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Last Update: March 4, 2026
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Funding for fiction film projects across key stages
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Overview

The program supports fiction film projects across development, production, and post-production. Funding can reach up to US$50,000 for production, including eligible short, medium-length, and feature narrative films.

At a glance

Funding available
Financing goals
    No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 50,000 $
Timeline
  • Closing date : July 4, 2023
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • Non-profit
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Culture and Arts
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • All dimensions

Activities funded

  • Development of feature narrative films.
  • Production of short and medium-length narrative films.
  • Post-production of short and medium-length narrative films.
  • Production of feature narrative films.
  • Post-production of feature narrative films.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 49,500
Shoot a bilingual fiction short film about family and borders
$ 24,800
Finish post-production for an Arabic-English feature narrative film

Eligibility

  • The project must be a fiction film project.
  • The project must be created by Arab artists, or (for non-Arab institutions) be relevant to the Arab region.
  • The project must be at an eligible stage: development, production, or post-production (depending on format).
  • Short and medium-length narrative films are eligible in production or post-production.
  • Feature narrative films are eligible in development, production, or post-production.

Who is eligible?

  • Arab artists developing or producing fiction films.
  • Non-Arab institutions with projects relevant to the Arab region.
  • Organizations producing short narrative films (production or post-production).
  • Organizations producing medium-length narrative films (production or post-production).
  • Organizations developing or producing feature narrative films (development, production, or post-production).

Eligible geographic areas

  • Projects implemented anywhere (no location restriction), provided they are created by Arab artists or (for non-Arab institutions) relevant to the Arab region.

Processing and Agreement

  • Applications are processed in approximately three to four months.

Additional information

  • Indicative processing time is approximately three to four months.
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