Production program — French market budgets $3.5M+

• Most Recent Script; Summary of Changes to Script.
• Rough Cut (or equivalent before Picture Lock); Creative Completion Plan; Director’s Vision and Intentions; Previous Work of Director(s), if applicable.
• Track Record Summary for all Producers, Directors and Screenwriters; Audience Engagement and Discoverability Plan; Firm Commitment from a Canadian Distributor; International Coproduction Agreement(s); Financing Plan; Details of All Confirmed and Projected Financing; Production Budget; Up-to-date interim cost report.
• Description of Chain of Title; Declaration Regarding OLMC-Produced Projects; Declaration Regarding Projects Submitted to the Indigenous Stream; Community Engagement Plan.
• Request for Additional Funding for Remote Location Shooting; Request for Additional Funding for Capacity Building; Explanation of Cost Report Variances Template; Exploitation Report Template; Short Exploitation Report Template; Declaration of Related-Party Transactions at Final Costs; Declaration – Final Costs; Declaration – Canadian Content.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian audiovisual production companies.
• Broadcaster-affiliated production companies based outside of Quebec that meet the basic eligibility criteria.

Who is not eligible

• Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects done on contract for, or produced by, a government agency.
• Projects produced primarily for industrial, corporate or institutional purposes.
• Advertising and student projects.
• Projects using film as a tool to record or document existing artworks.
• Documentary or non-fiction projects; conventional forms of television entertainment such as pilots, movies-of-the-week, news reports; and projects not destined for a theatrical or festival audience.

• Applications are evaluated by advisory committees on Creative Elements, Track Record of the Key Creative Personnel, Project Viability, and Cultural Impact and Audience Reach Potential.
• For projects with budgets of $3.5M and more, the weights are 40, 20, 20, and 20 respectively.
• Telefilm may prioritize projects whose key creative personnel are from Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, Gender-diverse identities and expressions, Persons with disabilities, and Official Language Minority Communities.
• Gender parity remains a priority across all programs.

• Complete the online application form.
• Upload the required documents using Dialogue.
• Submit the application through Dialogue.

• If an application is incomplete, Telefilm will notify the applicant and give a notice to submit missing documentation within five business days; documentation submitted after that notice period may not be considered in the decision-making process.
• Advisory committees evaluate submitted projects based on the Program’s evaluation criteria.
• Provided the application is complete, Telefilm aims to make funding decisions on production financing requests within 80 business days of the closing date.
• Distribution and sales agency agreements must be submitted to and approved by Telefilm Canada, and Telefilm may require modifications or additional licensing or sub-distribution agreements.

• Applications must be submitted through Dialogue.
• All application documents must be submitted exclusively in one language, either English or French.
• Telefilm may request additional information at any time.