Introduction to the film festival
Since 2015, the Toronto Short Film Festival has showcased hundreds of short filmmakers to sold-out Toronto cinema audiences. We'll be back at the Paradise cinema in 2026 for another amazing festival.
The festival is a hub for local filmmakers to celebrate their premieres, thank their cast and crew, and meet their fans. International filmmakers travel to Toronto to represent their films to a genre-savvy Toronto audience, and film fans of all kinds pack into sold-out screenings to enjoy the very best of short form.
Toronto Short screens over 100 short films every year, making it the biggest short festival in Toronto, and every film is selected from FilmFreeway submissions.
Toronto Short alumni have gone on to enjoy frequent screenings on the wider festival circuit, garnered numerous awards for their work, and gone on to bigger projects with collaborators found at the the festival.
Join us for Toronto Short's 12th year!
Awards
Awards & Prizes
Awards are given in the following categories:
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Documentary Short
Best LGBT Short
Best Horror Short
Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Short Short
Best Animated Short
Best Music Video
Rules
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Authorization type
Duration (several sessions)
Film Festival Features
Dates & Deadlines
2025-03-21
Submission start time
2025-09-18
Earlybird Deadline
2025-10-23
Regular Deadline
2025-12-30
Late Deadline
2026-01-22
Final Deadline
2026-01-22
Submission end time
2026-02-04
Finalist notification start time
2026-02-04
Finalist notification end time
2026-03-11
Award ceremony start time
2026-03-15
Award ceremony end time
Categories and fees
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 655 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 70 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
2025/09/18
Earlybird Deadline
Standard: 50 Dollar
2025/10/23
Regular Deadline
Standard: 55 Dollar
2025/12/30
Late Deadline
Standard: 60 Dollar
2026/01/22
Final Deadline
Standard: 65 Dollar
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