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Niagara Canada International Film Festival (6)

Deadlines

09 Jun 2025
Call for entries

30 Dec 2025
Early deadline

03 Mar 2026
Standard deadline

24 Mar 2026
Late deadline

29 Apr 2026
Extended deadline

9
mths

29 Jun 2026
Notification date

06 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026

Address

5781 Ellen Ave, L2G 3P8, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Festival description

Short film festival 40'<

Feature film festival >40'

Script / Pitch projects

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 40'<

Feature Films >40'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 6)

Festival start: 06 June 2026 Festival end: 07 June 2026

Niagara Canada International Film Festival (NCIFF) is an IMDb qualifying festival conducting an innovative international film festival and invites participation from aspiring and upcoming independent filmmakers. A unique film Festival, focusing on opportunity creation for global filmmakers.

[Niagara Canada International Film Festival is to promote new movie makers, exchange of knowledge, information, ideas & culture between Canadian & other nations in context of their social and cultural ethos. NCIFF also promotes friendship and co-operation among people of the world through the medium of films & documentaries.]

Our festival supports independent cinema across formats and aims to showcase the best talent & cinema from across the globe.

Also, The Niagara Canada International Film Festival is an annual showcase of World Cinema created by world film makers. Films include short, feature, documentaries and Social & Music which explore the culture, history and tradition. It is a unique festival to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the film industry from Canada, USA, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world.

Reaching a potential audience of millions of Ontario-based movie lovers, NIFF (Niagara Canada International Film Festival) provides a unique cultural destination for Niagara and Ontario based ex-patriots to connect with the culture of home through the magic of cinema.

Our Vision:

"Bringing the World to Niagara Falls, Canada through a shared passion for film and the power of storytelling.”

Our Mission

The Niagara Canada International Film Festival is dedicated to the discovery and promotion of Film Makers, Storytellers and Artists and sharing with audiences. Everyone has a story to tell, our goal is to inspire and encourage people to share their stories using the media of film and to create events that enable the sharing of those stories across communities and beyond.

We accept all genres of films from all over the world. We create an opportunity for filmmakers to get their films judged and let them compete with other filmmakers. We perform a comprehensive evaluation process and select only high-quality films.

★ IMDb-Qualifying Film Festival ★
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0073754/

Prizes and qualifications

Winners will receive Trophy, Certificates & Prices.

In person Events include Redcarpet, Screening & Award ceremony

Jury awards categories:

Best Feature
Best Documentary
Best Short
Best Animated Short

❤️ All films are eligible for the Audience Choice Award

❤️ All official Selection will get printed certificate at the events.

Best international narrative Short
Best Canadian narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Student Short Film
Best International Feature Film
Best Directing in Feature Film
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Music Video
Best Directing
Best LGBT'S Film
Best First Time Filmmaker
Best Horror
Best Comedy
Best Animation
Best Web Series/ Tv Pilot
Short Script 
Feature Script

Rules

A) Eligibility Requirements

1. We accept films of all genres.

2. Films completed on or after Jan 1, 2018 are eligible for considerations. All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English. Dialogue lists are not accepted.

3. Short films must be under 40 minutes and features should be 40 mins and over.

4. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. A separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry.

6. Only HD format films are screen at festival.

7. Entrants confirm and warrant required legal authority to submit the entry to the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry.

B) Submission Guidelines

1. Only complete entries (including fee payment and screener) will be considered.

2. Entrants are permitted to submit works-in-progress (i.e., without final color correction or sound mixing), but please note that the programming committee will only consider the version submitted. Subsequent cuts or replacement copies will only be accepted at the request of the programming committee.

C) Judging & Selection

Films are selected for Festival presentation by the Niagara Canada International Film Festival programming committee. If a film is selected, the Festival office will contact the entrant by phone or email. The Festival does not provide feedback or screening notes to entries that are not selected.

All competitive film categories are judged during the Festival.

D) Entry Fees

Each entry must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. Entry fees are not refundable. Fees cover registration, registration notification, consideration by the programming department, and notification of the results. These fees may be paid by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, or American Express).

Best Feature Films

Short and Feature Films >40'

Fee

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Early 80$ 73.6$ 61.6$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 100$ 92$ 77$ 03 Mar 26

Late 110$ 101.2$ 84.7$ 24 Mar 26

Extended 120$ 110.4$ 92.4$ 29 Apr 26

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Films must be longer than 40 minutes.

Best Future Documentary

Short and Feature Films >40'

Fee

-8%

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Early 80$ 73.6$ 61.6$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 100$ 92$ 77$ 03 Mar 26

Late 110$ 101.2$ 84.7$ 24 Mar 26

Extended 120$ 110.4$ 92.4$ 29 Apr 26

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Best Future Documentary, 40 Min and Up.

Best Short Film

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

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Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Short Film, Under 40 Min

Best Short Documentary

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Films must be shorter than 40 minutes.

Best Comedy Short

Short Films 40'<

Fee

-8%

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Comedy Short, Under 40 Min

Best Drama Short

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

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Best Drama Short, Under 40 Min

Best Foreign Short

Short Films 40'<

Fee

-8%

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Foreign Short, Under 40 Min

Best Thriller Short

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Thriller Short, Under 40 Min only

Best Horror Short

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Horror Short, Under 40 min Only

Best Animation

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Animation, Any length.

Best Mobile Short Film

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 46.2$ 03 Mar 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Mobile Short Film, Length under 40 Min only

Best Nature / Wildlife Documentary

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

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Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Nature / Wildlife Documentary

Music Video

Short Films 40'<

Fee

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Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Music Video - around the world.

Best Student Film

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

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Best Student Film

Web/TV Series

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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any Web/TV Series (also pilot)

Best LGBTQ

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

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Early 50$ 46$ 38.5$ 30 Dec 25

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Best LGBTQ

Sci-Fi Short

Short Films 40'<

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Sci-Fi Short, Under 40 Min

Advertising

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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Late 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 24 Mar 26

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Best Poster

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

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Early 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 30 Dec 25

Standard 30$ 27.6$ 23.1$ 03 Mar 26

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Best Poster

Best Actor

Short and Feature Films

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Best Actor

Best Actress

Short and Feature Films

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Best Actress

Best Director

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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Best Director

Best Cinematography

Short and Feature Films

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Best Cinematography

Best New Filmmaker

Short and Feature Films

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Best New Filmmaker

Best Screenplay

Script / Pitch

Fee

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Best Screenplay

Best Comedy Screenplay

Script / Pitch

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Best Comedy Screenplay

Best Dramatic Screenplay

Script / Pitch

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Best Dramatic Screenplay

Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay

Script / Pitch

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Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay

Feature Script

Script / Pitch 230p<

Fee

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Standard 90$ 82.8$ 69.3$ 03 Mar 26

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Screenplay up to 230 pages, Languages accepted: English & French

Short Script

Script / Pitch 30p<

Fee

-8%

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Short Script under 30 Pages, Languages accepted: English & French

Best Television Script

Script / Pitch 80p<

Fee

-8%

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