List of film festivals in Canada
list film festival take place took place canada list note festival considered qualifying festival purpose canadian screen award variety genrespecific regional specialty film festival take place throughout year important festival class including toronto hot doc vancouver doxa documentary film toronto inside lgbtthemed film montreal fantasia horror science fiction thriller genre film ottawa international animation festival animated film primary festival season comprising largest important generalinterest film festival take place almost entirely month september october including toronto international film festival vancouver international film festival cinéfest sudbury international film festival calgary international film festival festival du nouveau cinéma montreal atlantic international film festival halifax many though canadian film screen one festival going commercial release later fall sometime following year final significant film festival year whistler film festival early december whose borsos competition provides significant platform independent film emerging canadian filmmaker list film festival