Submissions Are Open for OFFA 2025!
Help us celebrate 12 years from June 18th to 25th 2025
OFFA (Oakville Festivals of Film and Art) is proud to celebrate 12 years, with our week-long festival happening June 18thto 25th 2025. From the moment you arrive, you will understand why this social issues and event-oriented festival is so loved by filmmakers. We offer an intimate and effective networking opportunity for filmmakers (conducted through a full Industry Summit that accompanies the festival), as well as an immersive, film screening and arts experience for our audiences. We recognize filmmakers in all genres who tell great stories, celebrate diversity and explore social issues, while sparking meaningful discussion.
For over a decade, we have been bringing the social-issues-oriented Oakville Film Festival to local, Canadian and international filmmakers, giving them a chance to participate in a truly community-oriented festival with national and international appeal. From our live gala premiere film screenings that encompass the work of filmmakers alongside passionate musicians, dancers, and artists; to our full week of festival screenings at our local independent cinema, and professional, performing arts centre; to our enlightening Q&A sessions; from collaborative networking socials to our professional live and virtual workshops, Master Classes, and panels, you will soon discover why the Oakville Film Festival has become an important stop on the festival circuit. And new for 2025: we will be hosting a full day of screenings in Mississauga during the festival on top of our regular venues in Oakville!
Good story-telling is paramount: our thought-provoking features and documentaries about the human condition, speak to the diverse social issues that impact our community, and the world. Festival highlights include issues that are predominant in our community, such as those impacting women, families, immigrants, and Indigenous and BIPOC communities. For many years, OFFA has hosted a special event for National Indigenous People’s Day, so are looking for Indigenous feature films & shorts for a special GALA event on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Our selections include Canadian and international feature films, short films, documentaries, and webisodes.
We have a strong history of attracting diverse filmmakers from around the world, who attend the event to participate in our festival and 3 day Industry Summit, including discussions and Q&As for their films, in a friendly, intimate and inspirational environment. Our Industry Summit brings filmmakers together to learn, collaborate and socialize with like-minded individuals who share the same passion for films. Supporting local filmmakers and giving them an opportunity to showcase their films in front of a supportive audience is as key part of our mission. The juried competitive festival awards programme includes 10 different awards, as well as Honourable Mentions for acting. We look forward to seeing you in the small community with a big heart!
Check us out at www.offa.ca
Location: Oakville, Ontario, and Mississauga, Ontario Canada and some events online (hybrid festival mainly live but some virtual events)
