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Telefilm Canada wagers $3.7 million on five Quebec films
FILMFUNDINGThe bets are on the latest films by Micheline Lanctot, Carole Laure, Francois Delisle, Yves-Christian Fournier and a 3D film from Jean-Francois Pouliot and Francois Brisson.
CFC gets $9 million from Ontario budget
FILMFUNDINGTVThe money, to be doled out over three years, is meant to support the centre’s educational programs, according to Thursday’s budget.
Prairie producers receive Rogers development loans
FUNDINGTVThe fund, which is open to indie producers of Alberta and Manitoba, will begin accepting applications for its second round starting in July.
Film accelerator CineCoup unveils top 15
FILMFUNDINGWEBThe top projects, revealed Wednesday night, come from Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Toronto and Halifax.
CMF introduces $3M Anglophone minority incentive
FUNDINGTVThe CMF says the program was designed to encourage English-language TV convergent production by Quebec companies.
Brad Pelman to shop CineCoup projects in Cannes
FILMFUNDINGINTERACTIVEThe ex-Alliance Films exec (pictured) will be looking to secure pre-sales for 10 short-listed film projects from the Vancouver-based film accelerator.
Manitoba extends industry tax credits, expands digital incentive
FILMFUNDINGINTERACTIVEWEBThe tax incentives for film and video production and interactive digital media production have been extended to 2016, with four enhancements to the digital media incentive.
B.C. NDP election promise includes expanding film, TV tax credits
FILMFUNDINGTVWEBParty leader Adrian Dix says that if his party wins the May 14 vote, the province’s labour tax credit would be boosted 7% to 40%.
Telefilm invests $6.2M in eight features
FILMFUNDINGMike Clattenburg’s Trailer Park Boys III and Sylvain Archambault’s La Garde are among the films receiving coin through the Canada Feature Film Fund.
Harold Greenberg Fund relaunches shorts-to-features program
FILMFUNDINGTVThree prizes of $30,000 are available for the short film initiative, comprised of a contribution from the fund and pay-tv broadcast licence fees from TMN and Movie Central.
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ACTRA Awards 2013 - Kalista Zackhariyas, Clé Bennett and Grace Lynn Kung at the 2013 ACTRA Awards in Toronto (photo: Lisa Blanchette)