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Deadlines: Various, see list below
Program Summary:
The Passport to Markets program provides travel support to B.C.-based film, TV, digital media, media producers, and sales agents. These creative media professionals are able to access key international markets, conferences, co-production and co-financing events. Creative BC’s support offsets a portion of travel, accommodation and registration expenses.
This program is intended to assist producers explore co-production partnerships and develop relationships with broadcasters, distributors and financiers. Sales agents are able to exploit their portfolio of film and tv projects, and attempt to secure pre-sales and/or distribution rights for various territories around the world.
Aims + Objectives
• Support the motion picture, interactive + digital media industries of British Columbia;
• Global promotion of British Columbia owned and controlled Intellectual Property (IP);
• Provide B.C. Producers with significant exposure to current market intelligence; opportunities to enhance existing or establish new relationships with international broadcasters, distributors, co-producers and co-financing partners; and
• Assist B.C. Producers in acquiring the skills and contacts needed for the successful exploitation of their projects in an international marketplace, and to gain insights and opportunities for digital media content development and planning.
Eligible Market Sites:
Creative BC has identified the domestic and international market sites that are eligible for assistance in this fiscal year. For more information, please refer to the Passport to Markets – Markets List on the program web page.
Additional market sites may be considered during the year if they are deemed to meet the objectives of this program and budget permitting.
Tokyo Game Show
Tokyo, Japan
Market Dates: September 17-21, 2026
Open for applications: July 2, 2026
Application deadline: July 16, 2026
Asia Contents and Film Market
Busan, Korea
Market Dates: October 10 – 13, 2026
Open for applications: July 24, 2026
Application deadline: August 7, 2026
MIPCOM
Cannes, France
Market Dates: October 12-15, 2026
Open for applications: July 27 2026
Application deadline: August 11, 2026
FAME Week Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Market Dates: October 28 – November 1, 2026
Open for applications: August 12, 2026
Application deadline: August 26, 2026
World Congress of Science and Factual Producers
Tallin, Estonia
Market Dates: November 9 – 12, 2026
Open for applications: August 24, 2026
Application deadline: September 9, 2026
American Film Market (AFM)
Santa Monica, USA
Market Dates: November 10 – 15, 2026
Open for applications: August 24, 2026
Application deadline: September 9, 2026
DOC NYC
New York, USA
Market Dates: November 11 – 29, 2026
Open for applications: August 24, 2026
Application deadline: September 9, 2026
IDFA Forum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Market Dates: November 15 – 18, 2026
Open for applications: August 28, 2026
Application deadline: September 11, 2026
Waves Film Bazaar
Goa, India
Market Dates: November 2026 TBD
Open for applications: TBD
Application deadline: TBD
Content London
London, United Kingdom
Market Dates: November 30 – December 3, 2026
Open for applications: September 14, 2026
Application deadline: September 28, 2026
Grant Amount:
A maximum participation of between $1000 and $2,500 is set by Creative BC depending on the location and costs of the event, and represents no more than 50% of the applicant’s final cash expenditures to attend.
Eligible Applicants:
Applications will be considered from any of the following:
- BC resident producers who have a track record in the domestic film and television industry, with experience producing domestically owned and controlled content.
- B.C. resident Producer/s who have a track record in British Columbia’s interactive digital media, with experience producing domestically owned and controlled interactive digital media or video games content.
- B.C. resident Producers who have been pre-selected to attend a particular market site or exchange.
B.C. residents include Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents who have resided in B.C. for at least 200 of the 365 days immediately preceding the date of application and who have filed income tax returns in B.C. in the taxation year prior to the date of application.
In the case of a competitive call for applications, preference will be given to Producers who can demonstrate recent production credits (i.e. in the last two years) or completed projects.
Individual Producers and/or companies are eligible for support to attend a maximum of four market sites over two fiscal years. One Producer per company or project may apply for support to an individual market site.
Applications may be accepted from an individual or a registered company. The application should be received from the rights-holder of the IP in development or promotion, whether it be a company or individual. A company applicant must declare an individual delegate representative.
Producers with only Executive Producer, Co-Producer and Associate Producer credits are not eligible. Directors without a Producer credit are not eligible.