MONTRÉAL – Six production and distribution companies have been awarded a total of $667,500 in financial support through the Quebecor Fund’s Event and Film Production Assistance Program (EFPAP).
The six projects selected will be produced and distributed by: Lyla Films inc., micro_scope inc., Corporation ACPAV Inc., Christal Films Productions Inc., Productions Caramel Film Inc., Les Films Christal s.e.c., Les Films Séville inc. and TVA Productions II inc.
The goals of the fund’s EFPAP program are to: support the production and multiplatform exploitation of Canadian French-language feature films; support television coverage of French-language events with Canadian content, with integrated promotion and distribution on multiple platforms, including TV on demand; and help recipients realize a return on investment in order to increase the fund’s impact.
Established through Videotron Ltd., the Quebecor Fund provides more than $7.75 million annually to support the production of Canadian content intended for television broadcast. It also supports the production of related interactive multimedia components that use new information and communication technologies, particularly platforms such as high-speed Internet, interactive television, video on demand (VoD), and/or various fixed and mobile devices.
To date, the fund’s EFPAP program has granted financial assistance totalling nearly $5.8 million to 33 film projects and nine event projects.
The next deadline for applications for funding under the Event and Film Production Assistance Program (EFPAP) will be in early June 2014. The next deadline for submissions for the Main Television Production Assistance Program (MPAP) is April 1, 2014. For more information, visit www.fondsquebecor.ca.
FILM PRODUCTION RECIPIENTS:
La Passion d'Augustine
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Producer: Lyla Films inc.
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Distributor: Les Films Christal s.e.c.
Mother Augustine ably runs a small convent school where her musical talent is put to good use. Then, in the late 1960s, the Québec government creates a public education system and Mother Augustine's future is suddenly up in the air.
Endorphine
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Producer: micro_scope inc.
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Distributor: Les Films Christal s.e.c.
Three dreamlike stories on themes of emotional indifference, fear and ecstasy. Three chapters describing a movement toward human fulfilment. Written and directed by André Turpin.
Katia
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Producer: Corporation ACPAV Inc.
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Distributor: Les Films Séville Inc.
As he feels his last day drawing close, a famous professor of medicine begins questioning every aspect of his life. He finds himself powerless to help the person he loves most in the world, his troubled adopted daughter.
Le Mirage
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Producer: Christal Films Productions Inc.
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Distributor: Les Films Christal s.e.c.
Le Mirage is the story of the daily lives of a group of friends, colleagues and neighbours going full throttle in search of happiness. But does their frantic search for happiness lead to fulfillment, or is it all about appearances?
Lièvres
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Producer: Productions Caramel Film Inc.
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Distributor: Les Films Christal s.e.c.
David discovers that his dad is not his biological father. What he had always taken to be his true nature was a lie. He no longer knows who he is. But, unbeknownst to David, finding out might just be the worst thing that could happen to him.
EVENT PRODUCTION RECIPIENTS:
Gala Artis 2014
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Television producer: TVA Productions II inc.
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Event producer: TVA Productions II inc.
The always-hilarious Mario Tessier hosts the 29th Gala Artis, Québec’s hottest and most glamourous event of the season, to be broadcast live from Théâtre Denise-Pelletier on Sunday, April 27, 2014.
