DISCOVER CANADA’S PROGRAMMING AT BERLIN 2023
EFM FICTION TOOLBOX
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Canada/Quebec Meeting Space, stand C.07
Telefilm Canada is proud to join the EFM Diversity & Inclusion as a partner for the Fiction Toolbox Programme, aimed at entry-to-mid level feature-length fiction film producers. The goal of the Fiction Toolbox Programme is to endow fiction creatives from marginalized and underrepresented groups with market intelligence, business tools and connections.
Participants
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Project: The Space Between
Selection partner Black Screen Office
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Giselle Miller
Project: Sweet Plantain
Selection partner BIPOC Film & TV
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Project: Wrong End of the Rainbow
Selection partner BIPOC Film & TV
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Project: Jude and the Jinn
Selection partner Black Screen Office
PRODUCERS WITHOUT BORDERS
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Canada/Quebec Meeting Space, stand C.07
The Producers Without Borders initiative, (Visitor programme of the EFM Co-Production Market) enables a maximum of ten Canadian producers with an international coproduction project in development to benefit from exclusive guidance, information sessions, networking events, B2B meetings, and consultations during the Copro Market.
Project
Sacred Creatures
Ines Eisses
Pintxo Productions
JETS
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Canada/Quebec Meeting Space, stand C.07
JETS, Junior Entertainment Talent Slate, united 1st, 2nd and 3rd feature film filmmakers with Canadian, German, Irish, Norwegian, Austrian, British, South African, and US producers, sales agents, finance and distribution companies during a day of pitching and networking sessions with the aim of encouraging coproduction. Six to ten films will be selected and considered for possible funding by participating agencies.
BERLINALE TALENTS
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Canada/Quebec Meeting Space, stand C.07
The Berlinale Talents is a creative hub and summit for 200 film and TV creatives and professionals (directors, screenwriters, producers, sales agents, distributors, actors, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, production designers, score composers, film critics, and audience designers). This creative academy offers talks, films, workshops, and mentorship tailored to specific disciplines.
Participants
Lyndon Hanrahan
Director
Amélie Labrèche
Editor
Kaizer Matsumunyane
Director
Nicolay Michaylov
DOP / Cinematographer
Annie St-Pierre
Director
FILMS IN SELECTION
MARKET SCREENINGS
PERSPECTIVE CANADA
EFM INDUSTRY EVENT ON SUSTAINABILITY
ARCTIC INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING: CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATIONS WITH ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
2:45 – 4 PM CET
Join Telefilm Canada for a moderated discussion with Indigenous Screen Office CEO Kerry Swanson and International Sami Film Institute Director Anne-Lajla Utsi. We will discuss concrete actions in the last year: new partnerships, programs, and infrastructure, that support the economic and environmental sustainability of Arctic Indigenous filmmaking in Arctic communities, both in Canada and internationally. Learn about upcoming initiatives and call on European nations to support the cross-border collaboration for Arctic Indigenous filmmakers.
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Adriana Chartrand
Moderator
Lead, indigenous initiatives & content analyst
Telefilm Canada
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Anne Lajla Utsi
Artic Indigenous Film Fund
Mélanie S. Dubois
Producer, MéMO Films
Mélanie S. Dubois is a writer, director and producer. She founded her own production company MéMO FILMS in 2018 in which she produced the short film Lune, directed by Zoé Pelchat (Dominos). In 2020, she received support from SODEC for the development of her feature films: Les enfants de l’État and EMMAC Terre marine, as well as support from FIP/FMC for the development of its futuristic web series Booster Station. She also collaborates with Denys Desjardins on the content of the documentary web series L’industrie de la vieillesse (tou.tv) and is producing the second season of the documentary series Quand Benoit est là! for the Zeste chain (TVA). Mélanie also works as a freelancer for film and television productions (La Déesse des mouches à feu, Les oiseaux ivres, Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Jeune Juliette, Blood Quantum, L’affaire Norbourg…).
Kerry Swanson
Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)
