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Toronto Shorts International Film Festival (15)

Deadlines

01 Oct 2026
Call for entries

26 Mar 2027
Early deadline

07 May 2027
Standard deadline

04 Jun 2027
Late deadline

02 Jul 2027
Extended deadline

8
mths

19 Jul 2027
Notification date

03 Sep 2027
05 Sep 2027

Address

317 Dundas St West, M5T 1G4, Toronto, ON, Canada

Festival description

Short film festival 45'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2026

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 45'<

AI Tools

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 15)

Festival start: 03 September 2027 Festival end: 05 September 2027

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival is the largest short film festival in Canada.

Toronto Shorts is a non-profit organization that provides a showcase for the best short films from filmmakers around the world.

We believe that short-form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film.

Toronto Shorts is where films from all genres intersect. The heart of the festival is the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming which consists of a wide spectrum of categories from high to low budget films under 45 minutes.

Now in our 15th year, the festival has become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting filmmakers who have gone on to Academy Awards Nominees, including :

2021 Oscar Nominee 'The Present' by Farah Nabulsi
2019 Oscar Nominee ‘Weekends’ by Trevor Jimenez
2018 Oscar Nominees 'Watu Wote - All of Us' (Germany) and 'The Eleven O'Clock' (Australia)

Toronto stands as the largest media market in Canada, it boasts the world-renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the massive Art Gallery of Ontario, the Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Toronto Shorts international Film Festival.

We showcase the best short films and its filmmakers from around the world.

Prizes and qualifications

Best of the Festival
Best International
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Experimental
Best Sci-Fi / Horror
Best Music Video
Best Series

If any award category does not meet the standard deemed award-worthy by the judges, it’s possible there will be no award given in that category.

Rules

2027 REQUIREMENTS

Films must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2026

All non-English films must have English sub-titles.

Works-in-progress will be considered, provided they will be completed prior to the festival.

You may submit more than one film, but you must complete a separate entry form and pay the entry fee for each film.

Film selection for the festival will be made by the screening committee.

All filmmakers will be notified via email of acceptance.

International Shorts

Short Films >1' 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 43.17$ 39.72$ 35.4$ 26 Mar 27

Standard 53.96$ 49.64$ 44.25$ 07 May 27

Late 64.74$ 59.56$ 53.09$ 04 Jun 27

Extended 75.54$ 69.5$ 61.94$ 02 Jul 27

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Submissions deadline
02 Jul 27

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7.77$

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Open to filmmakers based outside of Canada. All genres are accepted with total running time under 45 minutes

Canadian Shorts

Short Films >1' 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 43.17$ 39.72$ 35.4$ 26 Mar 27

Standard 53.96$ 49.64$ 44.25$ 07 May 27

Late 64.74$ 59.56$ 53.09$ 04 Jun 27

Extended 75.54$ 69.5$ 61.94$ 02 Jul 27

Get an Annual Pass and get the maximum discount on festival and submission fees

Submissions deadline
02 Jul 27

Save up
7.77$

Submit

Open to filmmakers based in Canada with shorts filmed (principal photography / film production) in Canada. All genres are accepted with total running time under 45 minutes.

Toronto Shorts

Short Films >1' 45'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 18%

Early 43.17$ 39.72$ 35.4$ 26 Mar 27

Standard 53.96$ 49.64$ 44.25$ 07 May 27

Late 64.74$ 59.56$ 53.09$ 04 Jun 27

Extended 75.54$ 69.5$ 61.94$ 02 Jul 27

Get an Annual Pass and get the maximum discount on festival and submission fees

Submissions deadline
02 Jul 27

Save up
7.77$

Submit

Open to Canadian filmmakers living in Toronto. Shorts must have been filmed (principal photography / film production) in The Greater Toronto Area. All genres are accepted with total running time under 45 minutes.

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