Total budgets for Canadian feature film coproduction climb to over $1 billion in the last five years
Coproductions are the engine driving the international independent film business.
It was an exceptional year for Canadian coproduction at this year’s Cannes Film Festival , Telefilm Canada announced that the five- year total (2006 to 2010) for the volume of Canadian feature film treaty coproduction budgets amounts to $1.02 billion. This total includes the domestic and foreign budgets of 111 Canadian feature film international coproductions. Canadian feature film coproductions also earned 165 awards from around the world in the same time period, most notably the Canada-France title Incendies (2011)(ISA: Entertainment One) and the minority Canadian Polish-German feature In Darkness (2012)(ISA: Beta Cinema) were Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film.
And it was an outstanding year for Canadian coproduction at this 65th Cannes Film Festival with Cosmopolis (ISA: Kinology), Laurence Anyways (ISA: MK2) and Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls) (ISA: Films Boutique).
Reflecting the importance of Cannes as an epicentre of international activity, Canadian feature film and television coproduction deals struck at Cannes’ market component – the Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) – alone amount to 198 projects or $292 million in total budgets over the last five years.
“When it comes to the production of screen-based content, Telefilm believes that there’s strength in numbers,” said Carolle Brabant, Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director.
Canadian coproduction in the spotlight at Cannes 2012
Of the six Canadian productions selected for Cannes this year, three are coproductions: Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Official Selection – Competition (Canada-France) Laurence Anyways, Xavier Dolan, Official Selection – Un Certain Regard (Canada- Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls), David Lambert, Critics’ Week, Canada-Belgium- outlined in our new corporate plan, encouraging the diversification of funding sources, like coproduction, to help maintain a strong industry is a priority for Telefilm. that one cannot simply measure the success of Canadian films based on domestic box office, and confirm the importance of our new Success Index, which not only looks at commercialsuccess, but also has a wider cultural and industrial perspective.
Perspective Canada market screenings
Telefilm is pleased to announce that, once again this year, its Perspective Canada series will be held at the Cannes Film Market. During Perspective Canada, 8 Canadian feature films will be screened for international buyers attending the Market. Of the 8 titles, two are coproductions: Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls) and Claude Gagnon’s Karakara (Canada- Japan).This year, Telefilm’s Canada Pavilion brings together Canadian companies with a majority of producers looking for coproduction partners. Canada Pavilion industry activities facilitate the development of international partnerships focused on co-production as well as the sales of Canadian products, and also help to promote Canadian talent.
Fostering coproduction at Cannes
Canada Spotlight – Producers Network Launched in 2004, the Producers Network hosts 600 producers from around the world in a series of meetings and events. Created to stimulate international coproduction and project financing, this event is specially designed for producers who wish to meet potential partners, be it a coproducer, distributor, sales agent or financier.
Telefilm is again sponsoring the Canada Spotlight at Producers Network, an event which presents five Canadian producers to over 200 experienced producers from around the world.
Producers Network Happy Hour
Coordinated by Strategic Partners, one of the world’s foremost international coproduction markets, this networking event closes the Canada Spotlight at Producers Network and is sponsored by Telefilm and its Pavilion partners: the Ontario Media Development Corporation, BC Film+ Media, Manitoba Film & Music, the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, SaskFilm and the Canadian Media Production Association. For the first time this year, the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (Sodec) is a partner in the event. In 2011, organizers reported a record attendance of 371 participants from 42 countries.Networking event with India This is an event for Canadian producers and distributors to develop and expand their contacts and strategic alliances with their Indian counterparts. At the end of 2010 it was reported that in terms of annual film output, India ranks first, followed by Hollywood and China.
What are coproductions?
Coproductions are joint film or television projects produced by companies from two or more countries; they play an important role in the Canadian audiovisual industry. Coproduction agreements are international treaties signed by governments that enable Canadian and foreign producers to pool their creative, artistic, technical and financial resources to coproduce projects that enjoy the status of national productions in the countries involved. Telefilm administers these coproduction agreements, with more than 50 countries, on behalf of the Canadian government.
Telefilm is dedicated to the cultural, commercial and industrial success of Canada’s audiovisual industry. Through its various funding and promotion programs, Telefilm supports dynamic companies and creative talent here at home and around the world. Telefilm also administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/telefilm_canada.
Media enquiries:
Douglas Chow, Manager, External Communications 1-800-567-0890 or (514) 283-0838, ext. 2225 douglas.chow@telefilm.ca http://twitter.com/Telefilm_Canada...
