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Telefilm Canada pledges $3.7 million for French-language films


MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada announced today that it will provide $3.7 million toward the production of five new French-language feature films through the Canada Feature Film Fund.

The films selected are:

* Autrui, directed and written by Micheline Lanctôt

* Exit, directed and written by Carole Laure

* Forget me not, directed and written by François Delisle

* La guerre des tuques 3D, directed by Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson

* N.O.I.R., directed by Yves-Christian Fournier

“The diversity of the films attests to our commitment to reach a wide range of audiences,” said Carolle Brabant, executive director of Telefilm Canada, in a release. “Filmgoers will have the opportunity to rediscover a classic, La guerre des tuques, in animation and 3D. In addition, we have selected films from renowned directors whose cinéma d'auteur has been featured in festivals throughout the world.”

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