14 years

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

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

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 27 — 30 August 2026

29 years

The Montreal International Documentary Festival

ridm.ca/en

International Documentary Festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 26 November 2024

56 years

Montreal Festival of New Cinema

nouveaucinema.ca

Festival of New Cinema in Montreal.

Event Dates: 9 — 20 October 2024

38 years

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

cinefest.com

International film festival in Ontario, Canada.

Event Dates: 19 — 27 September 2026

51 years

Toronto International Film Festival

tiff.net

International film festival in Toronto.

Event Dates: 5 — 15 September 2024

18 years

Toronto Independent Film Festival

film-fest.ca

International Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 9 — 13 September 2026

15 years

JAYU's Human Rights Film Festival

jayu.ca

Human Rights Film Festival.

Event Dates: 5 — 10 December 2024

45 years

Vancouver International Film Festival

viff.org

International film festival in Vancouver.

Event Dates: 1 — 11 October 2026

29 years

Antimatter

antimatter.ws

International Film and Media Arts Film Festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 25 October 2026

25 years

FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival

atlanticfilm.com/festivals/viewfinders

International Youth Film Festival.

Event Dates: 14 — 21 September 2023

27 years

Queer City Cinema Media Arts Festival

queercitycinema.ca

International LGBT Film Festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 14 September 2024

21 years

Toronto After Dark

torontoafterdark.com/2015

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

Event Dates: 14 — 18 October 2026

48 years

Banff International TV Festival

banffmediafestival.com

International TV Festival in Canada.

Event Dates: 14 — 17 June 2026

51 years

Ottawa International Animation Festival

animationfestival.ca

International Animation Festival in Ottawa.

Event Dates: 23 — 27 September 2026

19 years

The 8 fest

the8fest.com

International Film Festival: 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm.

Event Dates: 26 — 29 September 2026

19 years

Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival

stopmotionmontreal.com

International festival of stop motion animation.

Event Dates: 10 — 19 September 2022

21 years

Hamilton Film Festival

hamiltonfilmfestival.com

Film Festival and Canadian Film Market.

Event Dates: 16 — 25 October 2026

45 years

Abitibi-Temiscamingue International Film Festival

festivalcinema.ca

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 25 — 30 October 2025

21 years

Vancouver Women in Film Festival

womeninfilm.ca

International Women's Film Festival in Vancouver.

Event Dates: 8 — 12 March 2023

13 years

Mirror Mountain Film Festival

mirrormountainfilmfest.com

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

Event Dates: 5 — 7 September 2025