26 years

Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival

planetinfocus.org

International Environmental Film Festival.

Event Dates: 21 — 26 October 2025

Lunenburg Doc Fest

lunenburgdocfest.com

International Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 17 — 21 September 2025

36 years

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

womensfilmfestival.com

International Women’s Film Festival.

Event Dates: 21 — 25 October 2025

13 years

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

lashortsfest.com/toronto/content.asp?PageID=1

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 28 — 31 August 2025

28 years

The Montreal International Documentary Festival

ridm.ca/en

International Documentary Festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 26 November 2024

55 years

Montreal Festival of New Cinema

nouveaucinema.ca

Festival of New Cinema in Montreal.

Event Dates: 9 — 20 October 2024

50 years

Toronto International Film Festival

tiff.net

International film festival in Toronto.

Event Dates: 5 — 15 September 2024

14 years

JAYU's Human Rights Film Festival

jayu.ca

Human Rights Film Festival.

Event Dates: 5 — 10 December 2024

17 years

Toronto Independent Film Festival

film-fest.ca

International Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 10 — 15 September 2025

44 years

Vancouver International Film Festival

viff.org

International film festival in Vancouver.

Event Dates: 2 — 12 October 2025

24 years

FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival

atlanticfilm.com/festivals/viewfinders

International Youth Film Festival.

Event Dates: 14 — 21 September 2023

28 years

Antimatter

antimatter.ws

International Film and Media Arts Film Festival.

Event Dates: 16 — 26 October 2025

26 years

Queer City Cinema Media Arts Festival

queercitycinema.ca

International LGBT Film Festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 14 September 2024

47 years

Banff International TV Festival

banffmediafestival.com

International TV Festival in Canada.

Event Dates: 8 — 11 June 2025

20 years

Toronto After Dark

torontoafterdark.com/2015

Horror, Sci-fi, Action and Cult Film Festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 19 October 2025

50 years

Ottawa International Animation Festival

animationfestival.ca

International Animation Festival in Ottawa.

Event Dates: 24 — 28 September 2025

37 years

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

cinefest.com

International film festival in Ontario, Canada.

Event Dates: 13 — 21 September 2025

18 years

Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival

stopmotionmontreal.com

International festival of stop motion animation.

Event Dates: 10 — 19 September 2022

20 years

Hamilton Film Festival

hamiltonfilmfestival.com

Film Festival and Canadian Film Market.

Event Dates: 17 — 26 October 2025

44 years

Abitibi-Temiscamingue International Film Festival

festivalcinema.ca

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 25 — 30 October 2025

20 years

Vancouver Women in Film Festival

womeninfilm.ca

International Women's Film Festival in Vancouver.

Event Dates: 8 — 12 March 2023

12 years

Mirror Mountain Film Festival

mirrormountainfilmfest.com

Experience original films from the world's most unique creative minds.

Event Dates: 5 — 7 September 2025