2000-2001 Annual Report
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Annual Report 2000-01 Telefilm Canada Offices OFFICES IN CANADA EUROPEAN OFFICE Montréal* 360 St. Jacques Street Paris 5, rue de Constantine Suite 700 75007 Paris Montréal, Quebec France H2Y 4A9 Phone: (33-1) 44.18.35.30 Phone: (514) 283-6363 Fax: (33-1) 47.05.72.76 Fax: (514) 283-8212 www.telefilm.gc.ca Halifax 1684 Barrington Street 3rd Floor Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2A2 Phone: (902) 426-8425 Fax: (902) 426-4445 Toronto 2 Bloor Street West 22nd Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 Phone: (416) 973-6436 Fax: (416) 973-8606 Vancouver 310 – 440 Cambie Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2N5 Phone: (604) 666-1566 Fax: (604) 666-7754 * Head office and Quebec Operations office This annual report is published by the Communications and Public Affairs division of Telefilm Canada with the participation of the Policy, Planning and Research division. 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TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 2 Table of Contents Telefilm Canada: A Cultural Investor in Film, Television and New Media 7 Message from the Chair 9 Now a Word from Our Board 13 Governance 14 Message from the Executive Director 15 Telefilm at Work Highlights of the Past Five Years 18 2000-01 Financial Results 20 2000-01 Commitments 21 From Coast to Coast 22 HIGHLIGHTS An Historic Year – New Canadian Feature Film Policy 28 Production and Development 30 Recognition for the Canadian Industry 32 Training and Professional Development 33 International Relations 34 At the Heart of the Creative Process 38 TELEVISION Canadian Television Fund – Equity Investment Program 42 FEATURE FILM Feature Film Fund 56 Feature Film Distribution Fund 62 New Canada Feature Film Fund 63 NEW MEDIA Multimedia Fund 66 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 72 3 TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 Board Members Senior Management as at March 31, 2001 as at March 31, 2001 Laurier L. LaPierre, O.C.* François Macerola Chairman Executive Director Ottawa, Ontario Danny Chalifour Jeanine C. Beaubien, O.C. Director – Finance and Administration Vice-Chair Montréal, Quebec Danielle Dansereau Director – Communications and Public Affairs Bluma Appel Member Guy DeRepentigny Toronto, Ontario Director – Policy, Planning and Research Ronald S. Bremner Peter Katadotis Member Director – Canadian Operations Calgary, Alberta Stella Riggi Louise Pelletier Director – Human Resources Member Montréal, Quebec Johanne St-Arnauld Director – International Relations Elvira Sánchez de Malicki Chair John P. Pelletier Audit and Finance Committee General Counsel and Etobicoke, Ontario Corporate Secretary Sandra Macdonald Member ex officio Government Film Commissioner Montréal, Quebec * Mr. LaPierre left the Board on June 13, 2001. TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 4 Letter to the Minister Montréal, June 29, 2001 The Honourable Sheila Copps Minister of Canadian Heritage Ottawa, Canada Dear Madam: In accordance with the provisions of Section 23 of the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act, 1967, I have the honour to present to you, on behalf of the Board members, the 33rd Annual Report of the Canadian Film Development Corporation (now called Telefilm Canada) as well as the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2001. Yours very truly, The Chair, Jeanine C. Beaubien, O.C. 5 TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 Management as at June 29, 2001 François Macerola COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Executive Director Danielle Dansereau CANADIAN OPERATIONS Director – Communications and Public Affairs Peter Katadotis Director – Canadian Operations FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Atlantic Region Office Danny Chalifour Director – Finance and Ralph Holt Administration Director – Operations Atlantic Region Marina Darveau Controller Ontario Office Carolle Brabant Karen Franklin Director – Systems, Director – Operations Technologies and Ontario Contract Management John Fulton GENERAL COUNSEL AND Director – Business Unit – CORPORATE SECRETARY Feature Film and Multimedia John P. Pelletier John Galway General Counsel and Director – Business Unit Corporate Secretary – Television HUMAN RESOURCES Quebec Office Stella Riggi Joëlle Levie Director – Human Resources Director – Operations Quebec INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Pierre Even Johanne St-Arnauld Director – Business Unit Director – International Relations – Feature Film Sheila de La Varende Michel Pradier Director – European Office Manager – Business Unit – Television POLICY, PLANNING AND RESEARCH Western Region Office Guy DeRepentigny Director – Policy, Elizabeth Friesen Planning and Research