The Canadian International Film Festival (CIFF), formerly known as the Canadian Diversity Film Festival, is a premier event in Toronto, Canada, dedicated to celebrating and promoting diversity through the art of filmmaking. Our mission is to bring together diverse communities, embracing differences and uncovering shared experiences through compelling storytelling. CIFF provides a platform for filmmakers to explore themes of equality, social justice, non–discrimination, and multiculturalism, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of global perspectives.
BLOCK A (10am to 11:30am)
HIDDEN – The Kati Preston Story by Daniel Matmor (Best Documentary Feature) 75:31
Steel Town by Mark Herbrand (Best Thriller Short) 25:00
BLOCK B (11:50am to 1:20pm)
Almost Something by Sierra Cheyenne Anderson (Best Student Film) 11:11
Collectors by Brian Pollock (Best Horror Short) 8:56
Invoca by Basile Buisson (Best Horror Short) 4:10
Prism by Mark Herbrand (Best Short Film) 13:44
Morphic by Malik Maliki (Best Short Film) 16:00
Jade Earrings of the Last Empress by Lin Zuo and Marlin Darrah (Best Documentary Short) 17:00
Death is a Celestial Flower by Antoine Lalancette (Best Short Film) 11:07
I Want You – Monika Talach by Brad Spencer (Best Music Video) 2:56
Eternal Blue by Freddie Connor (Best Short Film) 4:00
BLOCK C (1:40pm to 3:10pm)
Sail to the Moon by Josh Grundy (Best Student Film) 30:47
The Boxer by David Cholewa (Best Drama Short) 7:51
Save the Date by George Orallo (Best Comedy Short) 13:35
Heartbreaker by Robinpreet Singh and Roberto Lambrano (Best Music Video) 3:22
Let Go by Carlos Aparicio (Best Music Video) 5:09
Conscript by Daniel Everitt–Lock (Best Short Film) 14:00
Last Name by Cali Tucker by Dustin J. Robison (Best Music Video) 3:24
Nani by Mainak Dhar (Best Comedy Short) 9:56
Edges by Delaney Hathaway (Best new Filmmaker) 3:58
BLOCK D (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
As they pass by Patrice Masini (Best Short Film) 11:50
Looking for You by Christian Scharfenberg (Best Animation) 3:47
Emergence by Gurdeep Sandhu (Best Cinematography) 5:33
When a Star Falls… by Blake Ayliffe (Best Short Film) 20:00
I Wish I Was A Dog by Katherine Costal (Best Comedy Short) 11:34
Ann’s Secret by Yu Syun Wu (Best Drama Short) 10:00
At Home by Matisse Filotto (Best Foreign Short) 8:56
Sixpence None the Richer – Rosemary Hill by Lindsay Jamieson (Best Music Video) 5:08
Laura, 29 Old Compton Street by Weiqi Cai (Best Music Score) 12:24
BLOCK E (5:20pm to 6:50pm)
Eden by Lester Lubuguin (Best New Filmmaker) 12:00
The Nightingale and the Rose by Maria Paula Rios (Best Animation) 5:00
Legend of Sun Knight by Remy Rosenthal (Best Animation) 10:00
Dear God by Justin Kueber (Best Music Video) 3:33
Until Then by Eric Patrick Hong (Best Student Film) 11:45
Memory of Xinjiang by Tan Wei and Li Lan (Best Music Video) 5:21
Sweet Child of Mine by Fereshteh Nezakati Rezapour (Best Horror Short) 14:00
VNSKA – Walking on Beats by Leevi Heino Einari Oramo (Best Music Video) 3:02
The King’s Slayer by Djamel Bennecib (Best Thriller Short) 15:00
Unveiling by Eugene Kim (Best Student Film) 8:00
BLOCK F (7:10pm to 8:40pm)
Two Tigers by 雷 徐 (Best Short Film) 9:48
The Third Dream by Mohammadhossein Nikzad (Best Foreign Short) 18:42
Single Woman Seeking Child by Blain Watters (Best Short Film) 14:50
Unfair by Amir Emadian (Best Short Film) 17:12
Stop Taking Pictures by Arlin Godwin (Best Thriller Short) 14:33
All That Gets Me Through – Jeremy Fox by Brad Spencer (Best Music Video) 3:38
HIM by Aela Herbert (Best Drama Short) 11:05
BLOCK G (9:00pm to 9:50pm)
We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes by Colin Field (Best Documentary Feature) 49:14