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Funding
Yasmine Mathurin wins TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award
The Haitian-Canadian multi-hyphenate landed the honour for her screenplay Sorry Pardon Madame.
Manitoba’s Access to Markets & Festivals program gets rebranded
The Manitoba Film & Music program will now be administered by On Screen Manitoba under three support programs.
Creative BC launches Pilot Podcast Program
The program will support the development, production, and promotion of podcasts from B.C. producers.
Six Canadian-produced projects set for Hot Docs Forum
Compy Films’ The Sandbox and Intuitive Pictures’ Israel-Canada copro The 5 Billion Dollar Scam are among the projects that will be pitched at the forum in May.
SODEC supports minority copro, post-production features
A total of eight minority coproductions were selected, with partners from France, Poland, Belgium, and Germany.
Julie Roy appointed executive director, CEO of Telefilm Canada
The NFB senior leader takes the reins from Francesca Accinelli, who was serving as interim head after Christa Dickenson’s departure last September.
Alberta adds $100M to film, TV tax credit
The additional investment over the next three years was announced as part of the province’s 2023 budget.
Quebecor Fund allocates over $2.1M in TV production support
Among the returning series to receive production funding are Bête noire and Portrait-Robot.
How Kyle Ball’s microbudget Skinamarink became a hit
Edmonton-based executive producer Edmon Rotea explains the genesis of the $15,000 horror that has nabbed millions at the box office.
SODEC selects 21 projects for development support
Among the selections are 14 narrative titles, six documentaries, and one animation.
SODEC chooses 14 docs for production funding
Les Productions des Films de l’Autre and the National Film Board of Canada are among those with two docs apiece on the list.
SODEC launches new program for strategic projects
The new grant offers a maximum of $750,000 per year and follows another recently announced SODEC support program for cultural events, including film festivals.
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