Canadian Film Institute * Institut canadien du film

10/16/2026

05/26/2026

If you missed it at this year's International Film Festival of Ottawa, Silent Friend, from the acclaimed, multiple award-winning Hungarian writer-director Ildikó Enyedi, is now screening at the ByTowne Cinema!
🗓️Wed. May 27 at 3:30 pm
🗓️Fri. May 29 at 6:00 pm
🗓️Sat. May 30 at 3:30 pm

04/24/2026

A world in conflict 🌎

🇪🇺 Join us at the Arts Court/Cour des arts Theatre on Saturday, April 25, at 6:30 PM for the fourth and final program of .

🎥 ÖRONMASK (EARWORM) (dir. Patrick Eklund)
🇸🇪 Sweden / Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa

🎥 MERENELÄVIÄ (FISH RIVER ANTHOLOGY) (dir. Veera Lamminpää)
🇫🇮 Finland / Embassy of Finland to Canada

🎥 SMRTNA URA (THE HOUR OF DEATH) (dir. Tomaž Gorkič)
🇸🇮 Slovenia / Veleposlaništvo Slovenije v Ottawi / Embassy of Slovenia in Ottawa

🎥 ROBERTO (dir. Carmen Cordoba)
🇪🇸 Spain / The Embassy of Spain

🎥 JOY (dirs. Vera Herr, Luis Schubert)
🇩🇪 Germany / Germany In Canada

🎥 POPLARS (dir. Alexandros Vounatsos)
🇬🇷 Greece / Greece in Canada

🎥 LOC SUB SOARE (PLACE UNDER THE SUN) (dir. Vlad Bolgarin)
🇷🇴 Romania / Ambasada României în Canada

Admission to the festival is free, including the “Flavours of Europe” reception. The 30-minute reception includes cultural snacks and beverages, plus the opportunity to connect with fellow festival attendees before the short film program!

Reserve your free tickets through Eventbrite!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/9PVj50YK09r

🌎 This year's edition is a collaboration between the European Union in Canada, participating EU Member States, Vision Méditerranéenne, the Canadian Film Institute, and local partner cinemas.

04/23/2026

A fresh start 💗

🇪🇺 Join us at the Arts Court/Cour des arts Theatre on Saturday, April 25, at 4:00 PM for the third program of . Enjoy 7 short films about new beginnings.

🎥 THE FIGHT (dirs. Dan Pearce, Antony Petrou)
🇨🇾 Cyprus / Cyprus in Canada

🎥 KAFKA. IN LOVE/ lemīlējies Kafka (dir. Zane Oborenko
🇱🇻 Latvia / Embassy of Latvia in Canada / Latvijas vēstniecība Kanādā

🎥 BIG BOYS DON’T CRY (dir. Arnaud Delmarle)
🇫🇷 France / Ambassade de France au Canada

🎥 HVIEZDNA CESTA (JOURNEY OF THE STARS) (dir. Klaudia Grancová)
🇸🇰 Slovakia / Slovenské veľvyslanectvo v Kanade / Slovak Embassy in Canada

🎥 VLEKKELOOS (SPOTLESS) (dir. Emma Branderhorst)
🇳🇱 Netherlands / Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada

🎥 RETIREMENT PLAN (dir. John Kelly)
🇮🇪 Ireland / Embassy of Ireland - Canada

🎥 KINGITUS KOLME O-GA (BAA-BAA!) (dir. Teresa Juksaar)
🇪🇪 Estonia / Estonian Embassy in Ottawa

Admission to the festival is free, including the “Flavours of Europe” reception. The 30-minute reception includes cultural snacks and beverages, plus the opportunity to connect with fellow festival attendees before the short film program!

Reserve your free tickets through Eventbrite!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/9PVj50YK09r

🌎 This year's edition is a collaboration between the European Union in Canada, participating EU Member States, Vision Méditerranéenne, the Canadian Film Institute, and local partner cinemas.

04/22/2026

A reflection on the human condition 🪞

🇪🇺 Join us at the Arts Court/Cour des arts Theatre on Friday, April 24, at 8:30 PM for the second program of . Enjoy 7 short films that contemplate what brings us together and/or tears us apart.

