EIFF PRESENTS: 2024 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILMS!

EIFF’s annual tradition continues with our 2024 screenings of the OSCAR® Nominated Short Films! As we all ‘catch up’ on this year’s nominated feature-films, this is your opportunity to see every nominated short film AND support EIFF! Your ticket purchase helps EIFF bring the year’s most exciting shorts and features to our fall festival.

For the second year in a row, we are partnering with our friends at Metro Cinema (8712 109 Street) for all three screenings. Tickets are $15, and are on sale now at www.metrocinema.org or through the lovely red buttons. These events are always well-attended, so secure your ticket early!

Some bonus news: for the third time since the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021, one of EIFF's Grand Jury Winners is nominated on OSCAR® Night!  Nazrin Choudhury's RED, WHITE, AND BLUE is nominated in the Live-Action Short category. We're cheering you on Nazrin! 

The 96th Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 10.

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are officially OPEN for submissions! Find more information on how to submit BELOW!


Congratulations!

Massive Congratulations to all the people who took home an Oscar at the 2023 ceremony! We’re especially proud of AN IRISH GOODBYE, who won the Grand Jury award at EIFF 2022, and went on to win the Oscar for Best Live Action Short!

Thank you sponsors

Our little festival couldn’t happen without the generous support of all of our incredible sponsors! The team at Amplomedia created this fun video to recognize all of them!

EIFF IS ONCE AGAIN ONE OF THE TOP 50 FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE!

Edmonton – MovieMaker today announced that the Edmonton International Film Festival has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, celebrating festivals that serve moviemakers and audiences in some of the most intriguing destinations in the world.

“We’re absolutely thrilled that we’ve been recognized once again by the team at MovieMaker, and we will continue to provide a world-class experience for our audience, filmmakers, and team-members. Here’s to an incredible 2022 and beyond” - Vincent Brulotte (Artistic Director)

“Since we’re all eager to travel, we gave extra points this year to festivals in magnificent destinations we might never visit if not for an excellent film festival. And we weighed whether those festivals make travel easy and affordable for filmmakers,” said MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. “Also, you caught us — there are over 50 festivals on this list. We very enthusiastically endorse every single one of these festivals, and decided it wouldn’t be right to force tie-breakers just to get to an even 50.”

MovieMaker is dedicated to the art and craft of making movies. The list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2022 is in the Spring 2022 issue, with Nicolas Cage on the cover.

EIFF winners

Our Audience Choice Award Winners have been selected by you! Hands That Bind (Dir. Kyle Armstrong) & Dogsville (Dir. Rosvita Dransfeld) have won our Feature awards! Back Home Again (Dir. Michael Mankowski) & Blind Ambition (Dirs. Frederick Kroetsch & Tom Robinson) have won our Short awards! Find a full list of all our Award Winners below!

“STRAIGHT UP, THIS FESTIVAL IS LEGIT.  TOTALLY ENJOYED MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.  I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND.”

— Simon L.