Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's a key role that CBC and broadcasters can play. The survey we did recently showed that Canadians are watching their content mostly on their television, and they watch a lot of content. I think that the example of Corner Gas shows that when we are working together, com

Canadian Heritage committee  One of the things we're proud about at Telefilm is that we designed a new index to measure the success of our films. Basically, six or seven years ago, we were only measuring the success of our films based on the Canadian box office. Given the environment we're in, and given the

Canadian Heritage committee  There was one Canadian film that was very successful in the late 2000s, Blindness. It was very successful internationally to the point that the investment was completely reimbursed. It did approximately $700,000 in the box office in Canada, so when we were talking about successes

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, we have offices throughout Canada. We focus on partnerships at festivals, but we also partner with the provincial agencies. We try to create leverage. We devoted a lot of effort to working in co-operation with our provincial partners. Through the Talent Fund, we als

Canadian Heritage committee  Personally, I am very fond of pilot projects. I like to try new ideas. As for Corner Gas, thanks to the producer who was very dynamic, and with the cooperation of Bell and their producer, we were able to reach 7 million Canadians over a three-week period, which is incredible. E

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  For official languages, it's one-third and two-thirds. Last year 32% of our projects went to French projects and 68% went to English projects.

Canadian Heritage committee  One-third French and two-thirds English.

Canadian Heritage committee  Indigenous last year I think was around 4%.

Canadian Heritage committee  One of the key challenges for the film industry is that it's very competitive, and often it's difficult to make the first film. The first film is often received as a calling card, and it's often difficult particularly for emerging talent. The micro-budget production program was d

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. I can maybe give you a scoop: I think this year we're going to be below 5.5%.

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. We want to leverage this participation with Eurimages. We think being a member of Eurimages would benefit the Canadian producers as well as our Canadian productions. We think it would be beneficial to get more promotion of our Canadian films here in Canada but also a

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, as you know, films have been shot in digital for probably 15 years. They have also had a label on digital platforms for 15 years. Most of the cinemas in Canada have been converted to digital.

Canadian Heritage committee  By training, I am a chartered accountant. I was offered a position as an internal auditor at Telefilm Canada. It was not a position that made me very popular, neither with the industry nor with my colleagues at Telefilm Canada.

Canadian Heritage committee  Our mandate is to develop and promote Canadian industry. I'm going to make another analogy with sport. Canada developed a policy on sports, which is to be present on the international scene; but in order to do that, we have to develop local talents and discover those talents. Th