Other Festivals and Contests Nearby
Take a chance and send your films to these festivals, or go to enjoy some original films!
Click on the websites to get further details and restrictions (and sometimes entry fees).
Local:
Waterloo International Film Festival (WIFF) - end of September, submit if you live in Waterloo!
Grand River Film Festival - a week of local and international films to enjoy; submit in June, and watch in October
Youth Video Competition - to be featured on the CUBE in Kitchener
Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival
Toronto:
Jump Cuts - for filmmakers in high school - affiliated with TIFF - submit in March
Take 21- for filmmakers 21 and under
Zoom Student Film Festival - for filmmakers 18 and under
Toronto Youth Shorts - for filmmakers under 30 from Southern Ontario
Future of Film Showcase - features Canadians under 30
Toronto Urban Film Festival - films must be one minute or less and silent to be played in the subway
Little Terrors Short Film Festival - accepts submissions at any time
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival - all about fantasy and science fiction
Toronto Indie Doc Fest - looks for short documentary films by new filmmakers
Documentary Short Film Festival - gives feedback on every film submitted!
Space and Time Film Festival - looks for any films about space or time!
Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) - seeks film about workers seeking justice and dignity
Planet in Focus - seeks films about the environment - festival on October 18-23, 2016
TAIS Animation Showcase - seeks animated shorts
Lost Episode Fest - featuring horror, sci-fi, and fan films
Open World Toronto Film Festival - features all kinds of films from all kinds of people
Canadian Film Fest - takes short (under 50 min.) and long (over 50 min.) entries
Videodrunk - submit to one of Canada's top alternative film festivals
Shorts that are not Pants - four chances each year - the top film is chosen through audience votes
Reel Heart - supports all levels of filmmaking
Toronto Short Film Festival (TUFF) - features films under 50 minutes
Toronto Internation Short Film Festival (TISFF) - international shorts
Female Eye Film Festival - celebrates female directors
FILMI - celebrates South Asian filmmakers
TAFF - Toronto Arthouse Film Festival likes risk-taking filmmakers
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival - This is the one to try to check out in September of every year.
Elsewhere:
Forest City Film Festival - in London looks for short films filmed in Southwestern Ontario
The Fantastic 48 - you get 48 hours to create a sci-fi film in Hamilton!
Hamilton Comedy Film Festival - take any funny films from around the world
Hamilton Film Festival - this is a big one
South Western International Film Festival (SWIFF) - Three days of film in November in Sarnia!
Click on the websites to get further details and restrictions (and sometimes entry fees).
Local:
Waterloo International Film Festival (WIFF) - end of September, submit if you live in Waterloo!
Grand River Film Festival - a week of local and international films to enjoy; submit in June, and watch in October
Youth Video Competition - to be featured on the CUBE in Kitchener
Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival
Toronto:
Jump Cuts - for filmmakers in high school - affiliated with TIFF - submit in March
Take 21- for filmmakers 21 and under
Zoom Student Film Festival - for filmmakers 18 and under
Toronto Youth Shorts - for filmmakers under 30 from Southern Ontario
Future of Film Showcase - features Canadians under 30
Toronto Urban Film Festival - films must be one minute or less and silent to be played in the subway
Little Terrors Short Film Festival - accepts submissions at any time
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival - all about fantasy and science fiction
Toronto Indie Doc Fest - looks for short documentary films by new filmmakers
Documentary Short Film Festival - gives feedback on every film submitted!
Space and Time Film Festival - looks for any films about space or time!
Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF) - seeks film about workers seeking justice and dignity
Planet in Focus - seeks films about the environment - festival on October 18-23, 2016
TAIS Animation Showcase - seeks animated shorts
Lost Episode Fest - featuring horror, sci-fi, and fan films
Open World Toronto Film Festival - features all kinds of films from all kinds of people
Canadian Film Fest - takes short (under 50 min.) and long (over 50 min.) entries
Videodrunk - submit to one of Canada's top alternative film festivals
Shorts that are not Pants - four chances each year - the top film is chosen through audience votes
Reel Heart - supports all levels of filmmaking
Toronto Short Film Festival (TUFF) - features films under 50 minutes
Toronto Internation Short Film Festival (TISFF) - international shorts
Female Eye Film Festival - celebrates female directors
FILMI - celebrates South Asian filmmakers
TAFF - Toronto Arthouse Film Festival likes risk-taking filmmakers
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival - This is the one to try to check out in September of every year.
Elsewhere:
Forest City Film Festival - in London looks for short films filmed in Southwestern Ontario
The Fantastic 48 - you get 48 hours to create a sci-fi film in Hamilton!
Hamilton Comedy Film Festival - take any funny films from around the world
Hamilton Film Festival - this is a big one
South Western International Film Festival (SWIFF) - Three days of film in November in Sarnia!