NOTE: (March 31, 2021) Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19, many film festivals have changed their schedules. The links we provide will take you to each festival’s website where they will have updated information about their plans and schedules. *** Indicates last year’s information.
Also see festivals in: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December
Don’t see your festival listed? Email news(at)northernstars.ca to send us your information.28/0908/10Vancouver International Film FestivalVancouver, BC
| 21/09 | 01/10 | Edmonton International Film Festival | Edmonton, AB |
| 21/09 | 02/10 | Calgary International Film Festival | Calgary, AB |
| 27/09 | 01/10 | Montréal International Black Film Festival | Montréal, QC |
| 27/09 | 01/10 | Toronto Palestine Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario |
| 04/10 | 15/10 | Le Festival du Nouveau Cinéma | Montréal, QC |
| 06/10 | 08/10 | Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival | Ottawa, ON |
| 12/10 | 22/10 | Planet in Focus | Toronto, ON |
| 14/10 | 17/10 | Toronto Food Film Festival *** | Toronto, ON |
| 13/10 | 22/10 | Barrie Film Festival | Barrie, ON |
| 17/10 | 20/10 | Toronto Art House Film Festival | Toronto, ON |
| 17/10 | 21/10 | St. John’s Int’l Women’s Film Festival | St. John’s, NL |
| 17/10 | 29/10 | imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival | Toronto, ON |
| 19/10 | 29/10 | Antimatter Festival of Short Film & Video | Victoria, BC |
| 20/10 | 22/10 | CineFAM Film Festival | Toronto, ON |
| 23/10 | 29/10 | Devour! The Food Film Fest | Wolfville, NS |
| 26/10 | 05/11 | Windsor Int’l Film Festival | Windsor, ON |
| 27/10 | 05/17 | Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival | Toronto, ON |
| 28/10 | 05/11 | Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival | Banff, AB |
