National fund Canada, Montreal
Run by Telefilm Canada
The main production financing for Canadian fiction features, sorted into windows by language and budget level. Writers appear here as part of a producer's package, usually after the same agency's development money. Decisions arrive roughly four months after each window closes, and the funding method depends on how much Telefilm puts in.
Grant or repayable, amount not statedOpen to writers in CanadaA production company
Next deadline Dec 8, 2026 (closes in 37 days)
That closing date has passed. We check the funder's page every day and add the next dates once they are published.
Its site names no past recipients or funded projects. It is listed because applying is free.
The next closing date is Dec 8, 2026. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Each window opens two weeks before it closes. A project may be submitted once per fiscal year, except French-language projects with 60 percent of their financing confirmed.
| Round | Closes |
|---|---|
| English, budgets of CAD 3.5M and more, and French, all budgets | Dec 8, 2026 |
| English, budgets under CAD 3.5M (also the Indigenous Stream) | Feb 9, 2027 |
| Minority coproductions, first period | Feb 23, 2027 |
| English, budgets of CAD 3.5M and more, second period | Apr 13, 2027 |
| Minority coproductions, second period | Jun 15, 2027 |
| French, second period | Jul 6, 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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