Fund · Alter-Cine Foundation
Alter-Cine Foundation Documentary Grants
Closes August 15, 2027
Small Canadian foundation grant for documentary makers from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Applications go by email as one PDF and must arrive by 15 August each year. Decisions come before 31 December.
- Who can apply
- Filmmakers who are from and live in a Global South country in Africa, Asia or Latin America. The film can be in any language.
- What you get
- Grants of CA$10,000 and CA$5,000 each year for a feature-length documentary. The CA$10,000 grant is paid CA$6,000 on selection and CA$4,000 on delivery.
- Formats
- Documentary, Feature
- You hear back
- Before 31 December
- Apply through
- Email (altercine@videotron.ca)
- Languages
- French, English or Spanish
What to send
- Registration form in French, English or Spanish
- Synopsis of up to 5 pages
- Vimeo link to a previous documentary
- Detailed budget and financing plan
- Up to two support letters
How to apply
- Fill in the registration form in French, English or Spanish.
- Write a synopsis of up to 5 pages on content, characters and treatment.
- Add a Vimeo link to a previous documentary, subtitled if possible.
- Combine everything into one PDF of 5 MB or less.
- Email it to altercine@videotron.ca by 15 August.
Worth knowing
- Use at least 11-point type and 1.5 line spacing.
- The Vimeo link must stay valid until 1 December.
Checked against Alter-Cine Foundation's own page on October 24, 2026. Dates and fees can change, so read their call before you apply.