Some good news for the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma – the fest again got a $200,000 cheque from Telefilm Canada this month and a matching contribution from SODEC. The fest has been consistently backed by both funding agencies. It drew $200,000 from each last year, enjoying a bump from its usual $150,000.

The 34th instalment of FNC is still on a collision course with the first run of the Montreal International Film Festival, however, with both slated to run on nearly identical dates in October. FNC is set for Oct. 13-23, MIFF for Oct. 12-23.