Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival will be celebrating its 35th anniversary edition September 16-24, 2023. Join our mailing list to be the first to receive information as it becomes available.

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival is based out of Sudbury, Ontario and takes place each September at SilverCity Sudbury, located at 355 Barrydowne Road.

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for its 35th edition via FilmFreeway. Please visit our FilmFreeway portal for submission guidelines, award details, and important dates.

Any announcements regarding tickets, film programming, and festival events will be announced early summer 2023. Please stay tuned for more details as they become available.

Any announcements regarding tickets, film programming, and festival events will be announced early summer 2023. Please stay tuned for more details as they become available.

Yes, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival offers awards with cash prizes in the following categories:

• Outstanding Canadian Feature Film Award ($15,000 CAD)
• Outstanding International Feature Film Award ($10,000 CAD)
• Outstanding Female-Led Feature Film Award ($2,500 CAD)
• Inspiring Voices & Perspectives Feature Film Award ($2,500 CAD)
• Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent Award ($2,500 CAD)
• French Language Feature Film Award ($2,500 CAD)
• Outstanding Short Film Award ($1,500 CAD)
• Outstanding Emerging Canadian Short Film Award ($1,000 CAD)
• Outstanding Northern Ontario Short Film Award ($1,000 CAD)

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival also offers a chance for the audience to vote in the following categories:

• Audience Choice Award: Best Feature
• Audience Choice Award: Best Documentary
• Audience Choice Award: Best Short

Yes, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival hosts several opportunities for networking throughout the duration of the 9-day event that includes both industry events and social activities created to engage guests on the level of filmmaker to audience, filmmaker to industry, filmmaker to journalists/press, and filmmaker to filmmaker depending on the focus of the event. Please stay tuned for more details as they become available.

Yes, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival strives to create plenty of space for panels, workshops, and extracurricular events that advance Northern Ontario's film and television production industries, one of Canada's most active and fastest growing production jurisdictions. Panels and workshops take many forms and vary from year-to-year, with each providing a tailored and focused space for engagement amongst filmmakers, industry, and audience. Please stay tuned for more details as they become available.

Above all else, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival focuses on artistic quality and excellence by showcasing films that represent diverse voices and experiences, while providing a platform for film artists to relay the stories they wish to tell. Of special note, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival features broadened programs that spotlight works from Indigenous, Francophone, and Canadian filmmakers—a spotlight that provides the unique opportunity of reaching a wider audience as the festival also hosts upwards of 60 programmers annually from other smaller domestic festivals. These programmers attend each year with the intention of selecting films screening at the festival to screen in their own home communities.

You can become a Red Carpet Patron by clicking "Red Carpet Patron Program" at the top right of the screen, by calling us at 705-688-1234, or by visiting the Cinéfest Sudbury Box Office (located at 40 Larch Street, Unit 103). Cinéfest Sudbury organizers are also available to answer any additional questions that you may have, so please don't hesitate to reach out.

If you were a Red Carpet Patron in 2022 and are looking to renew your status for 2023, please give us a call at 705-688-1234. Please note that the Red Carpet Patron Program is an annual subscription-based program that runs from January until December and will not automatically renew each year.

For those who were unable to attend the film screening on Wednesday, March 29 to pick up their Red Carpet Patron Program card, please give us a call at 705-688-1234 to make arrangements for delivery. Otherwise, cards will be available to pick up at our next film screening on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m.

For those who recently joined the Red Carpet Patron Program, please note that production can take a couple of weeks from the time of sign-up and that we will have a guest list available at each film screening should your card not be ready in time.

Cinéfest Sudbury strives to seek out the best in upcoming Canadian and international films through its programming efforts, while also keeping its loyal festival audience in mind. Previous Red Carpet film screenings include Au revoir le bonheur (Goodbye Happiness), After Yang, The Phantom of the Open, Broker (브로커), Chien blanc, Tempête (Ride Above), and To Leslie.

Master Gardener will screen as the upcoming Red Carpet film on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m.

All Red Carpet Patron Program film titles will be announced closer to their respective screening dates. Please ensure you are opted-in to the Red Carpet Patron Program newsletter to remain updated on all things related to the program.

The Red Carpet Patron Program film schedule for 2023 is available by clicking the "Red Carpet Patron Program" button at the top right of the screen. All Red Carpet film screenings will take place at SilverCity Sudbury (located at 355 Barrydowne Road) unless otherwise noted by Cinéfest Sudbury organizers.

No, all Red Carpet film screenings will take place at SilverCity Sudbury (located at 355 Barrydowne Road) unless otherwise noted by Cinéfest Sudbury organizers.

Yes, tickets can be purchased for $12.50 each. However, it is encouraged to join the Red Carpet Patron Program to get the most out of each film screening, including complimentary pop and popcorn. Please note that individual tickets are also limited and cannot be guaranteed.

No, simply flash your Red Carpet Patron card when you arrive at each scheduled film screening to receive admittance and one (1) complimentary popcorn voucher.