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Canadian Documentaries Out In Force At MIPDoc 2014

Canada Media Fund [1]Telefilm Canada [2]Telefilm Canada [2] and the Canada Media Fund [1] (CMF) are pleased to announce Canada’s presence at MIPDoc 2014 [3], the world’s leading international documentary market, taking place April 5 and 6 in Cannes, France. The productions Inside the Mind of Leonardo, Secouristes de l’extrême, Arctic Defenders, Avatar Secrets, Burgundy Jazz and Who Killed Gandhi? will be screened at this forum devoted exclusively to documentary content. In addition, the documentary series Apocalypse: World War One and the production Fort McMoney will also be presented at conference sessions.

“Telefilm takes great pride in its documentary industry, which is recognized worldwide for films that impact society,” said Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada. “Canada’s presence at MIPDoc is very important, because this must-do event allows producers to network, promote their projects, find strong subjects and locate financing sources.”

Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund, added: “The wealth of creative talent in Canada makes this country a leading coproduction partner for all genres of production including documentary. As the international industry focuses its eye on Canada for its expertise, leadership, and innovative productions, we continue to work with partners from around the world to pool our creative and financial resources. At MIPDoc, discover how leading Canadian documentary projects have pushed the boundaries to engage with and reach new Canadian and international audiences through various platforms.”

Canada at MIPDoc  – Telefilm Canada and the CMF are again joining forces to promote Canadian diversity, originality and expertise at a breakfast screening. Six outstanding projects will be showcased on Sunday April 6, two of them produced with foreign partners. They are:

Canadian documentaries: leading the way for the industry – On Saturday, April 5, the focus will be on the documentary series Apocalypse: World War One [15] (Ideacom International), coproduced with France, in a case study session on transmedia production. Marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, the series will air on TV5 Monde, National Geographic Channels and US Discovery.

Then on Digital Sunday, April 6, the Canadian coproduction Fort McMoney [16] (National Film Board of Canada, TOXA, ARTE) will be the subject of a case study called “Transmedia & Storytelling in Documentary.” Fort McMoney is a Web documentary and strategy video game about Fort McMurray [17], Alberta, and the exploitation of the surrounding Athabasca oil sands.

Telefilm and the CMF will also take part in MIPTV [18], the TV and digital content market, taking place April 7-10 in Cannes. For more information visit the online microsite [19].

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#1 Comment By Tami Quiring (@VillageGamer) On Thursday April 3, 2014 @ 3:25 am

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