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New Dawn celebrates its first selection round today at the Toronto International Film Festival and is proud to announce that Telefilm Canada is joining the international fund.

New Dawn was launched in May this year at the Cannes Festival by 9 European film institutes and funds, aiming to support more diversity in the international film industry. With the introduction of New Dawn, the participating funds want to explore more ways to establish variety and representation. A vibrant, open and inclusive film industry with true diversity of perspectives and filmic experessions has relevance for everyone.

New Dawn is supported by the following film institutes:

Communauté Française de Belgique Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel; Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF); Film Fund Luxembourg; Finnish Film Foundation; Norwegian Film Institute; Swedish Film Institute; Screen Ireland; Telefilm Canada; Instituto Português do Cinema e do Audiovisual and Netherlands Film Fund.

The Canadian representative for New Dawn is Marielle Poupelin. Click here for the other representatives.

For mor information about New Dawn at the Toronto International Film Festival, please contact Andrea Archibald (Telefilm Canada) at [email protected].

For general information about the New Dawn Fund, please contact Ezra Droog (Netherlands Film Fund) at [email protected].