March 4, 2025, Toronto, Ontario Returning for its 19th year, the Canadian Film Fest (CFF) is dedicated to showcasing and honoring Canadian filmmakers’ work. The indie-focused festival, which is committed to telling tales based on Canadian experiences, will screen 16 feature films and 50 short films at its 2025 edition, which takes place at Toronto’s Scotiabank Theatre at Cineplex from March 24 to 29. Tickets will go on sale at canfilmfest.ca on March 10.

In keeping with Canada’s rich cultural and regional diversity, this year’s lineup includes films from a wide variety of provinces, including British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia.

Naomi Jaye’s film “Darkest Miriam,” which is based on Martha Baillie’s book “The Incident Reporter,” opens the festival. The movie, which stars Britt Lower (Severance, Man Seeking Woman) and Tom Mercier (Synonyms, The Animal Kingdom), centers on a distraught librarian who works at the Allen Gardens branch in Toronto.

Other noteworthy titles include:

The moving tale of a midwife dealing with personal fertility issues that are made more difficult by familial and societal pressures is told in Tarique Qayumi’s “Conceiving Clara.”

Catherine Legault’s documentary “Larry (they/them)” provides a close-up look at non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène, a rising figure in LGBTQ+ representation and contemporary art.

The festival comes to a close with Kate Kroll’s documentary “Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story,” which delves into the life and legacy of the legendary pro wrestler from the 1990s, examining both her notoriety and her struggles with mental health.

“We’re immensely proud to be Toronto’s largest platform for Canadian cinema,” expressed Festival Director Ashleigh Rains. In addition to showcasing the inventiveness of the five provinces, this year’s festival makes sure that viewers who are itching to see themselves on screen can see these compelling, intimate, and varied tales.

Six Homegrown Shorts programs will once again put short films front and center, with one more short screened prior to each feature screening. Sci-Fi, comedy, drama, and other genres will be featured.

Key partners that continue to support Canadian voices in film, such as Scotiabank, Heritage Canada, xoTO, Telefilm, Super Channel, and many more, make the Canadian Film Fest possible.