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The only film festival in 🇨🇦 dedicated to presenting short films by emerging women & gender-diverse filmmakers.
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🎞️ DRIFTING STONES | DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL 2026 Co-presented by @tirganfestival & @breakthroughsff Some journeys take us far from home. Others bring us closer to understanding ourselves. Drifting Stones invites audiences to reflect on displacement, identity, and the emotional connections that remain with us across borders. A story that speaks to the experiences of migration, memory, and belonging. 🎬 Directed by Samiramis Kia ⏱️ Runtime: 1h 19 min ✨ Official Selection — Diaspora Film Festival 2026 📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026 🕓 3:55 PM 📍 Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto 🎟️ TICKETS Regular Admission: $20 Students & Seniors: $15 At the Door: $25 (Cash Only) 🎫 Get your tickets: www.diasporafilmfest.com 🌉 BUILDING BRIDGES Where stories travel beyond borders. #DFF2026 #DriftingStones #SamiramisKia #DiasporaFilmFestival #BuildingBridges IndependentCinema TorontoFilm TorontoEvents WorldCinema
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Toronto! If you missed Dough Man at TIFF, here’s your chance to catch it on the big screen at Breakthroughs Film Festival! 📍Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON) 🗓️Friday, December 4 🎬Doors at 6:30PM / Show at 7 PM
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🎬 DRIFTING STONES — OFFICIAL TRAILER Some distances are measured in miles. Others in everything left unsaid. An estranged father and son are brought together by a family crisis, setting off a journey that uncovers long-buried truths, unspoken emotions, and the complexities of family bonds. Co-presented by @tirganfestival and @breakthroughsff Discover Drifting Stones at the Diaspora Film Festival 2026. 🎥 Directed by Samiramis Kia ⏱️ Runtime: 1h 19m ✨ Official Selection — Diaspora Film Festival 2026 📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026 🕒 3:55 PM 📍 Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto 🎟️ Tickets: Regular: $20 Students & Seniors: $15 At the door: $25 (cash only) 🎫 Tickets available now — link in bio! eventbrite.ca/diasporafilmfest 🌉 BUILDING BRIDGES Diaspora Film Festival | November 5–8, 2026 #DFF2026 #DriftingStones #SamiramisKia #DiasporaFilmFestival BuildingBridges OfficialTrailer CanadianCinema IndependentCinema TorontoFilm TorontoEvent
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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
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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
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THURSDAY AUGUST 13 AT BELL MANOR PARK 🎬 THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS 🎞 With short films PINK LIGHT and BABY FAT Through the lens of Bollywood fantasy, the time-bending, transnational journey film THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS tells the story of Azra, a queer Pakistani-Canadian Muslim woman. Azra’s coming-of-age narrative is portrayed alongside flashbacks of her mother’s own young adult story. 🎨 Arts & Crafts (Tassel Making) for younger attendees from 6-7:30pm presented by @ArtsEtobicoke 🍿 6PM onward: Movie snacks & beverages for sale at the TOPS tent 🌮 Guest food vendor @miss__carnitas 🧺 Outside picnics & beverages are welcome Showtime at Sundown (~8:30 PM) TOPS events are FREE, no tickets or advance registration. BYO-Blanket & Chairs 👂Live audio description is available at this screening for Blind or partially sighted patrons, upon request. More information about this accessibility feature is available at TOpictureshow.com/audio. All TOPS screenings are presented with open captioning. Community co-presenters: @reelcanada, @reelworld, @reelasian, @breakthroughsff, @insideoutfestival Content advisory: This programme contains moderate profanity, mild sex & nudity, and mild substance use
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A heartfelt thank you to our co-presenters for joining us in bringing Arab cinema to Toronto. Together, we expanded conversations, reached new audiences, and created opportunities for connection through film. We appreciate you being part of our Festival community and look forward to continuing these meaningful collaborations in the years ahead!
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Lights, camera… your next career move. 🎬 Discover the latest film, media, and entertainment job opportunities across Canada this August 2026. From CBC and TIFF to Telefilm Canada and Global News, we're helping creative professionals stay ahead of the industry. Comment "JOBS" to get access to our newsletter and never miss the next big opportunity. #FilmJobs #CanadaJobs #MediaJobs #EntertainmentJobs #CreativeCareers
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🎬 A message from Omar Mouallem, director of “Nader’s Girl”, and Sameer W. Jafar, director of “Better Than A Mustache”, two short films featured in our program, “The Characters We Play”. Co-presented with Breakthroughs Film Festival (@breakthroughsff), this collection of five short films explores characters that challenge societal roles, expectations, and conventions. ✨ Featuring: • Mrs. Faiza & Dr. Love – Anissa Daoud • Better Than A Mustache – Sameer W. Jafar • Ambush | Kameen – Yassmina Karajah • No Harissa – Saifeddine Lahmar • Nader’s Girl – Omar Mouallem Join us on Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 PM at the Small World Centre. 🎟️ Get your tickets now at arabfilm.ca 🗓️ Sunday, July 26, 2026 ⏰ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 📍 Small World Centre | 180 Shaw Street
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Thank you to our Community Partners @breakthroughsff + @coffeehouse_hr + @insideoutfestival + @banffmedia + @bigpigco + @monography + @canfilmfest + @litssauce + @panavisionofficial + @layeredbutter + @hotdocs_ + @tiff_net + @connekt_film 🎞️💫 We sincerely appreciate your support in helping to foster the future of emerging Canadian filmmakers 🎬 Tickets on sale now at FOFS.ca or in our bio! 🎟️ #FOFS2026
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We don’t have just one shorts program but THREE! 3️⃣ And here’s a glimpse into our second shorts compilation “The Characters We Play” ✨ • Mrs. Faiza & Dr. Love — Anissa Daoud • Better Than A Mustache — Sameer W Jafar • Ambush | Kameen — Yassmina Karajah • No Harissa — Saifeddine Lahmar • Nader’s Girl — Omar Mouallem Co-presented with Breakthroughs Film Festival (@breakthroughsff), these films explore interesting characters that challenge their societal roles, expectations and conventions, and test and disrupt the archetypes they find themselves boxed into. Their journeys trace how identity is continually negotiated, resisted, and reimagined. Get your tickets now at arabfilm.ca ✨ 🗓️ Sunday, July 26, 2026 ⏰ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 📍 Small World Centre | 180 Shaw Street #torontoarabfilmfestival #arabfilm #arabfilmfestival #torontoevents #torontoarabfilm #shortfilms
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New headshots🌞 I had a chance to participate in Crew Connect, an event by the @breakthroughsff at @trinitysquare I had a fun time meeting new artists and of course, getting these lovely shots. . 📸: @katja.debourbon . #torontofilmmaker #photoshoot #headshot #torontophotographer
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