Film Distribution and Film Festivals in Canada

See also our list of recommended Student Film and Video Festivals.

• $100 Film Festival, Short film festival in Calgary, in March.
• Adfilms specialises in the placement of made for cinema advertising, and distributes the World's Best Commercials.
• AluCine Toronto Latino Film and Video Festival in Toronto in November.
• Antimatter. Festival of underground short film and video, in September in Victoria, BC.
• The Atlantic Film Festival. In Halifax in September.
• Banff Festival of Mountain Films in November. One of the world's premiere mountain culture events.
• Banff World Television Festival. The most important television festival in the world, in June.
• Baystreet Film Festival, Film festival in Thunder Bay, in September
• Boulevard Movies, e-tailer of sci-fi, horror and cult classic Films on DVD
• Breast Fest Film Festival, sponsored by Rethink Breast Cancer at the ROM in Toronto.
• Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival in September in Toronto.
• Calgary International Film Festival in September, promoting emerging and established filmmakers.
• Canada's Top Ten -- screening series of top films from the past year as selected by the TIFF Group.
• Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre. The complete catalogue of some 2900 films from Canada's oldest artist-run centre.
• Canadian Filmmakers Festival. All-Canadian festival in Toronto in March.
• Cinefest Sudbury, in September.
• Cinefranco Film Festival -- international Francophone cinema, April in Toronto.
• Cinema Clock -- movies and show times for theatres across Canada.
• Cinema de la Monde, World film festival in Montreal
• Cinema Esperança -- independent distributor of films from around the world.
• Cinema Kingston -- screening series at Queen's University.
• Cinéma Le Clap . Salle de cinéma-répertoire de Sainte-Foy, Québec.
• Cinema Politica, a network of political film exhibitions across the country.
• Cinematheque Ontario. Program guide for classics of world cinema, and independent films.
• Cinémental. Festival of French-speaking films in Winnipeg.
• Classic Video, DVD rentals and sales in Kingston.
• COMMFFEST Community Film Festival, bringing global communities together, in Toronto.
• Curiosity Festival -- online festival with a Toronto screening.
• Dawson City International Short Film Festival, in Dawson City, Yukon in March.
• deadend.com. More than the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of a feature film.
• Diaspora Accented Film Festival in October, capturing Toronto's diversity in the work of filmmakers living outside their country of origin.
• DOXA Documentary Film and Video Festival, celebrating community, dialogue and human resilience, at the Pacific Cinematheque in Vancouver in May.
• Dreamspeakers Film Festival & Forum, aboriginal festival held in June in Edmonton.
• Edmonton International Film Festival in September.
• Ekran Toronto Polish FIlm Festival in October.
• Fairy Tales, Calgary's International Gay & Lesbian film festival.
• Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival, October in Toronto
• Female Eye Film Festival, June in Toronto, including scripts.
• Festival du nouveau cinéma, multidisciplinary showcase held in Montreal in October.
• FilmCan, listing theatre showtimes for most cities in Canada, plus reviews, links, etc.
• Filmi South Asian Film Festival in Toronto in August, and planning expansion to Montreal and Vancouver.
• Films We Like, distributor of independent films.
• First Take International Student Festival in Toronto.
• Flicks International Film Festival for Young People, April in Saskatoon.
• Focus Niagara in October.
• Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival, monthly screenings in Toronto.
• Global Visions Film Festival presents documentaries in Edmonton in November.
• Green Reel Environmental Film Festival in January in Vaughan, Ontario.
• Hamilton Film Festival, in November at the Staircase Cafe Theater.
• Herland Feminist Film & Video Festival, in Calgary in May.
• Hispano American Film Festival in Toronto, end of May annually.
• Home Vision Entertainment, distributing documentary and independent films on DVD.
• Hot Docs. National Documentary Film Awards sponsored by the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, April in Toronto.
• Hot Shots High School Film and Ad Festival in Calgary in May.
• Image+Nation, Montreal International LGBT film festival in November.
• Images Festival of Independent Film and Video, April in Toronto.
• ImagineNative Film Festival -- world aboriginal films, October in Toronto.
• Inside Out, a Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that takes place annually in Toronto.
• International Teen Movie Festival in Toronto in August.
• Kingston Canadian Film Festival, all-Canadian films in March.
• London Canadian Film Festival, Canadian films and student shorts in March.
• London Jewish Film Festival in November.
• Macedonian Film Festival in Toronto in October.
• Maple Lake Releasing, promoting the work of independent film, video and new media producers from around the world.
• Mobifest, mobile device film festival, with voting online.
• Mongrel Media, bringing the best world cinema to Canada.
• Montreal International Festival of Films on Art, in Montreal, in March. Emphasis on film with artistic subject matter.
• Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, Documentary film festval in November
• Montreal World Film Festival in August. The site includes information on previous years.
• Moving Images Distribution, west coast distributor with an on-line catalogue including documentary, short fiction, animation, and avant-garde work.
