List of film festivals in Canada

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Film festivals

This is a list of film festivals that take place (or took place) in Canada. Where relevant, the list below notes when a festival is considered a qualifying festival for the purposes of the Canadian Screen Awards.[1]

National[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Air Canada enRoute Film Festival Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and aboard domestic Air Canada flights Short films [2]
Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF) Locations throughout Canada Established in 2009 [3]
National Canadian Film Day Locations throughout Canada [4]
Tournée Québec Cinéma Locations throughout Canada Francophone films [5]

Alberta[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Artifact Small Format Film Festival Calgary [6]
Banff Mountain Film Festival Banff [7]
Banff World Media Festival Banff Yes [8]
Bleak Midwinter Film Festival Calgary Animation [9]
Calgary International Film Festival Calgary Yes [10]
Calgary Underground Film Festival Calgary [11]
Central Alberta Film Festival Red Deer [12]
Dreamspeakers International Film Festival Edmonton Indigenous films Yes [13]
Edmonton International Film Festival Edmonton Yes [14]
FAVA Fest Edmonton Yes [15]
Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival Calgary LGBT film [16]
Lethbridge International Film Festival Lethbridge [17]
Marda Loop Justice Film Festival Calgary Documentary films [18]
Northwestfest Edmonton Documentary films Yes [19]
Rainbow Visions Film Festival Edmonton LGBT film [20]
Red Deer Justice Film Festival Red Deer Documentary films [21]
Reel Shorts Film Festival Grande Prairie Yes [22]

British Columbia[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Crazy8s Vancouver [23]
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver Documentary films Yes [24]
Powell River Film Festival Powell River [25]
Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver Yes [26]
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Vancouver Films about outdoor adventure, recreation and mountain culture [27]
Vancouver International Women in Film Festival Vancouver Yes [28]
Vancouver Asian Film Festival Vancouver [29]
Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival Vancouver LGBT films [30]
Vancouver Short Film Festival Vancouver Short films [31]
Victoria Film Festival Victoria Yes [32]
Whistler Film Festival Whistler Yes [33]
World Community Film Festival Courtenay and Kelowna Documentary films [34]

Manitoba[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
African Movie Festival in Manitoba Winnipeg [35]
Afro Prairie Film Festival Winnipeg [36]
Canadian International Comedy Film Festival Winnipeg [37]
Cinémental Winnipeg Francophone films [38]
Freeze Frame International Film Festival Winnipeg Yes [39]
Gimli Film Festival Gimli Yes [40]
Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival Winnipeg Documentary films Yes [41]
Riding Mountain National Park Film Festival Wasagaming [42]
Reel Pride Winnipeg LGBT films [43]
Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival Winnipeg Indigenous films [44]
Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival Winnipeg Yes [45]
Winnipeg Underground Film Festival Winnipeg [46]

New Brunswick[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie Moncton Francophone films Yes [47]
Indigenous Film Festival Fredericton Indigenous films [48]
Saint John Jewish Film Festival Saint John Jewish films [49]
Silver Wave Film Festival Fredericton Yes [50]

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Bonavista Film Festival Bonavista [51]
Corner Brook Pride Film Festival Corner Brook LGBT films [52]
Nickel Film Festival St. John's [53]
St. John's International Women's Film Festival St. John's Yes [54]

Northwest Territories[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Dead North Film Festival Yellowknife Horror, fantasy and science fiction films; defunct [55]
Yellowknife International Film Festival Yellowknife Yes [56]

Nova Scotia[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Animation Festival of Halifax Halifax Animated films Yes [57]
Atlantic Jewish Film Festival Halifax Jewish films [58]
Devour! The Food Film Fest Wolfville Yes [59]
Emerging Lens Film Festival Halifax Yes [60]
FIN Atlantic Film Festival Halifax Yes [61]
Halifax Black Film Festival Halifax Yes [62]
Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival Halifax Yes [63]
Hellifax Horror Film Festival Halifax [64]
Lunenburg Doc Fest Lunenburg Yes [65]
OUTeast Film Festival Halifax LGBT films [66]

