Canadian Film Development Corporation



The Canadian Film Development Corporation (now Telefilm Canada) is a crown corporation which provides funding support for feature film productions in Canada.

Early Years
The Canadian Film Development Corporation was founded in 1967 by government mandate, the result of lobbying by a number of members of the Canadian film industry. It was originally given $10 million to allocate in support of feature film production in Canada. However, few of the films made enough money to be able to pay back the loan. By 1976, the government of Canada has increased the CFDC's budget to $25 million annually.