Guelph Film Festival

About Guelph Film Festival

Guelph Film Festival is one of the world's first documentary film festivals, held in Guelph, Ontario, dedicated to community engagement through documentary stories of global reach and local relevance. Submission categories include Indigenous-made, Ontario student, Canadian, international and children's program shorts. The 2026 edition runs November 6 to 14, 2026.

Awards this festival can qualify you for

• CSA Animated · Canadian Screen Award — Best Animated Short

  Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.

• CSA Doc Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Documentary Short Film

  Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.

• CSA Feature Doc · Canadian Screen Award — Best Feature Length Documentary

  Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.

• CSA Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Live Action Short Drama

  Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.

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