*Training Program deadline approaches

Telefilm Canada has set a March 10 deadline for its National Training Program in the Film and Video Sector. The program is designed to train emerging professionals for careers within the sector.

The National Training Program has been administered by Telefilm since 1997. In late 1999, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps increased the program’s budget for fiscal 1999/00 to $2.4 million from $1.3 million.