Founded in 1993, Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is the largest and longest running mental health film festival in the world. Held annually in Toronto, ON, Canada, RWM presents powerful, entertaining and compelling images of mental health from around the world. These diverse viewpoints capture the global discussion surrounding mental health and encourage the breakdown of stigma across many cultures.
Each screening is followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers, mental health professionals and people with lived mental health experience.
Submit your film today and join the ranks of such incredible filmmakers whose films have screened at RWM including David Cronenberg, Barbara Kopple, Todd Solondz, Jean-Marc Vallée, Allan King, Denis Villeneuve, Frederick Wiseman, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai, Alan Zweig, Takeshi Kitano, Chris Landreth, Carl Bessai, Don Hertzfeldt, Guy Maddin, Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky, Larry Fessenden, Terry Zwigoff and Michael Winterbottom.
View our 2013 festival trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxlTKNaQtwA
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR FESTIVAL IS STILL ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS ON OUR WEBSITE BUT WE HAD TO CLOSE THIS PAGE DOWN BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE SUBMITTING FILMS THAT WERE NOT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.
APOLOGIES,
RWM STAFF