ReFrame Film Festival

ReFrame Film Festival ReFrame celebrates the year's best in documentary film; based in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Canada

🎥 Your film. Our screen.Submissions for ReFrame 2027 are officially open.Documentary films and media arts exploring soc...
06/01/2026

🎥 Your film. Our screen.

Submissions for ReFrame 2027 are officially open.

Documentary films and media arts exploring social and environmental justice are invited for consideration.

Early Bird deadline June 19.
Final deadline August 7.

Free submission for local and Indigenous filmmakers.

https://filmfreeway.com/ReFrameFilm

ReFrame Film Festival is seeking a new Creative Director to lead festival curation, communications, and creative program...
05/21/2026

ReFrame Film Festival is seeking a new Creative Director to lead festival curation, communications, and creative programming for the 2027 season and beyond.

🎬 Full-time, salaried, year-round
đź“Ť Nogojiwanong / Peterborough (hybrid possible; local preferred)
💵 $49,000–$55,000 + health benefits
đź—“ Applications due June 1 at 5PM

We’re looking for a thoughtful, collaborative leader with a passion for documentary film, justice, community engagement, and the arts.

đź”— Full job description + application details available at https://reframefilmfestival.ca/about-reframe/careers/

With immense gratitude for their service, we're sharing that Eryn Lidster will be stepping down as ReFrame's Creative Di...
05/11/2026

With immense gratitude for their service, we're sharing that Eryn Lidster will be stepping down as ReFrame's Creative Director.

Over the past three years, Eryn has shaped ReFrame with fierce kindness, wisdom, and deep integrity, leading the programming of three extraordinary festivals and strengthening our community in lasting ways.

“While I am sad to be leaving, I am excited for new voices to become part of the fabric of this wonderful organization. I can’t wait to see what the future brings for ReFrame, and what ReFrame brings for our future. The strength of this community reveals a bright horizon.” — Eryn Lidster

Eryn, we wish you room to roam and steady ground as you step into what comes next. We are so much richer for knowing you.

We’re now beginning the search for ReFrame’s next Creative Director. Please visit https://reframefilmfestival.ca/about-reframe/careers/ to learn more and apply.

ReFrame is looking for new members for our Programming Advisory Committee!This volunteer group works closely with the Cr...
05/09/2026

ReFrame is looking for new members for our Programming Advisory Committee!

This volunteer group works closely with the Creative Director to review films and help shape a program rooted in social and environmental justice.

If you love documentary film, value community perspectives, and enjoy thoughtful conversation, we’d love to hear from you.

•June–October
• ~25 hrs/month
• Apply by May 22 at 1PM

Learn more + apply: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/pac/

Learn more and register at https://reframefilmfestival.ca/workshop-just-get-over-it/This impactful session with FPHL inv...
04/30/2026

Learn more and register at https://reframefilmfestival.ca/workshop-just-get-over-it/

This impactful session with FPHL invites participants to reflect on colonial histories, bias, and the ongoing impacts of these legacies, and to consider how we can move forward with greater understanding and care.

đź—“ May 15, 1-4 PM
đź“Ť The Gathering Space
Room 102, Enwayaang Building
Trent University, 1 Gzowski Way, Nogojiwanong / Peterborough
🎟 Pay-What-You-Can

We’re inviting regional artists to create the featured artwork for ReFrame 2027—an opportunity to shape the festival’s v...
04/17/2026

We’re inviting regional artists to create the featured artwork for ReFrame 2027—an opportunity to shape the festival’s visual identity across print, digital, and beyond. Submissions are now open!

đź’Ą $1,500 commission
đź—“ Deadline: May 13
đź”— Visit https://reframefilmfestival.ca/2027-feature-artwork-commission/ to learn more and submit your work.

Take our ReFrame 2026 audience survey and you could win a Festival Pass to ReFrame 2027!Your feedback is critical as we ...
03/11/2026

Take our ReFrame 2026 audience survey and you could win a Festival Pass to ReFrame 2027!

Your feedback is critical as we plan the future of the festival.

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/reframe2026

The In-Person Festival may be over, but the festival continues online!ReFrame's Virtual Program runs February 3–8, featu...
02/03/2026

The In-Person Festival may be over, but the festival continues online!

ReFrame's Virtual Program runs February 3–8, featuring just over half of the films from the In-Person program, available on demand across Canada (With one exception: The Nest is available in Ontario only)

🎥 Explore the full film guide and start streaming here:
https://reframefilmfestival.ca/2026-virtual-festival/

ReFrame’s panels and post-screening Q&As are a huge part of our festival, turning screenings into meaningful dialogue be...
02/01/2026

ReFrame’s panels and post-screening Q&As are a huge part of our festival, turning screenings into meaningful dialogue between audiences, community partners and filmmakers. With our technical staff working alongside the incredible staff at both venues, filmmakers are brought into the room, physically or on screen, no matter where they are in the world. Please enjoy some of these moments from the past two days of programming, beautifully captured by photographer Esther Vincent.

Happy Sunday! It's ReFrame Film Festival's last day of in-person screenings! Have youplanned your day? Here's a handy gu...
02/01/2026

Happy Sunday!
It's ReFrame Film Festival's last day of in-person screenings! Have you
planned your day? Here's a handy guide to today's
offerings. Our full guide is available at https://reframefilmfestival.ca/2026-film-guide/

REMINDER: The 🛜 symbol marks films that are also part of
our Virtual Program; if you can’t attend in person
today, you can watch them online at your own pace
from February 3–8!

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