Foundation or company fund Canada, Montreal

Film Production Assistance Program

Run by Quebecor Fund (Fonds Québecor)

A top-up to the distributor's advance for French-language Canadian features, paid through the distributor and repaid from the film's returns, with extra money for an online marketing plan. Twice a year, and the fund lists the features it has backed since 2013.

Repayable, up to CA$200,000Open to writers in CanadaA production company

Next deadline Jan 19, 2027 (closes in 79 days)

The money

Amount
Up to CA$200,000Refundable assistance of up to CAD 200,000 as a supplement to the distributor's minimum guarantee (no more than 10 percent of the budget), plus up to CAD 40,000 for interactive marketing matched by the distributor.
What it is
RepayableA loan, an advance on receipts or a conditionally repayable grant: it is paid back only out of what the film earns.
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Canada
Rules
Canadian-controlled production companies making a French-language feature with a Canadian distributor attached; the money is paid to the distributor, who passes it to the production before the shoot begins. Projects must certify as Canadian productions.
Stages
Production and distribution
Formats
Feature
Language of the application
French

When to apply

The next closing date is Jan 19, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Deadlines fall toward the end of January and the end of May each year.

RoundCloses
Deadline (5 pm)Jan 19, 2027

Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.

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