ImpACT Lab – Cannes Film Market 2026

Cannes, France, May 12 to 20, 2026

CALL FOR ENTRIES

(Workshop, narrative feature-length, emerging producers) 

Workshop – Emerging Producers with a project in development suitable for co-production. 

Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, is offering 2 emerging Canadian producers the opportunity to attend the impACT Lab, organized by Cannes Film Market as part of its 2026 edition.  

Initiated in 2022, the impACT Lab is a program designed to foster co-productions and guide producers to create and promote meaningful, sustainable and impactful films. impACT is designed to reflect on the film industry’s new reality. Each event will be an opportunity for industry professionals to exchange ideas openly and freely, reflect on the current climate, ask questions, engage in constructive debate, and focus on the values aligned with a diverse film industry with content that speaks to all audiences. The program will examine every stage of the filmmaking process to explore how to incorporate diversity, inclusion, representation and sustainability not only on the screen, but behind the camera in all stages of production. 

The 2 selected emerging producers will have access to workshops with experts, each of them lasts 2 hours: 

  • 2 workshops online before Cannes film Market.* 
  • 2 to 3 workshops during 2026 Cannes Film Market. 

You will also get visibility from Telefilm Canada and the Cannes Film Market as being part of the ImpACT Lab program, along with 1 Producers Network badge per participant. 

* Please note that online workshops are mandatory. Although the organizers make every effort, the presence of an international delegation may result in some workshops being held outside regular Canadian business hours.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In order to make sure that the ImpACT Lab is as fruitful as possible for each of the participants, several conditions and guidelines have been set up.  

  • The ImpACT Lab is a program for emerging producers who have produced three or more short films, that have been selected into festivals, and not more than one narrative feature in their career.  
  • You must have a feature film (narrative) project in development suitable for co-production, ideally with 20% of your funding secured. 
  • The applicant must be a Canadian controlled entity within the meaning of the Investment Canada Act. 
  • You are a Canadian citizen or have a landed permanent resident status.  
  • You are already planning to participate in the 2026 Cannes Film Market and you agree to cover your travel expenses. 
SELECTION PROCESS

The choice of 2 participants is conducted by Telefilm Canada, and the selected candidates will be informed by end of March 2026.

Telefilm Canada will offer financial support to help the selected participants to attend the Market. This amount is a lump sum, and the participant agrees to cover all expenses related to his/her presence.   

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Complete the ImpACT Lab 2026 registration form available below. 

You will need to log to your account or create one and then click on the submission tab.  

SUBMIT HERE
HOW TO ACCESS DIALOGUE PLATFORM
  • Please note that this Call for Entries is hosted by Telefilm Canada’s platform, Dialogue Events.  
  • You must have a Dialogue Account in order to submit to this Call for Entries.  
  • If you receive an error message when clicking on the “SUBMIT HERE” button, please ensure that you have created a Dialogue account here.  
  • If you already have a Dialogue account, but receive an error message, please ensure that you have accepted the new Terms and Conditions from September 2023 under “Tasks”. This process is outlined in the User Guide, page 5.  
  • Please consult the User Guide for further details about the two subjects above, and more.  
  • For questions about the submission process, please contact Justin Clement.

DISCOVER OTHER INITIATIVES AVAILABLE AT THE CANNES MARCHÉ DU FILM 2026: 

MORE INFORMATION

For further information, please contact Erika Loyola. 

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Justin Clement. 

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Telefilm Canada, Montreal 
DL-festivals@telefilm.ca  
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