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The only film festival in 🇨🇦 dedicated to presenting short films by emerging women & gender-diverse filmmakers.

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Thank you for joining us at our Table Read Event! 🎬

Congratulations to @frenchyfaith and @erica.c___ for sharing their scripts and giving us the opportunity to bring their stories to life. We can’t wait to see these projects progress!

A huge thank you to all the filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, producers, and community members who came out to your Table Read Event this past weekend! We hope you walked away inspired, connected, and with something valuable to take with you!

And a special thank you to our generous sponsors, @greenhousejuice and @cinecycle.cfmdc for supporting our event! 💚

#TableRead #FilmCommunity #Filmmakers #GreenhouseJuice #BFF2026 by @breakthroughsff

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September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today, we take a moment to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, recognizing the lasting impact of residential schools. This day is an opportunity to listen with care and deepen our understanding, and take meaningful steps toward reconciliation.

Resources listed below (links in our bio):
• Donate to Indigenous led organizations @imaginenative @indigenousscreen @indspire.ca @wapikonimobile

Watch Indigi-Queer media and film:
• North of North by Stacey Aglok Macdonald and alethea Arnaquq-Baril @aarluk @northofnorthshow
• Red Girl Rising by Kim Stadfeld and Faithe Howe @citizenminutes
• Inkwo For When The Starving Return by Amanda Strong @gidagaakoons_

Community Events:
• @imaginenative Tour program: What We Carry Documentary screening on Wednesday, Sept 30 at 6pm at the @BAOBrampton office
• 8th annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering @nathanphillipssquare
• Lunch and Learns with National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

#TruthandReconciliationDay #September30 #OrangeShirtDay by @breakthroughsff

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Breakthroughs Film Festival turns 15! 🌟🌟

Returning to the Paradise Theatre from December 4 + 5, we’re excited to showcase emerging women, trans-masculine and non-binary filmmakers whose voices continue to shape the future of cinema!

Stay tuned for more details!👀

#BFF26 #FilmFestival #torontofilmfestival taken in Paradise by @breakthroughsff

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We’re excited to be co-presenting the Shorts Program “Over the Garden Wall” with @torontoqueerfilmfest at #TQFF2026 this October! Join us on a magical journey of self-discovery through the dark, damp woods and treacherous terrain inhabited by queer friends, lovers, spectral voices, and park rangers alike.

Over the Garden Wall | October 16 | 8PM Featured Shorts: Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature, Gabby and Eleanor Go Up and Down the Mountain, Every Forest is a Magic Forest, ONCE IN A FULL MOON

💚 Friday, October 16 at 8PM
📍Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Ave)
🎫️ PWYC tickets at TQFF.ca

#TQFF2026 #filmfestival #torontofilmfestival by @breakthroughsff

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Breakthroughs Film Festival is excited to partner with the Toronto Palestine Film Festival for an upcoming co-presentation of the critically-acclaimed film SINK directed by Zain Duraie. The screening will take place on Thursday, October 1st at 8 PM at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Synopsis: When teenage Basil’s troubling behavior forces his mother Nadia to confront his deteriorating mental health, Sink explores motherhood, stigma, denial, and the limits of unconditional love in contemporary Jordan. Screening alongside Stuck by Usman Ally, the film follows Dana, a Palestinian-American woman in Chicago who, guided by the younger revolutionary version of her father, must confront her identity, fear, and inherited responsibility.

Tickets for the screening and all TPFF events can be found at TPFF.CA

#TPFF2026 #FilmFestival #PalestinianCinema #TorontoEvents #palestinethroughart by @breakthroughsff

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Congratulations to our alum Sara Jade Alfaro, Juliet Belisario, Vanessa Sandre, Jennifer Fan Jiang and Vivien Endicott- Douglas on receiving a TIFF Marketing Pass through Breakthroughs Film Festival! 🌸

This exciting opportunity is a wonderful recognition of their talent, hard work, and continued growth in the film and media industry. 🎬

We’re thrilled to see our alumni making their mark and taking advantage of opportunities like this at the Toronto International Film Festival. Join us in celebrating this fantastic achievement! 🥳 by @breakthroughsff

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Breakthroughs Film Festival is proud to support the Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival and its Toronto screening on September 22 at Innis Town Hall.

