Canada Feature Film Fund Application for Marketing Assistance
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Applicants should be familiar with the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF) Marketing Program for English and French Language Productions guidelines and the applicable Telefilm Canada business policies prior to completing this application form. Please complete all information requested and include all relevant documentation with your application. Please note that this application form must be signed by all applicants prior to submission to Telefilm Canada.
THIS APPLICATION IS A REQUEST FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE FOR A THEATRICAL RELEASE INTO: THE ENGLISH CANADA M ARKET ONLY THE ENGLISH & FRENCH CANADA MARKETS (PRIMARILY ENGLISH) THE FRENCH CANADA MARKET ONLY THE ENGLISH & FRENCH CANADA MARKETS (PRIMARILY FRENCH)
DELIVERY DATE OF THE FILM TO THE DISTRIBUTOR* *Please note that applications not received at time of delivery of the film to the Distributor risk not being financed. CURRENT TITLE OF PROJECT ISAN NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE; 26 DIGITS): IS THIS PRODUCTION AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY COPRODUCTION? IF YES, SPECIFY WHICH CO-PRODUCTION COUNTRIES: CANADIAN CERTIFICATION: TYPE NUMBER: CONTENT POINTS: HAS THIS PROJECT EVER BEEN SUBMITTED TO TELEFILM CANADA? If it received funding, please provide the following information: AMOUNT DATE OF CONTRACT AT WHAT STAGE WHICH VERSION DOES THIS APPLICATION COVER: Original Dubbed or sub-titled Both Yes APPLICATION NUMBER No Yes (Majority) Yes (Minority) No PREVIOUS TITLE(S) OF PROJECT
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Y LEGAL NAME OF APPLICANT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ADDRESS CITY TEL. PROVINCE POSTAL CODE M D LEGAL NAME OF CO-APPLICANT (AS APPLICABLE) ADDRESS CITY TEL. PROVINCE COUNTRY FAX POSTAL CODE
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WEB ADDRESS CONTACT FOR THIS FILE (NAME & TITLE) SYNOPSIS (100 WORDS OR LESS)
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1. GENRE (SELECT ONLY ONE): Action/Adventure Animation Comedy Romantic Comedy Drama Historical Drama Horror/Thriller Mystery/Crime/Police Musical Science Fiction/Fantasy/Tale Western Documentary CULTURAL CONTENT (CHECK ONLY ONE): Aboriginal Multicultural General
2. TARGET AUDIENCE: Children Youth General
5. LANGUAGE: English French Double Shooting Other (specify)
ORIGINAL VERSION
DUBBED VERSION
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3. DURATION:
6. PRODUCTION YEAR
minutes
4. PRODUCTION TYPE (TECHNIQUE): Live Action (Conventional) Animation: % animation content Film: Video: 7. PROPOSED: SHOOTING MEDIUM (FORMAT) mm (specify) (specify) DELIVERY MEDIUM (FORMAT)
Cultural content refers to content only – NOT production personnel (Note: this information is gathered for statistical purposes only) Must be PRIMARILY about aboriginal characters or issues. Must be PRIMARILY about visible minority characters or issues OR characters or issues based on first generation immigrants to Canada from Eastern Europe or Latin America. All other projects.
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Date of agreement Date of signature Y DURATION OF RIGHTS From To Y
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SCHEDULE Shooting start date Print available on Delivery date of production Y
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Number of years (rights): M D NO. OF SCREENS RELEASE PATTERN
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EXPECTED RELEASE DATE(S) English Canada French Canada U.S.A. Y M D
DISTRIBUTOR’S PROJECTIONS
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IS THE PRODUCTION COMPANY RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY? PROPOSED FINANCING (SPECIFY LEGAL NAME OF COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION) Telefilm Canada – Selective Component Telefilm Canada – Performance Component Distribution company Other Other TYPE OF FINANCING Advance Advance AMOUNT
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% OF BUDGET
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CONFIRMED
Total financing
BUDGET DATE OF SUBMITTED BUDGET:
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This section required only IF Telefilm Canada was NOT an investor in the film:
PRODUCTION COMPANY(IES) AND/OR COPYRIGHT OWNER(S) NAME ADDRESS
CITY
POSTAL CODE
TELEPHONE
PRODUCER(S) LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
CITIZENSHIP
DIRECTOR LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
CITIZENSHIP
LEADING PERFORMERS LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
ROLE
CITIZENSHIP
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST
At the time of application, together with this completed application form, the applicant must provide all of the documentation listed below. Please be advised that during the review of your application, the applicant may be required to provide additional documentation or information. Telefilm Canada reserves the right to request any document or information it deems relevant, including, but not limited to, any document or information pertinent to the eligibility of the applicant and the marketing of the project. Please be advised that all materials (including audio-visual materials) submitted with the application form will be retained by Telefilm Canada.
