ACE MUNDUS Application Deadline: October 15, 2012

In 2009, the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen opened its doors to non-EU independent producers by launching a new training session that this year will take place from April 1-8, 2013 in Paris, France and in Finland.

Telefilm Canada will facilitate the participation of one English market and one French market producer, covering these costs: tuition, travel from Paris to Finland and back, accommodation and subsistence expenses in Europe. Your Canada/Paris round-trip airfare will be covered by ACE.

To qualify, you must be an experienced independent producer with a fiction feature film currently in development and must have produced, as the main producer, either:

  1. A co-production (international or provincial) theatrically released fiction feature film, OR
  2. Two Canadian fiction feature films that were theatrically released.

The deadline to communicate your interest in applying to ACE MUNDUS is October 15, 2012.

See the Call for Candidates for more information.

Funding for Docs in Canada

The Shaw Media-Hot Docs Funds have announced a submission window for Canadian documentaries:

  • The Fall 2012 round for applications will open on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
  • Final deadline for applications: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Shaw Media-Hot Docs Completion Fund

$3,000,000 available: The Shaw Media-Hot Docs Completion Fund is a grant program that will provide financial support of up to $100,000 (limited to a maximum of 20% of a project’s budget) for production companies to complete specific projects.

Shaw Media-Hot Docs Development Fund

$1,000,000 available: The Shaw Media-Hot Docs Development Fund is a loan program designed to help producers get specific projects developed, researched, written and/or packaged and ready for market.