Nunavut[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Nunavut International Film Festival Iqaluit Free festival devoted to children's films; formerly called the Nunavut Children's Film Festival [67]

Ontario[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
AGH Film Festival Hamilton [68]
aluCine Latin Film and Media Arts Festival Toronto Latin American films [69]
Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival Ottawa Indigenous films [70]
Barrie Film Festival Barrie [71]
Belleville Downtown DocFest Belleville Documentary films [72]
Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival Toronto Yes [73]
Bloody Horror International Film Festival Ottawa [74]
Breast Fest Film Festival Toronto [75]
Buffer Festival Toronto Yes [76]
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto Short films [77]
Canadian Film Festival Toronto Yes [78]
CaribbeanTales International Film Festival Toronto Yes [79]
Cinéfranco Toronto Francophone films Yes [80]
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Sudbury Yes [81]
European Union Film Festival Toronto European films; one film from each EU country screened free [68]
Female Eye Film Festival Toronto Yes [82]
Festival Objectif Cinéma Desjardins Ottawa Francophone films [83]
Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories Toronto [84]
Film North – Huntsville International Film Festival Huntsville [85]
Forest City Film Festival London [86]
Future of Film Showcase Toronto Short films [87]
Grand River Film Festival Cambridge [88]
Guelph Film Festival Guelph Documentary films [89]
Hamilton Film Festival Hamilton [90]
Hamilton Black Film Festival Hamilton [91]
Hamilton Queer Film Festival Hamilton LGBTQ films [92]
Hollywood North Film Festival Picton, Quinte West, Belleville Independent films [93]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto Documentary films Yes [94]
Images Festival Toronto Yes [95]
ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Toronto Indigenous films Yes [96]
Inside Out Ottawa Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival Ottawa LGBT films [97]
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival Toronto LGBT films [98]
International Film Festival of Ottawa Ottawa Launched in 2020 [99]
Italian Contemporary Film Festival Toronto Italian and Italian-Canadian films [100]
Junction North International Documentary Film Festival Sudbury Documentary films [101]
Kingston Canadian Film Festival Kingston Canadian films Yes [102]
London Lesbian Film Festival London LGBT films [103]
Lost Episode Festival Toronto Toronto [104]
Making Scenes Film and Video Festival Ottawa LGBT films. Defunct 2005, replaced with Ottawa edition of Inside Out. [105]
Meaford International Film Festival Meaford [106]
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival Mississauga Yes [107]
Muslim International Film Festival Toronto [108]
North Bay Film Festival North Bay [109]
North by Northeast Toronto [110]
Northwest Film Fest Thunder Bay [111]
One World Film Festival Ottawa Documentary films [112]
Open Roof Festival Toronto Yes [113]
Ottawa Black Film Festival Ottawa [114]
Ottawa Canadian Film Festival Ottawa [115]
Ottawa International Animation Festival Ottawa Animated films Yes [116]
Ottawa International Film Festival Ottawa Defunct [117]
Pendance Film Festival Toronto [118]
Planet in Focus Toronto Yes [119]
Punjabi International Film Festival Toronto [120]
Queer North Film Festival Sudbury LGBT films [121]
Rainbow Reels Queer and Trans Film Festival Kitchener-Waterloo LGBT films [122]
Reelout Queer Film Festival Kingston LGBT films [123]
Reelworld Film Festival Toronto Yes [124]
ReFrame Film Festival Peterborough Documentary films [125]
Regent Park Film Festival Toronto [126]
Rendezvous with Madness Toronto Films about mental health [68]
Sault Film Festival Sault Ste. Marie Independent films by Northern Ontario filmmakers [127]
Shadows of the Mind Film Festival Sault Ste. Marie Films about mental health [128]
Shorts That Are Not Pants Toronto Short films [68]
South Western International Film Festival Sarnia [129]
Stratford Film Festival Stratford Defunct [130]
Sudbury Outdoor Adventure Reels (SOAR) Film Festival Sudbury [131]
Take 21 Toronto [132]
TIFF Next Wave Festival Toronto Short films by amateur youth filmmakers [133]
Timmins Film Festival Timmins [134]
Toronto After Dark Film Festival Toronto Yes [135]
Toronto Black Film Festival Toronto [136]
Toronto International Film Festival Toronto Yes [137]
Toronto International Teen Movie Festival Toronto Defunct [138]
Toronto Japanese Film Festival Toronto [68]
Toronto Jewish Film Festival Toronto Jewish films [139]
Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival Toronto Stories told through the lens of motorcycling [68]
Toronto Palestine Film Festival Toronto [68]
Toronto Queer Film Festival Toronto LGBTQ-themed experimental film [140]
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival Toronto Yes [68]
Toronto Tamil Film Festival Toronto Tamil films [141]
Toronto Urban Film Festival Toronto [84]
Toronto Vanguard Film Festival Toronto [142]
T.O. Webfest Toronto Yes [143]
Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival Toronto [144]
Videodrunk Film Festival Toronto Underground film [145]
Vox Popular Media Arts Festival Thunder Bay [111]
Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema Waterloo Animated films [146]
Weengushk International Film Festival Manitoulin Island Indigenous films [147]
Willson Oakville Film Festival Oakville Yes [148]
Water Docs Toronto Documentary films about water and environmental protection [68]
Windsor International Film Festival Windsor Yes [149]
World of Comedy Film Festival Toronto [150]

