Telefilm Canada finances 19 feature-length documentaries
As part of its Theatrical Documentary Program, Telefilm Canada is announcing its funding commitment of $4.6 million to 19 feature-length documentaries, including eight films from the French market and 11 films from the English market.
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Director: Louise Leroux
Screenwriters: Dr. Richard Blackburn and Louise Leroux
Production: Les Productions Shootfilms Inc.
Distribution: Immina Films
Province: Quebec
Language: French, English and Ukrainian
Désobéissantes
Directors and screenwriters: Arnaud Bouquet and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Production: Babel Films 01 inc.
Distribution: National Film Board of Canada
Province: Quebec
Language: French
En Orbite
Director and screenwriter: François Jacob
Production: 9256-8658 QUEBEC INC.
Distribution: Les Films du 3 Mars
Province: Quebec
Language: French and English
Les yeux fermés
Director and screenwriter: Julien Faraut
Production: Films Portage inc. and Velouria Pictures
Distribution: H264
Province: Quebec
Language: French and English
*France/Canada coproduction
Marquer le Congo
Director and screenwriter: Mathieu Roy
Production: MR2 Films Inc.
Distribution: Filmoption International
Province: Quebec
Language: French and Swahili
Projet Laurentides
Director and screenwriter: Benoit Massé
Production: A Media Inc.
Distribution: Les Films du 3 Mars
Province: Quebec
Language: French
Renaître
Directors: Sylvie Van Brabant and Katerine Giguère
Screenwriter: Sylvie Van Brabant
Production: Films du Rapide-Blanc Inc.
Distribution: Noble Arts Inc.
Province: Quebec
Language: French and English
Transcendance
Directors and screenwriters: Sébastien Rist and Aude Leroux-Lévesque
Production: Les Films Extérieur Jour Inc.
Distribution: Les Films du 3 Mars
Province: Quebec
Language: French and English
Cancún
Director and screenwriter: Nadine Gomez
Production: Les Productions des Films de l’Autre Inc.
Distribution: Les Films du 3 Mars
Province: Quebec
Language: French and Spanish
Carnies
Director: Leah Schulli
Screenwriters: Leah Schulli and Sean O’Neill
Production: 2709836 Ontario Inc.
Distribution: Blue Ice Docs
Province: Ontario
Language: English
Deep Time
Director and screenwriter: Brian Johnson
Production: 136469 Canada Limited o/a Sphinx Productions
Distribution: Films We Like
Province: Ontario
Language: English
Facing the Future: The Art and Life of Antony Clavet
Director: Clem McIntosh
Screenwriter: Alison Taylor
Production: Cazador Inc.
Distribution: Blue Ice Docs
Province: New Brunswick
Language: English and French
GAWLO
Director and screenwriter: Aïcha Diop
Production: Studio Tokosel Inc. and Lantern Films Inc.
Distribution: Studio H264
Province: Ontario and British Columbia
Language: English, French and Fulah
Invasivore
Directors and screenwriters: Amanda Bulman and Michael Peers
Production: BetterLate Films
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Language: English
Rufus, Requiem
Director: Pedro Kos
Screenwriters: Sophie Farkas Bolla and Ina Fichman
Production: Rufus Films Productions Inc. and sounding images GmbH
Province: Quebec
Language: English and French
*Canada/Germany coproduction
The Gymnasts of Machar Colony
Director and screenwriter: Habiba Nosheen
Production: PK GYMNASTS PRODUCTIONS INC.
Distribution: Blue Ice Docs
Province: Ontario
Language: English and Urdu
Tomson Highway: Permanent Astonishment
Director and screenwriter: Barbara Hagar
Production: TH Documentary Productions Inc.
Province: Ontario and British Columbia
Language: English and Cree
Untitled Ceremony Film
Director and screenwriter: Lisa Jackson
Production: DOOR NUMBER 3 PRODUCTIONS INC.
Distribution: Blue Ice Docs
Province: Ontario
Language: English
Untitled Fire Documentary (f/k/a Incendiary)
Director: Nicholas de Pencier
Screenwriter: Jennifer Baichwal
Production: Wildfire Productions Inc.
Distribution: Elevation Pictures Corp
Province: Ontario
Language: English
109 projects were assessed in both the English and French markets, representing over $24 million in applications.
More funding decisions, including projects from the Talent to Watch Program will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films funded in the year will be published in the 2025-2026 Annual Report.
An advisory committee composed of external and internal representatives has evaluated the projects and made its recommendations. The decision-making process is designed to ensure that Telefilm funds a balanced production portfolio reflecting a variety of genres, budgets, company sizes, regions of the country, and perspectives. A list of the selection committee members will be posted on Telefilm’s Project Financing Advisory Committees page once all funding decisions have been made.
About Telefilm Canada
As a Partner of Choice, Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation dedicated to the success of Canada’s audiovisual industry, fostering access and excellence by delivering programs that support cultural resonance and audience engagement. With a lens of equity, inclusivity and sustainability, Telefilm bolsters dynamic companies and a range of creative talent at home and around the world. Telefilm also makes recommendations regarding the certification of audiovisual coproduction treaties to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Launched in 2012, the Talent Fund raises private donations which principally support emerging talent. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and Letterboxd.
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For media-related inquiries:
Joyce Richards
Advisor, Strategic Communications
Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca