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Production Program

For full-length documentaries, please refer to the Theatrical Documentary Program webpage.

Summary

Project type

Feature-length film (75 minutes or longer)

Project stage

Production and post-production

Applicants

Canadian audiovisual production companies

Submission

Dialogue

Program Overview

The Production Program finances Canadian feature films at the production or post-production stage.

For documentary projects, please see the Theatrical Documentary Program webpage for more information.

Who can apply

Canadian audiovisual production companies who:

Have their head office in Canada.
Carry out their activities in Canada.

Guidelines and Important Documents

Please review the documents for full program details and eligibility criteria.

As of October 31, 2024

Guidelines

As of October 31, 2024

Essential Information Guide

As of February 27, 2025

List of Required Documents

As of October 31, 2024

Evaluation Grid

Key dates

IT support is only available on business days until 5:00 pm EST.

Projects may be submitted only once per fiscal year, except for projects produced in French for which at least 60% of the financial structure is confirmed.

Producers whose projects can be submitted in more than one opening period must select the one that best meets the needs of their project.

Projects produced in languages other than French and English must be submitted during the opening periods applicable to English-language projects.

Projects submitted to the Indigenous Stream must be submitted during the opening period applicable to low budget English-language projects.

Applications for post-productions and co-productions where the Canadian share is more than 30%, must be submitted during the main opening periods applicable to each category (low or high budget, English or French).

English-language projects with budgets of $3.5M and more

First opening period

Opening
November 25, 2024
8:00 AM EST

Closing
December 06, 2024
11:59 PM EST

Second opening period

Opening
March 27, 2025
8:00 AM EDT

Closing
April 10, 2025
11:59 PM EDT

English-language projects with budgets under $3.5M

Opening period

Opening
January 30, 2025
8:00 AM EST

Closing
February 13, 2025
11:59 PM EST

French-language projects at all budget levels

First opening period

Opening
November 25, 2024
8:00 AM EST

Closing
December 06, 2024
11:59 PM EST

Second opening period

Opening
June 23, 2025
8:00 AM EDT

Closing
July 07, 2025
11:59 PM EDT

Minority coproductions in all languages and all budget levels with a Canadian share of 30% or less

First opening period

Opening
March 03, 2025
8:00 AM EST

Closing
March 17, 2025
11:59 PM EDT

Second opening period

Opening
June 02, 2025
8:00 AM EDT

Closing
June 16, 2025
11:59 PM EDT

Latest updates

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May 21, 2025

The Designation of Main Applicant and Sharing of Project Performance Ratio has been replaced by the Sharing of Performance Ratio Form.

May 7, 2025

The following document has been updated:

Production Sustainability Plan Template

February 27, 2025

The following document has been updated:

List of Required Documents

February 26, 2025

The following document has been added:

Insurance Requirements

October 31, 2024

With the reopening of the Production Program for the 2025 – 2026 fiscal year, new versions of the following documents are now available:

Guidelines
Essential Information Guide
List of Required Documents
Evaluation Grid
Audience Engagement and Discoverability Plan
Financing Plan Template

Learn more about the changes made to the Production Program from our news release.

Apply for funding

Please read our How to apply page for more information on the application process.

Provided that the applications submitted are complete, we will aim to make funding decisions on production financing requests within 80 business days of the closing date to apply to the program. Please read our Service Charter for more information on our commitment to service.

Applications must be submitted through Dialogue.

Apply now