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NEWS & IMPORTANT DATES

Jan 24, 2024
RED CARPET FILM - TBA
Mar 27, 2024
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May 10, 2024
EARLY FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE
May 29, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
REGULAR FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Jul 15, 2024
LATE FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Jul 24, 2024
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Sep 14, 2024
CINÉFEST OPENING NIGHT
Sep 18, 2024
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Sep 22, 2024
CINÉFEST CLOSING NIGHT
Nov 27, 2024
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 AWARD WINNERS!

FEATURE FILM AWARD WINNERS

Seagrass
Directed by Meredith Hama-Brown
The Royal Hotel
Directed by Kitty Green
Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person)
Directed by Ariane Louise-Seize
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
Directed by Banchi Hanuse
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Savvusanna sõsarad)
Directed by Anna Hints
Close to You
Directed by Dominic Savage

SHORT FILM AWARD WINNERS

I Promise You Paradise (Paradis)
Directed by Morad Mostafa
Walter's Room
Directed by Austin Lindsay
Retour à Hairy Hill (Return to Hairy Hill)
Directed by Daniel Gies

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS — PRESENTED BY PMA CANADA

The Old Oak
Directed by Ken Loach
Runner-up: ANATOMY OF A FALL, directed by Justine Triet
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
Directed by Robert McCallum
Runner-up: SWAN SONG, directed by Chelsea McMullan
À mort le bikini! (Death to the Bikini!)
Directed by Justine Gauthier
Runner-up: LINGERING PIECES, directed by Jacqueline Lamb

CTV BEST IN SHORTS AWARD WINNERS

Open Category, First Place: When Little Johnny Sleeps
Directed by Sabrina Wilson (Sudbury, ON)
Open Category, Second Place: A Bunch of Junk
Directed by Ian Johnson (Lively, ON)
Northern Flicks Award: My Authentic Self
Directed by Stéphane Ostrander (Dowling, ON)
Post-Secondary, First Place: Walter's Room
Directed by Austin Lindsay (North Bay, ON)
Post-Secondary, Second Place: L'Orbit
Directed by Thomas Walton (Timmins, ON)
Special Jury Mention: When Little Johnny Sleeps
Directed by Sabrina Wilson (Sudbury, ON)

Festival Presenter

Major Sponsor

Gala Sponsors

Desjardins
Laking Toyota
Team Elite
NOHFC
Hilton Garden Inn

Government Partners

Telefilm
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ontario Creates
Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Logo
City of Greater Sudbury
Sudbury Tourism


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