Canadian and international submissions are welcome.

For programming consideration, the
Festival accepts ˝" VHS (not BetaSP) videocassette transfers
(NTSC or PAL) or DVDs (Region 1 only) or 16mm or
35mm prints of the complete film.

The Toronto International Film Festival has become one of the world's most significant cultural events. Each year our programmers travel the world to bring audiences the finest undiscovered and established Canadian and international films. Our Festival connects people and cultures from around the world while providing a vital environment for media, film business professionals and savvy film audiences alike.

Starting out in 1976 as a collection of films from other festivals -- a 'festival of festivals', the Toronto International Film Festival® has become one of the most successful cinematic events in the world, universally regarded as an ideal platform to premiere films. Throughout its years of growth in size and influence, the Festival has remained committed to its principal objectives: to celebrate and promote the moving image and to highlight and place Canadian achievements in an international context. As the years show, the Festival has successfully maintained these objectives by bringing together a remarkable diversity of local, national and international films and personalities to the delight of enthusiastic audiences, who have continued to grow each year.