Canadian Film Forum

The Canadian Film Forum (CFF) is a regular series presented by Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute (CSI) that features screenings and discussions of recent Canadian work. Audiences get to see more than a film; they’re invited to stay for an intimate Q & A session with the movie’s director(s), producer(s), actors, and/or other creative personnel in Innis’s state-of-the-art Town Hall theatre at no cost.

Past guests have included established icons of Canadian film including Norman Jewison, Deepa Mehta, Atom Egoyan and Guy Maddin, but also emerging talent such as Stephen Dunn, Richie Mehta, Kaz Radwanski, and Alison Black. A full list of the filmmakers and their works featured in the Canadian Film Forum series can be found below.

Upcoming Events

The 2019/20 Canadian Film Forum promises to be the best ever with premieres and panels designed to inform and entertain. Look for the following filmmakers slated to present their titles at Innis College:

Past Events

• “Funny Boy” with Deepa Mehta

  March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “Blood Quantum” with Jeff Barnaby

  March 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• “How It Feels to Be Free” with Yoruba Richen

  February 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• “Disappearance at Clifton Hill” with Albert Shin

  February 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “American Woman” with Semi Chellas and Sarah Gadon

  January 14 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• “The Grizzlies” Screening with Miranda de Pencier

  November 26, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” Screening with Filmmakers

  October 22, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “Red Rover” with Shane Belcourt and Duane Murray

  October 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “Guest of Honour” with Atom Egoyan

  September 24, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

• “Mr. Jane & Finch” with Ngardy Conteh George and Alison Duke

  August 13, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

• “Anthropocene” Screening

  February 13, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

• “Firecrackers” Screening with Jasmin Mozaffari

  January 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• “Spice It Up” Screening with Lev Lewis, Yonah Lewis, and Calvin Thomas

  January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• “Carmine Street Guitars” Screening with Ron Mann

  December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• “Through Black Spruce” Advance Screening with Don McKellar

  March 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• “Giant Little Ones” Advance Screening with Allison Black & Keith Behrman

  March 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• “Brown Girl Begins” Screening with Sharon Lewis

  February 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• “Octavio Is Dead!” Screening with Sook-Yin Lee

  January 31, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” Screening with Anne Innis Dagg

  January 24, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Special Advance Screening of “Clara” with Director & Producer

  November 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Double Bill Screening of ‘The Other Side of Porcupine Lake’ and ‘Porcupine Lake’

  April 2, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm

• Screening of ‘How Heavy This Hammer’ with Kazik Radwanski

  March 22, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘Unarmed Verses’ with Charles Officer

  February 28, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘Sleeping Giant’ with Filmmaker Andrew Cividino

  January 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘The Stairs’ with Filmmaker Hugh Gibson

  March 20, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘Mostly Sunny’ with Filmmaker Dilip Mehta

  February 28, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘Into the Forest’ with Writer and Director Patricia Rozema

  February 14, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Screening of ‘The Forbidden Room’ with Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson

  December 14, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• Screening of ‘The Prison in Twelve Landscapes’ with Filmmaker, Brett Story

  November 23, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Advance Screening of ‘Mean Dreams’ with Director & Producer

  November 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

• Special Screening of ‘Closet Monster’ with Writer/Director Stephen Dunn

  October 11, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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