As I mentioned during my presentation, NFB productions are also in high demand by the other Canadian broadcasters. We are working on prestigious productions with CTV and Global. For example, last week, a very highly regarded film, Faith Without Fear, was broadcast on Global.
We are not trying to have a relationship with the CBC that would be complementary to our own mandate at any cost. Rather, we are looking for a niche, and to see how broadcasting our films both on Radio-Canada or on the CBC could be as advantageous for them as it would be for us. Obviously, we would like documentaries to have a higher profile. If the CRTC approves the Documentary Channel deal, we hope that the management at the CBC will give more air time to NFB productions. Some of our productions are purchased by Radio-Canada on occasion, but they are broadcast without much promotion. More effort could perhaps be put into promoting our programs.
In any case, we are a very small player among Radio-Canada's suppliers. We do not have a critical mass. We could not ask for a daily slot on the English network because we do not have enough productions. The NFB catalogue consists of more than 13,000 films. We could therefore have a weekly NFB slot on the Documentary Channel. We are currently discussing that option with them. Management is showing an interest in doing that kind of thing. However, that willingness should not be simply something expressed by senior management as they succeed each other. The relationship between the two agencies would need to be more organic in nature.