MUTEK Market
The MUTEK Market returns from August 26 to 28, 2026, in a significantly expanded format, now fully integrated across the Festival and Forum as a strategic platform for connection, circulation, and development within the digital creativity industry.
Designed as a structured B2B framework, the Market connects export-ready artists, creative studios, and companies from Québec and Canada with more than 100 international presenters, curators, programmers, and decision-makers working across digital arts, immersive media, audiovisual performance, performing arts, and public space programming.
Through one-on-one meetings, networking activities, conferences, and visibility opportunities embedded within the Festival and Forum, the Market supports the circulation of works, the development of international collaborations, and access to concrete opportunities including commissions, co-productions, touring, residencies, and festival presentations.
The MUTEK Market is built around two complementary pillars:
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An acceleration and professional development programme for export-ready Canadian artists and creative studios;
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An international B2B matchmaking platform connecting presenters, curators, programmers, cultural institutions, and industry stakeholders.
The Market unfolds:
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Online, through the Forum’s networking platform;
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On-site, from August 26 to 28, 2026, at Édifice Wilder – Espace danse, in the heart of Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles.
Supporting Artists and Creative Studios
The MUTEK Market includes an acceleration and professional development programme designed for a selection of artists, creative studios, and companies from Québec and Canada working across digital arts, immersive media, music technologies, and contemporary audiovisual practices.
Focused on projects ready for international circulation, the programme combines strategic support, professional visibility, and privileged access to an international network of presenters, curators, and decision-makers.
Participants benefit from targeted meetings, editorial content, professional promotional assets, and industry activities embedded within the Festival and Forum, helping strengthen their positioning and long-term international development.
An International Professional Network
The MUTEK Market brings together an international network of professionals active in programming, distribution, production, commissioning, and the development of artistic and technological projects.
Presented for the first time with the support of the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles du Québec (SODEC), and in collaboration with Investissement Québec International, the Market continues to expand as a strategic platform for the international visibility and development of Québec and Canadian creative industries.
Confirmed delegates include representatives from ArtScience Museum, Videocittà, The Barbican, The Bentway, Noor Riyadh, Gray Area, Getty, MUAC, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New Museum, Arts Korea Lab, AVA Festival, Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University of Qatar and many other organisations operating across cultural, technological, and event sectors.
Their participation creates concrete opportunities for international presentation, co-production, and cross-border collaboration for participating projects.
Matchmaking
Tailored professional matchmaking sits at the core of the MUTEK Market. Each day, carefully curated one-on-one meetings connect international delegates with artists, studios, and creative companies from Québec and Canada.
These meetings are designed to facilitate focused exchanges, strengthen project circulation, and support the development of international collaboration opportunities.
Hosted at Édifice Wilder – Espace danse, the Market becomes a convergence point where artistic creation, technological innovation, international circulation, and business development intersect.
Participate in the MUTEK Market
Studios, companies, and export-ready artists based in Québec working in digital arts, immersive media, music technologies, and related fields are invited to express their interest in participating in the MUTEK Market.
Presenters, curators, programmers, and decision-makers from festivals, museums, cultural institutions, performing arts venues, public spaces, cities, and municipalities outside Québec are also invited to submit their interest.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. To ensure meaningful matchmaking and productive meetings, please note that space is limited and participation is not guaranteed.
Deadline: July 30, 2026
What artists have to say
It was the first festival where we felt the organizers really cared about the artists' careers. It was incredibly thoughtful and beneficial. We made connections that we wouldn't have been able to establish elsewhere and had discussions about our career that wouldn't have been possible otherwise. We truly felt supported! - Apé Aliermo (Phedre)
I really appreciated MUTEK Market. It's always challenging to meet the 'right people' in any industry, and the fact that MUTEK vouched for me meant I had a much better chance of being taken seriously than if I had met these people in a different context. MUTEK has already been a great help in my career, and this market experience was the icing on the cake. - Greg Debicki (Woulg)
What professionals are saying
The resources of MUTEK Market and the one-on-one meetings were very useful and of high quality, with truly interesting artists. - Blake Kammerdiener | SXSW, Austin, US
For a festival like ours, the exposure was fantastic. It was very easy to connect with artists and organizations, not only Canadian but also European. - Yves Conrardy | Rotonde Festival, Luxembourg
