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GeekFest Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada, North America

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GeekFest Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada, North America

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BonBon Bombay Studio Queen Street East Toronto, Ontario, , Canada Show me on the map

About the festival

GeekFest Toronto showcases Films, Docs and Talks on everything Geeks Love ❤️

Have you ever seen a a film that was DNA code set to music...? We have. Have you ever seen a documentary where puppets race radio controlled cars...? We have. Have you ever been on Reddit or hooked on Ingress. We have. We are.

So that's what GeekFest Toronto is all about. A celebration for people like us who know who we are and how neat it is to be either Geek or a Nerd.

We don't need a porkpie hat, skinny jeans or a bushy beard to let the world know who we are. We just need maybe the latest gadget, a cool game, a unusual topic and a movie we can relate to. And friends who relate to us.

So let's see those Films, Documentaries, Presentations and Demos.

We are an IMDb eligible festival. This means Filmmakers will be able to post their Nominations and Wins on their IMDb Profiles.

Our goal is to always program films and documentaries and compliment them with a topical discussion, presentation or demo from experts and enthusiasts.

GeekFest Toronto 'Best of Fest', 'Top Geek', Honorable Mention Prizes are eligible to all categories, including Speakers.
GeekFest Toronto 'Canada Geeks' Prize is eligible to all categories but ONLY to Canadian entrants, including Speakers.

'Best of Fest' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Best of Fest' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a very cool *personalized* award. We mean VERY Cool!

'Top Geek' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Top Geek' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length that embraces the Super Geek or Super Geeky Interest in a super cool way. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a very cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Honorable Mention' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Honorable Mention' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Canada Geeks' Prize
GeekFest Toronto ' 'Canada Geeks' ' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length by a Canadian Entrant. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Best Actor or Best Actress or Best Ensemble' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Best Actor or Best Actress or Best Ensemble' Prize is for the Best Actress, Actor or Ensemble in a Film or Documentary (as themselves) regardless of length by a any Entrant. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.
Please note - These awards are not always given away in every season.

Other prizes can be awarded based on merits as they happen in any given season such as Best Cinematography, Best Animation, Best Action

About

GeekFest Toronto showcases Films, Docs and Talks on everything Geeks Love ❤️

Have you ever seen a a film that was DNA code set to music...? We have. Have you ever seen a documentary where puppets race radio controlled cars...? We have. Have you ever been on Reddit or hooked on Ingress. We have. We are.

So that's what GeekFest Toronto is all about. A celebration for people like us who know who we are and how neat it is to be either Geek or a Nerd.

We don't need a porkpie hat, skinny jeans or a bushy beard to let the world know who we are. We just need maybe the latest gadget, a cool game, a unusual topic and a movie we can relate to. And friends who relate to us.

So let's see those Films, Documentaries, Presentations and Demos.

We are an IMDb eligible festival. This means Filmmakers will be able to post their Nominations and Wins on their IMDb Profiles.

Our goal is to always program films and documentaries and compliment them with a topical discussion, presentation or demo from experts and enthusiasts.

GeekFest Toronto 'Best of Fest', 'Top Geek', Honorable Mention Prizes are eligible to all categories, including Speakers.
GeekFest Toronto 'Canada Geeks' Prize is eligible to all categories but ONLY to Canadian entrants, including Speakers.

'Best of Fest' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Best of Fest' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a very cool *personalized* award. We mean VERY Cool!

'Top Geek' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Top Geek' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length that embraces the Super Geek or Super Geeky Interest in a super cool way. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a very cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Honorable Mention' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Honorable Mention' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Canada Geeks' Prize
GeekFest Toronto ' 'Canada Geeks' ' Prize is for the Best Film, Documentary or Talk regardless of length by a Canadian Entrant. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.

GeekFest Toronto 'Best Actor or Best Actress or Best Ensemble' Prize
GeekFest Toronto 'Best Actor or Best Actress or Best Ensemble' Prize is for the Best Actress, Actor or Ensemble in a Film or Documentary (as themselves) regardless of length by a any Entrant. It could be Audience Vote combined with Programmer Scores. You will get a cool *personalized* award.
Please note - These awards are not always given away in every season.

