Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds provide financial support for feature-length documentaries
MONTREAL, Dec. 4 /CNW Telbec/ – Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are pleased to announce the names of the feature-length documentary projects that will receive funding support under the Theatrical Documentary Program in 2009-2010. Participating filmmakers will receive funding support for the production or post-production stage of their project.
The goal of the Theatrical Documentary Program is to broaden both the slate and audiences for Canadian feature-length documentaries produced for commercial screening in Canada, while jointly financing a number of French- and English-language projects likely to be successful in Canada and abroad.
“Through this program, we are looking to attract new audiences in theatres for Canadian documentaries by providing support at crucial stages so projects can be commercially viable,” stated Michel Pradier, Director of Project Financing, Telefilm Canada. “The feature films selected this year testify once again to Canadian documentary filmmakers’ spirit of innovation and creativity.”
Launched in 2005-2006 as a one-year pilot project, this unique public-private partnership was recently renewed until 2011. The program has a total budget of $4.5 million and provides funding, during production and post-production stages, for feature-length documentary projects with production budgets of $500,000 or more in French and $600,000 or more in English as well as financing for projects at the post-production stage.
English-language projects
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Project Production Director Distri- Phase Region
company butor
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The David Legacy Sturla E1 Films Production Toronto
Suzuki Project Lecture Gunnarsson Canada inc.
Productions
Ltd.
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Genius Within: GG Michele Union Post- Toronto
The Inner Life Productions Hozer Pictures production
of Glenn Gould Inc. of Canada
inc.
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The Guantanamo Xenophile Thomas KinoSmith Production Toronto
Trap* Media Inc. Wallner inc.
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I Will Survive Cave 7 Jamie Bravo! / Production Toronto
(Again) Productions Kastner Canal D
inc.
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Tutu Much Ballet Elise KinoSmith Post- Vancouver
Girls Inc., Swerhone inc. production
Merit Motion
Pictures Inc.,
2802031
Manitoba Inc.
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French-language projects
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Project Production Director Distri- Phase Region
company butor
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Les Ailes de Productions Marc Les Films Production Québec
Johnny Mae Thalie inc. Fafard Christal
inc.
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Quais-Blues Productions Richard K Films Post- Québec
des Années Lavoie Amérique production
Lumières inc.
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Marc Séguin, Productions Bruno Filmoption Post- Québec
dialogue avec Pimiento Boulianne Interna- production
le territoire inc. tionale inc.
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Yoga Inform- Carlos Filmoption Production Québec
Action Ferrand Interna-
Films inc. tionale inc.
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*Financial support from Telefilm Canada only.
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Telefilm Canada: Developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual
industry
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Feature Film Fund, the Canadian Television Fund and the Canada New Media Fund. Visit www.telefilm.gc.ca.