Talent to Watch

Important points to remember:

• CineVic is a designated Talent to Watch partner under the Industry Partner Stream. All information on this page pertains only to applicants who apply to this stream through CineVic. To inquire about the Festival Selection Stream or the Filmmaker Apply-Direct Stream, please contact Telefilm directly.

• This program has two stages:

Recommendation stage: Applicants apply directly to CineVic, and our independent jury selects up to three projects to recommend to Telefilm -- one in the Main component, one in the Indigenous component, and one in the Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) component.

Application stage: Applicants recommended by CineVic must then submit their own applications, along with CineVic's letter of recommendation, directly to Telefilm via the Dialogue portal.

• ALL key members of submitted projects (Director, Producer, Writer) must be emerging talent. Please see Telefilm's program guidelines for the definition of what qualifies as emerging talent.

• ALL key members of submitted projects (Director, Producer, Writer) must be current members of CineVic. The Director must be a Production Member, while the Producer and Writer may be General or Community Members. CineVic will prioritize projects submitted from members residing in the Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands region. Click here to activate or renew your membership, or contact us to check the status of your membership.

• CineVic will provide in-kind (free) equipment rental for member projects that apply through CineVic and are ultimately funded by Telefilm and go into production. Therefore you should include a realistic dollar amount of in-kind equipment rentals as both revenue and expense items in your budget.

• Applications will be assessed by an independent jury using Telefilm's evaluation grid to rank applications. The jury may choose to offer feedback to the recommended applicants only, to aid in their application to Telefilm.

• Please note the April 30th closing deadline mentioned on Telefilm's website is the deadline for recommended applicants to submit to Telefilm. Your deadline to apply to CineVic is April 14th 2024.