Film Festival

Akashi takes Borsos top honour at Whistler Film Festival

The feature debut from writer-director-star Mayumi Yoshida won a total of five awards at this year’s Whistler Film Festival.

TIFF unveils new details for 2026 market launch

The inaugural TIFF: The Market will run from Sept. 10 to 16, 2026.

Whistler programming head Robin Smith changes the playbook

The Whistler Film Festival’s director of film programming digs into audience-building strategies and highlights six Canadian filmmakers making waves in the 2025 lineup.

Partition wins Canadian competition prize at RIDM

The Montreal International Documentary Festival also revealed the winner of its People’s Choice Award on Monday.

In Brief: ‘The Pink Pill’ claims DOC NYC Audience Award

Plus: Queering the Screen launches a national survey for 2SLGBTQIA+ screen industry professionals, Telefilm is relocating its headquarters, and more.

RIDM seeks balance of political and poetic in doc programming

Artistic co-director Marlene Edoyan discusses how the Montreal doc fest is boosting strong social-political works in addition to the aesthetically adventurous.

Hot Docs names new festival, year-round programming leads

The Toronto doc organization revealed the programming team for its 2026 festival this week.

In Brief: YouTubers Dan & Riya prep Tubi-exclusive digital series

Plus: Québec Cinéma appoints a new board chair, Criterion returns to TIFF, and more.

Whistler reveals final Canadian world premiere for 2025 fest lineup

The Whistler Film Festival unveiled the full program for its 2025 edition on Nov. 5.

Montreal, My Beautiful wins best Canadian film prize at Reel Asian

The Toronto festival revealed the winners of its juried awards as it launched its 2025 edition.

Crave’s Heated Rivalry to premiere at Montreal LGBTQ+ festival

The Image+Nation festival will debut the first episode of the hockey romance ahead of its streaming premiere.

Danny Dunlop wins feature film pitch at Forest City Film Festival

The 2025 edition of the London, Ont. festival’s pitch competition also included a new feature documentary prize.