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Telefilm Canada teams up with TVA-HEC Montréal television and film management program to offer five $3,200 bursaries

Montréal, June 23, 2006 - Michel Pradier, Director of French-Language Operations and of Telefilm Canada's Quebec office, is pleased to announce that the Corporation, in collaboration with the Formation des cadres et des dirigeants HEC Montréal, is sponsoring for the third year five bursaries that will allow Canadian audiovisual producers and distributors to participate in the TVA-HEC Montréal television and film management training program to be held November 15-22 in Bromont.

The competition for the $3,200 bursaries is open to managers (both shareholders and non-shareholders) permanently employed by a Canadian television or film production company or by a distribution company. Conditional upon the applications received, the selection committee, composed of Telefilm Canada and HEC Montréal representatives, will award four bursaries to Montréal-area candidates and one to an applicant from outside Montréal or to a francophone candidate from outside Quebec.

The eligibility criteria for the competition can be found on Telefilm Canada's Website. The application deadline is September 28, 2006.
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Television Fund.

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Media inquiries:
Jeanine Basile, Deputy Director - Operational Communications
basilej@telefilm.gc.ca
(514) 283-6363 or 1 800 567-0890