Telefilm Canada International Tête-à-tête Meetings

Telefilm Canada is proud to sponsor these meetings, designed to assist in the development of Canadian co-productions. In partnership with the 2008 Film and Television Forum, this unique event offers the opportunity to discuss current projects with international producers, distributors and commissioning editors.

Canadian producers are strongly urged to attend the international sessions in order to best utilise time spent with international guests. Please click here for the application form and eligibility criteria.

Application process opens on Wed Sep 3, 2008.

Application deadline extended to Tues Sep 16, 2008, due to industry requests.

More international guest speakers to be confirmed.

David Brady
Exec. Producer Aftermath: Population Zero
Cream Productions, CND
www.creamproductions.ca

Nicolas Chartier
President
Voltage Pictures, US
www.voltagepictures.com

David Collins
Founder/Producer
Samson Films, IRE
www.samsonfilms.com

Lyne Côté
Executive, International Co-production Department
Telefilm Canada
www.telefilm.gc.ca

Matt Dentler
Head of Marketing & Programming
Cinetic Rights Management, US
www.cineticmedia.com

Tara Ellis
Vice-President Showcase and Drama Content
Canwest Media Inc
www.canwestglobal.com

Suraj M. Gohill
Sn. VP, CIT Group, Entertainment Finance and Advisory

Scott Hooker
Sn. Executive Producer Long Form Programming, US
MSNBC
www.msnbc.com

Jean-Pierre Laurendeau
Vice President Programming
Canal D, Astral media
www.canald.com

Steffen Reuter
Producer
Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv, GER
www.schmidtzkatze.de

Brett Weitz
VP Series Development
TNT Originals
www.tnt.tv