Programme d'aide à l'écriture de scénarios: Telefilm Canada Announces 11
Selected Projects

MONTREAL, Nov. 10 /CNW Telbec/ - Telefilm Canada has announced its commitment to 11 promising screenwriting projects at the treatment or first draft stage through its Programme d'aide à l'écriture de scénarios.

"The quality and diversity of the projects selected this year are remarkable," said Michel Pradier, Director of Project Financing at Telefilm Canada. "Telefilm Canada is proud to support these projects from extremely talented scriptwriters."

Launched in 2000 as part of the Canada Feature Film Fund, the Programme d'aide à l'écriture de scénarios is designed to develop and retain a pool of creative, talented and experienced screenwriters, and to produce a bank of Canadian feature film scripts with strong box-office potential. The program encourages creative renewal and professional development, while seeking to ensure that Canada's cultural, linguistic and regional diversity is reflected in the resulting films.

Scriptwriters Selected for Stage One - Outline to Treatment*:

• Rudy Barichello and Marcel Beaulieu
• Chloé Cinq-Mars
• Geneviève Lefebvre
• Martine Pagé
• Sébastien Rose
• Martin Thibaudeau

Scriptwriters Selected for Stage Two - Treatment to First Draft:

• Luke Bélanger (911)
• Alix Gagnon (Amsterdam au Danemark)
• Elza Kephart (Le fantôme de la libération)
• Claude Landry (Légitime défense)
• Denis Langlois and Bertrand Lachance (Michel et Sylvie)

* To preserve the confidentiality of the decision-making process, only the writers' names are made public at Stage One (Outline to Treatment), since projects supported at this stage may apply for further funding at Stage Two (Treatment to First Draft).

About Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. Telefilm also administers the Canada Media Fund's programs. Visit www.telefilm.gc.ca.

For further information:

Media inquiries:
Élise Proulx
Telefilm Canada
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