Canada's Public Broadcasters Pitch 6 Series at Annecy
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- Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, and the National Film Board of Canada are staging "Canada Morning!" at MIFA on June 25, the first Annecy showcase to bring together all six Canadian public broadcasters — CBC, Knowledge, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, TVO, and TFO — alongside more than 30 Canadian companies
- "Burt the Beetle" (36 x 5 min, 2D) is a TVOkids/Epic Story Media adaptation of Ashley Spires' book series that has already locked in commitments from four broadcasters — TVOkids, Knowledge Network, Radio-Canada, and TFO — ahead of international co-production talks
- "Noch Noch" (39 x 7 min, 2D) from Doberman Pictures draws on Gitxsan oral histories and supernatural spirit guides, with Knowledge Network development funding and broadcast commitments from TVO, TFO, and Société Radio-Canada
- "Sea Blue" (39 x 7 min, 3D) is a CBC/10th Ave Productions preschool series set in the St. Lawrence River that builds on the 2023 feature "Katak: The Brave Beluga," whose team is reuniting for the spin-off
- "Semanka" (13 x 11 min, 3D) from Chrystelle Maechler Productions follows cousins racing to save endangered plant seeds; financed for development by CMF and TFO, it has just been selected for Cartoon Forum in September
- "Truffle" (26 x 7 min, 2D) from Happy Camper Média and Télé-Québec centers on a 7-year-old aspiring rock star, with producers Solen Labrie Trépanier and Renaud Sylvain pitching music as the structural backbone of the storytelling rather than mere soundtrack
Why it matters: Coordinated backing from up to four of Canada's public broadcasters on single projects (e.g., "Burt the Beetle," "Noch Nochs") means the Annecy pitches arrive with unusual domestic consensus, lowering the perceived risk for international co-producers weighing six competing slates. The first-ever joint public-broadcaster presence also signals Canadian agencies are now treating Annecy as a unified export pipeline rather than six independent efforts.
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