BERLIN – Canada’s film industry will be highlighted as the next ‘Country in Focus’ at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival next February.
The newly launched ‘Country in Focus’ program was created to give the film industry and filmmakers of a specific country the opportunity to introduce themselves in greater depth and highlight certain aspects of their industry, reads the news release.
Supported by Telefilm Canada, Canada’s vibrant film scene will present itself from a variety of perspectives at the Berlinale’s EFM 2018. The highlights of the Canadian program at the market will be published by September, with many Canadian producers and other film professionals expected to attend the festival.
‘Canada in Focus’ at the EFM is being held on the occasion of Canada 150 which marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Canada. The EFM will take place February 15 – 23, 2018 during the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
“We are honoured to be invited as the 2018 ‘Country in Focus’ at the European Film Market in Berlin”, said Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant, in the release. ‘Canada in Focus’ is an important global showcase for Canadian creators that will enable Canadian content to reach new audiences and will create new export opportunities for our industry. Canadian cinema has long felt at home at the Berlinale and the EFM. Collaborating in this way will only strengthen our good and longstanding partnership.”
“The opportunity to focus on and extensively present film countries such as Canada at the market supports not only the EFM’s relationships with individual film industries internationally, but also fosters exchange between the film industries themselves”, added EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol. "Canada will have spectacular visibility at the upcoming EFM.”
