TORONTO – Rogers Communications says it has increased its cash prize for the best Canadian film in 2012 to $100,000 to the director chosen by members of the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Rogers became the founding sponsor of the TFCA Awards Gala five years ago. "We are pleased to support content creators in this country through this prize," said Phil Lind, Vice Chairman, Rogers Communications. "Canadian film is competing on the world stage and with this extraordinary prize we hope to inspire this community to reach even higher."
"We are enormously grateful to Rogers for taking this bold and unprecedented initiative," said TFCA President, Brian D. Johnson. "It gives Canadian filmmakers the pride of place they deserve at the country's top tier of arts awards."
Rogers has been involved with the Canadian film and television production sector for more than 30 years. The Rogers Group of Funds offers support to Canadian independent producers with three different types of funding – loans to Canadian independent producers, funding for documentary films and equity for Canadian programs airing on a Canadian cable channel. The company has committed more than $430 million over this period for the production of Canadian television and feature film projects.
The Rogers Best Canadian Film Award will be presented in Toronto on January 8th, 2013 at the 16th Annual TFCA Gala Awards Dinner.
