Film Festivals Canada
- $100 Film Festival, Short film festival in Calgary, in March.
- Academy’s Film Listingsof Canadian films playing in Canada.
- Adfilms specialises in the placement of made for cinema advertising, and distributes the World’s Best Commercials.
- AluCine Toronto Latino Film and Video Festivalin Toronto in November.
- Antimatter. Festival of underground short film and video, in September in Victoria, BC.
- The Atlantic Film Festival. In Halifax in September.
- Banff Festival of Mountain Filmsin November. One of the world’s premiere mountain culture events.
- Banff World Television Festival. The most important television festival in the world, in June.
- Baystreet Film Festival, Film festival in Thunder Bay, in September
- Boulevard Movies, e-tailer of sci-fi, horror and cult classic Films on DVD
- Breast Fest Film Festival, sponsored by Rethink Breast Cancer at the ROM in Toronto.
- Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festivalin September in Toronto.
- Calgary International Film Festivalin September, promoting emerging and established filmmakers.
- Canada’s Top Ten– screening series of top films from the past year as selected by the TIFF Group.
- Canadian Film Institute– year-round screening series in Ottawa.
- Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre. The complete catalogue of some 2900 films from Canada’s oldest artist-run centre.
- Canadian Filmmakers Festival. All-Canadian festival in Toronto in March.
- Cinefest Sudbury, in September.
- Cinefranco Film Festival– international Francophone cinema, April in Toronto.
- Cinema Clock– movies and show times for theatres across Canada.
- Cinema de la Monde, World film festival in Montreal
- Cinema Esperança– independent distributor of films from around the world.
- Cinéma Le Clap . Salle de cinéma-répertoire de Sainte-Foy, Québec.
- Cinema Politica, a network of political film exhibitions across the country.
- Cinematheque Ontario. Program guide for classics of world cinema, and independent films.
- Cinémental. Festival of French-speaking films in Winnipeg.
- Classic Video, DVD rentals and sales in Kingston.
- COMMFFEST Community Film Festival, bringing global communities together, in Toronto.
- Curiosity Festival– online festival with a Toronto screening.
- Dawson City International Short Film Festival, in Dawson City, Yukon in March.
- deadend.com. More than the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of a feature film.
- Diaspora Film Festivalin November, capturing Toronto’s diversity in the work of filmmakers living outside their country of origin.
- DOXA Documentary Film and Video Festival, celebrating community, dialogue and human resilience, at the Pacific Cinematheque in Vancouver in May.
- Dreamspeakers Film Festival & Forum, aboriginal festival held in June in Edmonton.
- Edmonton International Film Festivalin September.
- Ekran Toronto Polish FIlm Festivalin October.
- Fairy Tales, Calgary’s International Gay & Lesbian film festival.
- Female Eye Film Festival, June in Toronto, including scripts.
- Festival du nouveau cinéma, multidisciplinary showcase held in Montreal in October.
- FilmCan, listing theatre showtimes for most cities in Canada, plus reviews, links, etc.
- Filmi South Asian Film Festivalin Toronto in August, and planning expansion to Montreal and Vancouver.
- Les Films du 3 marsin Montreal, distributing Canadian independent films.
- Films We Like, distributor of independent films.
- First Take International Student Festivalin Toronto.
- Flicks International Film Festival for Young People, April in Saskatoon.
- Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival, monthly screenings in Toronto.
- Global Visions Film Festivalpresents documentaries in Edmonton in November.
- Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festivalin April.
- Hamilton Film Festival, in November at the Staircase Cafe Theater.
- Hidden Gems Film Festival, showing films from or about India, in Calgary.
- Hispano American Film Festival in Toronto, end of May annually.
- Hot Docs. National Documentary Film Awards sponsored by the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, April in Toronto.
- Image+Nation, Montreal International LGBT film festival in November.
- Images Festival of Independent Film and Video, April in Toronto.
- ImagineNative Film Festival– world aboriginal films, October in Toronto.
- Inside Out, a Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that takes place annually in Toronto.
- Kingston Canadian Film Festival, all-Canadian films in March.
- London Jewish Film Festivalin November.
- London Short Film Showcasein November.
- Macedonian Film Festivalin Toronto in October.
- Mobifest, mobile device film festival, with voting online.
- Mongrel Media, bringing the best world cinema to Canada.
- Montreal International Festival of Films on Art, in Montreal, in March. Emphasis on film with artistic subject matter.
- Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, Documentary film festval in November
- Montreal World Film Festivalin August. The site includes information on previous years.
- Moving Images Distribution, west coast distributor with an on-line catalogue including documentary, short fiction, animation, and avant-garde work.
- Niagara Indie FilmFest at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario in June.
- Nickel Independent Film and Video Festivalin St.John’s, Newfoundland in July.
- North of Superior Film Associationincluding the Northwest Film Fest in Thunder Bay in March.
- Ouat Mediaspecializes in worldwide distribution of international shorts.
- International One Minute Film Festival
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, the largest and most prestigious in North America, held annually in September.
- Ottawa International Film Festival, indy festival in the nation’s capital in August.
- Pacific Cinematheque. Screenings and educational resources in British Columbia.
- Planet in Focus, Toronto Environmental Film and Video Festival in September.
- Pleasure Domein Toronto. Upcoming screenings, calls for submissions, links to festivals and other sites.
- Portuguese Film and Video Festival, films with Portuguese content, April in Vancouver.
- Queer City Cinema, biennial lesbian and gay festival in Regina.
- Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival, Waterloo, Ontario in March.
- ReelHeARTFilm Festival in Toronto — they have art in their heart.
- Reel Asian International Film Festival– November in Toronto, showcasing one nation each year.
- Reel Canada, taking Canadian films and filmmakers to high schools.
- Reel Fun Film Festival– for youth and families, February in Calgary.
- reelout queer film + video festivalin Kingston in March.
- Reel World Film Festival, celebrating diversity in film, video, and new media. April in Toronto.
- Regent Park Film Festival, November in Toronto, with a focus on Asia, Africa and First Nations.
- Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts, a new festival in September.
- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophonein Vancouver in February.
- Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, in November in Toronto. Features and shorts touching upon the facts and mythology of mental illness.
- St. John’s Anime Film Society. Japanese animation enthusiasts in Newfoundland.
- St. John’s International Women’s Film & Video Festivalin Newfoundland in October.
- The Screening Room, repertory theatre at 120 Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario.
- Silver Wave Film Festival, old and new shorts and features, in November in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
- Sprockets Film Festival for Children in Toronto in April, part of the TIFF Group.
- Telefilm Canada Festivals Bureau, including Calls for Entries from current international festivals.
- Toronto After Dark Film Festival, horror and fantasy in October.
- Toronto Film Festival Reviewswith star ratings, reviews and comments from festivalgoers.
- Toronto Film Society, a non-profit association for the study and appreciation of film.
- Toronto International Film Festivalin September.
- Toronto International Latin Film Festivalin November.
- Toronto’s International Queer West Film Festsponsors several events in the west end.
- Toronto Italian Film Festival in June, since 1999.
- Toronto Jewish Film Festival– features and shorts, in May.
- Toronto Online Film Festival– film, video, multimedia, in December.
- Toronto Urban Film Festival, screening one-minute films throughout the Toronto Transit Commission.
- Tremblant Film Festival, in June.
- Vancouver Asian Film Festivalin November, for Asian independent filmmakers.
- Vancouver International Film Festivalin September. The web site is a “Virtual VIFF”.
- Vancouver International Mountain Film Festivalin February, including mountain culture and enivironmental issues.
- Vancouver Queer Film and Video Festivalin August.
- Victoria Film Festival, features and shorts in February.
- Videomaticain Vancouver, specializing in in classics, foreign, independent, documentary, Canadian and all other genre films on VHS or DVD.
- ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youthin Halifax in April, featuring film and media for youth 3-18.
- Visual Alchemy. Avant-garde film and video by Al Razutis.
- VTape. Cataloguing and distribution of independent video and media artwork.
- Vues d’Afrique. Recent French film and video from Africa and the Caribbean. April in Montreal.
- Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festivalin November.
- Winnipeg Film Groupdistributes films and screens them in their Cinematheque.
- Winnipeg Reel Pride Film Festivalof gay and lesbian film in October.
- WildSound Film Festivalis held monthly in Toronto. Audience members provide feedback.
- WNDX Festival of Film and Video Art, October in Winnpeg.
- World of Comedy International Film Festival. Shorts and features, February in Toronto,
- Worldwide Short Film Festival in June at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto.
- Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival– the Golden Sheaf Awards since 1950, in May.
- Young Cuts Film Festivalfor young filmmakers, in Montreal.
- Zip.ca offers online DVD rentals.
