The Canadian delegation 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. In addition to the access to the Producer Hub, additional curated business-to-business matching sessions may be developed to increase opportunities for the delegation.  

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 up to $4,000 CAD to cover part of their travel expenses (total support from Telefilm and provincial agencies will not exceed this amount) 

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 or a feature film or television series that has been released on a platform, in a festival, and/or aired within the past 3 years (2024-2026) up to July 2026 (information on these productions, including credits, should be verifiable on platforms like IMDB) 
• Be available to participate in the activities held in Busan from October 10 to 13, 2026; 
• Be able to financially cover for their travel expenses beyond the amount of $4,000 granted by Telefilm Canada and/or its 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. 

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.  

In 2025, Canada was selected as the Focus Country to center its activities around and showcased co-production projects, producers, and industry trends from Canada. This initiative fostered active exchanges among participants by recommending leading co-production producers from Canada, 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 2026 will host a physical market to provide in-person networking and business opportunities to worldwide participants with online components supplemented. 

Busan International Film Festival 

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.  

The Busan International Film Festival is currently accepts entries of feature films until July 8.