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Telefilm Canada finances the production of 11 English-language projects
through the Canada Feature Film Fund
Montreal, December 20, 2007 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that 11 English-language projects across the country will move forward through the selective and performance component of the national feature film production programs of the Canada Feature Film Fund, as well as the Low Budget Independent Feature Film Assistance Program.
“Telefilm Canada is committed to financing high-quality works that engage audiences at home and around the world,” said Wayne Clarkson, Executive Director. “The decisions announced today have strong audience appeal and capture this country’s vibrant creative spirit.”
45 RPM (Western Region; Producer: Mike Frislev; Director/Writer: David Schultz; Distributor: Remstar Distribution Inc.; Telefilm Investment: $1,430,978) is a tale of love, loss and 1950’s rock’n’ roll. Two northern Canadian teenagers win a radio contest and are flown to New York to attend Alan Freed’s 4th of July Rock’n’Roll Party at the Brooklyn Paramount.
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale (Western Region; Producer: Josh Miller; Director: Grant Harvey; Written by Blaine Hart & Barry Kloeble and Josh Miller & Grant Harvey; Distributor: Equinoxe Films Inc.; Telefilm Investment: $1.5 million) is about a down-on-his-luck former professional hockey player who redeems himself by thwarting an alien invasion of his small prairie home town.
Growing Op (Atlantic Region; Executive Producer: Thom Fitzgerald; Producers: Rick Warden, Monique LeBlanc, Michael Melski, Doug Pettigrew; Director/Writer: Michael Melski; Distributor: Mongrel Media Inc.; Telefilm investment: $891,504) is a provocative dramatic comedy about a teenage boy coming of age in a suburban grow-operation, where every day is either paradise or fresh hell.
The Harton Interviews (Atlantic Region; Producers: Bill Niven, Jay Dahl; Director/writer: Jay Dahl; Telefilm investment: $200,000) is a horror film based on the apocalyptic premise that the world is being taken over - slowly, quietly and efficiently - by creatures that look exactly like us. Four students in the film program at Harton University have taken on a special assignment: conduct interviews of former graduates of their school. It's a great job - an overnight road trip to a different city. Sounds like a blast. But as they begin their journey, they soon realize something is very wrong as the world changes before their eyes -- and their cameras.
Heaven on Earth (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producers: David Hamilton and Mehernaz Lentin; Director/Writer: Deepa Mehta; Distributor: Mongrel Media Inc.; Telefilm investment: $1.7 million) is the story of a young bride who leaves her home and loving family behind in India to build a new life in Canada, meeting her new husband and his family for the first time. But instead of happiness, she is faced with isolation, loneliness and domestic abuse.
High Life (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producers: Robin Cass, Anna Stratton & Gary Yates; Writers: Lee MacDougall & Gary Yates; Director: Gary Yates; Distributor: Equinoxe Films; Telefilm investment: $1.5 million) is a hilarious portrait of petty criminals with a dream, based on a popular Canadian stage play. When ringleader Dick re-connects with buddy Bug, their reunion takes an unexpected turn, but he figures he has the perfect plan for him and his mates. Enter neurotic Donnie with his brilliant ATM scam, and young Billy, their charming front man.
Nonsense Revolution (Atlantic Region; Producers: Thom Fitzgerald; Doug Pettigrew; Director/writer: Ann Verrall; Telefilm investment: $380,000) When 17 year old Tess witnesses the death of her friend Kaz in a drunk driving incident, her tight-knit of friends is shattered by sadness and mourning. One year later, lonely Tess has graduated and faces an uncertain future, when Kaz returns as an angel on a mission to reunite their old gang. The only trouble is, Kaz hasn’t gained any heavenly wisdom; he remains the bratty, impetuous teenager he was before. But since an angel can’t have sex, go swimming or eat pizza, Kaz grows more and more frustrated on Earth.
One Week (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producers: Nick DePencier, Michael McGowan & Jane Tattersall; Writer/Director: Michael McGowan; Distributor: Mongrel Media Inc.; Telefilm investment: $941,789) tells the story of Ben Tyler, mid-twenties, who flees from the confines of his life- an impending marriage, a job he's not entirely happy with, a house purchase and a recent diagnosis- in order to attempt to live life more fully, what starts off as an ill-defined venture, soon morphs into a journey from Toronto to Tofino.
Puck Hogs (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producers: Steve Levitan, Eric Lunsky and Jim Woodside; Writer: Eric Lunsky; Director: Warren Sonoda; Distributor: Protocol Entertainment Inc; Telefilm investment: $200,000) follows a men’s recreational hockey team, The Puck Hogs, through a single weekend tournament. In the tradition of the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, Puck Hogs is a documentary-styled comedy about ice hockey men and stick handling the puck over the goal line of life.
Splice (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producer: Steve Hoban; Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant & Douglas Taylor; Director: Vincenzo Natali; Distributor: Seville Films Inc.; Telefilm investment: $2.5 million). Award-winning director Vincenzo Natali tells the story of a genetic scientist couple who creates the world's first human/animal hybrid and what happens when they become uncomfortably attached to the child-like creature when it blooms into a seductive and lethal monster.
Toronto Stories (Ontario/Nunavut region; Producers: Jennifer Jonas & David Weaver; Writers/Directors: Sook Yin-Lee, Sudz Sutherland, David Weaver & Aaron Woodley; Distributor: Christal Films Distribution Inc; Telefilm investment: $650,000) focuses on the interconnected lives and stories of people living in Toronto, as seen through the eyes of a young boy who is lost in the city.
Developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry
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 distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Television Fund.
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Media inquiries:
Douglas Chow, Deputy Director, Strategic Communications
(514) 283-6363 or 1-800-567-0890, chowd@telefilm.gc.ca
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