It was an exceptional year for Canadian coproduction at this year’s Cannes Film Festival , Telefilm Canada announced that the five- year total (2006 to 2010) for the volume of Canadian feature film treaty coproduction budgets amounts to $1.02 billion. This total includes the domestic and foreign budgets of 111 Canadian feature film international coproductions. Canadian feature film coproductions also earned 165 awards from around the world in the same time period, most notably the Canada-France title Incendies (2011)(ISA: Entertainment One) and the minority Canadian Polish-German feature In Darkness (2012)(ISA: Beta Cinema) were Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film.
And it was an outstanding year for Canadian coproduction at this 65th Cannes Film Festival with Cosmopolis (ISA: Kinology), Laurence Anyways (ISA: MK2) and Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls) (ISA: Films Boutique).
Reflecting the importance of Cannes as an epicentre of international activity, Canadian feature film and television coproduction deals struck at Cannes’ market component – the Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) – alone amount to 198 projects or $292 million in total budgets over the last five years.
“When it comes to the production of screen-based content, Telefilm believes that there’s strength in numbers,” said Carolle Brabant, Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director.
Canadian coproduction in the spotlight at Cannes 2012
Of the six Canadian productions selected for Cannes this year, three are coproductions: Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Official Selection – Competition (Canada-France) Laurence Anyways, Xavier Dolan, Official Selection – Un Certain Regard (Canada- Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls), David Lambert, Critics’ Week, Canada-Belgium- outlined in our new corporate plan, encouraging the diversification of funding sources, like coproduction, to help maintain a strong industry is a priority for Telefilm. that one cannot simply measure the success of Canadian films based on domestic box office, and confirm the importance of our new Success Index, which not only looks at commercialsuccess, but also has a wider cultural and industrial perspective.
Perspective Canada market screenings
Telefilm is pleased to announce that, once again this year, its Perspective Canada series will be held at the Cannes Film Market. During Perspective Canada, 8 Canadian feature films will be screened for international buyers attending the Market. Of the 8 titles, two are coproductions: Hors les murs (Beyond the Walls) and Claude Gagnon’s Karakara (Canada- Japan).This year, Telefilm’s Canada Pavilion brings together Canadian companies with a majority of producers looking for coproduction partners. Canada Pavilion industry activities facilitate the development of international partnerships focused on co-production as well as the sales of Canadian products, and also help to promote Canadian talent.
Fostering coproduction at Cannes
Canada Spotlight – Producers Network Launched in 2004, the Producers Network hosts 600 producers from around the world in a series of meetings and events. Created to stimulate international coproduction and project financing, this event is specially designed for producers who wish to meet potential partners, be it a coproducer, distributor, sales agent or financier.
Telefilm is again sponsoring the Canada Spotlight at Producers Network, an event which presents five Canadian producers to over 200 experienced producers from around the world.
Producers Network Happy Hour
Coordinated by Strategic Partners, one of the world’s foremost international coproduction markets, this networking event closes the Canada Spotlight at Producers Network and is sponsored by Telefilm and its Pavilion partners: the Ontario Media Development Corporation, BC Film+ Media, Manitoba Film & Music, the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, SaskFilm and the Canadian Media Production Association. For the first time this year, the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (Sodec) is a partner in the event. In 2011, organizers reported a record attendance of 371 participants from 42 countries.Networking event with India This is an event for Canadian producers and distributors to develop and expand their contacts and strategic alliances with their Indian counterparts. At the end of 2010 it was reported that in terms of annual film output, India ranks first, followed by Hollywood and China.
What are coproductions?
Coproductions are joint film or television projects produced by companies from two or more countries; they play an important role in the Canadian audiovisual industry. Coproduction agreements are international treaties signed by governments that enable Canadian and foreign producers to pool their creative, artistic, technical and financial resources to coproduce projects that enjoy the status of national productions in the countries involved. Telefilm administers these coproduction agreements, with more than 50 countries, on behalf of the Canadian government.
Telefilm is dedicated to the cultural, commercial and industrial success of Canada’s audiovisual industry. Through its various funding and promotion programs, Telefilm supports dynamic companies and creative talent here at home and around the world. Telefilm also administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/telefilm_canada.
Media enquiries:
Douglas Chow, Manager, External Communications 1-800-567-0890 or (514) 283-0838, ext. 2225 douglas.chow@telefilm.ca http://twitter.com/Telefilm_Canada...
- 6/4/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Paris (France) & Hollywood (California) At the 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Technicolor (Euronext Paris: Tch) announces an innovative partnership with Rightstrade, bringing together Rightstrade’s online Film and Broadcast marketplace with Technicolor’s industry-leading asset management and distribution service’s expertise.
Under this new partnership, Technicolor will offer delivery services for motion picture and broadcast content rights buyers and sellers, including theatrical exhibitors, video-on-demand platforms and international distributors, facilitated by, and integrated within Rightstrade’s new website.
