Does your next feature or documentary have an international component to it? Sometimes a production calls for the need to cross borders to take advantage of international incentives, locations, cast or interview subjects. Discover why Canadian narrative and documentary filmmakers like you are ideal partners for coproductions, how to find international producing partners, what the requirements for coproductions are, and more.

Sean Cisterna is a multi award-winning director whose most recent film is From the Vine (2020), an international co-production starring Emmy winner Joe Pantoliano, which was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Cisterna directed the acclaimed cancer drama Kiss and Cry (2017), which topped the Canadian box office, and is streaming on Netflix worldwide.

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