Telefilm Canada has just released its new 2022-2024 Corporate Plan.
“These strategic priorities are guided by Telefilm’s determination to provide a public service that reflects Canada in all its diversity. To this end, Telefilm will introduce nine initiatives in the coming months.”
The nine initiatives are:
- Evolve our funding allocation approach by delivering a continuum of success for filmmakers, by increasing access for underrepresented groups and by enabling eco-responsible productions.
- Act as a partner and ally on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and eco-responsibility by adopting an evidence-based approach to our funding and corporate decisions.
- Promote Canada’s unique creative voices and initiatives that set the example for a sustainable and inclusive screen-based industry.
- Empower Telefilm’s teams and encourage internal growth and development.
- Streamline our programs and processes to avoid red tape, ensure a simplified workflow, improve our services, and consolidate our partnership with the Canada Media Fund.
- Develop and maintain user-friendly tools and systems that optimize data management.
- Build on the trust achieved with the government to solidify the increase in our funding.
- Develop relationships with public and private partners to create synergy and attract additional sources of funding.
- Attract donations for the Talent Fund.
In the “Performance Indicators” section, Telefilm proposes to invest in:
- 34 Projects with production budgets greater than $3.5 million (61% of funds)
- 38 Projects with production budgets of less than $3.5 million (28% of funds)
- 27 Theatrical Documentaries (6% of funds)
- 15 Talent to Watch micro-budget features (4% of funds)
Telefilm also commits to:
- 50% gender parity for women in the role of Producer, Director, Writer
- At least 16 projects with “a Black or people of colour” key creative
- $4 million to Indigenous stream projects
- 33% French-language funding
- 20 co-productions.
My take: With a budget of $188 million, it works out to about $5 per person in Canada. Not a bad deal.
Interesting. Very different from some years ago. I still have concerns that they will regard me and another like me as “the weakest link” due to our disabilities in a project. Little did Telefilm know that we knew each other. Plus CineVic unanimously backed the project ‘Alustranna’.
A few crusty, old disabled pioneers like myself are involved in this professional film development program sponsored by – you got it – Telefilm, Canada Media, and others. After 40 plus years of fighting and pounding on their iron doors, anyone would be crusted with chips on their shoulders.
I might be willing to try again after this online professional film development program I’m immersed in right now. But I won’t be the producer, nor director. I shall still be writer and one of the costumers. I know you mentioned and encouraged me at a Cold Read to try again, Michael, but only if I have a committed group of people to get a fantasy drama off the ground. As a rule, Canada does not like fantasy, however there might be enough strength and hope in this old gal to bust open another door.
I’ll take another more studious eye at the pdf link you’ve given.