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Telefilm Canada and Birks partnered for the Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Women in Film. This year’s honourees reflected Canada’s rich talent and the diversity of our storytellers from coast-to-coast-to-coast, including Talent to Watch alumna Jasmin Mozaffari....

Production is currently underway on 2018 Talent to Watch project Stanleyville. The dark comedy is the directorial debut from actor Maxwell McCabe-Lokos. Stanleyville is written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, with Hayley Brown as producer, and Daniel Bekerman (The...

Talent to Watch recipient and Nova Scotian director Heather Young, had the World Premiere of her first feature Murmur at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Discovery program.  The film was awarded the Prize of the International Federation of...

Regional, cultural and gender diverse, the selection of projects from the Talent to Watch Program is reaching new heights Toronto/Montréal, June 12, 2019 – Telefilm Canada and the Talent Fund are pleased to announce the 2019 English- and French-language projects...

The highly anticipated announcement of this year's Talent to Watch recipients will be coming out soon. A jury comprised of film experts and past Talent to Watch recipients recently met and gathered at the Telefilm offices in Toronto and Montreal, followed by...

As the new Chair of the Advisory Committee, I look forward to continuing what Hartley T. Richardson, former Chair, has so passionately advocated and started since the inception of the Talent Fund. Supporting and championing the careers and talents of emerging artists...

First-time director Jasmin Mozaffari was one of the five helmers at the 2018 AFM Independent Director Roundtable featured by The Hollywood Reporter. “I made this film for less than $250,000, so if it gets any theatrical release, that would be...

On the opening night of the Palm Springs International Film Festival (January 6th), Talent Fund Advisory Committee member Carol Hill along with her husband Paul hosted an annual private reception in their Indian Wells home where generous guests got to meet and mingle...

The Canadian Screen Awards was nothing short of rising stars this year! The ceremony gave a glimpse of the future of Canada’s new generation of storytellers in film and television. The Talent Fund is extremely proud to have supported the following first feature films...

Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that E.J Alon has joined the organization as the Director, Talent Fund. Mr. Alon brings to Telefilm a proven track-record in philanthropy with close to 20 years of experience from across multiple sectors. He is well-acquainted...