Canadian actress Karine Vanasse named Talent Fund ambassador
Montreal, March 13, 2017—The Talent Fund, a private donation fund that supports Canada’s emerging film talent, is pleased to announce that award-winning actress Karine Vanasse, a film and TV star in Canada and the United States (Cardinal, Polytechnique, Emporte-moi, Blue Moon, Pan Am, Revenge), has been named ambassador. Ms. Vanasse will help with the Talent Fund’s fundraising initiatives, by raising the […]
RBC FOUNDATION RENEWS COMMITMENT
Talent Fund Advisory Committee Chair Hartley T. Richardson is pleased to announce that the RBC Foundation has awarded the Fund $75,000 from its 2017 RBC Emerging Artists Project.
Another five awards and prizes for the Talent Fund supported Micro-budget production program films
It is challenging to keep pace with all the recent awards and prizes the Talent Fund supported Micro-budget production program films have been receiving in the last couple of months.
Talent Fund supported Micro-budget teams go to Bootcamp
As part of the commitment to excellence and in an ongoing effort to set the Micro-budget Promotion Program teams up for success, many of this year’s participants were invited to attend a one –day intensive digital marketing workshop in Toronto at the end of October.
Strong Characters and Compelling Landscapes Guide Indigenous First Feature Micro-Budgets
With the art of filmmaking growing in Indigenous communities, three of this year’s Talent Fund productions deliver compelling stories from remote settings to the festival circuit.
Spotlight on Micro-Budget Success
Designed to enable emerging talent to produce and distribute a first feature and web series, and with significant financial support from The Talent Fund, Telefilm’s Micro-Budget Production Program now has 55 projects in its roster.
Authenticity the Key to Successful First Feature Micro-Budget Films
There’s nothing like filming on a micro-budget. The term, often applying to what up-and-coming filmmakers are working with, comes with connotations that are not always flattering.
Telefilm Canada announces 18 Micro-Budget Production Program finalists for 2016-2017
Talent Fund financing 77% of the Program this year
Mina Walking honoured with inaugural Discovery Award
Toronto | Montreal, January 19, 2016 – The new Discovery Award, sponsored by the Talent Fund for Canada’s top emerging talent making movies with micro-budgets under C$250,000, was presented to Mina Walking at the Academy’s CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS press conference. Director Yosef Baraki and producers Andrew Korogyi and Asef Baraki accepted this Academy Special Award. Mina Walking is about 12 […]
