Ontario International Film Festival

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America

Category

Feature, Short

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Ontario International Film Festival

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America

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About the festival

The Ontario International Film Festival is an annual event that takes place every October in Toronto. It's a festival that gives independent filmmakers from different cultures and backgrounds, the opportunity to get known, learn and get acquainted with the industry to better integrate easily.

Any filmmaker from any culture in Canada or around the world, who is struggling to have an opportunity to work in the film industry, ONIFF will help them to create their own films, and engage them within the global film industry.


Awards:

1- Best International Feature Film.
2- Best Canadian Feature Film.
3- Best International Short Film.
4- Best Canadian Short Film.
5- Best International Documentary.
6- Best Canadian Documentary.
7- Best International Director.
8- Best Canadian Director.
9- Best International Screenwriting.
10- Best Canadian Screenwriting.
11- Best International Actor/ Actress.
12- Best Canadian Actor/ Actress.
13- Best International Second Actor/ Actress.
14- Best Canadian Second Actor/ Actress.
15- Best International music scoring.
16- Best Canadian music scoring.
17- Best International film sound.
18- Best Canadian film sound.
19- Best International Editing.
20- Best Canadian Editing.
21- Best International DOP.
22- Best Canadian DOP.
23- Best International Student Project.
24- Best Canadian Student Project.

About

The Ontario International Film Festival is an annual event that takes place every October in Toronto. It's a festival that gives independent filmmakers from different cultures and backgrounds, the opportunity to get known, learn and get acquainted with the industry to better integrate easily.

Any filmmaker from any culture in Canada or around the world, who is struggling to have an opportunity to work in the film industry, ONIFF will help them to create their own films, and engage them within the global film industry.


Awards:

1- Best International Feature Film.
2- Best Canadian Feature Film.
3- Best International Short Film.
4- Best Canadian Short Film.
5- Best International Documentary.
6- Best Canadian Documentary.
7- Best International Director.
8- Best Canadian Director.
9- Best International Screenwriting.
10- Best Canadian Screenwriting.
11- Best International Actor/ Actress.
12- Best Canadian Actor/ Actress.
13- Best International Second Actor/ Actress.
14- Best Canadian Second Actor/ Actress.
15- Best International music scoring.
16- Best Canadian music scoring.
17- Best International film sound.
18- Best Canadian film sound.
19- Best International Editing.
20- Best Canadian Editing.
21- Best International DOP.
22- Best Canadian DOP.
23- Best International Student Project.
24- Best Canadian Student Project.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

International film rules:

1- Non English films must have English subtitles.
2- Upload an official poster.
3- Synopsis.
4- You grant the right for posting the film trailer.
5- Upload your film on FilmFreeway.
6- Nonrefundable fees.
7- Films made before 2015 not accepted.

Canadian Film Rules:
1- french movies must have English subtitles.
2- Upload your poster.
3- Synopsis.
4- You grant the right for posting the film trailer.
5- Upload your film on FilmFreeway.
6- Nonrefundable fees.
7- Films made before 2015 not accepted.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Film (International)
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $25
Regular (31st May, 2020) $35
Late (27th June, 2020) $40

Any narrative film, screened or not , with a running time of 40 minutes or more. films with any language rather than English, must have English subtitles.

Documentary (International)
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $20
Regular (31st May, 2020) $30
Late (27th June, 2020) $35

Any nonfiction film, screened or not, with a running time of 20 minutes or more. Films with any language rather than English, must have English subtitles.

Short Film (International)
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $20
Regular (31st May, 2020) $30
Late (27th June, 2020) $35

Any narrative or non-scripted film of any genre, screened or not, with a running time less than of 40 minutes.Films with any language rather than English, must have English subtitles.

Student Films (International)
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $12
Regular (31st May, 2020) $15
Late (27th June, 2020) $15

This section is for current students or new graduates (maximum 3 Years). The students can submit their project with a running time of 15 minutes or less. Projects with any language rather than English, must have English subtitles.

Canadian Feature Film
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $19
Regular (31st May, 2020) $26
Late (27th June, 2020) $30

Any narrative film produced in Canada, with a running time of 40 minutes or more. Screened or not. The production team must have members from different cultures and backgrounds.

Canadian Short Film
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $15
Regular (31st May, 2020) $22
Late (27th June, 2020) $26

Any narrative or non-scripted film of any genre produced in Canada, with a running time of less than 40 minutes. The production team must have members from different cultures and backgrounds.

Canadian Documentary
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $15
Regular (31st May, 2020) $22
Late (27th June, 2020) $26

Any nonfiction film produced Canada with a running time of 20 minutes or more, The production team must have members from different cultures and backgrounds.

Canadian Student Film
Early Bird (31st March, 2020) $8
Regular (31st May, 2020) $12
Late (27th June, 2020) $12

This section is for current students or new graduates (maximum 3 Years). The students can submit their project with a running time of 15 minutes or less and must be produced in Canada, the team members must be from different cultures and backgrounds.

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