Partnering with The City of Toronto itself, we’ve just completed listing the FULL list of over 100 active film festivals in Toronto with eligibility requirements and deadlines, along with specific “how-to” apply information.

Special thanks to Michele Alosinac for the full festival list.

 

Yes, there are more festivals in Toronto than just TIFF and Hot Docs. By the way, did you know that there are two “TIFF”s?

One is the TIFF everyone knows, and the other is the “Toronto Independent Film Festival”; a festival you have a hugely greater chance of getting into than the regular TIFF. And the best thing is, you can brag “Hey my movie premiered at TIFF” and technically not be technically.

Toronto International Film Festival (link)   

The Toronto International Film Festival is the most prestigious festival in Toronto. I didn’t have to put it first, but ah well.

Genre Restrictions

Multiple films of every kind. No restrictions other than the obvious “no porn.” Unless it’s tasteful porn, and then it can go under the category of “art films you didn’t get.”

Eligibility

International and Canadian short films

Location

350 King St W, Toronto, ON

Deadline

February 8, 2016 to May 6, 2016 (late: June, 3, 2016)

How-To Apply

In order to submit your film, you must register via http://Withoutabox.com and send to: submissions@tiff.net.

Future of Film Showcase (link)

The team behind the Future of Film Showcase is a group of diverse young filmmakers aged 25 and younger.

Genre Restrictions

None, just make sure you are under 30 years old OR you’re studying film currently.  This is to help the up and comers!

Eligibility

Short films but check this out to be sure.

Deadline

April 9th, 2016 (soon!), so apply here.

indiefilmTO Festival 2016 (link)

Yes, a shameless plug, so what? I don’t feel any shame. I wanna screen your movies.

Genre Restrictions

None. We accept short films, and narratives.

Eligibility

Anyone from the GTA or Ontario can apply.  You can apply if you’re international, the thing is, your film better be DAMN good then.  Which I’m sure it is!  You made it after all, you handsome beautiful person you…

Location

Bell TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St. West. Toronto ON.

Deadline

Submissions open on Without A Box on April 15th, and last until August 15th, 2016.

How-To Apply

Keep checking our site, we’ll open up the submissions in the next two weeks. Or you can sign up to be notified here via newsletter.

Queer West Film Festival (link)

Genre Restrictions

Deals with LBTQ themes, or by an artist who belongs to that group.

Location

August 12-14, 2016 U of T – Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue.

Deadline

April 15th, 2016

Toronto Independent Film Festival (link)

The Toronto Independent Film Festival, not to be confused with TIFF, is a short film festival

Genre Restrictions

Just shorts, no genre restrictions.

Eligibility

International films in the following categories: documentary, short film, LGBT film, animated short, Experimental short, Sci-Fi Short, and music videos

Location

20 Carlton Street at Yonge, Toronto, ON M5B 2H5

Deadline

The earliest submission period is January 16, 2016. The latest is July 8th.

How-To Apply

In order to submit your film, you must register via info@film-fest.ca. You must also submit the entry fees.

The Festival Doc Shop (link)

The Festival Doc Shop is a source for only the hottest documentaries

Genre Restrictions

The greatest documentary festival in Toronto. Food for thought!

Eligibility

Documentaries (All Matters) must be English language, subtitled in English or English-versioned

Location

110 Spadina Avenue, Suite 333, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2K4

Deadline

Submissions for Hot Docs 2016 are now closed

Toronto After Dark (link)

Toronto After Dark is a horror based film centre in Toronto.

Genre Restrictions

Horror. Thriller. Question is, can you take it?

Eligibility

Can you scare or be scared? Seriously, that’s what it says on their site.

Location

3219 Yonge Street, Suite 346, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3S1

Deadline

TBA (Spring)

How-To Apply

You must contact: info@torontoafterdark.com. There simply is no other way!

Inside Out Film Festival (link)

Toronto’s Queer film festival is a niche market for specific films.

Genre Restrictions

Romance, Queer.

Eligibility

Must have themes that deal with LGBTQ.

Location

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 219, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 CANADA

Deadline

Deadline has passed.

