
Distribution: 14051487 Canada Inc. (operating as Immina Films)
Province: Quebec
Language: French
Vers le soleil ou plus près encore (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Myriam Charles
Production: 9174-5018 Québec Inc.
Distribution: Maison 4:3
Province: Quebec
Languages: French and Creole
Low-Budget Stream
Ici la terre (comedy)
Director: Francis Leclerc
Screenplay: Annie St-Pierre and François Bernier
Production: 9219-3010 Québec Inc.
Distribution: Immina Films
Province: Quebec
Language: French
KIKI (action/adventure)
Director and Screenwriter: Colin Nixon
Production: Chasseurs Films Inc.
Distribution: Axia Films
Province: Quebec
Languages: French and English
*Majority coproduction with Belgium
L’Agent Jean! : La fin des mondes (action/adventure/children’s)
Director: Félix Larivière
Screenplay: Alexandre Couture and Robin Balzano
Production: Happy Camper Media (animation 5) Inc.
Distribution: Maison 4:3
Province: Quebec
Language: French
Le chat dans la gorge (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Yzaïh Phénix-Alphonse
Production: Couzin Films Inc.
Province: Quebec
Languages: French, English and Creole
Projects receiving greenlight funding
These greenlight advances include costs related to final script polishing, finalizing contracts with financial partners, casting, and the launch of pre-production.
Chaque chose àsa place (drama/animation)
Director and Screenwriter: Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Production: 9286-4883 Québec Inc. (operating as L’embuscade Films)
Distribution: H264
Province: Quebec
Language: French
*Majority coproduction with Luxembourg and France
Beautéinfinie (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: François Delisle
Production: Films 53/12 Inc.
Distribution: H264
Province: Quebec
Languages: French, Portuguese, Susu, Arabic and Sateré-Mawé
Film Numéro Deux (drama)
Director and Screenwriter: Philippe Grégoire
Production: Corporation de développement et de production ACPAV Inc.
Distribution: H264
Province: Quebec
Language: French
*Majority coproduction with Luxembourg
Each year, Telefilm receives a growing number of applications through its production program. To date, a total of 89 applications have been reviewed across the big-budget and low-budget streams, representing more than $146 million in funding requests.
Production funding decisions for films in the English-language market will be announced in the coming days. An advisory committee composed of external and internal representatives has evaluated the projects and made recommendations to Telefilm. The decision-making process, across multiple rounds of decisions over the coming months, is designed so that Telefilm funds a balanced production portfolio reflecting a variety of genres, budgets and company sizes, regions of the country, and perspectives. The names of the selection committee members will be published on the Advisory Committees for Project Funding Applications page at the end of each fiscal year.
It should also be noted that the project teams selected under the Springboard Initiative will be contacted shortly. Projects that were not selected for production funding, but meet the initiative’s criteria, may be invited to apply for development funding to strengthen their project for a future production application.
More funding decisions will be announced through April to September of this year. Statistics on all films funded in the year will be published in the 2026-27 Annual Report.
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Joyce Richards
Advisor, Strategic Communications
Telefilm Canada
Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca