Telefilm also announced that the talent fund, a private donation fund, is financing 77% of the program this year, thanks in particular to numerous donors and principal. Getting your film funded with telefilm canada usa uk. The talent fund is celebrating five years, and were so proud of the. Telefilm canada brass also said at a press conference at torontos tiff bell lightbox that the talent fund will subsidise the. Concordia, active members of partner cooperatives, recent participants in a partner film festival incubator initiative, or those who have directed a.
Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low budgets. This program is designed to support two streams of microbudget productions. Overview of the program applicants may submit their project or portfolio of projects at any. Feb 29 telefilm canada microbudget production program. A lowbudget film or lowbudget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Meet the 201718 microbudget production program creative teams. Telefilm microbudget program yfs recommendation phase new deadline. Telefilm canada unveils 15 microbudget production finallists. Telefilm, talent fund lift lid on 201920 talent to watch playback.
Not every film can or should be made as a microbudget indie. A calgary filmmaker will be shooting his debut scifi film in drumheller and other areas of alberta this fall, thanks in part to funding from telefilms microbudget production. North country cinemas the valley below currently in production was one of eight maiden projects made under the new telefilm micro. The revamped microbudget funding program will fund projects from madison thomas, reem morsi and thyrone tommy, among others. Microbudget program seeds filmmakers by sauve, mike. Original canadian voices, original canadian stories. The talent fundsupported talent to watch program formerly microbudget. Talent fund financing 77% of the program this year. Telefilm canada today unveiled the 15 finalists for the 20152016 edition of its microbudget production program. I need to step out of that role and work on the script to be able to be realistic about micro budget. Telefilm gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the microbudget. Were pretty lucky that this microbudget program exists. Cnw telbec telefilm canada today announced the 18 finalists, representing all regions of the country, for the microbudget production program for 20162017. The telefilm talent to watch program formerly the telefilm microbudget production program is back for its seventh year the program aims to support a diverse array of emerging filmmakers and accelerate their career development by providing the opportunity and autonomy to create their first feature film or web series.
Louise lalondes french language documentary garolou a. Telefilm canada is taking a new approach to its emerging talent funding program. Telefilm selects 45 projects for talent to watch program playback. Under the selective stream, financing will be given to projects chosen among those. Talent fund financing 77% of the program this year montreal, june 16, 2016telefilm canada today announced the 18 finalists, representing all regions of the country, for the microbudget production program for 20162017. Micro budget film school a place to learn filmmaking you. The winnipeg film group is one of many telefim national partners now taking applications. Telefilm to disperse microbudget dollars to emerging. The warden, a web project from roxann whitebean above left and trudy stewart both nsi indigidocs, is among the 18 finalists chosen for the 201718 edition of the telefilm canada microbudget production program. Telefilm selects microbudget program projects eighteen films and web projects will receive funding, including sb edwards fall back down and naomi marks how to bee. The fundamental template for producing a microbudget. Telefilm canada study reveals gender gap on higher budget. Previously called the microbudget production program, the talent to watch program aims to support emerging creators with their first feature.
Grant program for emerging talent and microbudget production. Telefilm selects microbudget program projects playback. The talent fundsupported talent to watch program formerly micro budget production program finances emerging content creators who are recent alumni of a partner educational institution, active members of partner cooperatives or recent participants of partner film festival incubator initiative, or who have directed a short film that was selected at a recognized film festival. Local filmmaker lands telefilm funding, will shoot debut. Opening of the microbudget production program telefilm canada. Funds are available on a first come, first served basis until the fund is depleted. Discover how to secure funding with the free ebook. The telefilm canada talent to watch program formerly the microbudget. Telefilm canadas microbudget production program is now open for 2016. The talent fund gives them the confidence and, of course, the funding they need to tell their original stories in the way they want to tell them. In order to meet the above march 2nd deadline, we will begin to accept submissions immediately from various candidates. The talent fundsupported talent to watch program formerly microbudget production program finances emerging content creators who are recent alumni of a partner educational institution, active members of partner cooperatives or recent participants of partner film festival incubator initiative, or who have directed a short film that was selected at a recognized film festival. Funding of microbudget projects from emerging filmmakers this program targets emerging canadian talent, supporting them in the production and promotion of their first featurelength film or webbased narrativebased project, with and emphasis on the use of digital platforms for marketing, distribution and audience engagement. Please put telefilm microbudget production program application in the subject heading of your email and please specify whether you are submitting to the main component or the aboriginal component and whether it is for a feature or webbased narrative.
Friday february 14th, 2020 saw video is a designated partner for telefilms talent to watch program formerly the microbudget production program that supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a first featurelength film or other format of narrativebased. Immediaterelease telefilmcanadaannounces18micro4budgetproductionprogram finalistsfor201642017. The 2012 canadian federal budget cut funding for the national film board of canada and telefilm canada by 10%. The battery, common chord, mourning has broken, and remember are prime examples of ingenuity and perseverance manifest. The low budget film budget template for pdf allows users or filmmakers to convert their estimates and end results into the pdf format easily. Telefilms talent to watch program formerly the telefilm microbudget production program is back for its seventh year. Telefilms microbudget program is a production opportunity for firsttime feature filmmakers, with an emphasis on digital and online. Telefilm canada talent to watch program on screen manitoba. Telefilm canada microbudget production program deadline extended to jan.
