International Film Festival in Canada
Internationally recognized film festival in Canada presenting feature films, documentaries, and short films from around the world. Academy Awards qualification applies to designated short film awards.
Premiere Requirements:
Regional Premiere
- Submissions accepted in Documentary (40 minutes or less),
- Narrative Feature Film (41 minutes or longer), and
- Short Film (40 minutes or less) categories
- all film types must be live-action or animated
- completed within 20 months of the festival, and presented as an Edmonton regional premiere (no prior public theatrical screening or availability for purchase in Canada open to the general public)
- films with non-English dialogue require English subtitles
- exhibition formats for features: DCP or BluRay with NTSC DVD backup
- shorts packaged as feature-length
- maximum of three public screenings permitted
- Oscar-qualifying for Grand Jury Award winners in Live Action and Animation Short Film categories, subject to Academy rules.