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Located in one of North America's 10 Best Cities to Live and Work as a Moviemaker, CIFF is the biggest film festival in Alberta!

Offering over $40,000 in cash and prizes, the festival awards outstanding films selected by the audience and esteemed juries. Showcasing an average of 200 short and feature-length, multi-genre films, from Canada and around the world, CIFF is a qualifying, accredited festival for the Academy Awards® and the Canadian Screen Awards.

Located on the edge of the world's most dynamic filming locations, the festival is known for its hospitality and has been named one of the “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” by MovieMaker Magazine in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023!

30 CIFF 2023 Friday 29  Michael Grondin

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Give us a shout at programming@ciffcalgary.ca