Location: Toronto, Canada (Inside Out is a Canadian organisation; international projects may apply, see FAQ)

Award: Post-production grant funding to support the completion and promotion of short and feature films; the requested amount is set by the applicant (see the FAQ 'How much funding can I request?'). Since 2018 the RE:Focus Fund has distributed more than CAD 300,000 in grants and programs. No application fee.

Duration: One-off post-production grant

Deadline: Closed 22 Jul 2026

Established in 2018 through a lead gift from Martha McCain, Inside Out's RE:Focus Fund addresses industry inequities by providing direct financial support to women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers telling 2SLGBTQ+ stories. Launched in 2019, the RE:Focus Fund Post-Production Grants support the post-production and promotion of short and feature films. Applications for the 2026 round open 29 June 2026. ELIGIBILITY: women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers whose projects tell 2SLGBTQ+ stories; per the FAQ, international projects may be eligible to apply. The requested funding amount is determined by the applicant, and unsuccessful applicants can request feedback and reapply the following year. Inside Out also runs other RE:Focus initiatives, including a new Residency program for first-time feature filmmakers facing intersectional barriers. KEY DATES: submissions open 29 June 2026, close 22 July 2026, with notifications by 15 August 2026. Apply and read the FAQ via the Eventival page linked from the RE:Focus Fund site; questions to industry@insideout.ca.

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Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; submitting artists must be currently based and/or working in Canada.

Award: Free to submit (NO entry fee). IMAA-scale artist remuneration (a screening/exhibition fee following the Independent Media Arts Alliance fee schedule) is paid to successful applicants within 30 days of the screenings.

Duration: Two screenings, 18 and 19 September 2026

Deadline: Closed 15 Jul 2026

Fluxus is a contemporary short film and media arts festival hosted in partnership between Factory Media Centre, Hamilton Artists Inc and McMaster University School of the Arts. Its mission is to provide an accessible forum for the exhibition of creative, experimental, moving-image art forms, and to develop connections between Canadian media artists, arts institutions and the public. Fluxus showcases experimental and boundary-pushing media works from artists of all levels working in Canada; submissions are free and unrestricted by theme, open to a spectrum of artforms including but not limited to animation, documentary, video art, collage film, music video and experimental film. The festival takes place over two screenings at Hamilton Artists Inc on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September 2026 (the Friday screening is dedicated to emerging media artists and filmmakers); all screenings are free to attend. REMUNERATION: there is no submission fee, and IMAA-scale artist remuneration is paid to successful applicants within 30 days of the screenings. GUIDELINES: artists must be currently based and/or working in Canada; work must be short format (15 minutes or less) and no more than 5 years old (2021 or later); submissions are digital Vimeo or YouTube links (private/password-protected accepted if the password is provided); solo artists, groups, collectives and collaborative works are welcome, with a limit of one submission per artist/group/collective; films must be independent projects over which the artist retains full creative and artistic control. AI POLICY: Fluxus discourages the use of generative AI in submitted works; if AI factors into the creative process, its use must be declared and described (see Factory Media Centre's Policy on the Use of Generative AI). APPLY via the online submission form with an artist bio (75 words max), artist CV (PDF, 3 pages max), a brief description of the work (100 words max), entry information, the video link, and two image stills. Notification is expected in August; due to the high quantity of submissions, only selected artists will be contacted. Fluxus is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from Black and Indigenous artists, persons with disabilities, ethnic or racial minorities, immigrants and refugees, Francophones, LGBTQI+ persons, women, and persons of all socio-economic backgrounds. Deadline: Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11:59pm EST. Questions: programming@theinc.ca.

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Location: Canada-based fund supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian XR creators

Award: Up to $40,000 CAD (development) or $80,000 CAD (production) per project; $500,000 CAD total fund

Duration: Per project

Deadline: Closed 30 Jun 2026

$500,000 CAD funding programme from the Indigenous Screen Office supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian storytellers developing XR projects. Individual creators and Indigenous-owned production companies may apply for up to $40,000 CAD in development funding or $80,000 CAD in production funding. Applications open 30 May 2026; deadline 30 June 2026 at 17:00 PST.

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