Other prizes can be awarded based on merits as they happen in any given season such as Best Cinematography, Best Animation, Best Action

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Your Film or Documentary can be about absolutely anything from the Geek or Nerd Culture. Your Film and Documentary completion date is not an issue. ANY year is fine with us. Science never gets Old.

Each and Every Film, Documentary and or Music video MUST be a Premiere.
It cannot screen in Toronto, Ontario Canada before Wednesday February 14, 2020.

If your film is on the Internet, it must be changed to *Private Listing" if you are entering GeekFest Toronto. Also. Your film cannot screen anywhere in Ontario for the week before or after GeekFeestToronto in case of event screenings or technical issues.

Your Premiere must remain with GeekFestToronto.

If selected you must be willing to supply us (if required and/or asked) with TWO hard copy DVDs (HighDef) or BlueRay or DCP as your exhibition copy. But mainly, we prefer to DOWNLOAD our Exhibition Copy from FilmFreeway or Vimeo.

So PLEASE make sure your file is 1080P with a sharp, crisp resolution. 4 Gigs Max

For information on presentations, papers and demonstrations, please read about it in the category Listing called: "Presentations, Papers and Demos".

Thank You and have a Geeky Day...!

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Feature Documentary over 71 Minutes from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Documentary MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Narrative Feature Film over 71 Minutes from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Short Documentary
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Short Documentary under 71 Minutes from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Documentary MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Short Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Short Film under 71 Minutes from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Experimental Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Experimental Film of ANY LENGTH from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Animated Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Animated Film of ANY LENGTH from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Music Video
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Music Video that displays music in the Geek or Nerd culture. Your Music Video can be of ANY LENGTH from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Music Video MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Weird Science
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Video that displays a Weird Science Theory, Idea, Premise or Experiment gone right or horribly wrong that you captured on your iPad, SmartPhone or professionally shot. Think MythBusters without the Budget. Or Weird Science or Back To The Future, both awesome Feature Films. Your Weird Science Film can be of ANY LENGTH from any Genre, Country, Person or Organization. If not in English, your Weird Science Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Presentations, Papers and Demos
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

Presentations, Papers and Demos is for anyone who wants to present or Demo just about Anything... The more nerdier, geekier, sciency, the better. This category is open to Instructors, Inventors, Innovators, Speakers and Students (of any age). All Presentations, Papers, etc. MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER been presented in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever. To get some idea on what we're looking for go to our idea tag cloud below in "Niches & Genres". Remember to include for this Category: Topic Brief Synopsis Running Time Please send your digital version of your presentation to: GeekFestToronto@gmail.com

Vimeo, YouTube, Web - Stand-Alone Webisode or WebSeries
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

Web, Vimeo, YouTube - Stand-Alone Episode or Series - means anything you created for the Internet and have NEVER had a theatrical release and you would like to see your creation on the big screen. This production MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Pretty much anything goes. Any genre. Except Porn, Snuff and Mutilation - unless it's happening to animated objects and is hilarious and can be screened to an audience.

Best Fan Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

Short Film, Feature Film, Animated Film, Experimental Film, Web, Vimeo, YouTube - Stand-Alone Episode, Series - A Fan Film means any film of any type created by fans of a work of fiction and/or derived from a series character or other aspect of that work. So let's see your Best Batman, DeadPool, or Sailor Moon Fan Film at GeekFestToronto! Your film has NEVER had a theatrical release and you would like to see your creation on the big screen. This production MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada.

Best Gamer Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Gamer/Gaming related Film or Documentary of ANY LENGTH from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

Best Cosplay/LARP Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st May, 2020) $35
Regular (30th September, 2020) $45
Late (31st October, 2020) $55
Description

This category is open to any Cosplay/LARPor Cosplay/LARP related Film or Documentary of ANY LENGTH from any country, person or organization. If not in English, your Film MUST be Subtitled in English. All Entries MUST however be a Premiere and have NEVER screened in Toronto or Ontario, Canada. Ever.

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