A cultural investor in cinema, television, new media and music Annual Report 2001-02 Telefilm Canada Offices Table of Contents OFFICES IN CANADA EUROPEAN OFFICE Board Members and Senior Management as at March 31, 2002 4 Halifax Paris 1684 Barrington Street 5, rue de Constantine 3rd Floor 75007 Paris Letter to the Minister 5 Halifax, Nova Scotia France B3J 2A2 Phone: (33-1) 44.18.35.30 Phone: (902) 426-8425 Fax: (33-1) 47.05.72.76 Management as at June 25, 2002 6 Fax: (902) 426-4445 Montréal* Message from the Chair 7 360 St. Jacques Street Suite 700 Montréal, Quebec Message from the Executive Director 9 H2Y 4A9 Phone: (514) 283-6363 Fax: (514) 283-8212 2001-02 Commitments 11 * Head office and Quebec office Toronto From Coast to Coast 12 2 Bloor Street West 22nd Floor Toronto, Ontario Events 15 M4W 3E2 Circumstances FLOWER & GARNET | CHRISTMAS WAPOS BAY AT | THE LAST CHAPTER of Extreme Phone: (416) 973-6436 Films Inc. Films Ministry Fax: (416) 973-8606 TELEVISION Vancouver Productions Inc. 310 – 440 Cambie Street Dark Thunder Vancouver, British Columbia Canadian Television Fund – Equity Investment Program 18 V6B 2N5 Phone: (604) 666-1566 Les Productions Télé-Action inc. Télé-Action Fax: (604) 666-7754 FEATURE FILMS www.telefilm.gc.ca Canada Feature Film Fund 26 MEN WITH BROOMS TREMBLAY | D’ALICE | L’ODYSSÉE THE BAY OF LOVE AND SORROWS | GIRLSTUFF BOYSTUFF Serendipity Point Films Point NEW MEDIA Film Fabuleux inc./ Fabuleux Film Cinémaginaire inc. Canada New Media Fund 36 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 39 Triptych Media Inc./ Media Triptych Productions Inc. Second Wave 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. Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Ltd. (United Kingdom) (United Additional copies may be obtained by writing to the following address: Entertainment Legal Deposit (Hong Kong)/ (Hong Inc./Agogo Bibliothèque nationale du Québec Animus Decode Telefilm Canada National Library of Canada Communications and Public Affairs 360 St. Jacques Street Graphic Design Suite 700 Agence Code Montréal, Quebec H2Y 4A9 Printing [email protected] Quebecor World Graphique-Couleur Telefilm Canada Annual Report 2001-02 2 3 Board Members Senior Management Letter to the Minister as at March 31, 2002 as at March 31, 2002 Charles Bélanger Richard Stursberg Montréal, June 25, 2002 Chair Executive Director Montréal, Quebec The Honourable Sheila Copps Minister of Canadian Heritage Ottawa, Canada Jeanine C. Beaubien, O.C. Danny Chalifour Vice-Chair Director – Finance and Administration Montréal, Quebec Dear Madam: In accordance with the provisions of Section 23 of the Canadian Film Development Bluma Appel Danielle Dansereau Member Director – Communications Corporation Act, 1967, I have the honour to present to you, on behalf of the Toronto, Ontario and Public Affairs Board of Members, the 34th Annual Report of the Canadian Film Development Corporation (now called Telefilm Canada) as well as the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2002. Ronald S. Bremner Guy DeRepentigny Chair Director – Policies, Planning Audit and Finance Committee and Research Calgary, Alberta Yours very truly, Louise Pelletier Elizabeth Friesen Member Interim Director – Canadian Operations Montréal, Quebec Elvira Sánchez de Malicki Stella Riggi Member Director – Human Resources The Chair, Etobicoke, Ontario Jacques Bensimon Johanne St-Arnauld Member ex officio Director – International Relations Charles Bélanger Government Film Commissioner Montréal, Quebec Telefilm Canada Annual Report 2001-02 4 5 Management Message from the Chair as at June 25, 2002 Richard Stursberg COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS In March 2002, very early in my term as Chair of the Board Executive Director of Telefilm Canada, I was invited by the National Screen Danielle Dansereau Institute FilmExchange to share my vision of Telefilm Charles Bélanger Director – Communications and the Canadian industry with festival participants and Atlantic Region Office and Public Affairs the Edmonton business community. That experience in Canada’s heartland allowed me, once again, to measure Ralph Holt Telefilm’s importance and the high expectations of its Director – Atlantic Region Office FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION clients and partners. and Sector Head – Professional and Sectoral Training During its 35-year history, and precisely because of its Danny Chalifour long-standing commitment, Telefilm has played a funda- Director – Finance and Administration mental structural role by banking on excellence and diversity. Quebec Office Its support at the regional, national and international levels Marina Darveau has enabled our young industry to organize itself and to Michel Pradier Controller become dynamic and daring, first