Canada has signed co-production treaties with 57 countries. Administered by Telefilm, they grant national status in both jurisdictions, they stack tax incentives in ways that can cover most of a production budget, they have been on the books for decades — and almost nobody is using them. They sit there fully negotiated and operational, waiting for someone to put them to work. The same dormant pattern repeats across the trade agreements, investment treaties, research partnerships, and cultural frameworks Canada has signed and filed away. Film co-production treaties are the template. The model applies across the board.
Rubedo works these corridors as a triangle with three corners: a region of the world, an industry with momentum, and a Canadian connection. Find the corridor where all three intersect, and you have work that wouldn't have existed otherwise.
We're living in a moment when neither talent nor resources are the bottleneck. Coordination is. That's what Rubedo works on.
If you're Canadian with connections abroad, or anywhere in the world looking to work with Canada — we want to hear from you.
contact@rubedo.ca