Telefilm Canada announces 2011-12 Canada Feature Film Fund deadlines
Applications to be submitted via eTelefilm
Montreal, March 25, 2011 – Telefilm Canada would like to announce the following 2011-12 deadlines for the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF), as well as the new eTelefilm requirement for applications.
Deadlines
Program | First deadline | Final deadline |
Low Budget Independent Feature Film Assistance Program – English | N/A | Until all funds are disbursed |
Low Budget Independent Feature Film Assistance Program – French |
| May 6, 2011 |
CFFF – Development Program, French | April 21, 2011 | August 8, 2011 |
CFFF – Development Program, English (in Quebec) | May 13, 2011 | October 7, 2011 |
CFFF – Development Program, English (outside Quebec) | N/A | Until all funds are disbursed |
Fonds francophone d’aide au développement cinématographique (projects selected by the jury) |
| April 15, 2011 |
Programme d’aide à l’écriture de scénarios (PAES) |
| June 13, 2011 |
CFFF – English-language production (with the exception of regional funding of English-language production in Quebec) | N/A | Until all funds are disbursed |
CFFF – Regional French-language development |
| November 4, 2011 |
Web-Ciné 360 (English and French) | N/A | Until all funds are disbursed |
Marketing | N/A | Until all funds are disbursed |
Dates that do not appear will be announced shortly.
eTelefilm
In addition, Telefilm would like to inform its clients that all applications to the following CFFF programs must now be submitted via its eTelefilm online service, unless Internet access is not readily available (as previously announced for English-language Development projects).
- English-language Production
- French-language Development
- French-language Production
This eco-responsible process – available seven days a week from 6 AM to 12 AM (EST) – will not only reduce the amount of paper applications but will also result in increased efficiencies.
Approximately 70% of Telefilm’s clients already do business online with Telefilm.
To learn more on how to register with eTelefilm, please visit http://www.telefilm.ca/en/extranet. A short instructional video shows you how to subscribe to this fast, secure and user-friendly service.
Stay tuned for more news regarding updates to the CFFF guidelines.
For any questions, please contact:
Western Region | (604) 666-1566 | Jennifer Porter |
Ontario & Nunavut | (416) 973-6436 | Anne-Marie Stuart |
Atlantic Region | (902) 426-8425 | Patricia Voogt |
Quebec & French outside of Quebec | (514) 283-6363 | Isabelle Picard Veronique Vidal |