Confirmation of Eligibility: OSM Recommendation to Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch Program 2026-2027

Confirmation of Eligibility: OSM Recommendation to Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch Program 2026

If you have any questions, please contact Peter Nielsen, Programs Coordinator at peter@onscreenmanitoba.com
Project title:*
Primary contact for correspondence relative to this project:*

First NameLast Name
Primary email address for correspondence relative to this project:*
example@example.com
Please consult the Talent to Watch program's Guidelines and Essential Information Guide:
- Guidelines: https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Guidelines_Talent_to_Watch_26-27.pdf
- Essential Information Guide: https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.-TTW-Essential-Information-Guide-26-27_NewBranding.pdf
These can also be found on the Talent to Watch Program webpage:
https://telefilm.ca/en/programmes/talent-to-watch-program
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On Screen Manitoba requires you to read the Talent to Watch program's Guidelines and Essential Information Guide to determine your eligibility before submitting.

Applicant Eligibility

If you have any questions, please contact Maryam Decter, maryam@onscreenmanitoba.com
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Definition of Emerging Talent for the Talent to Watch program:
- They must have previously produced, directed and/or written at least a short film (30 minutes or less), web production, television content, commercials, music videos, or equivalent experience in the screen-based industry.
- AND they must not have previously held the same key position on a feature film (75 minutes or more — Telefilm may consider a project of a lesser duration as a
  feature film if it was considered as such by the industry).
Note 1: Producers who have previously produced one feature film that has received funding under the Talent to Watch Program (previously referred to as the “Micro-Budget Production Program”) are also considered as emerging talent.

Note 2: Telefilm will show flexibility in the eligibility evaluation of key creatives who have previously produced, written or directed a feature film project of microbudget scope (examples: films which were self-financed or produced within a festival incubator or school program) funded outside of this program and that had a limited release.
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Project director name*

First NameLast Name
Unfortunately, your team is not eligible to submit for the Talent to Watch program.

Component Eligibility

If you have any questions, please contact Maryam Decter maryam@onscreenmanitoba.com
Main componentIndigenous componentOfficial Language Minority Community (OLMC) component
By selecting the Indigenous component, I confirm that all the key members of the project’s creative team (producers, directors and screenwriters) are Indigenous.

“Indigenous peoples” is a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. “Indigenous” refers to First Nations, Inuit, or Metis.
I confirm.
By selecting the OLMC component, I confirm that either:

a) the project is primarily produced in French, and is produced, written and directed outside of Quebec. All key members of the project’s creative team (producers, directors and screenwriters) self-identify as Francophones outside of Quebec.

or

b) the project is primarily produced in English, and is produced, written and directed in Quebec. All key members of the project’s creative team (producers, directors and screenwriters) self-identify as Anglophones in Quebec.
I confirm Option AI confirm Option B

Confirmation of Eligibility: OSM Recommendation to Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch Program 2026