Director – Operations Western Region John Dippong Director – Business Unit – Feature Film Lauren Davis Director – Business Unit – Television TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 6 Telefilm Canada: A Cultural Investor in Film, Television and New Media TELEFILM CANADA AT A GLANCE MILESTONES IN TELEFILM CANADA’S HISTORY As an investor in works with substantial Canadian content 1967 made for television, movie theatres and the new media, The government of Canada allocates $10 million to the new Telefilm Canada responds to the cultural aspirations Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), created of Canadians. for the purpose of supporting the feature film industry. The Corporation provides financial support and This amount fast proves insufficient. strategic leverage to the industry for the production of high-quality works – feature films, television drama, 1968 documentaries, children’s programs, variety shows and The Corporation opens offices in Montréal and Toronto. new media products – that reflect Canadian society, with its linguistic duality and cultural diversity. In 2000-01, The 70s: Stable, permanent funding at last Telefilm Canada funded the development or production of nearly 800 projects. 1971 The Corporation also encourages the widest possible The government of Canada allocates an additional audiences for Canadian titles in Canada and elsewhere $10 million for the Corporation, bringing the public through support for distribution, export, versioning and contribution to $20 million. marketing activities, and industry promotion at national and international festivals, markets and other events. 1976 Telefilm assistance is furnished mainly in the form The government raises the CFDC budget by $5 million of investments but also as advances, loans, loan guarantees, and decides to fund the Corporation by means of an annual lines of credit and grants. The recouped amounts are rein- parliamentary appropriation. vested in the industry. Telefilm Canada administers Canada’s coproduction The 80s: The boom years agreements with 57 countries and provides cultural development expertise at home and abroad. 1983 The Corporation reports to the Department of Creation of the Canadian Broadcast Program Development Canadian Heritage. It maintains five offices, including Fund aimed at revitalizing Canadian television. At the time, four in Canada – Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and 85% of all programs aired in primetime by Canadian Halifax – and a European office in Paris. broadcasters were imported from other countries. In 2000-01, Telefilm Canada’s contribution to the film, television and new media industry amounted to 1984 $179.4 million. The CFDC is renamed Telefilm Canada to better reflect the full range of its activities in film and television. Offices are opened in Vancouver and Halifax. Telefilm Canada also takes charge of the Paris office and the Festivals Bureau previously administered by the Department of Communications. The same year, the Corporation assumes additional responsibilities for project development and domestic and foreign marketing. 1986 Creation of the Feature Film Fund aimed at supporting works by Canadian filmmakers. This fund is to play a decisive role in the growth of Canadian cinema. 1988 Creation of the Feature Film Distribution Fund, which makes credit lines available to Canadian distributors to ensure the widest possible distribution of Canadian films in the various markets. 7 TELEFILM CANADA • ANNUAL REPORT 2000-01 The 90s: Diversification and growth of national and international partnerships 1996 Creation of the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund (later renamed Canadian Television Fund), an inno- vative public-private partnership between the government of Canada and the cable industry; its budget is approx- imately $215 million. Telefilm Canada administers this fund’s Equity Investment Program. 1998 Creation of the Multimedia Fund, with a $30-million allocation for a five-year period. This fund is designed to support creativity in the digital era and enable the Canadian industry to achieve strong positioning in the new technology arena. On the rise since 1995, the number of international coproductions increases substantially, with overall budgets up from $250 million to more than half a billion. The New Millennium: A long-range perspective 2000 Launch of the new Canadian Feature Film Policy entitled From Script to Screen. The new Canada Feature Film Fund is a key element of this policy. The CFFF begins operations on April 1, 2001, with an annual budget of $100 million, double the resources previously available for feature films. 2001-02 Launch of a five-year business plan that will guide Telefilm Canada’s regional, national and international investments and initiatives from fiscal