International Financing Forum: international financing partners are critical to funding today’s independent feature films

ONTARIO MEDIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

INDUSTRY INITIATIVES - BULLETIN

International Financing Forum 2009 – Sept 13 & 14, 2009

Presented by ONTARIO MEDIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

at the Toronto International Film Festival®

Because international financing partners are critical to funding today’s independent feature films.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

· Application deadline for Canadian producers: June 26, 2009

· Application deadline for International producers: July 24, 2009

IFF is a feature film co-financing event at the Toronto International Film Festival® that brings together selected international and Canadian producers developing English language projects to do business in a relaxed atmosphere of brokered meetings and networking opportunities with international sales agents, distributors, funders, agents, and executive producers.

IFF 2008 brought producers together with representatives from 49 North Media (USA), Aramid Capital Partners (UK), Backup Films (France), Bavaria Film International (Germany), Big Beach (USA), Celluloid Dreams (France), Cinetic Media (USA), Endeavour Talent Agency (USA), Film4 (UK), Fortissimo Films (Hong Kong/Netherlands), HanWay Films (UK), IFC Entertainment (USA), Kinowelt International GmbH (Germany), Magnolia Pictures (USA), The Match Factory (Germany), Maximum Films International (Canada), Overture Films (USA), Paramount Vantage (USA), Participant Media (USA), TrustNordisk (Denmark), William Morris Agency (USA).

Canadian and International feature film producers are invited to apply to participate in the IFF. Registration is free but competitive, with final selection to participate based on company track record and the suitability of projects.

Eligible applicants must have at a minimum, one producer credit on a theatrically released feature by a recognizable distributor, and a market oriented project in development that requires international co-production and/or financing partners.

· International Financing Forum (IFF) Application Form

Please direct any inquires to:

Jan Nathanson
Producer, International Finance Forum
Ontario Media Development Corporation
Email: iff2009@omdc.on.ca