Following the funding decisions from the second round of the Production Program’s Minority Coproduction stream, Telefilm Canada is announcing an investment of $1.61 million in five projects: two films for the French-language market  including one project that had previously received Greenlight support, and three films for the English-language market. 

The funded projects demonstrate the international reach of Canadian cinema and the diverse collaborations that connect Canadian production companies with partners abroad. These five coproductions bring together partners from Canada, France, Luxembourg, Iceland, Mexico and Spain. 

English-Language Market 

Dark Ocean 
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson 
Screenwriter: Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson 
Production Company: Terminal City Pictures Ltd. 
Distributor: Elevation Pictures 
Province: British Columbia 
Language: English 
Canada-Iceland Coproduction 

El Maestro 
Director: Diego Luna 
Screenwriters: Diego Luna, Diego Rabasa 
Production Company: Prowler Pictures Inc. 
Distributor: Film Option International 
Province: Saskatchewan 
Language: Spanish 
Canada-Mexico Coproduction 
 
Turpentine 
Director and Screenwriter: Anna Bofarull 
Production Company: Hawkeye Pictures Inc. 
Province: Ontario 
Languages: Catalan, French, Spanish 
Canada-Spain Coproduction 

French-Language Market 

Sur La Ligne 
Director: Yves Piat 
Screenwriters: Yves Piat, Alaa Eddine Aljem 
Production Company: 12PM inc. 
Distributor: Studios H264 
Province: Quebec 
Languages: Arabic, French 
Canada-France Coproduction 

Greenlight Initiative Selection 
Les agents des étoiles 
Director: Sarah Sutter 
Screenwriter: Cyril Bossmann 
Production Company: Productions des Années Lumières Inc. 
Distributor: Les Films Opale 
Province: Quebec 
Language: French 
Canada-Luxembourg Coproduction 

A total of 14 applications were assessed in this funding round, representing $5,068,199 in funding requests. Telefilm’s total contribution to the five selected projects amounts to $1,606,370. An advisory committee evaluated the projects and made recommendations to Telefilm. The decision-making process takes into account Telefilm’s objective of fostering a diversity of voices in the industry by supporting a balanced portfolio of productions that reflects a variety of genres, budgets, company sizes, regions of the country and perspectives. The names of the selection committee members will be published on the Advisory Committees for Project Financing Applications page once all funding decisions for the current fiscal year have been finalized. 

-30- 

About Telefilm Canada 

Founded in 1967, Telefilm is a Crown corporation dedicated to investing in the development, production, promotion, and distribution of Canadian and Indigenous audiovisual content. As the largest investor in Canadian cinema, Telefilm contributes to the economic strength and cultural impact of the audiovisual sector in collaboration with industry members. Telefilm also makes recommendations to the Department of Canadian Heritage regarding the certification of audiovisual treaty coproductions and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund.  

Media inquiries:  

Joyce Richards  
Advisor, Strategic Communications  
Telefilm Canada  
Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca