WFF25 - Telefilm TALENT TO WATCH Request for letter of recommendation Industry Partner Stream Application

TELEFILM TALENT TO WATCH 2025

Request for Letter of Recommendation

Industry Partner Stream

Letters of recommendation for Telefilm’s TALENT TO WATCH program are available to eligible Whistler Film Festival Talent Program alumni of a Whistler Film Festival Talent Lab/Program in the last 5 years (2020 - present)

Telefilm Guidelines: www.telefilm.ca

Only those whose applications will receive recommendation letter will be contacted. We do not provide feedback on applications.
To apply for this program, you must read the Telefilm Guidelines for TALENT TO WATCH*

Yes, I have read the Telefilm guidelines
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
[email protected]
Province:*
Which Whistler Talent Lab(s) did you attend in the last 5 years (2020-present) - please use the text box below to add in the year(s).*

Producers LabScreenwriters LabDoc LabIndigenous Filmmaker FellowshipSK Market AcceleratorFilmPEI Market AcceleratorPictureNL Market AcceleratorWIDC WFF Industry ImmersionStars to WatchPower PitchWomen In Focus MentorshipMPPIA Short Film Award CompetitionGEMS WFF Mentorship (formerly WIFTV WFF Mentorship)Other
What year(s) did you attend the lab/program(s).*
Which Telefilm component are you applying to (choose one only)?*

Main componentIndigenous componentOfficial Language Minority Community (OLMC) component
Are you a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident (PR)?*

YesNo
Do you have an incorporated company?*

YesNo
If you answered NO to the above question, do you intend to incorporate a company?

YesNo
Please indicate the primary language the project will be produced in.*

EnglishFrenchIndigenous language*Other (please specify below)
If you answered *Other above, please specify.
language produced in
Has this project previously been submitted to Telefilm TALENT TO WATCH program?*

YesNo
What is the total anticipated budget?*
Will the project will be 75 minutes or more?*

YesNo
To be considered for a letter of support from Whistler Film Festival, please submit (via the link below for (1) PDF) the following materials (as will be required by Telefilm):
Upload all materials as one (1) PDF here:*

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KEY DATES 2025:
- March 30/25 Deadline for requests for letters of recommendation(11:59pmPT)
- April 12/25 Only those whose applications who will receive a WFF recommendation letter will be contacted. We do not give feedback on applications.
- April 16/25 Telefilm opening date
- April 30/25 Telefilm closing date
Terms & Conditions: By submitting material, the applicant agrees to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Whistler Film Festival Society and its affiliates from any and all liabilities, claims, damages, fees, and expenses arising from or related to the submission.*

I AGREE & UNDERSTAND
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The Whistler Film Festival and Society acknowledges that we work, learn and play on the shared unceded territory of theSkwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and Lil̓wat7úl (Lil’wat) Nation. We honor their language, culture and history.
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