Rightstrade offers film and television sales agencies an online market platform to showcase and offer online screenings, availabilities and territory license transactions of their titles to prospective international film and television rights buyers and distributors. The company provides an innovative, efficient platform and mobile interface to deliver sales agents at major markets like Cannes International Film Festival. Rightstrade allows buyers to screen and make offers for titles and functionality for completing license agreements online -- any time, from any web browser or mobile device.
Rightstrade’s premier online market platform/service will go live in the Fall of 2012.
Stated Claude Gagnon, president of Technicolor’s Creative Services division, “Combined with our digital media and physical asset delivery capabilities, in all territories worldwide, this deal will enlarge the range of Technicolor services to be offered to content creators and distributors, there-by reinforcing Technicolor’s industry-leading expertise in media asset management and international distribution services”.
"We are delighted to announce Technicolor as the first global Rightstrade delivery partner,” said Alexander Hartman, Co-Founder of Rightstrade LLC. “This collaboration means that a comprehensive-range of Technicolor delivery services will be offered within Rightstrade. The
Rightstrade-Technicolor partnership will empower users with digital media and physical asset delivery capabilities not currently accessible via the web, reducing costs and increasing distribution opportunities for independent film producers, sales agents and distributors in territories worldwide."
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About Technicolor
Technicolor is home to industry-leading creative and technology professionals committed to the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content to consumers around the world. Propelled by a culture of innovation and underpinned by a dedicated research organization, the company’s thriving licensing business possesses an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on imaging and sound technologies. Serving motion picture, television, and other media clients, the company is a leading provider of high-end visual effects, animation, and postproduction services. In support of network service providers and broadcasters globally, Technicolor ranks among the worlds’ leading suppliers of digital content delivery services and home access devices, including set-top boxes and gateways. The company also remains a large physical media service provider, being one of the world’s largest film processors and independent manufacturers and distributors of DVDs and Blu-rayTM discs. Euronext Paris: Tch www.technicolor.com
Press contacts: +33 1 41 86 53 93 technicolorpressoffice@technicolor.com
Investor relations: +33 1 41 86 55 95 investor.relations@technicolor.com
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/TechnicolorCo
About Rightstrade
Rightstrade is a joint venture of FilmTrack, Inc, Matilda Media Group LLC and private equity investors. Rightstrade is currently under development in collaboration with the world's leading Delivery Partners and Content Partners. Technology partner FilmTrack is the world’s leading provider of content and contract management for the global film and television distribution community.
Under this new partnership, Technicolor will offer delivery services for motion picture and broadcast content rights buyers and sellers, including theatrical exhibitors, video-on-demand platforms and international distributors, facilitated by, and integrated within Rightstrade’s new website.
Rightstrade offers film and television sales agencies an online market platform to showcase and offer online screenings, availabilities and territory license transactions of their titles to prospective international film and television rights buyers and distributors. The company provides an innovative, efficient platform and mobile interface to deliver sales agents at major markets like Cannes International Film Festival. Rightstrade allows buyers to screen and make offers for titles and functionality for completing license agreements online -- any time, from any web browser or mobile device.
Rightstrade’s premier online market platform/service will go live in the Fall of 2012.
Stated Claude Gagnon, president of Technicolor’s Creative Services division, “Combined with our digital media and physical asset delivery capabilities, in all territories worldwide, this deal will enlarge the range of Technicolor services to be offered to content creators and distributors, there-by reinforcing Technicolor’s industry-leading expertise in media asset management and international distribution services”.
"We are delighted to announce Technicolor as the first global Rightstrade delivery partner,” said Alexander Hartman, Co-Founder of Rightstrade LLC. “This collaboration means that a comprehensive-range of Technicolor delivery services will be offered within Rightstrade. The
Rightstrade-Technicolor partnership will empower users with digital media and physical asset delivery capabilities not currently accessible via the web, reducing costs and increasing distribution opportunities for independent film producers, sales agents and distributors in territories worldwide."
***
About Technicolor
Technicolor is home to industry-leading creative and technology professionals committed to the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content to consumers around the world. Propelled by a culture of innovation and underpinned by a dedicated research organization, the company’s thriving licensing business possesses an extensive intellectual property portfolio focused on imaging and sound technologies. Serving motion picture, television, and other media clients, the company is a leading provider of high-end visual effects, animation, and postproduction services. In support of network service providers and broadcasters globally, Technicolor ranks among the worlds’ leading suppliers of digital content delivery services and home access devices, including set-top boxes and gateways. The company also remains a large physical media service provider, being one of the world’s largest film processors and independent manufacturers and distributors of DVDs and Blu-rayTM discs. Euronext Paris: Tch www.technicolor.com
Press contacts: +33 1 41 86 53 93 technicolorpressoffice@technicolor.com
Investor relations: +33 1 41 86 55 95 investor.relations@technicolor.com
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/TechnicolorCo
About Rightstrade
Rightstrade is a joint venture of FilmTrack, Inc, Matilda Media Group LLC and private equity investors. Rightstrade is currently under development in collaboration with the world's leading Delivery Partners and Content Partners. Technology partner FilmTrack is the world’s leading provider of content and contract management for the global film and television distribution community.
