MONTREAL – Telefilm Canada celebrated the growing interest in Canadian film, especially on the international scene, at its fifth annual public assembly held this week at the PHI Centre in Montreal.
The organization, which is dedicated to the cultural, commercial and industrial success of Canada's audiovisual industry, presented its 2012-2013 annual report which detailed its $96.9 million investment through various funding programs.
Highlights from the report include:
– Telefilm funding enabled backing for the:
- Production of 72 feature films
- Marketing of 94 films
- Support for 44 Canadian film festivals and 83 industry events
– The Canada Media Fund renewed its services agreement with Telefilm as CMF Program Administrator for a seventh consecutive year;
– Successful launch of Telefilm's redesigned Development and Promotion programs and the introduction of the Micro-Budget Production Program;
– Renewal of the Theatrical Documentary Program in partnership with the Rogers Group of Funds.
"In the years to come we are faced with a collective challenge, that of putting Canadian talent on as many screens as possible and reaching even more audiences, both here and abroad," said executive director Carolle Brabant, in the report’s news release.