How-To Apply

Inside Out

Attn: Meryl Warren, Programming Assistant

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 219

Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 CANADA

When in doubt, contact submissions@insideout.ca.

Real Asian Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

East/South/Southeast Asian/Asian North American and Asian Films

Location

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 309. Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 Canada

Deadline

EARLY DEADLINE (No Submission Fee): April 17, 2016

REGULAR DEADLINE ($15* short films | $25* feature films): June 19, 2016

FINAL DEADLINE ($30* short films | $45* feature films): July 3, 2016

How-To Apply

Mail your submission to their location, or email info@reelasian.com.

Toronto Jewish Film Festival (link)

Jewish Film Festival of Toronto where you sing, dance and film it!

Eligibility

Must deal in subjects of Jewish history and culture

Location

19 Madison Avenue

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2S2

Deadline

Passed: January 20, 2016

How-To Apply

http://form.zonefestival.com/?k=tjff_f1

Planet in Focus (link)

Environmentalism films. Hey watch out for those sexy Panda’s.

Eligibility

Must have ecological and environmental topics.

Location

33 Mill Street, Unit 1209, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 3R3

Deadline

Early Bird Submission Deadline – April 4th, 2016

General Submission Deadline – May 2nd, 2016

Late Submission Deadline – May 27th, 2016

Cinefranco (link)

The French language film festival, where you get to steal the Pink Panther Diamond of films.

Genre Restrictions

Culturally French centric

Eligibility

The film must be in French.

Location

642 King street West, Suite 307, Toronto, ON M5V 1M5

Deadline

TBA

How-To Apply

http://2016.ci….2016-festival

Images (link)

Provides interdisciplinary films which focus on the cutting edge of new media professionalism

Genre Restrictions

Programming considered outside dominant media

Eligibility

All works related to the moving image, interactive processes and digital media are eligible for entry.

Location

401 Richmond St. W. # 448, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 CANADA

Deadline

Submissions are now closed.

How-To Apply

http://www.ima…tallation.php or email: submissions@imagesfestival.com    

Open Roof Festival (link)

A not for profit outdoor music and film festival

Location

99 Sudbury St, Toronto, ON. M6J 3C2

How-To Apply

Bring your film to the event: contact@openrooffestival.com

Reel World (link)

Eligibility

Feature racially diverse people in prominent roles in film/video content.

Location

243 Eglinton Ave West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4R 1B1

Deadline

(Passed) Keep in mind for the future though.

Toronto Urban Film Festival (link)

North America’s largest commuter film festival.

Genre Restrictions

None but keep in mind the films will be screened at commuter locations.

Eligibility

They search for different kinds of films year to year. Last year they were looking for 60 second silent films. Who knows what they might be seeking next year? Stay creative!

Location

300-266 King St. West Toronto, ON M5V 1H8 (but for screening location, contact them)

Deadline

Submission Opening Date: March 1, 2016

Early-bird deadline: April 1, 2016

Regular deadline: May 27, 2016

Late deadline: June 15, 2016

How-To Apply

Check link.

European Union Film Festival (link)

Genre Restrictions

The European films that interest Toronto audiences.

Location

608 College Street Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A1

Deadline

(Passed) They are opening up soon though so keep checking back.

How-To Apply

Be sure to talk to them in Euro’s: jabessira@eutorontofilmfest.ca

Regent Park Film Festival (link)

Regent Park is Film Festival for the neighborhood of Regent Park.

Eligibility

The festival focuses on stories that resonate with the inner-city, community-driven, transient context of Regent Park, as well as with other communities in Toronto, across Canada and around the globe.

Location

585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Deadline

DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2016

How-To Apply

http://regentp…m-submissions/ and email them: info@regentparkfilmfestival.com

Toronto Palestine Film Festival (link)

Genre Restrictions

Palestinian history, culture and politics

Eligibility

Palestinian filmmakers; as well as films on topics related to Palestine by Canadian and International filmmakers

Location

102A-1075 Bay Street, Suite 148 , Toronto, ON M5S 2B2 Canada

Deadline

Passed.

