Main Film’s Support Programs
TALENT TO WATCH BY TELEFILM CANADA
DEADLINE: April 3rd 2025 at 11:59 PM
As an Industry Partner, Main Film is eligible to recommend a first feature film (fiction or documentary) in each of the components of the Talent to Watch program.
The maximum contribution for this program is $250,000 for fiction feature films and $150,000 for documentary feature films.
The components of the program are :
- Main component (project submitted in French)
- Indigenous Component
- Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) component (project submitted in English)
QUALIFICATIONS
- Be a member of Main Film at the time of project submission.
- Have attended at least one training workshop with Main Film in the three years preceding the project submission to Telefilm (before April 30th 2024).
- Have read all the program documents and meet the candidacy’s criterias available on Telefilm Canada’s website.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
To be sent via the pre-selection form below before April 3rd 2025 at 11:59pm ( Telefilm Canada template )
- Complete script of the project
- Video presentation including a one-minute excerpt from the director’s previous short films (max. 5 minutes)
- Long synopsis (max. 750 words including the main plot developments and telling the basic story from beginning to end)
- Filmography of each member of the creative team
- Director’s vision(max. 3 pages)
- Project estimate and financing plan
- Audience engagement and discoverability
- Production schedule (from pre-production to film release)
- Links to previous work
- Community engagement plan
OBLIGATIONS FOR THE SELECTED PROJECTS
- Main Film’s support must be mentioned on all social networking platforms or websites related to the project.
- The Main Film logo will appear in the film’s credits.
- All Telefilm Canada obligations apply (refer to the guidelines)
Pre-selection form
TALENT TO WATCH
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (pdf)
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION GUIDE (pdf)
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MAIN FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE
April 3rd 2025 at 11:59pm
TELEFILM CANADA SUBMISSION DEADINE
from April 16th to April 30th 2025 at 11:59pm
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MAIN FILM’S LOGOS (zip)
SUPPORTED PROJECTS
This House by Miryam Charles in world premiere at the 72nd edition of the Berlinale in 2022
Le bruit des moteurs by Philippe Grégoire having won the Prix de la diffusion Québecor and Best Newcomer of the National Competition at the 50th edition of the FNC in 2021
