CanCon on your Xbox? Telefilm looks to expand its influence

MONTREAL – Finding audiences, whatever screen they're in front of, is the new mandate of Telefilm Canada. The funding agency published its 2006-2011 corporate plan, dubbed: "From cinemas to cell phones: Telefilm Canada responds to the multiplatform challenge."But success on all these platforms will require more cash, says the document. "We believe the future looks promising for the Canadian industry - promise that will be fulfilled, increasingly, as the creators of Canadian stories take a multiplatform approach to distributing and transmitting productions," said Charles Bélanger, Telefilm's board chair, in a release. "Telefilm is ready to adapt its policies and strategies...