Telefilm Canada

The race is on as Antigone vies for Oscar gold
Associate producer Isabelle Couture shares details about the Oscar campaign and how the modern adaptation’s timely subject matter could sway voters.

Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone is Canada’s international Oscar pick
The selection comes five days after the film won TIFF’s Best Canadian Feature Film prize.

Zoe Hopkins rolls on Running Home
Written and directed by the filmmaker behind Kayak to Klemtu, the dramedy marks her second feature film.

Lanctot, Mozaffari among 2019 Birks Diamond nominees
The filmmakers are among six to be honoured at the tribute ceremony, which recognizes established and emerging women in the screen-based industries.

Ted Stenson’s comedy ‘Events Transpiring’ wraps
The Talent to Watch-supported film is exec produced by Calgary Underground Film Festival’s Brenda Lieberman and Gillian McKercher from Kino Sum Productions.

Igor Drljaca feature among Eurimages funding recipients
Three Canadian coproductions have received more than $1.4 million total in funding.

Telefilm invests $4M across eight Indigenous features
Talent to Watch projects like IndigiThreads and The Certainty of Symmetry were among the recipients.

Photo gallery: 2019 Talent to Watch reception
See who came out to celebrate the recipients for this year’s Talent to Watch program.

Telefilm awards $1.3M to three Quebec films
The funds are provided through Telefilm’s selective production program, with recent Oscar nominee Marianne Farley (pictured) among the recipients.

Netflix partners with APFC to support francophone creators
Telefilm Canada and the CMF have also committed funding towards the first year of the professional development program.

In brief: Indian Horse creates $15.3M in economic output
CBC/Radio-Canada partners with the Canada Council for the Arts on a new initiative, plus Corus will integrate Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge into its programming.

Quebec film gets $10 million in new funding
Canadian Heritage topped up the funds after learning Telefilm’s 2019/20 Production Program budget was almost fully allocated.