Partner Festivals

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival, presenting a selection of approximately 200 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe.

Inside Out presents the annual Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in Canada, bringing the LGBTQ community together and creating unforgettable cinematic experiences.

The global hub for Indigenous-made media arts. Each year, imagineNATIVE presents a selection of film, video, audio, digital media, and exhibitions each created by Indigenous artists from Canada and around the world, in addition to a series of panels and workshops.

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival? is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. Works include films and videos by East, South and Southeast Asian artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world.

Inaugurated as a grassroots non-profit film festival in 2012, the Italian Contemporary Film Festival has grown to become one of the largest Italian film festivals outside of Italy. Each year, the ICFF is proud to present an inspiring lineup - the best from newly released Italian and international cinema.

L’Altra Italia was founded in 2002 in Toronto as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to highlighting the Italian arts and culture and establishing a two-way cultural interaction between Canada and Italy. L'altra Italia offers year-round cinematic programming at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

CineIran Festival is an annual celebration of the best of contemporary Iranian cinema. The festival aims to bring the most acclaimed Iranian films of the year to Toronto's screens in an effort to present a comprehensive cross-section and showcase the depth and diversity of this national cinema.

With the mission "to advance diversity through Korean cinema," TKFF is a non-profit organization that aims to present authentic Korean cinema to the Canadian community, and to support local Korean filmmakers.

The Toronto Irish Film Festival celebrates the very best of Irish cinema and promotes the work of Irish filmmakers to the Greater Toronto Irish community and the Toronto film festival public.

In thematic clusters throughout the year, the Goethe-Institut brings you the best in contemporary German cinema—from features to docs, shorts to animation, the avant-garde to festival highlights—along with exclusive talks from renowned artists and experts.

The Toronto South African Film Festival is proud to present features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa – films that both entertain and inform.

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Palestinian cinema, music, cuisine and art to GTA audiences. TPFF was conceived in 2008 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Al-Nakba.

JFL42 features hilarious, riveting and relevant comedians, over a 10-day period in Toronto. Why 42? Because in addition to the headliners you have to choose from, there are 42 other amazing comedy acts for you to experience, including a daytime Podcasts, In Conversations, Cast Panels and more!

Brazil Film Fest presents a selection of great films from the new wave of Brazilian cinema, proudly presented at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.

The Canadian Sport Film Festival is committed to provoking dialogue on the power of sport to inspire social change.

The name SinoLux combines two Latin phases ‘Sino’ and ‘Lux’, respectively means Chinese and light. Each year, the Sinolux Film Exhibition highlights great films that are recognized as the light of Chinese-speaking world.