CIFF 2025

Official Selection 2025 – The Canadian Independent Film Festival

Get ready for the ultimate showcase of Canadian indie films at The Canadian Independent Film Festival 2025 – CIFF, May 23th, 24h and 25th, 2025.

Program 2025:

Friday 23rd

Block 1 – 6:00 PM -7:30 PM

The Space Left Behind
Walk Off The Earth at Bud Stage 2024
Voices for Madidi
Kluskap Meets Summer
The Seeds of Change
Steel Gang: The Ties That Bind

The Fishing Club

Block 2 – 7:30 PM – 10 PM

Lucid
Stalkers

Saturday 24th

Block 1 – 2:00 PM -4:00 PM

Transfusion Parallax
DEATH DRIVE
Butterfly
Facade
In The Red
If…Then…Now…
Q & A

Block 2 – 4:00 PM -6:00 PM

Wingo Wingo 2: On Angle’s Wings
Bardo
Rose
Grimace
Hooked
Forgiveness in F Minor
Q & A

Block 3 – 6:00 PM -8:00 PM

Alitisal (The Call)
Midnight Coachmen
A FAMILY PORTRAIT
The Theory of Infinity
Nightcap
Q & A

Block 4 – 8:00 PM -10:00 PM

Networking event

Sunday 25th

Block 1 – 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Ordinary
Okay Boomer
One To Five Minutes
The Pitch
THE M3NAGE
All Things Considered
Sensorex
Q & A

Block 2 – 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM

Play Along
Q & A

Block 3 – 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM

SOUNDS LIKE FAME
All I Need
THE TREES CAN HEAR YOU
Night of Resolutions
Q & A

Block 4 – 7:30 – 8:00 PM

Award Show

Winners 2025:

Best Animation
SOUNDS LIKE FAME

Best Student Film
All Things Considered

Best Canadian Feature Film
Play Along

Best Drama
Night of Resolutions

Best Fantasy
The Theory of Infinity

Best Experimental
If…Then…Now…

Best NarrativeBest Short Script
Bardo

Directorial Debut Award
Ordinary

Best French-Spoken Film
The Pitch

Best Thriller
Nightcap

Best Actor
Doug Sroka – Forgiveness in F Minor

First Time Actor Award
Omar Sidani – The Call

Best Feature Script
NewFoundDad

Best Actress
Laura Mitchell – Okay Boomer

Best Cinematography
Family Portrait

Best Editing
Facade

Canadian Short Doc
Walk Off The Earth at Bud Stage 2024

International Short Doc
Voices for Madidi