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Telefilm Canada helps Canadians do brisk business at Cannes 2006
Montréal, May 30, 2006 -Telefilm Canada is proud to announce yet
another successful international initiative. Like the highly successful Canada-U.K.
Immersion held in London in February, Perspective Canada_Cannes: A selection
of new films at the Market proved fruitful for Canadian filmmakers and sales agents
attending the 2006 Cannes Festival.
Telefilm spearheaded this new activity, organizing and promoting market screenings
for 13 recent Canadian features at the Cannes Market to stimulate international
sales. By bolstering the sales and promotion efforts of producers and distributors
at international markets, Telelfilm achieves one of its core objectives: to
help build a dynamic, sustainable audiovisual industry.
Alongside Perspective Canada_Cannes, the Canada Pavilion served as a
vital business centre for the fifth year running, providing support for the
Canadian delegation of over 100 companies doing business at the Market.
"Canadians and their international counterparts were constantly busy at
the Canada Pavilion," said Danny Chalifour, Director - Industry Development
Operations, who attended the Festival. "And Perspective Canada_Cannes
was a great platform for giving Canadian films and Canadian talent exposure
to over 10,000 buyers, sellers, and producers from 83 countries."
For a glimpse of business deals involving films shown at Perspective Canada_Cannes:
- UK-based sales company The Works sold Philippe Falardeau's Congorama,
which closed the Directors' Fortnight, to UGC for France;
- Cinémaginaire producer Denise Robert inked deals for The Rocket
(Maurice Richard) with five Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Finland, Iceland,
Norway and Denmark;
- Canada's Christal Films sold Louise Archambault's Familia to Aztec
International for Australia and New Zealand and is negotiating other major
territories, including Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia;
- Max Films International is pursuing strong leads for Stéphane Lapointe's
The Secret Life of Happy People in major territories, including France,
Russia and Korea;
- Emotion Pictures announced sales of 3 Needles: The Director's Cut
to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil; and
- Following a supplementary screening held in response to strong interest,
the sales agent for Everything's Gone Green is pursuing negotiations
with major international distributors.
Perspective Canada_Cannes films
3 Needles: The Director's Cut, directed by Thom Fitzgerald
Audition (L'Audition), directed by Luc Picard
Congorama, directed by Philippe Falardeau
Comeback Season, directed by Bruce McCulloch
Délivrez-moi, directed by Denis Chouinard
Everything's Gone Green, directed by Paul Fox
Familia, directed by Louise Archambault
Six Figures, directed by David Christensen
Steel Toes, directed by David Gow and Mark Adam
The Novena (La Neuvaine), directed by Bernard Émond
The Rocket (Maurice Richard), directed by Charles Binamé
The Secret Life of Happy People (La Vie secrète des gens heureux),
directed by Stéphane Lapointe
Whole New Thing, directed by Amnon Buchbinder
2006 Canada Pavilion partners
In addition to Telefilm Canada, the 2006 Canada Pavilion included: the Department
of Canadian Heritage - Trade Routes Program; Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Canada; the Ontario Media Development Corporation; British
Columbia Film, Alberta Film; the Manitoba Film and Sound Development Corporation;
SaskFilm and Video Development Corporation; New Brunswick Film; the Newfoundland
& Labrador Film Development Corporation; the Nova Scotia Film Development
Corporation; and Technology PEI, as well as the Canadian Film and Television
Production Association.
Telefilm Canada
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 Canadian productions that appeal to
audiences domestically and internationally. The Corporation also administers
the funding programs of the Canadian Television Fund.
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Media enquiries:
Douglas Chow, Deputy Director - Strategic Communications
(514) 283-6363 or 1-800-567-0890
chowd@telefilm.gc.ca
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