List of film festivals in Canada
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This is a list of film festivals that take place (or took place) in Canada. Where relevant, the list below notes when a festival is considered a qualifying festival for the purposes of the Canadian Screen Awards.[1]
National
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada enRoute Film Festival | Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and aboard domestic Air Canada flights | Short films | |
| Canadian Labour International Film Festival | Locations throughout Canada | Established in 2009 |
Alberta
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artifact Small Format Film Festival | Calgary | ||
| Banff Mountain Film Festival | Banff | ||
| Banff World Media Festival | Banff | Yes | |
| Bleak Midwinter Film Festival | Calgary | Animation | |
| Calgary International Film Festival | Calgary | Yes | |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival | Calgary | ||
| Dreamspeakers International Film Festival | Edmonton | Indigenous films | Yes |
| Edmonton International Film Festival | Edmonton | Yes | |
| FAVA Fest | Edmonton | Yes | |
| Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival | Calgary | LGBT film | |
| Marda Loop Justice Film Festival | Calgary | Documentary films | |
| Northwestfest | Edmonton | Documentary films | Yes |
| Rainbow Visions Film Festival | Edmonton | LGBT film | |
| Reel Shorts Film Festival | Grande Prairie | Yes |
British Columbia
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy8s | Vancouver | ||
| DOXA Documentary Film Festival | Vancouver | Documentary films | Yes |
| La Tournée Québec Cinéma en Colombie-Brittanique | Vancouver | Francophone films | Yes |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | Vancouver | Yes | |
| Vancouver International Women in Film Festival | Vancouver | Yes | |
| Vancouver Asian Film Festival | Vancouver | ||
| Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival | Vancouver | LGBT films | |
| Victoria Film Festival | Victoria | Yes | |
| Whistler Film Festival | Whistler | Yes | |
| World Community Film Festival | Courtenay and Kelowna | Documentary films |
Manitoba
New Brunswick
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie | Moncton | Yes | |
| Indigenous Film Festival | Fredericton | Indigenous films | |
| Silver Wave Film Festival | Fredericton | Yes |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel Film Festival | St. John's | ||
| St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival | St. John's | Yes |
Northwest Territories
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead North Film Festival | Yellowknife | ||
| Yellowknife Film Fest | Yellowknife | Yes |
Nova Scotia
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Film Festival | Halifax | Yes | |
| Devour! The Food Film Fest | Wolfville | Yes | |
| Emerging Lens Film Festival | Halifax | Yes | |
| Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival | Halifax | Yes | |
| OUTeast Film Festival | Halifax | LGBT films |
Nunavut
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunavut Children's Film Festival | Iqaluit |
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottetown Film Festival | Charlottetown | Yes |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
| Name | City | Notes | CSA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available Light Film Festival | Whitehorse | Yes | |
| Out North Queer Film Festival | Whitehorse | LGBT films |
See also
References
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