Projects about a hapless romantic, female hunters and Canada's war on terror have been chosen to receive funding from Telefilm's new micro-budget fund.

Telefilm executive director Carolle Brabant was reappointed to another three-year term in February 2013. (Telefilm)

Telefilm Canada says eight emerging filmmakers will receive up to $120,000 each under the Micro-Budget Production Program.

The program supports emerging writers, directors and producers trying to produce their first feature-length film, with special emphasis on digital-media production and marketing methods. The budget of each project must not exceed $250,000.

With more and more Canadians watching videos online, Telefilm boss Carolle Brabant says she wants to encourage innovative production and distribution strategies. Brabant was reappointed to a second three-year term as Telefilm head earlier this month.

The filmmakers are expected to begin receiving the funds this spring.

The projects include The Next Morning by writer-director Matt Sadowski, in which "a nebbish and hapless romantic is thrust into a whimsical whirlwind weekend romance with a young divorcee."

Proposed documentaries include The Secret Trial 5 by director Amar Wala, which examines the human impact of Canada's war on terror, and Un film de chasse de filles by writer-director Julie Lambert, about female hunters in Quebec.

Two4One by writer-director Maureen Bradley is a cross-platform-media project involving a feature film, reality web series and an interactive graphic novel about a transgender man becoming pregnant.

The work of the eight finalists will be featured at the Regard sur le court au Saguenay short film festival, which runs March 13-17. A special program of the Chicoutimi, Que. film fest will present a selection of shorts from each finalist's oeuvre.