ENCLOSED FOR TFC USE ONLY
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Application form (duly completed and signed) Executed distribution agreement and any amendment(s) thereto (see CFFF Distribution Terms and Contracts Requirements Policy) Proof of Canadian content or official treaty co-production certification (Canadian Content Affidavit available on Telefilm website) Detailed marketing plan for the Canadian theatrical release providing: a detailed description of how the box-office projections are built up given the demographics of the film (which includes a positioning statement for the film); the proposed release pattern; the performance of comparable films; a description of the key marketable elements of the film; and a description of how the proposed advertising spend drives the box-office projection, including the type of media targeted, tie-in’s, cross-promotions, etc. List of booked or anticipated cities, screens and dates DVD of the film Detailed theatrical release budget (Canadian costs only), including detailed media buying budget Detailed foreign costs budget (outside of the Canadian budget), if applicable (see Section 4.4 or 5.3.1 of the
Guidelines) (N/A )
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Declaration of Related-party Transactions (available on Telefilm website)
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10. Details of financial participation from other sources (as applicable) 11. Copy of contract(s) with sponsors (as applicable) 12. Contract with marketing company, outlining schedule and work to be performed
13. The following documents are required if they have been updated or modified since the
production company’s last funding application to Telefilm Canada: Incorporation documents for applicant production company(ies) and parent company(ies), if applicable, with list of shareholders indicating citizenship and ownership share 1 Corporate financial statements for the past three fiscal years Shareholder or partner’s agreement (as applicable) Corporate secretary’s certificate naming the shareholders and the number of shares held by each Corporate secretary’s certificate naming the officers and indicating their signing authority Declaration of Corporate Information (form available on TFC website) Canadian Status of Corporation Affidavit (form available on TFC website)
ENCLOSED
ON FILE AT TFC
FOR TFC USE ONLY
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The applicant must provide for the last three fiscal years: (a) consolidated and audited annual financial statements, if consolidated annual gross revenue of the applicant and its related parties is equal to or greater than $10 million; (b) consolidated annual financial statements, together with a review engagement report if consolidated annual gross revenue of applicant and its related parties is equal to or greater than $5 million but less than $10 million; (c) non-consolidated annual financial statements, together with a notice to readers if consolidated annual gross revenue of the applicant and its related parties is less than $5 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Telefilm reserves the right to request from the applicant, at any time and at Telefilm’s absolute discretion, consolidated and audited annual financial statements. TFC0909
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TELEFILM CANADA IS SUBJECT TO THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT. APPLICANT STATEMENTS: The undersigned authorized representative of the applicant and co-applicant (if applicable) hereby: authorizes Telefilm Canada to discuss and disclose any information concerning any aspect of the funding application, the project, the marketing of the project, any previously completed marketing of a project, the applicant and any related party to the applicant with every entity connected (in Telefilm’s opinion) with the funding application, the project, the marketing of the project, any previously completed marketing of a project, the applicant and any related party to the applicant, including, but not limited to, actual or proposed financial partners, interim financiers, completion guarantors, auditors, legal counsels, the Department of Canadian Heritage, CAVCO, CRTC and other governmental entities (collectively the “Entities”). The applicant further authorizes said Entities to discuss and disclose to Telefilm any information concerning any aspect of the funding application, the project, the marketing of the project, any previously completed marketing of a project, the applicant and any related party to the applicant; authorizes Telefilm Canada to disclose on its website any and all information pertaining to the application and/or project and marketing of the project; agrees to notify Telefilm Canada immediately if and when any changes occur to any of the submitted documents and shall provide written details of same; declares that the applicant(s) has(/have) not entered into and will not enter into any oral or written agreement or side deal that conflicts with any of the provisions of this application form or the CFFF Marketing Program for English and French Language Productions guidelines and applicable Telefilm Canada business policies; declares that the marketing of the project complies and will continue to comply with the CFFF Marketing Program for English and French Language Productions guidelines and applicable Telefilm Canada’s business policies; has made and shall make without delay full disclosure to Telefilm Canada of any dispute, and actual or potential litigation in connection with the marketing of the project; declares that all persons specified as being Canadian in the application and all accompanying documentation, are Canadians, in accordance with the Investment Canada Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or the Citizenship Act.
The undersigned hereby solemnly declares and warrants that the information and documents submitted for this application are accurate, true and complete, and makes this solemn declaration knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath. Signature of Applicant: I am duly authorized
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