How-To Apply

http://topalff.net/submission/ email: submissions@tpff.ca    

ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival (link)

Genre Restrictions

First Nation, American Indian and Canadian Indian films.

Eligibility

To be eligible, an Indigenous person (ie. self-identified as Indigenous, Aboriginal or First Peoples and their descendents) must have held a key creative role on the project as a writer, director, or producer. The content of the film/video can be universal

Location

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 349, Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 3A8

Deadline

Free Deadline: May 15, 2016

Late Deadline ($25 fee): June 1, 2016

How-To Apply

Attn: Submissions

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 349

Toronto, ON, Canada M5V 3A8

You can always email first: submissions@imaginenative.org.

Female-eye film festival (link)

Films which strongly features women

Genre Restrictions

Subjects involving the lives of women.

Eligibility

Female film-makers, or those with a predominantly female cast/crew.

Location

180 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario

Deadline

EARLY DEADLINE

September 30th, 2015 (postmarked)

$30.00 (STUDENT FEE $20.00)

In Competition $100

REGULAR DEADLINE

December 31, 2015 (postmarked)

$45.00 (STUDENT FEE: $20.00)

In Competition $100

LATE DEADLINE

February 29, 2016 (postmarked)

$60.00 (STUDENT FEE: $25.00)

In Competition $100

EXTENDED DEADLINE

March 31, 2016 (postmarked)

$70.00  (STUDENT FEE $45.00)

In Competition $100

How-To Apply

You must submit your film through Vimeo:  submitfeff@gmail.com    

Toronto South African Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

Features and documentaries about the culture, history and politics of South Africa

Deadline

TBA.

How-To Apply

Talk to them at  terence@tsaff.ca

Brazil Film Fest (link)

A film festival dedicated to Brazilian culture in Toronto.

Genre Restrictions

Documentaries or features that showcase Brazilian culture.

Location

TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Deadline

TBA.

How-To Apply

Subscribe to their newsletter or follow them on twitter at @brazilfilmfest.

Toronto Silent Film Festival

You might think it’s silent, but pictures say more than words!

Genre Restrictions

A curse on the spoken word

Eligibility

Must be a silent film

Location

140 Rhodes Avenue. Toronto, Ontario.

Canada M4L 3A1

How-To Apply

Contact them at torontosilentfilm@gmail.com

Scarborough Film Festival(link)

Eligibility

Canadian and world cinema

Location

Suite 572 – 36 Stadium Rd. Toronto, ON., Canada. M5V 3P4

Deadline

Passed.

How-To Apply

info@scarboroughfilmfestival.com

Toronto Web Festival (link)

Eligibility

A festival for independent web series

Deadline

Passed.

Location

The last festival was held at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto

How-To Apply

Email them at info@towebfest.com

Blood in the Snow (link)

Eligibility

Canadian-made shorts, features and documentaries in the horror, underground or grindhouse genres.

Deadline

May 1, 2016 – Earlybird Deadline

August 15, 2016 – Regular Deadline

September 15, 2016 – Late Deadline

October 1, 2016 – Last Chance Deadline

Location

10 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON, CA

How-To Apply

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/BloodintheSnowCanadianFilmFestival

The Canadian Film (link)

Eligibility

Any Canadian-made film

Deadline

Passed.

Location

6 Sandford Ave, Toronto ON

How-To Apply

Email these guys at: berneuler@canfilmfest.ca

8 Fest: Small Gauge Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

Films in any genre

Deadline

Passed.

How- To Apply

the8fest@gmail.com with complete submission form.

aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival (link)

Eligibility

Latin-American films by Latin-American artists living in Canada

Deadline

Passed.

How- To Apply

Submissions are now closed

Location

Jackman Hall AGO

Rendez-vous with Madness (link)

Eligibility

Films designed for high-school students and for the benefit of people living with mental illness

Deadline

TBA

Location

TIFF Bell Lightbox

How- To Apply

Fill out this form: link  and then email: geoff_pevere@workmanarts.com

TIFF Kids International Festival (link)

Eligibility

Films for Kids

Deadline

TIFF Studio: Friday, 25 April 2016

Location

TIFF Lightbox

Cabbagetown Short Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

For the best short films from around the world, to be shown in the neighborhood of Cabbagetown.

