Telefilm announces $21.6M in production funding for 22 French projects

Telefilm Canada announced Thursday 22 projects in the French market will receive financing under its Production Program, representing a total financial commitment of $21.6 million. The projects selected for production funding include 11 dramas, seven comedies, two science fiction/fantasies, one action/adventure and one musical. Several of the projects are co-productions between Canada and other countries including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, Philippines and Spain. A full list of the projects, including the screenwriters, directors, and production and distribution companies involved, is available here. Telefilm said in a press release it received “an increasingly high volume” of applications under the Production Program this...