Prince Edward Island[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Charlottetown Film Festival Charlottetown Yes [151]

Quebec[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival Rouyn-Noranda Yes [152]
Animaze Montreal International Film Festival Montreal Animated films [153]
Canada Independent Film Festival Montreal [142]
Canada China International Film Festival Montreal [154]
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski Rimouski Children's films Yes [155]
Cinemania Montreal [156]
Cinoche International Film Festival of Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau Yes [157]
Comedia Montreal Program of comedy films screened as part of the Just for Laughs comedy festival [158]
Concordia Film Festival Montreal Festival of student films staged by Concordia University [159]
Fantasia Festival Montreal Yes [142]
Festival du film de l'Outaouais Gatineau Yes [160]
Festival du film de Sept-Îles Sept-Îles [161]
Festival du nouveau cinéma Montreal Yes [68]
First Peoples' Festival Montreal Yes [162]
IF3 International Freeski Film Festival Montreal [163]
Image+Nation Montreal LGBT films [164]
International Festival of Films on Art Montreal Yes [165]
Korean Film Festival Canada Montreal [68]
Montreal International Black Film Festival Montreal Yes [166]
Montreal International Children's Film Festival Montreal Yes [167]
Montreal International Documentary Festival Montreal Documentary films Yes [168]
Montreal Israeli Film Festival Montreal Jewish and Israeli films; formerly the Montreal Jewish Film Festival [169]
Montreal World Film Festival Montreal Defunct [170]
Les Percéides Percé Yes [171]
Plein(s) écran(s) Montreal Short films [172]
Quebec City Film Festival Quebec City Yes [173]
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Montreal) Montreal Yes [174]
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Quebec City) Quebec City Yes [174]
Saguenay International Short Film Festival Saguenay Yes [175]
Social Impact Film and Art Festival Montreal [176]
Sommets du cinéma d'animation Montreal Yes [177]
Vues d'Afrique Montreal Yes [178]
Wakefield Documentary Film Festival Wakefield Documentary films [179]
The YoungCuts Film Festival Montreal [180]

Saskatchewan[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Queer City Cinema Saskatoon LGBT films [181]
Regina International Film Festival Regina [182]
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival Saskatoon [183]
Reel Rave International Film Festival Waskesiu Lake [184]
Yorkton Film Festival Yorkton Yes [185]

Yukon[]

Name City Notes CSA Ref
Available Light Film Festival Whitehorse Yes [186]
Out North Queer Film Festival Whitehorse LGBT films [187]

See also[]

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