Deadline

JULY 31 2016

Location

383 Sackville Street

How-to Apply

Application form at this link: link

The Parkdale Showcase (link)

Deadline

TBA.

Location

Parkdale and Roncesvalles neighborhood

How-to Apply

Visit the submission form here: link

The Breast Film Festival (link)

A Festival dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness.

Eligibility

Documentaries and features exploring being young and suffering from breast cancer

Location

215 Spadina Avenue, Studio 570, Toronto, ON. M5T 2C7

Deadline

TBA.

How-to Apply

Submit your film to: allen@rethinkbreastcancer.com

The Pomegranate Film Festival(link)

The Armenian Film Festival.

Eligibility

Relevant topics for Armenian culture

Location

50 Hallcrown Place, North York. Ontario. M2J 4Y4

Deadline

TBA.

How-to Apply

Submit a film to them by following this link: ( link )

The Water Docs Film Festival(link)

A film festival all about Water and Ecology

Eligibility

Any documentary, short or feature which deals in preserving clean water

Location

250 The East Mall

Deadline

Passed.

How-to Apply

For submitting your film please contact: info@ecologos.ca

The Lakeshorts Film Festival (link)

A short film festival for South Etobicoke.

Eligibility

Short films from independent filmmakers

Location

2422 Lakeshore Blvd W.

Deadline

Passed.

How-to Apply

Please email Michelle Nolden: lakeshorts@lakeshorearts.ca

Ekran – Toronto Polish Film Festival (link)

Ekran Polish Film Association is a grassroots non-profit organization founded in Toronto by a group of individuals who are passionate about showcasing new media arts and films with both a Polish and multicultural focus.

Eligibility

See link.

Location

2765 Lake Shore Blvd. #207 M8V 1H2 Toronto, ON

Deadline

See link.

How-to Apply

Please visit http://ekran.ca/contact-us/

Toronto Youth Shorts (link)

Toronto Youth Shorts is a volunteer-run not-for-profit initiative that produces a series of events for young emerging filmmakers in the Greater Toronto and Southern Ontario Area.

Eligibility

The festival values all forms of entertainment and do not wish to impose any limits or forms of censorship, however you can see more by clicking here and going to the Themes and Subject Matter section.

Location

253 Danforth Ave. Lower Level Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N2

Deadline

REGULAR DEADLINE: The fee for submissions received between March 12 – May 13, 2016 is $20.

How-to Apply

Visit the link or email: torontoyouthshorts [at] gmail [dot] com

The Toronto Fringe Festival (link)

If you are a theatre actor, you can always gather your troops and put on some live performances.  

Talk to them at: The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival #403 – 720 Bathurst Street or general@fringetoronto.com.

Toronto International Deaf Film & Arts Festival (link)

A film for the deaf in Toronto.

Genre Restrictions

Must be for the deaf.

Eligibility

Subtitles a must; intended for a deaf audience

Deadline

TBA.

How-To Apply

Contact them at info@titfaf.ca and arts_submission@tidfaf.ca.

AirCanada enRoute Film Festival (link)

How-To-Apply

Contact them at info@enroutefilm.com

Augmented Cinema Film Festival (link)

Breakthrough Film Festival (link)

Devoted to celebrating short films by New Generation female arts. Any genre is eligible from young women all over the world.

Deadline

June

How-to-Apply

For inquiry go here

Canadian Sport Film Festival (link)

Festival for films that have to do with sports and promoting physical activity.

Deadline

May

How-to-Apply

For inquiry contact info@sportfilmfestival.ca

Censured in Canada Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

An underground Canadian-based festival for artists and works rejected and marginalized by Canadian festivals and institutions.

Deadline

Films screen in January

How-to-Apply

For inquiry go here

Christie Pits Film Festival (link)

Eligibility

A local arts organization that programmes a free weekly series of outdoor film screenings each summer in Christie Pits Park. The festival’s programme includes a combination of popular and critically-acclaimed feature films to draw large audiences, and local Canadian short and feature films.

