Telefilm Canada invests $445,000 in 50 film festivals across Canada
In the second intake of the General Admission Festivals Program, Telefilm Canada commits $215,000 to support 24 Canadian film festivals with start dates between April 1st, 2026, and September 30th, 2026.
In total, the two intakes in this program for the fiscal year 2025–26 amount to a combined investment of $445,000, backing 50 film festivals across Canada. Overall, Telefilm received a total of 101 eligible applications during this fiscal year, with 51 from the second intake of the program.
The General Admission Festivals Program provides streamlined funding to small and/or emerging film festivals that are aimed at the general public.
The decision-making process takes into account the percentage of Canadian and Indigenous content, as well as Telefilm’s goal of ensuring balanced representation across Canada and diversity in the mandates of the festivals supported by our programs nationwide.
The first round of decisions were announced on June 13, 2025.
List of General Admission film festivals supported by Telefilm (starting between April 1st, 2026, and September 30th, 2026):
- 2026 African Movie Festival in Manitoba
- 2026 Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX)
- 2026 Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival
- 2026 Aulajut: Nunavut International Film Festival
- 2026 Calgary Black Film Festival
- 2026 Dawson City International Short Film Festival
- 2026 Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival
- 2026 Edmonton International Film Festival
- 2026 FascinAsian Film Festival – Calgary
- 2026 FascinAsian Film Festival – Winnipeg
- 2026 Future of Film Showcase
- 2026 Hudson Festival of Canadian Film
- 2026 image+nation. festival courts queer short film fest
- 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival
- 2026 Okotoks Film Festival
- 2026 Run N Gun Film Festival
- 2026 Stseptékwles re Sk’elép (Coyote Stories) Indigenous Film Festival
- 2026 Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
- 2026 Vancouver International Youth Film Festival
- Cinergie-Festival Intl du Film Francophone de Saskatoon 2026
- Festival de films pour l’environnement 2026
- Festival Émergence de Montréal 2026
- Festival international Présence autochtone 2026
- Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation 2026