I consulted a number of my producer clients before coming here today, so I could speak intelligently on all of the issues, including ones that I don't deal with on a day-to-day basis, namely the financing and production of film. The general consensus was that if low-budget producers were given a little bit more to play with, they could actually put more quality on the screen.
If there were an increase in funding to Telefilm, with some specific changes made, in consultation with maybe a panel of senior producers, but especially a panel of younger producers, as Sarah mentioned, to find out what amounts they could really succeed with, that could be a model to move forward with.
Certainly, there is a danger that you could get it wrong if you increase the funding but narrow the focus too much. As Stephen mentioned, there are a lot of very talented young people in Canada and there's no shortage of them.
Telefilm has the mandate to promote Canadian culture, but also to help these films be successful from the business point of view. I think that the more consultation the better and I think there is a way to make Telefilm work even better than it does right now.