New Telefilm funding criteria will cut out most promising talent, say Ontario film producers

TORONTO - The new funding criteria proposed by Telefilm sets the qualifying bar too high and threatens to shut out Canada’s most promising young talent. The Producers Roundtable Ontario (PRO), a group of film, TV and digital media producers, is urging Telefilm Canada to respond to concerns about funding and building capacity in industry. "The success of Ontario's and Canada's film industry has always been based on the visions, innovations and talents of our up and coming talent. People who are just getting into the business," says Wyeth Clarkson, producer and PRO spokesperson. "It's what has set us apart. We're...