Telefilm Canada: Building audiences for Canadian culture - Established in 1967 as a key cultural investment agency of the Canadian government, Telefilm Canada is dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry. Through an extensive number of programs, its mission is to provide financial assistance and strategic leverage to the industry by producing high-quality productions that reflect Canadian society, including its cultural and linguistic diversity, while ensuring their widest distribution in Canada and abroad. Telefilm Canada supports producers, distributors and exporters on the international scene. It encourages their participation in highly visible festivals and markets. Furthermore, Telefilm finances promotional campaigns and production launches. Telefilm Canada encourages coproductions by fostering closer ties between industry professionals in Canada and their counterparts in more than 50 countries. In 2008, 82 coproductions were produced with total budgets of $409 million and a Canadian share of $188 million.

British Columbia Film is a not-for-profit society established by the Government of British Columbia to expand and diversify the film, television and digital media sectors in the province. BC Film has been integral to the development and production of thousands of British Columbia films and television programs and has played a key role in the training and development of BC resident filmmakers. Since its inception, direct investments to the film and television industry have been in excess of $70 million CAD. BC Film also administers the domestic and foreign tax credit programs, including the Digital Animation and Visual Effects tax credit, on behalf of the Government of British Columbia. Since their introduction in 1998, the tax credit programs have supported over $8 billion CAD in production spending in BC.

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture that facilitates economic development opportunities for Ontario’s cultural media industries, including the film and television, book publishing, interactive digital media, magazine publishing and music industries. OMDC programs and services include domestic and international business development, content and marketing support through a range of funds and initiatives, full-service location consulting and digital location library, and administration of the Ontario tax credits. Ontario supports over $1 billion in film and television production annually, including international productions and coproductions, with a world-class, cost-competitive industry and one of the largest production and talent pools in Canada.

Manitoba Film & Music (MFM) exists so that our film and music recording industries flourish. MFM participates in the ongoing development of Manitoba’s motion pictures and music industries by way of equity investments, loans, recoupable advances and financial contributions in the areas of development, production and marketing. As well, MFM administers the Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit, which is a tax credit of up to 65%* (*base rate = 45%, plus eligible bonuses). The tax credit was designed to create economic and employment growth in the province. MFM welcomes international and inter-provincial coproduction opportunities. MFM assists offshore production companies by providing free location scouting services. With an extensive location photo library, MFM will scout locations for any film projects. Manitoba Film & Music is a statutory corporation funded by the Province of Manitoba through the Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism.

Film Nova Scotia is a Provincial Crown Corporation with a mandate to grow Nova Scotia’s film industry with our partners by stimulating investment and employment and by promoting Nova Scotia’s producers, productions, locations, skills and creativity in global markets. Through direct investment and tax credits, Film Nova Scotia and the Province of Nova Scotia make a financial contribution to Nova Scotia’s film industry of between $15 and $20 million annually. Nova Scotia is home to the fourth largest film industry in Canada. Film Nova Scotia’s core business activities include Investment, Export Development & Marketing, and Industry Development.

The Provincial Government established the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation (NLFDC) in 1997. The mandate of this corporation is to foster and promote the development and growth of the film and video industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, and to increase the national and international visibility of Newfoundland and Labrador as a location. The NLFDC administers two main programs: the Equity Investment Program (EIP) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Film and Video Industry Tax Credit. The programs are designed to assist and promote the development of the indigenous film and video industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The eligibility criteria are designed to ensure maximum employment and growth in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and video industry.

As the funding agency and film commission for the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, SaskFilm is responsible for administering the province’s competitive tax credit program (up to 55% per project), managing one of Western Canada’s top production studios and actively encouraging international and inter-provincial coproduction opportunities. Saskatchewan’s film and television industry offers experienced coproduction/coventure partners, world-class crews; a comprehensive blend of urban and rural locations and production-friendly communities. Discover the Saskatchewan advantage: economical, experienced, exceptional.

The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) is a non-for-profit trade association representing almost 400 Canadian companies involved in the media content production industry. With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, the Association promotes the interests of media content producers by lobbying government on policy matters, negotiating labour agreements, offering mentorship programs, copyright and international marketing initiatives, holding an annual conference, and producing annual industry publications.

The National Bank’s TV and Motion Picture Group specializes in financing film projects and television series, offering a complete range of madeto-measure banking products and services to the Canadian film and television production industry. In addition to producers and distributors, the National Bank’s clientele includes postproduction, special effects and equipment-leasing companies, as well as studios.