Deadline

Screening are July through August

How-to-Apply

For inquiry go here

Cineplex’s The Great Digital Film Fest (link)

Your favourite sci-fi, fantasy and cult films back in cinemas.

CineSiege (link)

Genre Restrictions

Films run the gamut from dramatic fiction, documentary, diarist and experimental.

Eligibility

Got to be an undergraduate student in AMPD’s Department of Cinema and Media Arts

Deadline

Screens in October

How-to-Apply

Future students and inquire at ampd@yorku.ca. Current students can inquire at oaiss@yorku.ca.

Canadian Music Week (CMW) Film Fest (link)

A music, comedy and film festival.

Location

5355 Vail Court
Mississauga, Ontario
L5M 6G9

How-to-Apply

Go here for inquiry.

COMMFFEST (Global) Community Film Festival (link)

COMMFFEST is a community based film festival that presents a broad range of local and international films representing current affairs and relevant issues that affect our society.

Genre Restrictions

FILMS OF ANY GENRES (global and local) CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES ACCEPTED combined with independently produced films.

Screening

September

How-to-Apply

Go here for inquiry.

Eatable Film Festival (link)

An innovative and immersive experience, Eatable Films is the first food film festival in Toronto.

Location

The Carlton Cinema: 20 Carlton St. Toronto, ON M5B 2H5

Deadline

Screens in October

How-to-Apply

For inquiry contact info@eatablefilms.com

FILMI: South Asian Film Festival (link)

Genre Restrictions

Features Features, Docs and Shorts of any genre.

Eligibility

You’ll have to be representing the South Asian community for this one.

Deadline

Screens in October

How-to-Apply

Contact main@filmi.org

Geek Fest Toronto (link)

Geek Fest Toronto is everything Geeky and Nerdy in the form of Films, Documentaries, Speakers, and more.

Location

CineCycle, Behind 129 Spadina Avenue.

Screening

October

Gladstone Hotel Film Festival (link)

Celebrate some of Toronto’s best short film talent at the first Gladstone Hotel Film Festival. The Festival will showcase films by Torontonians, either Written, Directed, Starring, Produced or all of the above.

Deadline

On Hiatus for the moment.

Icelandic Film Festival (link)

Festival celebrating film, music and culture from Iceland.

Deadline

Screens in November

How-to-Apply

Go here for inquiry.

International Diaspora Film Festival (link)

IDFF provides Toronto audiences with an
opportunity to experience the cultural mosaic
of the present world through the medium
of cinema.

Deadline

Screens in November

How-to-Apply

Contact info@diasporafilmfest.com or call 416-571-2150 for inquiry.

International Fetish Film Festival Toronto (link)

The Toronto International Fetish Film Festival will give audiences the opportunity to experience the best of art house erotica and fetish films from around the globe.

Deadline

On hiatus for the moment.

Italian Contemporary Film Festival (link)

Nine days to celebrate the brilliance of Italian contemporary cinema and filmmakers from all over the world.

Deadline

Screens in June

How-to-Apply

Get your inquiry at info@icff.ca or general info at 416-551-4615

Lost Episode Festival Toronto (LEFT) (link)

Canada’s first and only fan-film festival, also screening indie gems and cult films from around the world. Horror, Sci-Fi, Animation, Shorts, Fan Films & More.

Deadline

Screens in July

How-to-Apply

You can submit through Withoutabox at this link.

Little Terrors Short Film Festival (link)

Showcasing short films that are mind-opening, twisted, and ultimately entertaining.

Deadline

Shows are monthly from September through May.

How-to-Apply

You can submit via FilmFreeway at this link.

Macedonian Film Festival (link)

Committed to a variety of films, from a variety of sources that include various genres, such as classic Macedonian films, contemporary feature films, short dramatic films, animation and documentaries.

Deadline

Screens in October

How-to-Apply

Follow the submissions form through this link.

Manifesto Festival (link)

Manifesto is a non-profit, youth-powered platform designed to put local artists on the map and unite, inspire and empower diverse communities of young people through arts and culture, year-round.