in film and television, Director – Quebec Office then in the new creation and distribution technologies. and Sector Head – Television Carolle Brabant With an annual growth rate of 10%, this industry ranks Director – Systems, Technologies among the country’s most effective sectors, providing the Louise Deslauriers and Contract Management public with an increasingly vast choice of stories and images Interim Director – Business Unit that illustrate Canadian experiences, values and aspirations. Feature Film Shelley Stein-Sacks That said, the cultural industries remain fragile, and they In that regard, I want to salute the Interdepartmental Director – Music Entrepreneur Program operate at high risk despite repeated success. In large part, Partnership with Official-Language Communities (IPOLC), Jean-Daniel Eigenmann these industries are composed of small and medium-sized of which Telefilm is an active member. IPOLC encourages Interim Director – Business Unit businesses struggling to survive from one year to the next. Francophones in Acadia, Ontario and the West in making Television GENERAL COUNSEL The competition for access to public and private funding is a significant contribution to Canadian culture. From project increasingly fierce. And while the Canadian public is limited, development to training and promotion, IPOLC has proven Stéphane Odesse foreign – not to say American – production maintains its to be a key ally for creators and producers striving to portray Ontario Office Interim General Counsel and strong appeal. the reality of their communities. Access to Information Coordinator Karen Franklin Increase Our Market Share Reflect Canadian Cultural Diversity Head of Development and Implementation To consolidate their valuable and indisputable assets, the Reflecting the cultural diversity of our country is an of National Standards HUMAN RESOURCES Canadian cultural industries must now increase their market important matter. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and share, both domestic and international. That is one of the the Multiculturalism Policy afford all Canadians the same John Galway Stella Riggi keys to their strength, to their autonomy and, indeed, to their dignity and a fundamental right to freedom of expression. Interim Director – Ontario Office Director – Human Resources future. But much remains to be done if our creators are to Yet despite the invaluable contribution of filmmakers like and Sector Head – Feature Film truly take-up their territory and claim their rightful place in Mina Shum, Clement Virgo and Deepa Mehta, to name but the hearts of Canadians: it is this task that the Telefilm team a few, Canadian screens mirror little of our country’s John Fulton INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS will be tackling in the coming years, and they will have the multicultural richness. Director – Business Unit full cooperation of the Corporation’s Board in doing so. Over the past year, Telefilm has made a real effort to work Feature Film and New Media Sheila de La Varende Telefilm will work creatively and consistently, with an eye more closely with ethnic communities. The Canada Showcase Interim Director – International Relations to balance and fairness, an ever-open ear for its partners, in all program, for instance, now supports festivals and events Paul Dollar and Director – European Office regions of the country and a view to the long term. There will be whose programming highlights Canadian pluralism and Director – Business Unit pitfalls and difficulties, but the chances of success will increase furthers mutual understanding among all Canadians. Television dramatically if they are sustained by the power of synergy. Nonetheless, stronger cohesion is needed at the federal level MEDIA in order to maximize the impact of existing financial resources Foster a Coherent, Convergent Approach and programs. Telefilm intends to work with the Department Western Region Office Elizabeth Friesen We live in a world of high-speed change and growing of Canadian Heritage, the CBC, the National Film Board of Director – Media complexity. It is in this context that the Canadian Heritage Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and other agencies Lauren Davis portfolio, including the Department of Canadian Heritage, to promote the equitable participation of Canadians of every Interim Director – Western Region Office Guy DeRepentigny Telefilm and the other portfolio agencies, have taken steps origin in the audiovisual industry. As much as possible, we and Sector Head – New Media Director – Policies, Planning to foster an integrated approach to dealing with cultural must eliminate the obstacles they face by encouraging them and Research and Corporate Secretary concerns. This approach will lead to a clear