International incentives

The CMF is part of Canada’s strong funding ecosystem that fosters audiovisual content creation and encourages international coproduction.

Together, Canada’s coproduction treaties and the CMF’s financing provide opportunities for Canadian producers and their international counterparts to share resources and talent to tap into new markets. As consumers have growing access to content from all corners of the world, producers can benefit greatly from working together on the international front.

Current Incentives

The international coproduction and codevelopment incentives support innovative solutions to encourage the coproduction and codevelopment of content.

Below is a list of agreements for this fiscal year signed to date, with new international partnerships being announced throughout the year.

Applicants will be permitted to apply via Dialogue generally 10 days in advance of the Program’s Closing Date.

Find a co-producer

The CMF and our international incentive funding partners invite producers interested in finding an international partner to use our search feature below. The CMF does not assess the admissibility to CMF programs of producers who wish to be listed here, but does evaluate their ability to promote themselves through this directory. The CMF does not specifically endorse any of the producers who choose to be added to this list.

Élise Beaudry-Ferland

Prairie Cat Productions Inc.

Development - TelevisionProduction - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Description

Prairie Cat Productions is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated production company based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Our projects vary greatly in genre and scope, ranging from scripted films to documentaries and promotional videos. We love to focus on telling stories that celebrate life on the Canadian prairies and have worked with Telefilm Canada, CBC, the Accessibility Network, SK Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, SGI, the Regina Police Service, and more.

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Activities
Development - Television, Production - Television

Frances-Anne Solomon

CaribbeanTales Media Group

Development - Digital MediaDevelopment - TelevisionProduction - Digital MediaProduction - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom
Description

The CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) provides an ecosystem of screen-based activities including: training and development, film production, festivals and events, and distribution that serves Black Canadian and culturally diverse audiences globally.

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Activities
Development - Digital Media, Development - Television, Production - Digital Media, Production - Television

Omatta Udalor

Handcuffs Entertainment Inc

Development - TelevisionProduction - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Brazil, Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom
Description

At Handcuffs Entertainment Inc., storytelling is at the heart of what we do. We believe that every story has the power to connect people and inspire change, making our narrative approach essential in film production.

Our mission is to develop engaging film and television projects that blend diverse cultural influences with universal themes. From script to screen, we bring a meticulous and creative approach to every project, ensuring that our work is both artistically and technically exceptional.

But we don’t stop at creating our own content—we are also a trusted production partner. Handcuffs Entertainment Inc. provides end-to-end production services

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Activities
Development - Television, Production - Television

Jennifer Beasley

Fiasco Global Media

Development - TelevisionProduction - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Description

Based in Winnipeg and Los Angeles, Fiasco Global Media is a female-led independent studio focused on scripted comedy and drama series. We believe television is for escapism: character-driven stories that cut through the noise—built to be rewatched, memed, and remembered. Entertainment first. Canada first. Real stakes. Big characters. Idealized worlds. Drama that lingers. Comedy that goes viral. Characters you don’t just invite in—they move in and rearrange the furniture.

The President of this Fiasco is Jennifer Beasley—a WGC-nominated writer and veteran producer. Her credits span two decades of Canadian hits including LESS THAN KIND (HBO Canada), CRA$H and BURN (Showcase), MEN WITH BROOMS (CBC), and THE SPENCER SISTERS (Bell Media). She is also currently Executive Producing ACTING GOOD (Bell Media/APTN), the groundbreaking Indigenous-led broad family comedy now entering its fourth season and ranked as one of CTV Comedy's most-watched comedies. On the film side, she most recently Executive Produced RUMOURS (Cannes 2025), the surreal horror satire starring Cate Blanchett.

Fiasco’s development is led by Burrad Marsh, a former literary agent and seasoned executive who has spearheaded series at major independent studios
across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. His cross-border work includes FLASHPOINT (CBS/Paramount), 18 TO LIFE (ABC/CW/CBC), and CARTER (CTV/SONY/WGN). His experience spans formats, genres, and markets—with a sharp eye for commercial storytelling that travels.

