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Funding for French Features, Biz Skills in Barrie, Fountain’s Film for Families

Telefilm announces it’s funding three French language features to the tune of $1.4 million. Two are by emerging women filmmakers — Toujours ensemble, by Sophie Dupuis, and Pour toujours, by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. Along with

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Micro-Budget, Proud to Be, and New Rules for Local News

(Via CNW) The 18 finalist teams have been named for Telefilm’s  Micro-Budget Production Program for 2016-2017. They represent every region of the country and include web content (a new category this year) like Lovely Witches

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STUDIO Selectees, Casting Directors Call for Diversity, and Erasing Eden

Congratulations to the 12 writer-directors selected for this year’s STUDIO, TIFF’s year-round professional development industry program. These “emerging and mid-career professionals“ will get the chance to learn from their peers and distinguished figures in the

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Ups and Downs in Canada’s Media Industry

“[A] divided Saskatchewan media production community” is what was found by the Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA) in its consultation process earlier this year. Media industry employers — those who get funding directly —

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Rising Stars, Fixer-Uppers, and More Hard Times in NS

Recently, Broadcaster Magazine has announced that CMF and Telefilm have appointed a new National Director. Dominique Lapierre, a law graduate, made her start in Legal Counsel for Telefilm in 2002, and worked her way up.

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