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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Atlantic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chasing Light<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Latonia Hartery&nbsp;<br>Production: LJH Films Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Newfoundland \/ Labrador&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quebec<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Back Home<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Marianne M\u00e9tivier&nbsp;<br>Production: Metafilms Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Studio h264 Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Languages: Tagalog, IIocano, Ilonggo and Bicolano&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cut Print Thank You Bye<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Marie-Julie Dallaire&nbsp;<br>Production:&nbsp; Item 7 Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Immina Films&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Languages: French and English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Esprits rebelles<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Marlene Edoyan&nbsp;<br>Production: Fauve Film inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Les Films du 3 Mars&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Languages: Armenian and Georgian&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Praise of Invasive Species<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director: Mila Aung-Thwin&nbsp;<br>Screenwriters: Mila Aung-Thwin and Samantha Neboschizkij&nbsp;<br>Production: EyeSteelFilm Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: EyeSteelFilm Distribution Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Languages: English, Spanish, Afrikaans and Swahili&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La m\u00e9thode scandinave<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Anik Salas&nbsp;<br>Production: 9097-4767 Quebec Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Les Films du 3 Mars &nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Languages: French, English, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La vie extraordinaire de Robert Charlebois<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Louis-Philippe H\u00e9neault&nbsp;<br>Production: Les Films La Tribu Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Distribution La Tribu Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Language: French&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Le dernier acte<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Sophie Deraspe&nbsp;<br>Production: Corporation ACPAV Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Maison 4:3 Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Language: French&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Prophet of Ecstasy<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Directors: Elias Varoutsos and Karen Cho&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Screenwriters: Karen Cho, Lori Braun and Charles Beaudette&nbsp;<br>Production: 9337-7190 Quebec Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Raven Banner Distribution&nbsp;<br>Province: Quebec&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ontario<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Michelle Mama&nbsp;<br>Production: Anti-Diva Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Motion 58 Entertainment&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Captain Newfoundland: The Geoff Stirling Story<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Directors: Mike Feehan and Jamie Miller&nbsp;<br>Screenwriter: Jono Hunter&nbsp;<br>Production: 86 Media House Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Elevation Pictures&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Feedback: Music for the Climate Emergency<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Directors: Nicholas de Pencier and Jennifer Baichwal&nbsp;<br>Screenwriter: Jennifer Baichwal&nbsp;<br>Production: Mercury Films Inc. and Carousel Pictures Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Elevation Pictures&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Solitary<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Jo\u00eble Walinga&nbsp;<br>Production: Soft Studio Productions Inc., Arbitrage Pictures Inc. and Isserley Films Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Game Theory Films&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seeing Green<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Su Rynard&nbsp;<br>Production: HitPlay Productions Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Game Theory Films&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Languages: English and Spanish&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Acid Rain Movie (working title)<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director: Victoria Lean&nbsp;<br>Screenwriters: Sean Devlin and Victoria Lean&nbsp;<br>Production: Muse Entertainment (Ontario) Inc. and 2429014 Ontario Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Mongrel Media&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The End of the Internet<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Dylan Reibling&nbsp;<br>Production: Dylan Reibling Productions Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Sandbox<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Jade-Kenya Pinto&nbsp;<br>Production: 1000543880 Ontario Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: EyeSteelFilm Distribution Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your Tomorrow<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Ali Weinstein&nbsp;<br>Production: OP8 Productions Inc. and Big Cedar Films Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Blue Ice Docs Inc.&nbsp;<br>Province: Ontario&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Western Region<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fairy Creek<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: Jen Muranetz&nbsp;<br>Production: Understory Films Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Cinema Politica&nbsp;<br>Province: British Columbia&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Relax, Open Your Eyes<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Director and Screenwriter: David Ehrenreich&nbsp;<br>Production: Grand Scheme Productions Inc.&nbsp;<br>Distributor: Game Theory Films&nbsp;<br>Province: British Columbia&nbsp;<br>Language: English&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Finding Jodi<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Directors: Steve Adams and Sean Horlor\u00a0<br>Screenwriter: Jennifer Baynham\u00a0<br>Production: Studio BRB Productions Inc.\u00a0<br>Province: British Columbia\u00a0<br>Language: English\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Telefilm received an increasingly high volume of applications under the Theatrical Documentary Program this year. 122 projects were assessed in both the English and French markets, representing over $27.1 million in funding requests. With changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/theatrical-documentary-program-for-fiscal-year-2023-2024-guidelines-now-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">program guidelines expanding eligibility<\/a>, Telefilm received an increase of 31.5% in applications from the English market compared to the previous fiscal year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More funding decisions, including projects from the second intake of the big budget stream in the English market, will be announced shortly. Statistics on all films funded in the year will be released once all funding decisions have been made.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An advisory committee of external and internal representatives assessed the projects and made recommendations to Telefilm. The decision-making process considered Telefilm\u2019s goal of fostering a diversity of voices in the industry, ensuring that Telefilm funds a balanced portfolio of productions that reflect a variety of genres, budgets and company sizes, regions of the country and points of view. Names of selection committee members will be published on the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/industry-engagement\/project-financing-advisory-committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Project Financing Advisory Committees webpage<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/a>once all funding decisions have been made.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201330\u2013\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEDIA CONTACT<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Joyce Richards&nbsp;<br>Advisor, Public Relations&nbsp;<br>Telefilm Canada<br><a href=\"mailto:Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca\">Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telefilm Canada is announcing its funding commitment of $4.9 million to 21 feature-length documentaries, six titles from the French market and 15 titles from the English market, under the Theatrical Documentary Program. \u202f&nbsp; Atlantic&nbsp; Chasing 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