🎥 BOLDOG EMBEREK (HAPPY PEOPLE) (dir. Balázs Budavári)
🇭🇺 Hungary / Embassy of Hungary to Canada - Magyarország Kanadai Nagykövetsége

🎥 ESTILHAÇOS (FRAGMENTS) (dir. Julie de Oliveira)
🇵🇹 Portugal / Embaixada de Portugal no Canadá

🎥 OVO JE (ZA) MORE (THIS IS (FOR) THE SEA (dir. Renata Poljak)
🇭🇷 Croatia / Veleposlanstvo Republike Hrvatske u Kanadi - Embassy of Croatia in Canada

🎥 A SINGLE LIFE (dirs. Job, Joris, and Marieke)
🇳🇱 Netherlands / Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada

🎥 ĦALLINI ĦANINI (LEAVE ME BE, DEAR) (dir. Samira Damato)
🇲🇹 Malta / High Commission of Malta in Canada

🎥 BALCONADA (dir. Iva Tokmakchieva)
🇧🇬 Bulgaria / Embassy of Bulgaria, Ottawa

🎥 DIE IETZTE WETTE (THE LAST BET) (dir. Meike Wüstenberg)
🇦🇹 Austria / Austria in Canada

Admission to the festival is free, including the “Flavours of Europe” reception. The 30-minute reception includes cultural snacks and beverages, plus the opportunity to connect with fellow festival attendees before the short film program!

Reserve your free tickets through Eventbrite!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/9PVj50YK09r

🌎 This year's edition is a collaboration between the European Union in Canada, participating EU Member States, Vision Méditerranéenne, the Canadian Film Institute, and local partner cinemas.

04/21/2026

Big year, new role 🫰

We're hiring an Event & Office Coordinator to support the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) as it prepares for its 50th anniversary edition this September.

❣️ This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program and offers a strong opportunity for growth, with the potential to transition into a full-time, permanent role at the Canadian Film Institute.

🎥 In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience in festival operations, supporting box office coordination, administration, and event logistics for one of the world’s leading animation festivals.

Apply before the April 27, 2026, deadline.
👉 https://ow.ly/Om9w50YNBAZ

📸 Ben Wu

04/20/2026

From the surreal to the familiar.

🇪🇺 Join us at the Arts Court/Cour des arts Theatre on Friday, April 24, at 6:30 PM for the first program of . Enjoy six short films, ranging from audacious speculative fiction to the humdrum of everyday struggles.

🎥 ON MY MIND (dir. Martin Strange-Hansen)
🇩🇰 Denmark / Denmark in Canada

🎥 MATIN BRUN (BROWN MORNING) (dir. Carlo Voegle)
🇱🇺 Luxembourg / Embassy of Luxembourg in Ottawa

🎥 TUŠINUKAS (LEFT-HANDED PEN) (dir. Adas Burkšaitis)
🇱🇹 Lithuania / Embassy of Lithuania to Canada/ Lietuvos Respublikos ambasada Kanadoje

🎥 2054 SEELE (dirs. Edoardo Maione, Alice Gnech)
🇮🇹 Italy / Embassy of Italy in Canada

🎥 HURIKÁN (dir. Jan Saska)
🇨🇿 Czechia / Czech Embassy in Ottawa

🎥 AVEC THELMA (WITH THELMA) (dirs. Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni)
🇧🇪 Belgium / Ambassade de Belgique/Embassy of Belgium/Ambassade van België, Ottawa

🥂 Admission to the festival is free, including the “Flavours of Europe” reception. The 30-minute reception includes cultural snacks and beverages, plus the opportunity to connect with fellow festival attendees before the short film program!

Reserve your free tickets through Eventbrite!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/9PVj50YK09r

This year's edition is a collaboration between the European Union in Canada, participating EU Member States, Vision Méditerranéenne, the Canadian Film Institute, and local partner cinemas.

04/16/2026

🇪🇺 Celebrate European cinema this April!

The 13th edition of the European Union Short Film Festival (EUSFF) returns Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 at Arts Court/Cour des arts Theatre (2 Daly Ave.)

🎥 PROGRAMME 1: April 24 at 6:30 PM, Arts Court Theatre
🎥 PROGRAMME 2: April 24 at 8:30 PM, Arts Court Theatre
🎥 PROGRAMME 3: April 25 at 4:00 PM, Arts Court Theatre
🎥 PROGRAMME 4: April 25 at 6:30 PM, Arts Court Theatre

🥂 Admission to the festival is free, including the “Flavours of Europe” receptions. The 30-minute receptions include cultural snacks and beverages, plus the opportunity to connect with fellow festival attendees before the short film program!

Reserve your free tickets through Eventbrite!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/9PVj50YK09r

This year's edition is a collaboration between the European Union in Canada, participating EU Member States, Vision Méditerranéenne, the Canadian Film Institute, and local partner cinemas.

04/09/2026

Two detectives. Two provinces. One unforgettable Canadian classic.

🍁 Celebrate 20 years of BON COP, BAD COP this National Canadian Film Day with a free screening of Érik Canuel’s bilingual action-comedy that broke box-office records and had us quoting it for decades.

However you pronounce "tattoo", join us at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 15 at the ByTowne Cinema to celebrate with the Canadian Film Institute * Institut canadien du film (CFI).

🇨🇦 Free admission, first come, first served.
https://ow.ly/w9nz50YGL6U

🌟 Stick around after the film for a pre-recorded Q&A with Colm Feore and CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley.

🎥 BON COP, BAD COP