Telefilm Canada is announcing the launch of a new training initiative as part of the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Interdepartmental Partnership with the Official-Language Communities (IPOLC).

This initiative, which was developed in conjunction with the Institut national de l’image et du son (INIS), is aimed at providing support to producers, developers, idea people, project managers and professional workers who are based in official-language minority communities, by helping them boost their abilities to formulate funding requests in the interactive digital content sector. Five two-day workshops on the topic of funding for interactive digital content will be given in different Canadian cities starting September 13.

These training workshops will allow participants to improve the quality of the files they submit to various funding bodies, to enhance their awareness of the need to employ a more “horizontal” approach to the development and management of their projects and to promote cooperative synergies with stakeholders in the funding process.

“Telefilm Canada generally makes funds available to interactive media producers so that they can develop prototypes and produce and market interactive digital content,” said Michel Pradier, Director, French Operations and Quebec office. By offering quality training programs to members of official-language minority communities, we hope to increase the number of projects arising out of such groups and elevate their chances of drawing on the Canada New Media Fund and other key funding sources, thereby enabling them to develop their projects.”

Information on workshops and registration forms are available in the INIS Web site.

Workshop schedule