Now we have forgotten the ungainly fat and we are glad. One year after telefilm canada announced its drive to achieve gender parity in feature production funding by 2020, the support body has highlighted an ongoing gender gap on higher. The project was nominated by nsi a partner of the program. Cfc is a designated industry partner of telefilm canadas talent to watch program. Afcoop is now accepting applications for another installment of the telefilm canada microbudget production program. The program supports emerging writers, directors and producers trying to. Telefilm canada first feature production funding the talent fundsupported talent to watch program formerly microbudget production program finances emerging content creators who are recent alumni of a partner educational institution i. However, applicants who wish to have their projects encoded elsewhere must reserve sufficient funds. Stay tuned and follow the telefilm canada community. Who can apply canadian production companies in search of financing for the production andor postproduction stage of their feature film projects. Last week i spoke with telefilm, one of the biggest funding agencies in the world, and. The fund, launched in 2014, was created to recruit and allocate private funds for emerging talent represented in telefilms funding streams.
Telefilm announces firstever finalists of its micro. Telefilm canada announces 18 microbudget production. Saw video is a designated partner for telefilms talent to watch program formerly the micro budget production program that supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a first featurelength film or other format of narrativebased audiovisual content made specifically for online distribution. Come and learn how you can apply to telefilms micro budget funding stream, how it works with the calgary society of independent filmmakers csif in terms of applying and what services they offer to filmmakers, and hear from some local filmmakers the team behind the valley below who have been through the process. View examples of successful microbudget pitches, peruse a successful application and brainstorm unique digital release strategies with a past telefilm microbudget recipient. With more and more canadians watching videos online, telefilm boss carolle brabant says she wants to encourage innovative production and. Telefilm canada has released its new 2016 2017 microbudget production program and the filmpool is excited to announce that it is again a partner. Bradley was nominated for an inaugural microbudget grant by women in the directors chair in 20 for her debut feature, two 4. Yukon film society recommendation phase application submission deadline. Recently pundits were discussing the success of it as it related to its low bu.
One of the biggest mistakes made by filmmakers when working in the microbudget realm, is attempting to execute an idea that just cant work without money. Telefilm canada first feature production funding call. Many young or first time filmmakers shoot lowbudget films to prove their talent before doing bigger. I and my friends twyla and cinditruman used the best product to lose weight and to be fit in summer. Contact telefilm canada for the latest grant and deadline. For the past three years, the cultural funding agency has invited new helmers to pitch its microbudget production program, based on annual recommendations from some 40 educational institutions and film cooperatives. Telefilm canada and the talent fund announce the 18 english and. Montreal, february 28, 20 telefilm canada is pleased to announce the inaugural finalists of its microbudget production program eight promising creators among todays emerging filmmakers across canada. This years finalists are a glimpse into what the future holds for canadian culture. Nsinominated project the warden from roxann whitebean and. Telefilm also announced that the talent fund, a private donation fund, is financing 77% of the program this year, thanks in particular to. We are excited to announce that there will be 2 projects moving forward to the national telefilm jury for their microbudget production program. The program provides funding support for the development, production, digital distribution, and promotion of a first feature film or first web content.
Fall back down selected for telefilm microbudget funding. This allows the information to be read with ease later and on a permanent basis. Technicolor is also once again offering free digital distribution encoding to finalists. Telefilm microbudget program call for applications deadline extended. Micro budget film school is a place for filmmakers to learn the business strategies to finance, produce, market and sell successful micro budget films. This program supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a firstfeature length film or other format of narrativebased audiovisual content.
Telefilm canada is helping canadian filmmakers think big even with a microbudget. Through the canada feature film fund, telefilm canada supports all stages of a feature film, from development, to production and postproduction, to marketing to audiences both at home and abroad. The program now offers creators even more occasions to tell their stories, and gives the fund a perfect opportunity to attract more partners. Telefilm s funding will be in the form of a nonrepayable financial contribution that may cover up to 100% of the projects financing. It doesnt really feel real yet, says dietzel about the path to becoming finalists. Today, following a new fouryear plan, telefilm has made stimulating demand for canadian screenbased content one of its top priorities. Montreal, june 16, 2016 telefilm canada today announced the 18 finalists, representing all regions of the country, for the micro budget production program for 20162017. Telefilm microbudget production program projects chosen. Telefilms recent announcement to enhance the microbudget production program, now known as talent to watch, is outstanding news. And lovely witches club an english language webseries by renee laprise and patti larsen. Over half of this years microbudget financing will come from telefilms talent fund. Yukon film society news telefilm microbudget program. Generally, any film that can be produced on little to no money is considered a micro budget film, but what does that mean.
Film school grads win telefilm funding concordia university. Concordia, which is a designated partner of telefilm canada, recommended stafiej and dietzels film for consideration. This program supports canadian production companies looking to finance the production andor postproduction stage of their feature film projects. Yukon film society recommendation phase application extended submission deadline. At least 15% of telefilm s total contribution must be used for promotion and distribution expenses. Telefilm revamps microbudget production program playback.
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