The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Netflix have renewed their partnership, with the streamer boarding the Norman Jewison Film Program as a lead supporter for the 2023 cohort.

Renamed in 2021 to honour award-winning filmmaker and CFC founder Norman Jewison (pictured), the program is designed to identify and elevate emerging to mid-level Canadian directors, writers, producers and editors, according to a news release.

The incoming 2023 program residents will further their narrative storytelling skills, grow their body of work and enhance their creative community while expanding their career opportunities through a series of workshops, case studies, industry sessions, cross-program collaborations and one-on-one mentoring.

Netflix and the CFC previously formed a five-year funding initiative in 2018, launching three accelerator programs to support project development, market preparedness, and career enhancement.

In a statement, E.J. Alon, executive lead, creative impact and revenue, CFC said Netflix’s “support of the Norman Jewison Film Program reaffirms how committed they are to nurturing and empowering Canadian talent and to investing in our storytellers and our industry.”

The Norman Jewison Film Program has supported the careers of Canadian talents such as director-producer-writer V.T. Nayani (This Place) and director Dawn Wilkinson (Locke & Key, How to Get Away With Murder). It’s billed as “a vital incubator for bold new voices and original content.”

The participants of the 2023 Norman Jewison Film Program will be announced in early July, with the five-and-a-half month long program slated to run from July to mid-December at CFC’s campus in Toronto, said the release.

Photo of Norman Jewison taken by Peter Bregg, courtesy of the Canadian Film Centre