The funding was awarded under the Television Production Assistance Program.
The joint program, created in 2022, provides successful applicants with up to $20,000 in development funding.
The org is rolling out a $3 million initiative designed to help producers unlock financing available for making Canadian kids and youth content.
The six projects were selected for funding through the Indigenous Screen Office’s 2024-25 Interactive and Immersive Program.
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The program offers grants between $20,000 and $200,000.
Each of the production companies will receive $50,000, intended to support development stage costs for two or more projects.
Eight out of the 12 features selected under Telefilm’s Production Program are international coproductions.
Amidst a decrease in total funding, key changes have been introduced for the Canada Media Fund’s Broadcaster Envelope while non-Canadian broadcasters and streamers enter the mix for production-stage kids content.
Among the selected projects under Telefilm’s Production Program are three international coproductions, including two with France and one with Spain.
Thirteen projects were selected under SODEC’s production aid program with one under its emerging creation assistance program.
Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks and Sarianne Cormier’s Au revoir Pluton are among the films whose promotional projects were selected.