Telefilm doubles development funds to aid industry rebound, help racialized creators
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 4:14 pm EDT
Telefilm Canada says it has more than doubled its investment in proposed film projects with $11.65 million dedicated to helping the battered industry rebound from the pandemic.
A spokeswoman says the federal agency’s Development Program is supporting 607 projects in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up from 261 the previous year when Telefilm doled out $5.48 million.
The increased funds include $2.5 million for 143 projects written and produced by filmmakers who are Black and people of colour. Those dollars are the first to flow from Telefilm’s new Development Stream for Racialized Persons.
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Ottawa announced an investment of $3.7 million for two projects in support of Farm Management Canada at the Agriculture Excellence Conference last week.
The first project, with an investment of over $1.8 million through the AgriCompetitiveness Program, will help farmers “build their business management skills and practices by facilitating the sharing and expansion of skills, knowledge and best practices throughout the sector.”
Farm Management Canada is also receiving an investment of over $1.8 million through the AgriRisk Initiative’s Research and Development Stream.
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With this funding, Farm Management Canada will provide training and education to producers and industry professionals that promote comprehensive approach to managing risk in agriculture, enabling them to better develop risk management plans and help farmers manage the wide range of risks they face every day.