Banff 2019: Netflix-led program to give leg-up to Francophone creators

BANFF - The Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC) said Sunday that Netflix is the lead partner on the first-ever Professional Development Program in Film and Television for francophone producers and creators in minority communities across Canada.In conjunction with the Canada Media Fund and Telefilm Canada, the intensive internship program will allow Canadian francophone scriptwriters, directors, and producers to benefit from support in their regions for the development of original works representative of the country’s diversity, and to ensure the transfer of knowledge to other creators in these regions, reads the announcement.Scheduled to run from 2019 to 2022 in...