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The CMPA is dedicated to helping Canadian producers establish international partnerships and bring their content to screens around the world.
To thrive in today’s global marketplace, Canadian content needs to travel across our borders and onto international screens.
The CMPA works to:
- Promote co-production opportunities for CMPA members.
- Expand our members’ international market knowledge.
- Strengthen our links with offshore industry organizations looking to broaden their own international market reach and presence.
The CMPA is as interested in working within established markets and festivals as it is in building strategic industry contacts and exploring new opportunities outside of these.
Join a CMPA delegation
Take your networking to another level—and another country—by joining one of our international delegations.
Our delegations are designed to help our members succeed in a globally competitive market. Previous CMPA delegations have travelled to Hong Kong, Beijing, London, Berlin, Melbourne, Los Angeles and more.

Series Mania
In partnership with our sister organization in France, USPA (Union Syndicale de la Production Audiovisuelle), Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund, the CMPA will lead a delegation of up to 10 members to Series Mania. This will be followed by two days of meetings in Paris with French broadcasters and prominent producers looking for collaboration opportunities with Canadian producers. Deadline: January 10, 2025.
Canada Connect at Screen Forever
The CMPA has partnered with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) on Canada Connect, a curated co-production program for Canada- and Australia-based producers, held as part of the SPA Connect Market at Screen Forever.
Deadline: January 10, 2025.

Upcoming international events
Marché du Film
May 13 – 21, 2025Over 14,000 film industry professionals head to Cannes each year to present and discover almost 4,000 films and projects in development at 33 screening venues. Fueled by this success, the…
Learn moreUpcoming international calls for submissions
ACE Leadership Special
Deadline: March 4, 2025The ACE Leadership Special is aimed at experienced producers looking to develop their personal leadership and entrepreneurial skills and to establish sound business foundations for their companies. The workshop is…
Learn moreHot Docs 2025-26 Delegations program
Deadline: March 14, 2025Hot Docs will assemble a delegation of ten early-career or mid-career documentary Canadian producers from equity-deserving groups. Producers will be required to attend either Sunny Side of the Doc (June 2025) or Camden…
Learn moreImpACT Lab – Cannes Film Market
Deadline: March 14, 2025Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, is offering 2 emerging Canadian producers the opportunity to attend the impACT Lab, organized by Cannes Film Market as part of its 2025…
Learn moreWscripted’s 5th Cannes Screenplay List
Deadline: March 15, 2025Wscripted has opened applications for its 5th Cannes Screenplay List, presented by MUBI. The list highlights outstanding scripts by women and non-binary filmmakers at the Cannes Film Market, with the…
Learn moreInternational co-productions
International treaty co-productions are films and TV programs jointly created by Canadian and foreign producers, each contributing creatively, technically and financially to the project.
These productions enjoy national status in each country. Co-productions are an excellent way for Canadian producers to tap into international financing and talent and create content with global resonance.
International treaty co-productions must be approved by Telefilm Canada and the recognized authority in the partnering country.
Canada currently has co-production agreements with more than 60 countries. For the complete list, along with more information about qualifications and guidelines, visit Telefilm Canada.
CRTC co-ventures
Canadian producers interested in working with a producer from a country with which Canada has no official co-production treaty can do so as a CRTC-certified co-venture.
These productions don’t qualify for Canadian-content tax credits, but do qualify for production services tax credit and are classified as “Canadian content” for domestic broadcast purposes.
Canadian producers participating in co-ventures must have equal decision-making responsibility and retain 50% share of investment and profits, while the foreign producer can own 100% of copyright.
For more information about the Canadian program certification process, including eligibility criteria for CRTC-certified co-ventures, please visit the CRTC website.
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