Telefilm Canada announced Friday it is supporting 24 film festivals under its Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program for a funding total of $1.3 million in the first round of decisions.
The 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,” says a Telefilm press release announcing the funding.
Through its support for film festivals across the country, Telefilm remains committed to equity, diversity and inclusion to foster an industry that is representative of all communities in Canada, the release says.
Telefilm says further film festival funding decisions will be announced later this year.
The 24 medium to large-scale film festivals being supported by Telefilm, starting between Oct. 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, are:
- 2024 Devour! The Food Film Fest
- 2024 Forest City Film Festival
- 2024 IFFSA Toronto
- 2024 image+nation Festival
- 2024 Reelworld Film Festival
- 2024 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
- 2024 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
- 2024 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- 2024 Whistler Film Festival
- 2024 Windsor International Film Festival
- 2025 Available Light Film Festival
- 2025 Halifax Black Film Festival
- 2025 Kingston Canadian Film Festival
- 2025 Toronto Black Film Festival
- 2025 Victoria Film Festival
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski 2025
- Festival de films francophones CINEMANIA 2024
- Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2024
- Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie 2024
- Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal 2025
- Festival International du Film sur l’Art 2025
- Festival REGARD 2025
- Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2025
- Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2024
