Telefilm announces $1.9M in funding for 25 film festivals

Telefilm Canada on Wednesday announced $1.9 million in second-round funding for 25 Canadian film festivals under its Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program. This brings the total number of film festivals supported under the program in fiscal year 2024-2025 to 50. The festivals program provides financial support “to long-established medium to large-scale Canadian film festivals that help promote Canadian films and talent and stimulate demand for our multiscreen content,” says a Telefilm press release. The 25 film festivals receiving funding in the second round of the program this year are: 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival 2025 Calgary International Film Festival 2025 Calgary Underground Film...