Asian Contents & Film Market – Producer Hub, Canadian Delegation
CALL FOR ENTRIES
(Feature film producers – all genres – Coproduction)
The Canada Council for the Arts, the Embassy of Canada to the Republic of Korea and Telefilm Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Creates and the Canadian Media Producers Associations (CMPA) are pleased to be collaborating with the Asian Contents & Film Market to have Canada as the focus country for the second edition of the Producer Hub at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) taking place during the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
For the occasion, a delegation of up to 15 Canadian producers will be invited to take part in the event from September 20 to 23, 2025.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible, an applicant must meet all the following criteria:
- Be a Canadian controlled corporation, as determined under sections 26 to 28 of the Investment Canada Act;
- Be represented during the initiative by a producer that is a Canadian citizen within the definition of the Citizenship Act or a permanent resident within the definition of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- Have its head office in Canada and carry out its activities in Canada;
- Operate as an audiovisual production company;
- Have production credits on at least one feature film released theatrically, on a platform, in a festival, and/or aired within the past 3 years (2023-2025) up to July 2025 (information on these productions, including credits, should be verifiable on platforms like IMDB)
- Be available to participate in the activities held in Busan from September 20 to 23, 2025;
- Be able to financially cover for their travel expenses beyond the amount of 4 000 $ granted by Telefilm Canada and/or it’s partners;
- Must be fluent in English for effective communication and participation in the program;
- Have at least one feature-length film project in development suitable for international co-production that could be co-produced with Asia, with financial and creative control along with all copyrights and options necessary for its development and promotion held by the producer, would be an asset;
- Have previous experience as lead producer on an official completed international co-production is an asset.
DETAILS
The Canada focus is designed to facilitate cross-cultural collaboration between Canadian and Asian producers, with a goal towards creating new international collaborations and facilitating new co-production and/or co-financing opportunities between the countries. The initiative will feature a diverse range of programs including panel talks, case studies, seminars, and networking events.
All delegation members from across Canada will be offered a complimentary market badge registration to ACFM and travel support, which includes:
- Complimentary Market Badge
- Access to Main ACFM venue, and ACFM and Producer Hub programming
- Tickets for Festival Screenings
- Access to P&I Screenings
- Access to Online Screening
- Membership to Cinando
- Travel grant of $4,000 CAD to cover part of their travel expenses
ABOUT
Producer Hub was launched in 2024 aimed at facilitating information exchange and networking among producers pursuing international co-productions and financing. This event is aimed at serving as a crucial venue for producers from various countries to share insights on changes in film production environments, market trends across different nations.
Each year, Producer Hub will select a ‘Focus Country’ to center its activities around, showcasing co-production projects, producers, and industry trends from that country. This initiative aims to foster active exchanges among participants by recommending leading co-production producers from the Focus Country, thereby strengthening the foundation for international collaboration.
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) is a marketplace where diverse media content from films to audiovisuals, publications, webtoons, and web novels are traded.
As a networking and business platform for industry professionals worldwide, ACFM provides various programs, including investment and co-production markets, industry conferences and events, and film production funding programs.
Over 2,000 industry professionals from more than 50 countries participate in ACFM every year during the Busan International Film Festival. ACFM 2025 will host a physical market to provide in-person networking and business opportunities to worldwide participants with online components supplemented.
The Busan International Film Festival has grown from Korea’s first international film festival to Korea’s and Asia’s largest, and has become a film festival loved by many filmmakers and audiences not only in Asia but also in the world. As of 2019, 299 works were invited from a total of 85 countries, and the number of theaters that started with 6 has increased to 37. In addition, the ‘Busan Cinema Center’ opened in 2011, which is an exclusive venue of the Busan International Film Festival and has become a landmark in Busan.
Telefilm Canada is also accepting entries on behalf of the Busan International Film Festival (“BIFF”). The programmer responsible of Canadian cinema will screen the submitted Canadian features in a private theater in Montreal. The screening session will be held from June 16 to 19, 2025.
To learn more, please consult our call for entry.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this initiative please contact Savine Wong or Myriam Blais
If you have questions regarding the submission process, please contact Justin Clement
Promotion and Communications
Telefilm Canada, Montréal
DL-festivals@telefilm.ca
1-800-567-0890