Workshops and Events

Main Film offers three themed training cycles throughout the year, offering a wide range of theoretical and practical workshops to guide filmmakers in their creative development.

THE 3 WORKSHOPS CYCLES:

  • The fiction cycle runs from January to April
  • The experimental cycle runs from April to July
  • The documentary cycle runs from September to December

We also offer long-term workshop (30 to 40 hours) in partnership with Service-Quebec.


Training is provided by professional filmmakers, artists and recognized experts who offer, along with theoretical concepts and practical experience, a chance for participants to further their creative approach and explore their distinctive vision, while benefiting from a unique opportunity for creative growth.

Workshops are also an excellent way to connect with professionals in the filmmaking community.


For those with specific training needs, Main Film also offers custom workshops.

For more information, please write us at services@mainfilm.qc.ca or call us at 514 845-7442.

Main Film Events

FICTION CYCLE
Winter 2026

EXPERIMENTAL CYCLE
Spring 2025

Coming Soon

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Creating a sound documentary: from conception to production

– Formation longue durée

Creating a sound documentary: from conception to production

January 12, 2026 - March 30, 2026 | All day

This practical professional training course focuses on the creation of a sound documentary, from conception to production.

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Jan

Meet the Tricycle recipients (2024-2025)

Meetup, Rencontre – Fiction - Winter 2026

Meet the Tricycle recipients (2024-2025)

January 14, 2026 | 6 pm - 9 pm

Guests | Frédéric Chalté (La Hère), Zainab Rabbaa (Malak) and Florelle Del Burgo (Petite Chose)
Free upon registration

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Jan

Information session: Canada Council for the Arts (online)

Session d'information – Fiction - Winter 2026

Information session: Canada Council for the Arts (online)

January 19, 2026 | 3 pm - 5 pm

With laura jeanne lefave (CAC)
FREE UPON REGISTRATION

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Financing your short film
November 10, 2025 - December 14, 2025    
All day
This practical professional training program focuses on financing short fiction films from various Quebec and Canadian institutions.
Registration: Mentorship in Documentary production
Registration open until December 1st!
Member 90$ | Non-member 120$
Creating a docu-series
December 1, 2025    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$
FOCUS-DOCU #2: The ethics of looking
December 2, 2025    
6 pm - 8 pm
Guests | Khoa Lê (Ma Sài Gòn), Sarah Seené (Orbits) and Laurence Turcotte-Fraser (Ma Citée Évincée)!
Free upon registration
Interviewing techniques
December 3, 2025    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Ayana O’Shun
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$
Roundtable : First feature documentaries
December 8, 2025    
6 pm - 9 pm
Guests | Vincent Toi, Shahab Mihandoust, and Yann-Manuel Hernandez Free upon registration
Distribution and exhibition strategies
December 9, 2025    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Sylvain Lavigne and Clotilde Vatrinet (from Les Films du 3 Mars)
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$
Meet the Film Factory residents (2023-2024)
December 15, 2025    
6 pm - 9 pm
Guests | Irina Tempea (Bica), Yen-Chao Lin (Invisible Landscape), and Chantal Partamian (Adumbration)
Free upon registration
Events on December 1, 2025
Events on December 2, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 3, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Interviewing techniques
3 Dec 25
Montréal
Events on December 4, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 5, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 6, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 7, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 8, 2025
Events on December 9, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 10, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 11, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 12, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 13, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 14, 2025
Financing your short film
10 Nov 25
Montréal
Events on December 15, 2025

MORE INFORMATION

Contact-us at services@mainfilm.qc.ca or at 514-845-7442

WORKSHOP POLICY

Find here our policy for Main Film’s events and workshops

WORKSHOP POLICY