GIFF Among 25 Festivals Awarded Funding from Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is supporting 25 Canadian film festivals, under the Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program (in its second round of decisions). A total of 47 film festivals are supported under this program in fiscal year 2025-2026 with 22 film festivals supported in the first round. This second intake of the program represents an additional investment of $2.26 million.
The Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program provides financial support to long-established medium to large-scale Canadian film festivals that help promote Canadian films and talent and stimulate demand for our multiscreen content.
Telefilm is committed to advancing the development of the industry and reaching audiences where they are. Through this program, Telefilm supports film festivals across the country and remains committed to foster and support an industry that is representative of all communities in Canada.
List of all medium to large-scale film festivals supported by Telefilm (starting between April 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026):
2026 Atlantic International Film Festival
2026 Calgary International Film Festival
2026 Calgary Underground Film Festival
2026 CaribbeanTales International Film Festival
2026 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
2026 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
2026 Gimli International Film Festival
2026 Hot Docs Festival
2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
2026 Inside Out Film Festival
2026 iSAFF International South Asian Film Festival
2026 Lunenburg Doc Fest
2026 Ottawa International Animation Festival
2026 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF)
2026 Vancouver International Film Festival
2026 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
2026 Yorkton Film Festival
Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke 2026
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec 2026
Festival du film de l’Outaouais 2026
Festival Fantasia 2026
Festival international de cinéma et d’art Les Percéides 2026
Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique 2026
Festival International du Film Black de Montréal 2026
Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2026
The decision-making process takes into account the promotion of Canadian and Indigenous content and talent, and Telefilm’s objective to fund an equitable and balanced portfolio in terms of regional representation and diversity of voices.