17 Aug Mary Hanna is the first recipient of the (tri)Cycle 2026–2027 grant!
Main Film would like to congratulate Mary Hanna and her short film project Studio 420, the recipient of the first cycle of the (tri)Cycle grant for the 2026–2027 academic year. Congratulations, Mary, and a big thank you to our jury! Jolène will be able to benefit from the advice of renowned professionals and use our production equipment free of charge, up to a value of $10,000!
A student weaves through a party at Studio 420 where walls shift, reality bends, and her cairene roots pull at her as she tries to save the building from closing.
Mary Hanna
Mary Hanna is an Egyptian-Canadian filmmaker and multidisciplinary designer based in Montreal. She graduated with a degree in architecture from Carleton University and went on to train in documentary filmmaking through OTOXO’s Into the Industry program in Barcelona. Her work explores themes of storytelling through a cultural and interpersonal lens often directed at themes of desire, propriety and memory. Her debut short film Salma! (2025) has been selected for NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (2025), Image+Nation LGBT2SQUEER Film Festival (2025), Fire !! Festival de cinema LGTBIQ+ de Barcelona(2026), Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (2026), ReelOut Queer Film Festival (2025) , and is distributed by CFMDC.
Support programme (tri)Cycle
(tri)Cycle is a Main Film program that supports the creation of short fiction films. The program is open to independent filmmakers, regardless of their experience. Applicants must retain full creative and editorial control over all aspects of the project. In keeping with our organization’s mission, the goal of (tri)Cycle is to support, mentor, and encourage independent filmmakers with a strong and bold artistic vision.
Through this program, over the course of four months, selected artists will receive expert advice from recognized professionals and have free access to our filming equipment valued at up to $10,000!
The program supports three filmmakers per year, or one project per cycle. The project to be supported is determined by an external selection committee composed of a director, a producer, and a member of a distribution company.
The application deadline for the second cycle of the 2026-2027 academic year is October 1st, 2026.