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Opportunity is knocking. Learn about ongoing calls for submission, both within Canada and internationally.

Canada Pavilion at the Marché du Film – 2026

Deadline: April 9, 2026

Telefilm Canada is currently accepting applications by Canadian companies for the Canada Pavilion at the Marché du Film in Cannes, taking place May 12 to 20, 2026.

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Wscripted’s 6th Cannes Screenplay List

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Wscripted has opened applications for its 6th Cannes Screenplay List, presented by MUBI. The list highlights outstanding scripts by women and non-binary filmmakers at the Cannes Film Market, with the…

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Ontario Creates – The IP Fund (Linear Content)

Deadline: April 21, 2026

The Intellectual Property Fund (IP Fund) is intended to drive economic growth in Ontario’s screen sectors by investing in activities that support the production and exploitation of innovative, high-quality, consumer-focused…

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Ontario Creates – Global Market Development Fund

Deadline: May 5, 2026

The Global Market Development program provides eligible Ontario companies with funding to participate in international activities that support company growth and produce measurable business and market development results

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Past calls for submission

Hot Docs is seeking emerging to mid-career filmmakers to create short films for the fourth of Citizen Minutes. This is an opportunity for directors to have a fulsome experience with film production, exhibition, distribution, and impact.

This co-production fund is designed to showcase the island of Ireland as a destination to an international audience through high-quality and engaging TV projects.

Telefilm Canada is currently accepting submissions for its 16th edition of  CANADA: NOT SHORT ON TALENT program at Cannes, a curated market showcase presented at the Short Film Corner 2026.

Submissions are open for the 2026 Hot Docs Festival, taking place April 23 – May 3, 2026, in Toronto. As North America’s leading documentary festival, Hot Docs is the perfect place to premiere your film to industry leaders and engaged audiences. The festival accepts Canadian and international documentaries of all lengths.

The Embassy of Canada in Paris, in partnership with Telefilm Canada and other key industry players, is seeking applicants for from the TV series sector to participate in its first Canadian Creative Industries Accelerator.

For more than three decades, Inside Out has brought Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community together in celebration of the best queer film from Canada and around the world. Through our annual Festival in Toronto, our filmmaker initiatives, our youth engagement and our year-round events and screenings, Inside Out is engaged every day in challenging attitudes and changing lives.

The European Film Market (EFM), an indispensable yearly event of international scope for the film industry, is the commercial component of the Berlinale. Its infrastructure is designed for buyers, sales agents, producers and distributors. The EFM hosts a variety of initiatives to promote collaboration and forge professional bonds.

The Co-Pro Pitching Sessions are Series Mania Forum’s founding premise and the most anticipated part of the Forum. TV series such as Off Season (France, Switzerland), Blackport (Iceland), The Last Socialist Artefact (Slovenia, Finland), We Got This (Sweden), Ever After (Italy), No Man’s Land (France), Freud (Germany) or The Head (Spain) were introduced for the very first time during the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.

The Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) and Telefilm Canada are proud to be partners in the 2026 edition of Cartoon Movie, from March 3rd to March 5th in Bordeaux, France. 

First Cut Lab Canada 2026 is a consultancy program designed for 2 feature films in editing phase supported by Telefilm Canada. The selected teams (director/producer/editor) are offered a creative framework, both benevolent & challenging, where to open new perspectives and to explore the whole artistic potential of their films. 

Launched in 1979 with the goal to show non-mainstream films to a broader audience, the Göteborg Festival has become the biggest public film festival in Scandinavia. Each year, some 450 films from about 90 countries are screened, and the festival registers 160 000 admissions. It is also the primary networking platform for the film industry of the Nordic countries. All through the festival week 1,800 accredited producers, commissioners, directors, screenwriters, and other industry experts attend the festival.

Telefilm Canada is currently accepting entries of Canadian feature films on behalf of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Founded in 1972, the IFFR, one of Europe’s biggest and most important film events, focuses mostly on innovative and independent cinema.