- 5/19/2012
- by SydneyLevine
- Sydney's Buzz
Paris (France), Los Angeles (California), 26 September 2011 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: Tch) and top film financing and sales company Im Global today announce they have entered into a partnership encompassing a multi-year service arrangement. Technicolor will provide Im Global with a broad range of services including front end services, international release and trailer printing and distribution services, including Digital Cinema, for international theatrical and subsequent ancillary platforms to accommodate Im Global’s expanding slate of in-house financed productions. Said Im Global CEO Stuart Ford, “Technicolor provides a first class service and a world famous brand which perfectly complements our fast growing library of titles and enables us to handle business in fifty plus territories on a daily basis”. Claude Gagnon, President of Technicolor’s Creative Services, added “We are proud to be chosen as a key partner for Im Global, and look forward to supporting their worldwide expansion through a wide range of services”. Im Global,...
- 9/26/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Technicolor has hired Peter Bavaro to head Technicolor New York and Dominic Rom to run its New York unit’s producer’s services.
Other recent additions to the facility include Clark Henderson and Mona Jackson.
Claude Gagnon, Technicolor Creative Services senior vp said, "Peter Bavaro and Dominic Rom are seasoned creative talents who bring great passion and expertise to our management team at Technicolor New York. By expanding our stellar team we’re hoping to demonstrate to our New York-based customers the total commitment we’re making to production and post-production in the northeast."
Bavaro joins Technicolor from his position as executive director of Prime Focus Studios and Post Logic Studios in New York, from 2006 until the present.
Rom spent 16 years at Duart Film Laboratory from 1984 through 2000, and most recently was the COO of lab operations at Moving Images/Postworks.
Other recent additions to the facility include Clark Henderson and Mona Jackson.
Claude Gagnon, Technicolor Creative Services senior vp said, "Peter Bavaro and Dominic Rom are seasoned creative talents who bring great passion and expertise to our management team at Technicolor New York. By expanding our stellar team we’re hoping to demonstrate to our New York-based customers the total commitment we’re making to production and post-production in the northeast."
Bavaro joins Technicolor from his position as executive director of Prime Focus Studios and Post Logic Studios in New York, from 2006 until the present.
Rom spent 16 years at Duart Film Laboratory from 1984 through 2000, and most recently was the COO of lab operations at Moving Images/Postworks.
- 3/31/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Quinceanera, a teen pregnancy drama with a gay twist from directors Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, will head to Berlin after its premiere in Sundance, it was announced Thursday. Quinceanera was chosen as one of nine features for the Berlin International Film Festival's teen sidebar 14plus, which will open with You and Me, from Chinese director Ma Li Wen. Other highlights of the section include Finnish romance Beauty and the Bastard from Dome Karukoski; Dutch comedy Schnitzel Paradise from Martin Koolhoven; and Kamataki, a Japanese-Canadian co-production from director Claude Gagnon.
- 1/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MONTREAL -- Off Screen, a co-production between the Netherlands and Belgium directed by Pieter Kuijpers, picked up the top Grand Prix of Americas prize Monday at the 29th Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), while Quebec director Claude Gagnon was a five-time winner. Gagnon won best director for his Canada-Japan co-production, Kamataki, along with the Air Canada's People Choice Award or audience award, Most Popular Canadian Film prize, the Prix de la Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique (the international critics' FIPRESCI prize) and the fete's Ecumenical Prize. Other prizes handed out Monday night at the close of the festival included the Special Jury Prize that was shared by Japanese director Akira Ogata's The Milkwoman and German director Hans W. Geissenderfer's Snowland, while the best screenplay went to Jose Corbacho and Juan Cruz, the co-writers of the Spanish film Tapas.
- So, you've seen the list of the films shown at the Montreal World Film Festival this year and you weren't particularly impressed with them? It's true that most of the films, except a very few, were made by directors virtually unknown in Montreal cinephiles, but who knows, maybe we'll have some pleasant surprises! In this piece I'll go over some key attractions of the 2005 selection. First, despite what people will tell you, the line-up does include works by established directors, among them Marta Meszaros with The Unburied Man (Hungary), Roots by Pavel Lounguine (Russia), Harry's Daughters by Richard Hobert (Sweden), La última luna by Miguel Littin (Chile) and many more. Amongst those other films, I'll highlight a few here. Canadian writer/director Larry Kent will present his latest film at the festival. The Hamster Cage relates the story Lucy and Paul who return to their childhood home for a
- 8/26/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
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