• Moving Pictures: Canadian Films on Tour. Travelling festival in western Canada, March - May.
• Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video, November in Toronto.
• Niagara Indie FilmFest at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario in June.
• Nickel Independent Film and Video Festival in St.John's, Newfoundland in July.
• North of Superior Film Association including the Northwest Film Fest in Thunder Bay in March.
• Ouat Media specializes in worldwide distribution of international shorts.
• One Minute Film Festival in Toronto in October.
• Optic Nerve, holding monthly screenings in Peterborough, ON.
• Ottawa International Animation Festival, the largest and most prestigious of its kind in North America, held every two years in September.
• Pacific Cinematheque. Screenings and educational resources in British Columbia.
• Planet in Focus, Toronto Environmental Film and Video Festival in September.
• Pleasure Dome in Toronto. Upcoming screenings, calls for submissions, links to festivals and other sites.
• Portuguese Film and Video Festival, films with Portuguese content, April in Vancouver.
• Princeton Canadian Film and Video Festival at Princeton University in October.
• Queer City Cinema, biennial lesbian and gay festival in Regina.
• Rebelfest International Film Festival, independent festival, September in Toronto.
• ReelHeART Film Festival in Toronto -- they have art in their heart.
• Reel Asian International Film Festival -- November in Toronto, showcasing one nation each year.
• Reel Canada, taking Canadian films and filmmakers to high schools.
• Reel Fun Film Festival -- for youth and families, February in Calgary.
• reelout queer film + video festival in Kingston in March.
• Reel World Film Festival, celebrating diversity in film, video, and new media. April in Toronto.
• Regent Park Film Festival, November in Toronto, with a focus on Asia, Africa and First Nations.
• Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts, a new festival in September.
• Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone in Vancouver in February.
• Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, in November in Toronto. Features and shorts touching upon the facts and mythology of mental illness.
• St. John's Anime Film Society. Japanese animation enthusiasts in Newfoundland.
• St. John's International Women's Film & Video Festival in Newfoundland in October.
• The Screening Room, repertory theatre at 120 Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario.
• Silver Wave Film Festival, old and new shorts and features, in November in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
• Sprockets Film Festival for Children in Toronto in April, part of the TIFF Group.
• Sudbury's Cinéfest, in September in Sudbury, Ontario. Web site includes the Cinéscreen rep cinema.
• Telefilm Canada Festivals Bureau, including Calls for Entries from current international festivals.
• Toronto After Dark Film Festival, horror and fantasy in October.
• Toronto Film Festival Reviews with star ratings, reviews and comments from festivalgoers.
• Toronto Film Society, a non-profit association for the study and appreciation of film.
• Toronto International Film Festival in September.
• Toronto International Latin Film Festival in November.
• Toronto's International Queer West Film Fest sponsors several events in the west end.
• Toronto Italian Film Festival in June, since 1999.
• Toronto Jewish Film Festival -- features and shorts, in May.
• Toronto Online Film Festival -- film, video, multimedia, in December.
• Toronto Tibet Film Festival, depicting the stories, people and places of Tibet, in October.
• Toronto Urban Film Festival, screening one-minute films throughout the Toronto Transit Commission.
• Tremblant Film Festival, in June.
• Vancouver Asian Film Festival in November, for Asian independent filmmakers.
• Vancouver International Film Festival in September. The web site is a "Virtual VIFF".
• Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in February, including mountain culture and enivironmental issues.
• Vancouver Island Film, Video & New Media Festival, in August in Victoria.
• Vancouver Queer Film and Video Festival in August.
• Victoria Film Festival, features and shorts in February.
• Victoria New Media Convention for comics and movies, in October.
• Videomatica in Vancouver, specializing in in classics, foreign, independent, documentary, Canadian and all other genre films on VHS or DVD.
• ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth in Halifax in April, featuring film and media for youth 3-18.
• Visual Alchemy. Avant-garde film and video by Al Razutis.
• VTape. Cataloguing and distribution of independent video and media artwork.
• Vues d'Afrique. Recent French film and video from Africa and the Caribbean. April in Montreal.
• Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival in November.
• Winnipeg Film Group distributes films and screens them in their Cinematheque.
• Winnipeg Reel Pride Film Festival of gay and lesbian film in October.
• WildSound Film Festival is held monthly in Toronto. Audience members provide feedback.
• WNDX Festival of Film and Video Art, October in Winnpeg.
• World of Comedy International Film Festival. Shorts and features, February in Toronto,
• Worldwide Short Film Festival in June at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto.
• Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival -- the Golden Sheaf Awards since 1950, in May.
• Young Cuts Film Festival for young filmmakers, in Montreal.
• Zip.ca offers online DVD rentals.

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See also our list of recommended Student Film and Video Festivals.

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