BravoFACT Announces Award Recipients for April 2014 BravoFACTUAL Short Docs Jury

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TORONTO (April 16, 2014) – BellMedia’s BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) announced todaythe 11 BravoFACTUAL award recipients from the April 15 jurymeeting. Selected from 126 submitted applications, a total of $473,000 was awardedto Canadian filmmakers for the production of short documentary films.BravoFACT-funded films continue to enjoy critical success, including the Stage toScreen seriesthat debuted at the 38^th Toronto International Film Festival, withThe Archivist and Wakeningset to screen at the Seattle Film Festival in May, and Silent Garden and Tiny Dancer screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April. FiveBravoFACT-funded shorts were also selected for the 2014 YorktonFilm Festival: The Golden Ticket; A Mile in These Hooves; Reveille; When it is Dark; and Method.All five are competing for a 2014 Golden Sheaf Award. Last but not least, theshort film Role Play has beennominated for a Writers Guild Award in the Shorts & Web Series category.For aspiring filmmakers looking toland an award to produce a short documentary, BravoFACT is hosting a panel atToronto’s HotDocs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Monday, April 28 at 1 p.m. ET. In this insiders panel, hosted by pop-culture guru and BravoFACTconsultant RichardCrouse, Canadian documentary veteran and BravoFACTUAL consultant, BobCulbert, offers documentary filmmakers invaluable insights aboutthe fund and tips for putting together a successful BravoFACTUAL proposal.

BravoFACTUAL fundrecipients from the April 15, 2014 jurymeeting are:

Kubo’s Crickets – MichaelAllcock

Red Alert – BarryAvrich

Tennis – TysonCaron

A.K.A. Batman – KarenHawes

Prison Fight – RobertPilichowski

One Wheel Revolution – NeilRathbone

Word Play – PatrickReed

Abandoned – DavidRidgen

Synapse Dance – KarenSuzuki

Ron Taylor – DrewTaylor

A Lesson to You All – CharlieTyrell

The next submission deadline for BravoFACTUAL is Sept. 8, 2014.

Deadline for BravoFACT is June 6, 2014.

For information about program requirements and application guidelines visit:http://bravofact.com/.

About BravoFACTUAL

Bell Media’s BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) wasestablished in 1995 by the national specialty channel Bravo. The foundation isthe largest funder of short films in Canada having supported over 1,500short-form scripted narrative projects across the country.  In 2013, Bell Media introduced BravoFACTUAL,a funding program for short documentary projects.

About BravoFACT 

Bell Media’s bravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) was establishedin 1995 by the national specialty channel Bravo. The foundation is the largestfunder of short films in Canada having supported over 1,500short-form projects across the country. bravoFACT is a division of BellMedia, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communicationscompany. 

About Bravo 

Bravo delivers compelling stories through clever and immersiveprogramming to viewers across Canada. From high-profile dramas to blockbusterfeature films, Bravo is home to award-winning entertainment. Bravo is a divisionof Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largestcommunications company. More information about Bravo is available at www.bravo.ca.

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