Upcoming Toronto Festivals
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Mar 15 - Apr 5, 2025
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Toronto Serbian Film Festival
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Toronto's annual showcase of Serbian cinema.
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Mar 24 - 29, 2025
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Canadian Film Fest
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Homegrown cinema.
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Mar 28 - 30, 2025
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Toronto Queer Film Festival
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Representing the under-represented.
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Mar 28 - 30, 2025
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Toronto Irish Film Festival
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Cinema from the emerald isle.
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Mar 29 - 30, 2025
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Terriblefest
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Brace yourselves for the onslaught of off-kilter cinema in this final installment of Adam Riot Thorn's event.
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TBA -- Mar 2025?
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Filmist Estonian Film Festival
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The cinema of Estonia.
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Apr 1 - 4, 2025
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Toronto Indie Horror Fest
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New blood from Canada and around the world.
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Apr 1 - 4, 2025
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ICFF Youth
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The city's yearly round-up of Italian-language cinema reaches out to the city's youth with weekday school presentations.
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Apr 4 - 6, 2025
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Toronto International Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival
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Horror and fantasy spring eternal.
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Apr 9 - 13, 2025
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Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
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Sharpen your imagination.
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Apr 10 - 13, 2025
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TIFF Next Wave
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World cinema for teens, tweens and young adults. Most screenings free for anyone under 25!
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Apr 10 - 14, 2025
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Images Festival
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Screen art, from experimental features and shorts to gallery installations.
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Apr 11 - 13, 2025
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Toronto Silent Film Festival
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Where the images (accompanied by live music, naturally) do the talking.
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Apr 16, 2025
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Canadian Film Day
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All Canada, all day, all over the city (and the country).
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Apr 21 - 24, 2025
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Toronto Film Week
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Independence, both international and domestic, with an edge
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Apr 24 - May 4, 2025
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Hot Docs
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Toronto's annual celebration of reality-based cinema.
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Apr 24 - 27, 2025
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Toronto Ukrainian Film Festival
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Ukrainian culture in Toronto.
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May 5 - 15, 2025
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Toronto Jewish Film Festival
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A yearly celebration of worldwide Jewish culture on film.
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May 22, 2025
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Toronto Horror Film Festival
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Films that curdle blood and tingle the spine.
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May 23 - Jun 1, 2025
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Inside Out
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The queer cinematic experience.
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TBA -- May 2025
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Mayworks
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An annual celebration of labour, art and politics that usually includes a couple of thematically appropriate film screenings.
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Jun 3 - 8, 2025
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ImagineNative
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Aboriginal media, from the global to the local.
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Jun 16 - 19, 2025
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Vaughan Film Festival
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Indie cinema in the suburbs
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Jun 20 - 29, 2025
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Toronto Arab Film Festival
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Arab cinema in Toronto.
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Jun 27 - Jul 20, 2025
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Italian Contemporary Film Festival/Lavazza Inclucity Festival
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New Italian cinema in Toronto, plus a culturally diverse selection of films from other countries.
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TBA -- Jun 2025?
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Toronto Japanese Film Festival
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Genre-spanning contemporary Japanese cinema.
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TBA -- Jun 2025
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Future of Film Showcase
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Emerging filmmakers point the way forwards.
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Jul 16 - 20, 2025
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Female Eye Film Festival
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A different gaze.
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Jul 28 - Aug 3, 2025
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Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival
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South Asian cinema comes to Canada.
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TBA -- Jul 2025?
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The 8 Fest
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Small-gauge filmmaking.
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TBA -- Jul 2025?
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Insomniac Film Festival
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Toronto's young filmmakers create rather than sleep.
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TBA -- Jul 2025?
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Reel HeART Film Festival
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Independent film, from script to screen.
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Aug 7 - 10, 2025
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Diffusion
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Artist-centered film and video from underrepresented perspectives. Presented by the re:assemblage collective.
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Aug 28 - 31, 2025
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Toronto Shorts International Film Festival
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Short-form cinema.
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TBA -- Aug 2025?
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Mulan International Film Festival
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From China to Toronto.
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Sep 3 - 6, 2025
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Cabbagetown Short Film Festival
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Cabbagetown loves cinema.
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Sep 4 - 14, 2025
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Toronto International Film Festival
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The big kahuna of Toronto film festivals.
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Sep 9 - 14, 2025
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Toronto Independent Film Festival
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Riding the festival wave in the name of micro-budget cinema.
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Sep 11 - 22, 2025
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Comffest
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Bringing communities together through film.
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Sep 24 - Oct 3, 2025
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Toronto Palestine Film Festival
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Presenting the narrative of a disposessed people.
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TBA -- Sep 2025?
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Caribbean Tales Internation Film Festival
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Stories from the islands.
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TBA -- Sep 2025?
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T.O. Web Fest
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Made for the Internet.
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TBA -- Sep 2025?
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Mari Törőcsik Hungarian Film Festival
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Hungarian cinema comes to Toronto.
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Oct 4, 2025
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Nuit Blanche
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Artists take us deep into the Toronto night.
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Oct 15 - 19, 2025
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival
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New horror, fantasy and action cinema.
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Oct 15 - 17, 2025
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Toronto Arthouse Film Festival
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New independent talent. Free!
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival
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Big wheels on screen.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Reelworld Film Festival
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Celebrating cultural diversity through film.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival
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Taking stock of this hunk of rock we call home.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Toronto Latin American Film Festival
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Hispanic cinema.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Cyrus International Film Festival
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Contemporary Iranian cinema. Formerly known as CineIran.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Macedonian Film Festival
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Broadening awareness of Macedonian talent.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Alucine
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Showcasing the work of Latino film and video makers.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Rendezous With Madness
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Illuminating mental illness and addiction with both screenings and panel discussions.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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International Film Festival of South Asia
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From South Asia to just West of Toronto.
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TBA -- Oct 2025?
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Ageless Film Festival
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Cinema reflects on living long.
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Nov 12 - 15, 2025
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Architecture & Design Film Festival
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Design directs.
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Nov 13 - 30, 2025
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European Union Film Festival
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The member countries of the European Union showcase continental culture for the benefit of us abroad.
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Nov 17 - 22, 2025
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Blood in the Snow Film Festival
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Warm blood for the looming cold Canadian winter.
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Nov 20 - 22, 2025
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Canadian Sport Film Festival
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Giving the armchair quarterback a festival to call his own.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Reel Asian Film Festival
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Toronto's annual collection of films from Asia and the Asian diaspora.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Cinéfranco
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Recent French-language cinema.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Ekran Polish Film Festival
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Polish cinema returns to Toronto.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Diaspora Film Festival
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Illuminating the immigrant experience.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Brazil Film Festival
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A dose of hot Brazilian cinema holds off the imminent winter chill.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Regent Park Film Festival
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Shining the spotlight on a Toronto neighbourhood in revival.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Muslim International Film Festival
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Celebrating Muslim excellence in film.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Buffer Festival
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Online content creators congregate in a physical space.
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TBA -- Nov 2025?
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Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival
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Young filmmaking stars shine.
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TBA -- Dec 2025
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Breakthroughs Film Festival
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Emerging female directors break through.
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TBA -- Dec 2025?
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Jayu Human Rights Film Festival
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Taking stock of human rights abuses around the world.
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TBA -- Dec 2025?
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Filmi Toronto South Asian Film Festival
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South Asian cinema culture.
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TBA -- Dec 2025?
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indiefilmTO Fest
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Celebrating emerging filmmakers.
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