Deadline

On hiatus for the moment.

MINT Made in Toronto Film Festival (link)

Celebrating film and musical performance at the AGO Jackman Hall

Deadline

On hiatus for the moment.

Monsters & Martians Science Film Festival (link)

Currently on hiatus

Moving-Image-Arts International Short Film Festival (link)

Moving-Image-Arts is a collaborative short film festival created by artists/curators Gerda Cammaer and Pierre Tremblay.

Eligibility

– Maximum length: 10 mins
– H.264 format, QuickTime movie file, high resolution (min 720×480, max. data rate 50.000 kbit/s)
– Work explores theme of light
– Work completed after January 1, 2014
– Work produced for a commercial purpose or within a commercial context is not eligible.

Deadline

Screens in February

How-to-Apply

Send your inquiries to movingimagearts@ryerson.ca

North by Northeast Music & Film Festival & Conference (link)

Multi-disciplinary festival bringing together music, comedy, technology, visual art and film. The conference is also focused on music as well as emerging technologies, interactive, gaming and the intersection of these disciplines.

Location

189 Church St.
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1Y7

Deadline

Screens in June

How-to-Apply

General inquiries: info@nxne.com

North Korean Human Rights Film Festival (link)

On hiatus for the moment.

Open World Toronto Film Festival (link)

Yet another festival open to all genres and filmmakers from across the globe.

Deadline

Screens in October

How-to-Apply

You can submit via FilmFreeway through this link.

Rastafest: Rastafari/Reggae Film Festival (link)

Rastafest is a multi-disciplined festival showcasing different aspects of the Rastafari culture. The festival draws from the rich and diverse Rastafarian lifestyle and history.

Location

1290 FINCH AVE WEST UNIT 17 TORONTO

Deadline

Screens in August

How-to-Apply

You can email info@rastafest.com

Rebels With a Cause Film Festival (link)

Rebels With A Cause is a FREE annual 5-day film festival that showcases artistic reflections of social justice issues and critical documentations of unsung community work.

Deadline

On hiatus for the moment.

Reel Abilities (link)

Experience the largest film festival in North America dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and art of people with disabilities and Deaf people.

Deadline

Screens in May

How-to-Apply

Get your inquiries here.

Reel Artists Film Festival

Deadline

Screens in March

Amnesty International Reel Awareness Film Festival (link)

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights.

Location

Carlton Cinema at 20 Carlton Street, Toronto ON>

Deadline

Screens in November

How-to-Apply

Follow the instructions on this page.

Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour (link)

The Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour has been showcasing the very best paddling films. The World Tour screens in more than 120 cities around the world.

Deadline

Screens in February

How-to-Apply

Contact Dan Caldwell at films@reelpaddlingfilmfestival.com.

ReelCanada Film Festival (link)

REEL CANADA promotes the power & diversity of Cdn film through 3 core programs: OUR FILMS IN OUR SCHOOLS, WELCOME TO CANADA & NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY

Location

720 Bathurst Street, Suite 504, Toronto ON, M5S 2R4

Deadline

Year round

How-to-Apply

Get your inquiries at cara@reelcanada.ca

ReelHeART International Film Festival (link)

Anti-niche indie film festival that celebrates all genres and lengths of films, featuring film screenings, screenplay readings, special gatherings and panel discussions

Deadline

Screenings in July

How-to-Apply

Email your inquiries here.

ReelWorld Film Festival (link)

Supporting filmmakers, build bridges between sectors, and showcase stories that inspire change.

Location

50 Carroll Street,  Suite 200

Deadline

Screenings in October

How-to-Apply

For inquiries you can contact contact@reelworld.ca

Ryerson University Film Festival (RUFF) (link)

Student film festival for Ryerson students.

Deadline

Screens in May

Short Shorts (link)

Celebrates a variety of short films.

How-to-Apply

Drop an inquiry at info@revuecinema.ca

Shorts That Are Not Pants Film Fest (link)

Toronto certainly doesn’t lack for film screenings. Cinephiles here are spoiled for choice, usually.

Deadline

On-going quarterly

Space and Time Film Festival (link)

The Space and Time Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing films with a thematic focus on “space” and/or “time”.

Deadline

Screens in February

How-to-Apply

Via FilmFreeway. Click here.

Toronto Animation Arts Film Festival (TAAFI) (link)

Showcasing the best in animated shorts and features.

Deadline

Screens in April

TAIS Screenplay Festival & Animation Showcase (link)

Representing some of the best independent animated art being produced in the world, the Showcase is a highlight event for animation lovers each year.

Deadline

Screens in July

How-to-Apply

Follow the steps here.

TAPFest (link)

The CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (link)

CTFF presents a multi-ethnic mix of exciting and dynamic films that showcase diverse shared stories and cultures.

Location

454 Ossington St, Toronto, ON M6G 1A1

Deadline

Screens in September

How-to-Apply

All the info you need here.

The Climate Change Film Festival

The Daring Independent Film Festival

The Hidden Film Festivals

The Shinsedai Cinema Film Festival

On hiatus for the moment.

The Toronto Russion Film Festival (TRFF) (link)

Russian Film Festival in Canada based company TRFF (Toronto Russian Film Festival) in 2009 to promote Russian cinema.

Deadline

Screens in October.

TIFF Next Wave (link)

For the next generation of movie lovers: selections approved by our youth-driven TIFF Next Wave Committee.

Toronto African Film & Music Festival (link)

Covering everything from life style, heritage, age, and culture, has nothing dedicated to celebrating African film and music jointly.

Deadline

August 2017?

Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (link)

The Toronto Arthouse Film Festival welcomes filmmakers who explore and develop new filmmaking conventions in their quest to realize their visions effectively on a limited budget.

Toronto Beaches Film Festival (link)

The Toronto Beaches Film Festival (TBFF) is a unique, flip-flop friendly film festival that takes place smack dab in the famous “Beaches” community in Toronto, Canada.

Eligibility

The 5 Categories for Competition are:

Short Film (Narrative) – – under 45 Minutes

Feature Film (Narrative) – – over 46 Minutes

Short Documentary – – under 45 Minutes

Feature Documentary – – over 46 Minutes

Vintage Beach or Beach Culture – –Any Length

Deadline

May 2017?

Toronto Black Film Festival (link)

The Toronto Black Film Festival is dedicated to giving unique voices in cinema the opportunity to present audiences with new ways of looking at the world.

Deadline

November 16th, 2016

Toronto DigiFest (link)

Digifest is an immersive three-day event that showcases groundbreaking creations and trending content in digital media, art, design and technology.

Toronto Film Week (link)

THE TFW FOCUSES ON THE UNCONVENTIONAL, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNDERGROUND, THE INTUITIVE, THE INNOVATIVE, THE MINIMALISTIC AND THE TRUE ARTISTS OF OUR TIME.

Deadline

July 26, 2016Very Late Deadline

August 6, 2016Extended Deadline

Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival (link)

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. We work tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep rooted change and fight to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

Toronto International Film & Video Awards (TIFVA) (link)

Toronto Shorts Fest provides a showcase for the best short-form cinema and its creators in the world. We feel that short form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators.

Deadline

Early Deadline: July 4, 2016

Regular Deadline: August 5, 2016

Extended Deadline: September 16, 2016

Late Deadline: September 30, 2016

ENTRY FEE

Shorts under 30 minutes, for each entry:

Early Deadline: $40

Regular Deadline: $50

Extended Deadline: $60

Late Deadline: $70

Shorts over 30 to 45 minutes, for each entry:

Early Deadline: $44

Regular Deadline: $54

Extended Deadline: $64

Late Deadline: $74

Toronto International Short Film Festival (link)

Toronto Shorts Fest provides a showcase for the best short-form cinema and its creators in the world. We feel that short form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators.

Toronto International Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (link)

We accept short films (<45 min), feature films (45< min) and music videos of all lengths that would play well alongside genre films. We are open to all horror, sci-fi and fantasy films. Other films that would fit a genre festival (such as bloody black comedies or dark experimental films) are also cordially welcome.

Toronto Irish Film Festival (TIRFF) (link)

The Toronto Irish Film Festival celebrates the very best of Irish cinema and promotes the work of Irish filmmakers to the Greater Toronto Irish community and the Toronto film festival public.

Toronto Japanese Film Festival (link)

Programming addresses popular genres such as historical (samurai), contemporary dramas, comedies and action, literary adaptations, children’s, art-house and anime films. All films shown are North American, Canadian, or Toronto premieres.

Toronto Korean Film Festival (link)

With the mission “To Advance Diversity Through Korean Cinema”, TKFF is a non-profit organization that aims to present authentic Korean cinema to the Canadian community, and to support local Korean filmmakers.

Toronto Nepali Film Festival (link)

The festival features films that pertain to Nepal, and is open to both Nepali and non-Nepali filmmakers. The festival showcases all genres of films including feature length films, documentaries, animation, experimental, and shorts.

Toronto NXT Film Fest (link)

Our mission is to showcase new, innovation, and unique visions in independent cinema. Discovering new voices.

Toronto Online Film Festival (link)

On hiatus for the moment.

Toronto Queer Film Festival (link)

The first annual Toronto Queer Film Festival showcases contemporary, innovative queer and trans film and video art. We are especially interested in supporting formally experimental films and/or social justice themed projects.

Toronto Serbian Film Festival (link)

Deadline

Screens in November.

Toronto Short Film Festival (link)

The festival is open to any film in any genre under 50 minutes in length. The festival prioritizes low-budget films of independent spirit and exciting new talent.

ENTRY FEES:

Deadlines

Early (ending September 2, 2016), Regular (ending November 18, 2016), Late (ending January 20, 2017)

Fees for short films (between 5 and 30 minutes) are $20 early, $25 regular, $30 late.

Fees for short short films (under 5 minutes) and Music Videos are $15 early, $20 regular, $25 late.

Fees for short films (between 31 and 50 minutes) are $25 early, $30 regular, $35 late.

Toronto Smartphone Film Festival (link)

The Toronto Smartphone Film Festival (TSFF) was created with the goal to encourage aspiring filmmakers to share their stories through film, without having to equip themselves with expensive video equipment, training or field experience.

*Free submissions are only accepted during Early-Bird period.

Deadline

April 17th, 2016

Early-bird: February 29th, 2016

Take 21 (link)

6 min max shorts. 21 OR YOUNGER.Toronto Student Film Festival:Take 21 has become one of the most exciting opportunities for young filmmakers from all over the world to showcase their short films.

Deadline

April 15th, 2016

Toronto-Romanian Film Festival (link)

On hiatus for the moment.

Toronto South Asian International Film Festival (TSAIFF)

On hiatus for the moment.

University of Toronto Film Festival (link)

Deadline

March 11th, 2016

Veloreel (link)

Submissions of any film — fiction, documentary, animation, etc. — with a love for bikes will be accepted until August 22.

Deadline
August 22, 2015

Videodrunk (link)

Videodrunk was founded in 2014 by M Rooney in an effort to create a film festival that shows a variety of genres and styles in a non-cinema environment to small active audiences fueled by their love of film and beer. Videodrunk is a party of a film festival.

Deadline

Screens in December

How-to-Apply

Submit via FilmFreeway. Click here.

WILDsound MONTHLY Film & Screenplay Festival (link)

The RULES are simple:

Make a film. We screen SHORTS and FEATURES of any genre. Length of films screened are from 10 seconds to 3 hours!

$40

Deadline

Monthly, middle of the month?

Worldwide Short Film Festival (link)

On hiatus for the moment.

Zoom Student Film Festival (link)

Zoom Student Film Festival accepts entries from students aged 18 and younger. We ask that all submissions be kept within a running time of no longer than eight minutes (including credits).

Please refrain from any form of nudity, excessive violence, swearing, gore, or other explicit content.

Deadline

April 19th, 2016

Toronto Indie Doc Fest (TIDF) (link)

Toronto IDF remains to be an affordable alternative film festival for documentary filmmakers.

How-to-Apply

Via FilmFreeway. Click here.

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