Kingston Canadian Film Festival
PO Box 70, 82 Sydenham Street K7L 4V6 Kingston, ON, Canada

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Lots of #KCFF alum nominated for Canadian Screen Awards this year! Check out the list and try to see as many of these as you can! https://kingcanfilmfest.com//and-the-canadian-screen-awar/

Congrats Blitz//Berlin Well-deserved!

That's a wrap, folks (here's our wrap-up note): https://kingcanfilmfest.com//thats-a-wrap-thanks-for-watc/ KCFF21 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED ... Canadian Shorts Awards sponsored by William F White International Best Canadian Short (jury) SCARS - director Alex Anna Favourite Canadian Short (audience) SINKING SHIP - director Sasha Leigh Henry Youth Shorts Awards presented with support from Empire life and Ontario Power Generation Best Youth Short (jury) CALL OF THE VOID - director Kyla Stone Favourite Youth Short (audience) ELLIOT SHEPARD'S CONCERTO IN D MINOR - director EJ Graham Local Shorts Awards sponsored by Steam Whistle Brewing Homebrew Award for Best Local Short (jury) DAFFODILS - director Adrien Benson Homebrew Award for Favourite Local Short (audience) A CHINESE LOVE SONG - director Lara Besa People's Choice Award sponsored by Limestone Financial For the first time in our 21 years, we have an exact tie! Rather than a tie-breaker, we decided to award both: Limestone Financial People's Choice (audience) BEANS - director Tracey Deer YOU WILL REMEMBER ME - director Eric Tessier Visit Kingston Cogeco - Ontario Limestone Financial Inc Steam Whistle Brewing Ontario Power Generation Empire Life @williamfwhite #kcff #kcff21

Thanks to our pals at the NFB, we'll be playing a series of family friendly spooky short films FOR FREE, October 29-31! There will be 7 short films in total, with a total runtime of approx 60 minutes and they'll be packaged together so you can watch them back-to-back with a single click. All films created by amazing Canadian filmmakers! The screening link and full info: https://kingcanfilmfest.com//free-family-friendly-films-o/... NFB Visit Kingston ACFOMI Kingston Arts Council Downtown Kingston!

Be prepared for winter in your brand new KCFF toque! And, don't forget the all-season friendly KCFF tote bag! Both can be yours for $25 (inclusive of shipping). Email us [email protected] and we'll hook you up! Printed locally Ironclad Graphics Tote designed by Kingston artist Ben Nelson... Visit Kingston Kingston Arts Council Telefilm Canada Queen's Department of Film and Media ACFOMI Yourtv Kingston CFRC 101.9fm Downtown Kingston!

More free stuff! Interested in producing a documentary? Check this out on Tuesday (Oct 20) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets- DOC Ontario Queen's Department of Film and Media Kingston Arts Council Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival Visit Kingston ACFOMI YourTV Yourtv Kingston

...and don't forget THIS STARTS NEXT WEEK (Oct 13) and is free. Documentary fillmmakers can learn how to get funded, budget, and tips on distribution. Very cool initiative led by DOC Ontario and in partnership with KCFF! Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets-... Kingston Arts Council Visit Kingston Queen's Department of Film and Media St. Lawrence College

More free stuff! Interested in producing a documentary? Check this out on Tuesday (Oct 20) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets- DOC Ontario Queen's Department of Film and Media Kingston Arts Council Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival Visit Kingston ACFOMI YourTV Yourtv Kingston

FREE SCREENING of the comedy hit MENTEUR (COMPULSIVE LIAR) - OCTOBER 17th! Our pals at ACFOMI are going digital for their annual Franco-Foire this season. In partnership, KCFF/ACFOMI will be presenting Quebec’s top grossing film of 2019-2020, the comedy hit MENTEUR! This film had sold out two screenings at KCFF20 prior to our cancellation this year so, should be in high demand. You can watch MENTEUR for free on Saturday October 17. All the viewing details and instruct...ions will be available then. https://kingcanfilmfest.com/2020/10/09/menteur/ Bon cinema! MENTEUR continues the hot streak of crowdpleasers by writer-director Émile Gaudreault and actor and comedian Louis-José Houde, the team whose earlier box-office champ FATHER AND GUNS closed KCFF in 2010. Houde stars as Simon, a compulsive liar whose truth-stretching ways have unintended effects when his lies mysteriously gain the power to re-shape reality. Along with his hapless brother Phil played by the hilarious Antoine Bertrand Simon must act fast to undo the damage amid a series of increasingly global calamities. Thankfully, that’s all good news for audiences who’ll appreciate MENTEUR’s madcap humour and big heart. ACFOMI Kingston Arts Council Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Centre Culturel Frontenac Les Films Séville Visit Kingston

