Feeding off the success of Canadian films in competition at Cannes Film Festival, Telefilm Canada continued its charge into micro-budget movies with breakout competition screenings at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week. Canada’s top film financier is backing
Denis Villeneuve and Jean-Marc Vallee wannabes with unique and highly personal projects to maintain Cannes momentum after
last year, when three Canadian films competed in official competition. Films by three Canadian directors competed for the Palme d’Or in Cannes last year. Dolan’s Mommy eventually shared the Jury Prize and Julianne Moore earning the best actress trophy for her star-turn in Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars.
