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.

Since 1952, India has hosted 55 editions of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) both competitive and non-competitive. The festival became an annual event from 1975 onwards. The 56th edition of the festival which includes a competition for feature films from all continents will be held in Goa.

The Production Program provides financial support to B.C.-based independent creators in the production of commercially ready and market-viable longer-form motion picture projects that reflect and enhance the cultural diversity of the province.