...and don't forget THIS STARTS NEXT WEEK (Oct 13) and is free. Documentary fillmmakers can learn how to get funded, budget, and tips on distribution. Very cool initiative led by DOC Ontario and in partnership with KCFF! Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets-... Kingston Arts Council Visit Kingston Queen's Department of Film and Media St. Lawrence College

Hey #Kingston filmmakers! Here's an opportunity being offered through Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival https://hotdocs.ca/i/citizen-minutes Queen's Department of Film and Media St. Lawrence College Visit Kingston Kingston Arts Council

Queen's University student and alum filmmakers - check it out

Check out the amazing film KUESSIPAN today and tomorrow (until 5pm) - it's free! In partnership with our pals from ACFOMI for Franco-Ontario day! Watch here https://kingcanfilmfest.com//free-screening-of-kuessipan-/... Visit Kingston Kingston Arts Council Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario

KCFF is excited to partner with our friends at ACFOMI in presenting the film KUESSIPAN! The digital screening will be available all day September 25 until 5pm on September 26 free of charge to the first 200 viewers! We’ll have the direct link to the film on our website, so check back then to watch. This screening is part of ACFOMI’s Franco-Ontarian Day (La journée des franco-ontariens et franco-ontariennes). https://kingcanfilmfest.com//free-screening-of-kuessipan-/ A...dapted from Naomi Fontaine’s award-winning novel by the writer and director Myriam Verreault, this moving drama tells the stories of two young Innu women whose close bond is affected by their diverging life paths. While the sensitive and artistic nature of Mikuan (Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao) leads her in one direction, the personal troubles of her best friend Shaniss (Yamie Grégoire) threaten to trap her in cycles that are all too pervasive in northern communities like theirs. A top prizewinner at the Quebec City film festival, KUESSIPAN marks a compelling shift into feature filmmaking by Verreault after several documentaries that share her new movie’s keen sympathy for the lives of young people. ACFOMI Visit Kingston Your Kingston Centre Culturel Frontenac

Hey Kingston filmmakers - check this out DOC Institute is bringing back our Intro to DOC Producing (formerly Savvy Producer) to Ontario filmmakers. We are pleased to present this series in an online format for the first time, for free - making it more accessible than ever before. This program is a great refresher for new and emerging producers, filmmakers looking to refresh producing basics, and individuals transitioning into the documentary industry. This series will be le...d by arts educator Chanda Chevannes and will support new and emerging filmmakers towards a better understanding of how to get their documentary films funded, made, and seen. Each of these 90-minute sessions will offer an overview of best practices for a specific aspect of documentary filmmaking. These sessions will focus on introducing participants to local resources - including our festival partners in each area, respectively - and facilitating networking and community-building between filmmakers. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/intro-to-doc-producing-tickets- DOC Ontario Visit Kingston Kingston Arts Council

Our call for submissions is open for 2021! This year, we're waiving all submission fees for filmmakers. Check out the deadlines and details: https://kingcanfilmfest.com/get-involved/submit/

We've had lots of emails about KCFF21! While the arts world is still in uncharted territory and taking things week-by-week, our intent is to host the 2021 Kingston Canadian Film Festival from March 4-7, 2021. So, save the dates!

Now available to stream for free! https://vimeo.com/430170673/36bff3dd31 We’re celebrating some of Canada’s finest musicians and cultural icons with a series of short films on Canadian luminaries Buffy Sainte-Marie, Alanis Obomsawin, Daniel Lanois, Blue Rodeo, Mary Walsh, Susan Aglukark, Tegan & Sara and Murray Mclauchlan. Curated from a collection of films produced by the National Film Board, these shorts offer a glimpse into the creative lives of these legendary Canadian a...rtists. Available for you to stream from home for free July 1-4. Watch for free: https://vimeo.com/430170673/36bff3dd31 Visit Kingston NFB Kingston Arts Council Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Telefilm Canada