Telefilm Canada new supporter of CineCoup film competition

MONTREAL – As part of a new campaign to find and promote emerging talent in Canadian cinema, Telefilm Canada has announced it is supporting a new Vancouver-based, reality-show style competition to provide a million dollars to fund a new feature film. Telefilm made the announcement Sunday during its Talent To Watch event at the Cannes Film Festival, where it introduced Brad Pelman, president of distribution and sales of the CineCoup Film Accelerator, to industry players. The CineCoup Film Accelerator is a unique model for indie filmmakers to develop, market and finance their feature films. Filmmaking teams apply to CineCoup with...