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Canadian Independent Film Festival - CIFF

Montreal, Canada

Festival overview

About Canadian Independent Film Festival - CIFF

Physical film festival in Montreal, Canada with submission categories including Canadian Short Fiction and Canadian Feature Fiction.

CIFF is to establish Montreal as a center for local and international filmmakers to share global perspectives as well as independent thoughts to a large audience through film. The mission of the CIFF is to promote independent film culture and encourage its development along side with empowering minorities.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Mar 4, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Apr 27, 2027
Notification Date
May 3, 2027
Festival Starts
May 21, 2027
Festival Ends
May 23, 2027
Location details

Office & Venue

Venue address
505 Rue Jean-Talon E Montréal, Québec H2R 1T6 Canada
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Best Feature Films: - Canadian Fiction - International Fiction - Canadian Doc - International DocBest Actor/ActressBest CinematographyBest EditingBest Secondary Actor/ActressBest ScriptBest Sound
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. I have read, understood and complied with all eligibility requirements of the categories for which I would like this film to be considered and to the best of my knowledge, all of the statements in this document are true. a- This film is not subject to litigation nor is threatened by any litigation. b- I am duly authorized to submit this film to the Festival and its Competition and understand that the Festival holds the right to screen my film for Festival screening and promotional purposes and to extract clips from this film for promotional purposes.

  2. I understand this may include online streaming of clips on Festival or Festival sponsor sites. c.

  3. In the event the designated party is unable to attend the awards ceremony, I understand that the director and/or producer of the film as listed in the credits of the film shall accept any and all awards in their stead. d.

  4. If selected as a participant I will deliver the film in format requested by deadline set at time of acceptance (Full Resolution file). f.

  5. This film will not b

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Canadian Short Fiction

Canadian Short Fiction currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

Canadian Feature Fiction

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
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Scorsese Deadline

Current Fee
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International Short Fiction

International Short Fiction currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

Hitchcock Deadline

Current Fee
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International Feature Fiction

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Spielberg Deadline

Current Fee
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Medium Length Fiction

(Canadian and International)

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Tarantino Deadline

Current Fee
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Canadian Short Doc

Canadian Short Doc currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

Kubrick Deadline

Current Fee
Category

Canadian Feature Doc

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Coppola Deadline

Current Fee
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International Short Doc

International Short Doc currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

Welles Deadline

Current Fee
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International Feature Doc

Feature Films are Films above 30 min

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Allen Deadline

Current Fee
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Medium Length Doc

(Canadian and International)

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Ford Deadline

Current Fee
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Best Short Animation

Best Short Animation currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

Bergman Deadline

Current Fee
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Best Short Script

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Feature Script

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Photography

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Actor/Actress

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Secondary Actress/Actor

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
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(Canadian and International)

Current Fee
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Best Cinematography

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Script/Narrative

Script and video

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Sound

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

Best Editing

Listed fees include USD 23 early-bird, USD 27 regular, USD 39 late, and USD 49 extended.

Current FeeUSD 23.00Early
Category

up to 30 pages

Current Fee
Category

Script and video

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