Euro Connection 2027
Short film producers looking for a European co-producer can pitch here during the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market in February 2027.
closes today
Pitch event or market Toronto, Canada
Hot Docs Deal Maker 2027
Deal Maker books private pitch meetings at Hot Docs for documentary and factual projects that still need money, wherever they come from. Teams ask for time with buyers and funders, who accept the requests that match what they commission. Feature docs, TV docs and series all qualify at any stage before the financing closes.
Final deadline Dec 10, 2026 (closes in 51 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Dec 10, 2026 | CAD 45 |
It runs Apr 26 to 29, 2027 in Toronto.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Entry fee
- From CA$45Per project; selected teams also pay a registration fee and need industry passes
- Formats
- Documentary, Series
- Language
- English
- Where
- Toronto, Canada (in person)
- Who can apply
- Documentary or factual projects from any country, at any stage from development to post-production, whose financing has not closed: feature documentaries, TV documentaries, and limited or long-form series. Any number of projects, each with its own application.
- Prizes
- None. Deal Maker arranges meetings and gives no awards.
What to send
- Length
- Synopsis of about 350 words, treatment of about 850 words, status report of about 500 words
- Also asked for
- Online entry form with budget, financing scenario, key personnel bios and credits, market partner details if any, and a streamable link of up to 10 minutes of footage or visuals.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Private pitch meetings with decision makers: teams request meetings, decision makers accept those that fit their mandates, and Hot Docs adds some matchmaking of its own.
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