Corus, Telefilm Canada launch new Family Feature Production Fund

BANFF, AB – Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada have joined forces to create a Family Feature Production Fund designed to help increase the production of Canadian English-language, live-action family films. The joint pilot project, announced Tuesday, will provide financing for up to two English-language family feature films a year, including international treaty co-productions, with production budgets of between $3.5 million and $5 million. Films with a fully developed script and marketing plan will be eligible to apply to the fund. Corus and Telefilm will evaluate the applications and use the fund to finance a portion of the film’s budget. “Our...