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Activities
Development - Television, Production - Television

Octavio Trillos

Kenshõ Pictures Canada

Development - TelevisionProduction - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Argentina, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Quebec, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Description

Octavio Trillos is a lawyer, screenwriter and novelist from Venezuela. He currently resides in Montreal, Canada. He practiced Corporate and Criminal Law for five years before devoting himself fully to studying cinema, specializing in screenwriting and production. He won an award in Italy from the Veneto Film Commission for his original screenplay, “The Weight of the Air”, and another award (mentorship program) from QEPC and CMF for his originial TV series “Oden’s Law”. These industry recognitions showcase his ability and talent to create and write compelling and highly-marketable stories.

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Activities
Development - Television, Production - Television

Artifact 5

Artifact 5

Development - Digital MediaProduction - Digital Media
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Austria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Quebec, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Description

Hi everyone! Artifact 5 is a 10 person indie game studio based in Montreal, Canada, crafting gaming experiences that marry mechanics and message. With expertise in delivering high-quality content for PC, virtual reality, mobile, and the occasional console since 2015, we specialize in making games with market research and passion.

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Activities
Development - Digital Media, Production - Digital Media

Luispa Salmon

MIGHTY ANIMATION

Production - Digital Media
Located In
Mexico
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Australia, Canada, France
Description

Mighty was born in April 2012 In Guadalajara, Jalisco. Founded by Luispa Salmón and Claudio Jimenez, Mighty started as a boutique studio with the goal of producing original animated content.

In nearly a decade, we have become one of the most relevant studios in the region, producing "A" quality content. We often work with the main players in the
entertainment industry, we appreciate how much they have inspired us and we're grateful for everything we've learned. Together, with our crew members, we have grown and evolved significantly throughout the years.

Mighty is an art-driven studio, where talent and creativity are highly appreciated and prioritized in all of our processes, technical, artistic, and administrative.
We aspire to be a leader, capitalize on our know-how, and establish the best practices for creation and production in the region. We want to be involved with the
best-animated content being made right now, for both service work and development. We have a commitment to the quality that characterizes us.

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Activities
Production - Digital Media

Louise Lalonde

Louise Lalonde Productions

Development - Television
Located In
Canada
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Northern Ireland
Description

As a film and video production company, we strive to create exceptional screen-based content with broad appeal to audiences around the world in both French and English.

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Activities
Development - Television

Anca Tutescu

Symmetry Break Studio

Development - Digital MediaProduction - Digital Media
Located In
Germany
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Quebec, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
Description

Symmetry Break is an indie studio founded by three university friends and based in Hamburg, Germany, driven by the passion to tell good stories and to find new forms of expression.

The work we do involves artistic games and interactive media that make use of unique design and storytelling techniques to promote mental health awareness, emotional intelligence and mutual acceptance. We also produce in-house tools and assets to promote the creativity of other devs.

Empathy, diversity, equity and inclusion are matters we take to heart and always strive to nurture, both in how we work together and in the content we create, in the never-ending search for what makes us all alike and human.

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Activities
Development - Digital Media, Production - Digital Media

Mark Kragerup

Maincode K/S

Development - Digital MediaProduction - Digital Media
Located In
Denmark
Language
English
Interested In Working With
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
Description

We are a small two-man studio, producing games for the Steam PC platform.
We do our own art, marketing and development, but are first and foremost programmers / developers.

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Activities
Development - Digital Media, Production - Digital Media

Add me to the co-producer list

We invite producers interested in finding an international coproducer, as part of a current funding incentive, to create a public profile for their company and a specific project, if applicable. Your profile will be posted within a few days following your submission.

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Additional Resources

Foreign producers need to find a Canadian partner before accessing any funding in Canada. Projects must have at least one Canadian and one international producer.

International Coproduction Treaties And MOUs
Canada has coproduction treaties and MOUs (Memoranda of Understanding) in place with more than 50 countries.

Telefilm Canada administers all coproduction agreements on behalf of the Canadian government. For guidelines and detailed information about treaties and MOUs, click here. To search for Canadian companies or productions registered as official coproductions, click here.

Canada’s Provincial/Territorial Screen Associations
As a collaborative effort with several Canadian funding organizations and industry associations at the national, provincial and territorial level, additional funding, tax credits and local services may be available through this wide network of industry organizations. For a full list of useful links, click here.