Telefilm Canada announces an investment of $15,737,918 in 25 English-language feature films selected under the low-budget stream of the Production Program, including international co-productions.

Telefilm also financed five projects under its Indigenous stream, representing an investment of over $3 million.

This year’s selection reflects strong regional diversity and includes works with broad audience appeal, spanning a wide range of genres, from science fiction and horror to comedy and drama.

Last month, funding for 11 high-budget English-language feature films was announced.

Atlantic Region

Before He Had Horns (science fiction/fantasy/folktale) – Post-production
Director and screenwriter: Stephanie Joline
Production: Venn Diagram Films Ltd.
Province: Nova Scotia
Language: English

Cambion (thriller)
Director and screenwriter: Rohan Fernando
Production: Sutram Pictures Inc., Freddie Films Inc.
Distribution: Photon Films and Media Inc.
Province: Nova Scotia
Language: English

Just Keep Driving (romantic comedy)
Director: Jenna MacMillan
Screenwriter: Luc Trottier
Production: Club Red Productions Inc.
Province: Prince Edward Island
Language: English

Migratory Birds (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Tamara Segura
Production: Ruby Line Productions Inc., Clique Pictures Inc.
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Language: English, Spanish (Castilian)

Sour (horror)
Director: Doug Karr
Screenwriters: Doug Karr, Douglas Robertson
Production: Ruby Tree Films Inc., EntreNu Inc.
Province: Nova Scotia
Language: English, Cornish

Ontario and Nunavut

The Last Tears of the Deceased (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Beza Hailu Lemma
Production: Gobez Media Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: Amharic
Co-production with France and Germany

Salt and Shame (drama)
Director: Seemab Gul
Screenwriter: Shehrezade Mian
Production: Markhor Pictures Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English, Urdu
Co-production with Germany and the United Kingdom

Dusky Fever (comedy)
Director and screenwriter: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan
Production: Fam Jam Media Inc., Bobkin & Sons Inc.
Distribution: Mongrel Media
Province: Ontario
Language: English, Tamil

Goose Point (thriller)
Director: Maya Bastian
Screenwriter: Abdul Malik
Production: Fae Pictures STREAMS S2 Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English, Urdu

Through the Eyes of an Ibis (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Faisal Lutchmedial
Production: Freddie Films Inc., Green Dragon Productions Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Wolf of the North (comedy)
Director: Jerome Sable
Screenwriters: Jerome Sable, Pat Thornton
Production: 90th Parallel Productions Ltd.
Distribution: Ravenbanner
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Regent Boy (drama)
Director: Ari Rajin Gunnarsson
Screenwriters: Ari Rajin Gunnarsson, Humayun Khan
Production: Eurasia Motion Pictures Inc., Just Focus Films Inc.
Distribution: Sherry Media Group
Province: Ontario
Language: English, Urdu, Somali

This Way to Home (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Mel Mah
Production: Beyond The Frame Inc.
Distribution: Photon Films
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Berserkers (thriller)
Director and screenwriter: Joey Klein
Production: Night Market Films Inc., JSK Productions Inc.
Province: Ontario
Language: English

Quebec

Knight (drama)
Directors and screenwriters: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez
Production: Band With Pictures Film Inc. / Les Films Band With Pictures Inc.
Distribution: Mongrel Media
Province: Quebec
Language: English, French
Co-production with Belgium

We Come From Here (drama)
Director: Taras Lesiuk
Screenwriters: Annick Sheedy McLellan, Taras Lesiuk
Production: Wishing Tree Productions Inc., Gambade Films Inc.
Province: Quebec
Language: English, Ukrainian

Goodbye Forever (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Trevor Anderson
Production: Vlimeuses productions Inc.
Distribution: STUDIOS H264 INC.
Province: Quebec
Language: English, French

Western Region

Caecilians (horror)
Director and screenwriter: Yuqi Kang
Production: 1576621 B.C. LTD, Conquering Lion Pictures Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English, Mandarin

Hal & Charlie 1963 (historical drama)
Director and screenwriter: Nick Citton
Production: Resonance Films Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

Moose Jaw (thriller)
Director and screenwriter: Melissa Puente
Production: Trilight Entertainment SK Inc., Les Productions Mégafun inc.
Distribution: FilmOption International, InTension Industries
Province: Saskatchewan
Language: English

Now, I Am a Bear (comedy)
Director and screenwriter: Jason Filiatrault
Production: Feel Canadian inc.
Province: Alberta
Language: English

Echoes (horror)
Director: Steven Kostanski
Screenwriter: Conor Sweeney
Production: Buffalo Gal Pictures & Low End
Province: Manitoba
Language: English

How Dare You (horror)
Directors, screenwriters: Arran Shearing, Kit Redstone
Production: Common Knowledge Films Inc
Province: British Columbia
Language: English
Co-production with the United Kingdom

The Awakening (drama)
Director: Nathalie Therriault
Screenwriters: Aïda Croal, Nneka Croal, Nathalie Therriault
Production: Awakening Pictures Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English, French

Infraction (thriller)
Director and screenwriter: Damon Vignale
Production: Jove Pictures Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

Indigenous

Tales of an Urban Indian (drama)
Director: Darrell Dennis
Screenwriters: Darrell Dennis, Katya Gardner
Production: Grinning Indian Productions Inc.
Province: British Columbia
Language: English, Shuswap

Sweetgrass After the Rain (drama)
Director: Georgina Lightning
Screenwriters: Georgina Lightning, Eric Schweig, Grant Willier
Production: Tribal Alliance Production Ltd.
Province: Alberta
Language: English, Cree

The Summer of Bitter & Sweet (drama)
Director and screenwriter: Berkley Brady
Production: 2291820 Alberta Ltd.
Distribution: Filmoption International
Province: Alberta
Language: English, Michif

A Life Less Empty (drama) – Post-production
Director and screenwriter: Rueben C. Martell
Production: 102165306 Saskatchewan Limited
Distribution: IndieCan Entertainment
Province: Saskatchewan
Language: English, Cree, Nakoda

I Wish I Had Been Born a Flower ( science fiction/fantasy/folktale)
Director: Laurence Morais-Lagacé
Screenwriters: Laurence Morais-Lagacé, Sylvain Raymond
Production: Voyelles Films Productions Inc.
Distribution: Studios H264 Inc.
Province: Quebec
Language: French, English and Wolastoqey Latuwewakon

Telefilm continues to receive a high volume of applications, particularly from Ontario and the Western region, under its Production Program. For the English-language market, 226 projects were evaluated under the low-budget stream, including international co-productions, representing more than $146 million in funding requests. Under the Indigenous stream, 18 projects were assessed, totaling nearly $12 million in funding requests.

Additional funding decisions, including those for the Documentary Feature Program, will be announced in the coming weeks. Statistics on all films financed during the year will be published in the 2026–2027 Annual Report.

For each region, as well as for the Indigenous stream, advisory committees composed of external and internal members evaluated the projects and made recommendations to Telefilm. The decision-making process aims to ensure a balanced production portfolio reflecting a diversity of genres, budgets, company sizes, regions across the country, and perspectives. The names of the selection committee members will be published on the Advisory Committees for Project Financing Applications page of Telefilm’s website once all funding decisions have been finalized.

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Media-related inquiries:
Joyce Richards
Advisor, Strategic Communications
Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca