Years running: 19 (since 2006)
Commffest
Global community Film Festival.
About
COMMFFEST is dedicated to presenting a wide variety of local, national, and international works both long and short that can transform and shape our views of the world.
COMMFFEST mission statement:
To advance education by raising the cultural, artistic and aesthetic expression of the community. And to advance the public’s appreciation of the arts through related artistic workshops and panel discussions, while promoting the works of filmmakers and artists alike.
The 2016 COMMFFEST will harmonize the disciplines of film, music, art, theatre connecting the human experience to public exhibits with forums for dialogue about social issues and cultural exchanges.
Awards
- The COMMFFEST AWARDS: Best Film and Honourable Mention are the two categories for the MADA (Making a Difference) Awards. The MADA goes to filmmakers whose work champions’ social good and community enrichment. Whether young or old, seasoned or just beginning, cinematic storytellers are welcomed into COMMFFEST with opportunities to engage and inspire audiences
Rules
Submit via Filmfreeway.
FILMS OF ANY GENRES (global and local) CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ISSUES ACCEPTED combined with independently produced films. Included in that mix are childrens issues, poverty, human rights LGBTQ, women's rights, third world struggles, environmental issues affecting communities, e.t.c.
Festival submissions DVDs or online screeners (Vimeo). DVDs must be formatted in MPEG-2 video for Region 1/North America or Region 0/ “no region.
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
- Sandie de Freitas, PRESIDENT
- Norman Hart, VICE PRESIDENT
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Nairnder Dhaliwal, FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
Documents
Place
Canada
Toronto
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
110 The Esplanade #323
entry code 65
Toronto, ONT M5E 1X9
Canada
Phone: 416-362-5570
Email: sandie323@gmail.com
Contact Emails
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateDecember 07, 2022
- Earlybird DeadlineDecember 31, 2022
- Regular DeadlineFebruary 02, 2023
- Late DeadlineMarch 02, 2023
- Extended DeadlineApril 20, 2023
- Late Extended DeadlineMay 10, 2023
- final extended DeadlineMay 30, 2023
- Final deadlineJuly 10, 2023
- NotificationsAugust 16, 2023
- Event Dates14 September 2023
Journalistic Media projects created by Advocacy and Civic journalists whose works are uniquely investigative in approach balanced yet bring to light the conditions and issues facing local and global communities excluded by mainstream media
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
Cinéma vérité is a style of documentary filmmaking, combining naturalistic techniques with stylized cinematic devices of editing and camerawork, staged set-ups, and the use of the camera to provoke subjects.
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
полнометражные фильмы
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
Social / Cultural issues and independent Cinema
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
Films made by someone currently enrolled in high school, college, or graduate school. ID required with submission
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
under 45 minutes
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Earlybird Deadline — $40
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Late Deadline — $60
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Extended Deadline — $70
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Late Extended Deadline — $80
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final extended Deadline — $85
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Final deadline — $90
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