List of film festivals in Canada
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] |
[]
Name | City | Notes | CSA | Ref |
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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 |
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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 |
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Charlottetown Film Festival | Charlottetown | Yes | [151] |
Quebec[]
Name | City | Notes | CSA | Ref |
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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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