The evening will feature a selection of award-winning films, bringing together powerful cinematic voices reflecting on resistance, freedom, and human dignity.

🗓️Tuesday, September 22, 2026
⏰7:00–9:30 PM | Doors at 6:30 PM
📍Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto

Join us for an evening of cinema, conversation, and community.

For tickets: Visit @atefeh.khademolreza and follow the Eventbrite link listed in Atefeh's bio.

Organized by AIFTAA / Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival, with support from the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.

Don’t miss this inspiring evening of cinema and dialogue! by @breakthroughsff

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MEET THE TEAM!

Please join us in welcoming our new staff members, Nedda Sarshar and Enna Kim! 🌼 Nedda and Enna will be joining us this fall as our Executive Director and Communications and Marketing Specialist respectively.

🌟Nedda Sarshar (she/her) moves from Chair of the Board to Executive Director of BFF Nedda is an Iranian-Canadian writer and filmmaker based in the Greater Toronto Area. She loves telling stories about diasporas, identity crisis’ and star-crossed lovers. She is thrilled to be finding new ways of championing emerging women, trans-masculine and non-binary filmmakers for Breakthroughs Film Festival!

🌟Enna Kim (she/her) is a Korean-Canadian new media artist + VJ blending projection mapping, murals, installations and live performance. Her work is inspired by the eclectic blend of
Toronto’s experimental video art, electronic music, hip-hop, and street art scene. She produces live performances, immersive installations and artist residencies through her craft. Enna will be
joining Breakthroughs Film Festival this summer as the Communications and Marketing Specialist.

We thought it’d be fun to introduce you to Nedda and Enna the way we know best: through films 🎬💗

We asked them to share their top four films by women, trans-masculine and non-binary filmmakers, and oh, did they deliver! ✨

We’re SO thrilled to have them joining us, and we can’t wait to share all the exciting things we have in store over the coming weeks 👀

Stay tuned! 💗 by @breakthroughsff

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Join us on Thursday, August 13 at Bell Manor Park as we co-present @topictureshow’s screening of The Queen of My Dreams, directed by @thefawz along with shorts Baby Fat (dir. @kimsauce) and Pink Light (dir. @hbrowne24) 🩵

Through the lens of Bollywood fantasy, the time-bending, transnational film The Queen of My Dreams tells the story of twenty-something Azra (@amritkaur) in a Canadian Screen Award-winning lead performance), a queer Pakistani-Canadian Muslim woman.

We’re incredibly excited about this screening and can’t wait to see you there! ☀️

More info at topictureshow.com/queen-of-my-dreams

🗓️ Thursday, August 13
📍Bell Manor Park
⏰ @ Sundown (~8:30PM)
🎟️ FREE (no ticket required to attend) taken in Bell Manor Park (Banana Park) by @breakthroughsff

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We are looking for actors for the table read of a psychological horror short inspired by the Hong Kong Cantopop era, “Mother of Mine!”

Swipe through for the casting call for Mother of Mine, from @erica.c___ in our inaugural Short Films Incubator program! ⭐️

All roles are non-union. A small honorarium will be provided.

Please send your details to ericachan.prod@gmail.com by August 31, 2026! taken in Toronto, Ontario by @breakthroughsff

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Swipe through for the casting call for Sisters by @frenchyfaith in our inaugural Short Films Incubator program! ⭐️

Sisters is a short indie film exploring the bond between sisters Flora and Hope, and their way of handling a difficult home life.

All roles are non-union. A small honorarium will be provided.

Please send your details to FaithLWolves@gmail.com by August 31, 2026! taken in Toronto, Ontario by @breakthroughsff

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Join the Breakthroughs Film Festival team! We’re hiring a Communications & Marketing Specialist to help us with #BFF26 ⭐️

Full job description and details are linked in our bio. You can also apply online at breakthroughsfilmfestival.com/join-the-team

Applications close August 12, 2026! We look forward to hearing from you 💗 taken in Toronto, Ontario by @breakthroughsff

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