'Wolfcop' wins movie-making money

Wolfcop,a movie about a police officerwith a twisthas been green-lighted to go into production after winning $1 million in a contestcalled Cinecoup.

That's right, a horror-comedy about a cop who's a werewolf could soon be coming to a multiplex near you.

The Regina filmmakers behind Wolfcop were among five finalists vying for the production-money prize. The contest involved creating a trailer of the movie which was followed by online voting and afinal pitch to a panel of judges in Banff.

After learning of the win,writer-director Lowell Dean told CBC News his team is not sure ifthey'll shoot the film in Saskatchewan, as the province now lacks a filmproduction incentive program.

As part of the contest, the finished film will be shown in major movie theatres in 2014.

"A million-dollar budget is amazing, but to me the real reason to enter this was that theatrical [release]," Dean said. "That's the dream of any Canadian filmmaker."