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 #2.1 for eligibility criteria.

• All key members of submitted projects (Director, Producer, Writer) must be current Production Members of CineVic. Click here to activate or renew a membership, or contact us to confirm the status of your membership.

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

• CineVic member applications will be assessed by an independent jury using Telefilm's evaluation grid to rank applications. We will prioritize projects submitted from members residing on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. The jury may choose to offer feedback to the recommended applicants only, to aid in their application to Telefilm. We do not provide feedback on non-recommended applications.

• Please note the opening and closing dates mentioned on Telefilm's website are for recommended applicants to submit to Telefilm. Your deadline to apply to CineVic is April 13th 2025.