Supporting Canadian feature documentary and limited series
Thank you for your interest in TELUS independent. Our pilot program has successfully completed and submissions are now closed. We are currently investigating strategies for the program's continuation. Please check back for updates.
Authentic. Impactful. Specific.
Launched in 2023
TELUS independent is a pilot program supporting documentary and limited series, based in Western Canada, accessible to all Canadians. Watch this space for program announcements.
A shared future
Creating meaningful solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges requires all of our voices, deep empathy, and new ways of thinking.
We commission documentaries that engage, entertain, and propel strategies for change in the following areas of impact:
Community
Sustainability and food security
Youth leading global transformation
Health and well-being in complex environments
Emerging technologies and democracy of access
The stories we support are identified and driven by you.
Meaningful collaboration
We partner with Canadian production companies to pre-license programming for TELUS platforms.
Our evaluation criteria encompass strategies for ethical storytelling, Indigenous narrative sovereignty, narrative sovereignty for all traditionally underrepresented communities, and sustainable production practices.
More information about the future of this pilot program will be available in early summer 2024. Thank you for your patience and please stay tuned.
Funded projects
Discover the TELUS independent films and series coming soon and in production.
