For the film festival circuit, this was supposed to be the year when Gazaand the Middle East faded into the background. 

Belarusian filmmaker Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters From the Silenced Country,” a DW, ZDF/Arte and TVP co-production, will have its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival – a first for DW.

The Sundance Film Festival is getting ready for a major change and it will take thousands of volunteers to help make it happen. After more than 40 years in Utah, Sundance is moving to Colorado for the 2027 festival. Tens of thousands of people are expected to visit during the 11-day event in January, and…

selected for the Venice film festival. Photograph: Venice Film Festival/APNAZA, selected for the Venice film festival. Photograph: Venice Film Festival/AP

Are AI-generated films banned from film festivals in 2026? Not exactly. What actually happened this year is stranger: the festival world built a second circuit instead of answering the question. Cannes shut generative AI out of its top prize. Weeks later, thousands of AI films screened a few streets away, at a festival most of…

From short features to acclaimed documentaries, here’s a list of engaging and entertaining film festivals for cinema fans in Ontario.