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Telefilm Canada has announced its support for 18 lower budget English-language productions (with budgets under $2.5 million) from the Ontario and Nunavut, Western as well as Atlantic regions through the Canada Feature Film Fund. The total allocation for the productions selected, in the second quarter of 2013-2014, is slightly over $4 million.

Atlantic region

• Heartbeat—directed by Andrea Dorfman; Idlewild Films Ltd./Black Dog Films Inc., comedy
• How To Be Deadly—directed by Nik Sexton; Rink Rat Productions Inc., comedy
• Relative Happiness—directed by Deanne Foley; Wreckhouse Productions Inc./Lady Hammond Entertainment Inc., comedy

Ontario and Nunavut region

• Algonquin—directed by Jonathan Hayes; Berkeley Films Ltd./Spiral Entertainment Ltd., drama
• Backcountry—directed by Adam MacDonald; Fella Films Inc., suspense
• Big News from Grand Rock—directed by Daniel Perlmutter; Markham Street Films Inc., comedy
• Cubicle Warriors—directed by Jeff Stephenson; Lumanity Productions Inc./Well-Drawn Dog Productions Inc., comedy
• The Scarehouse—directed by Gavin Booth; The Scarehouse Inc., horror

Western Canada region

• Ally Was Screaming—directed by Jeremy Thomas; Perfect Pictures Inc., suspense
• Big Muddy—directed by Jeff Moneo; Angel Entertainment Corporation, suspense
• Cinemanovels—directed by Terry Miles; Cinemanovel Films Inc., drama
• Cruel & Unusual—directed by Merlin Dervisevic; Mad Samurai Productions Inc., drama
• The Dick Knost Show—directed by Bruce Sweeney; Cypher Productions Ltd., comedy
• Down River—directed by Benjamin Ratner; Gossamer Creative, Inc., drama
• Guidance—directed by Pat Mills; Alyson Richards Productions Inc., comedy
• Man Vs. —directed by Adam Massey; Darius Films Inc., suspense
• Seances—directed by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson; Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc./Walking Down Broadway Ltd./PHI Group Holdings Inc., drama
• What an Idiot—directed by Peter Benson; What an Idiot Productions Inc., comedy