Telefilm Canada invests $480,000 in 60 film festivals across Canada

Press Release

Feb 07, 2025

In the second intake of the General Admission Festivals Program, Telefilm Canada commits $235,000 to support 34 Canadian film festivals with start dates between April 1st, 2025, and September 30th, 2025.

In total, the two intakes in this program for the fiscal year 2024-2025 amount to a combined investment of $480,000, backing 60 film festivals across Canada. Overall, Telefilm received a total of 92 eligible applications during this fiscal year, with 44 from the second intake of the program.

The General Admission Festivals Program provides streamlined funding to small and/or emerging film festivals that are aimed at the general public.

The first round of decisions were announced on July 25, 2024.

List of General Admission film festivals supported by Telefilm (starting between April 1st, 2025, and September 30th, 2025):

• 2025 Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX)
• 2025 Architecture+Design Film Festival
• 2025 Artifact Small Format Film Festival
• 2025 Calgary Black Film Festival
• 2025 Dawson City International Short Film Festival
• 2025 FascinAsian Film Festival – Calgary
• 2025 FascinAsian Film Festival – Winnipeg
• 2025 Festival du film de Knowlton
• 2025 Festival Vues sur mer
• 2025 Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (HIFF)
• 2025 Hudson Festival of Canadian Film
• 2025 International Black & Diversity Film Festival (IBDFF)
• 2025 iSAFF International South Asian Film Festival
• 2025 Mirror Mountain Film Festival
• 2025 Nickel Independent Film Festival
• 2025 Oakville Film Festival
• 2025 Okotoks Film Festival
• 2025 Regina International Film Festival and Awards
• 2025 Run N Gun Film Festival
• 2025 Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival
• 2025 Three Ears Indigenous Film Festival
• 2025 Toronto Outdoor Picture Show
• 2025 Vancouver International Youth Film Festival
• 2025 Vancouver Short Film Festival
• Cinergie-Festival Intl du film francophone de Saskatoon 2025
• Comox Valley International Film Festival
• Festival Courts d’un soir 2025
• Festival de films d’auteurs de Val-Morin (FFAVM) 2025
• Festival de films pour l’environnement 2025
• Festival du film du Saint-Séverin (Festifilm de la Beauce) 2025
• Festival Émergence de Montréal 2025
• Festival international du film ethnographique du Québec 2025
• Festival international Présence autochtone 2025
• Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation 2025

About Telefilm Canada

As a Partner of Choice, Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation dedicated to the success of Canada’s audiovisual industry, fostering access and excellence by delivering programs that support cultural resonance and audience engagement. With a lens of equity, inclusivity and sustainability, Telefilm bolsters dynamic companies and a range of creative talent at home and around the world. Telefilm also makes recommendations regarding the certification of audiovisual coproduction treaties to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Launched in 2012, the Talent Fund raises private donations which principally support emerging talent. Visit telefilm.ca and follow us on X and on LinkedIn.

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Media contact

Joyce Richards
Advisor, Strategic Communications
Telefilm Canada
Joyce.Richards@telefilm.ca

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