TALENT FUND

FIRST
FEATURE FILM

PROJECTS

OF MERIT

PROMOTION OF CANADIAN
CONTENT AND TALENT

IN ORDER TO DIVERSIFY FUNDING SOURCES

FOR THE INDUSTRY, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RAISE $25 MILLION

OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

$14 MILLION HAS BEEN GARNERED TO DATE, LARGELY DRIVEN BY BELL MEDIA

AND CORUS ENTERTAINMENT CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS.

THIS FISCAL YEAR, $1.9 MILLION IN SUPPORT WAS ALLOCATED

TO THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY.

“ Assuming the position of Chair of the Advisory Committee

of the Talent Fund is a great honour and privilege for me.

Investing and contributing to the growth of the Canadian

film industry reflects a value I’ve long cherished—the value

of helping build a strong and vibrant Canadian cultural

identity.”

Hartley T. Richardson

Chair, Talent Fund Advisory Committee

Chair, Talent Fund Advisory Committee

WE ARE GRATEFUL YOU MADE THE CHOICE

AS CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER SO ELOQUENTLY STATED

“YOU REALIZE HOW ESSENTIAL ARE THE ARTS

FOR IT IMPROVES IMMEASURABLY THE QUALITY OF LIFE;

IT STRETCHES US TO OUR LIMITS, IT PUSHES THE ENVELOPE,

IT ROMANCES THE STONE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

IT TELLS US WHO WE ARE.”

TALENT
WITHOUT
BORDERS