Telefilm Canada announced Wednesday it is providing $1.6 million in funding for 22 Canadian film festivals under its Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program, in its first round of decisions for this year.
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 homegrown multiscreen content, Telefilm explained in a press release.
The 22 festivals, starting between Oct. 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, being funded in this round include:
- 2025 Forest City Film Festival
- 2025 image+nation. festival film LGBT2SQueer Montréal
- 2025 Reelworld Film Festival
- 2025 Regent Park Film Festival
- 2025 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
- 2025 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
- 2025 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
- 2025 Whistler Film Festival
- 2025 Windsor International Film Festival
- 2026 Available Light Film Festival
- 2026 Halifax Black Film Festival
- 2026 Kingston Canadian Film Festival
- 2026 Toronto Black Film Festival
- 2026 Victoria Film Festival
- Festival de films francophones CINEMANIA 2025
- Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2025
- Festival du nouveau cinéma 2025
- Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie 2025
- Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal 2026
- Festival International du Film sur l’Art 2026
- Festival REGARD 2026
- Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2025
The second round of applications to the Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program will open from June 16 to July 8, 2025, for festivals with start dates between April 1, 2026 and Sept. 30, 2026. More information is available here.
