The Canadian Diversity Film Festival is the premier festival to celebrate diversity in Toronto, Canada. This year, our festival will run monthly online and all winners will screen at the annual event from Monday, Dec 13th to Sunday, Dec 19th, 2021.

The Canadian Diversity Film Festival is a hallmark event that celebrates our incredible diversity. Our aim is to bring diverse communities together to embrace our differences and discover our shared experiences. It is a focus through which filmmakers promote, challenge, and develop an understanding of equality, social justice, non-discrimination, diversity, and multiculturalism.

We accept all genres of films from all over the world. We create an opportunity for filmmakers to get their films judged and let them compete with other filmmakers. We perform a comprehensive evaluation process and select only high-quality films.

Awards & Prizes

We only award the best independent filmmakers after a comprehensive evaluation process. Our judges evaluate the quality of filmmaking, creativity, and storytelling ability.

1) We will have the Live Screening and Award Ceremony held on Monday, Dec 13th to Sunday, Dec 19th, 2021.

2) The number of awards given out every month varies on the basis of the submission we receive.

4) Each winner will be contacted on the Notification Date

5) Each film has to be submitted to at least one genre, then they qualify for additional categories.

6) Films submitted into the review and rating category will receive their review and rating at the end of each month.

Rules & Terms

Rules & Terms:
- All films must have been made in or after 2018.
- Entries must be in English or subtitled in English.
- Work in progress is accepted.
- Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker.
- Our entries do not compete against each other.
- Entree fees are non-refundable.
- Short films must be under 40 minutes and features should be 40 mins and over.
- Each film has to be submitted to at least one genre, then they qualify for additional categories. Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards.
- Online screeners and posters must be uploaded to FilmFreeway’s site.
- CDFF does not download your film or make it available online.
- Student films need to upload their ID on the submission page.

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  • Jensen Noen

    Even if you win this festival(as I did) don't expect anything from them!
    Do you want a trophy for your award? Pay $186 and get a statue with a crappy awkward sticker(!) with your name on it.
    You'll be ashamed to show this "award" to anyone, trust me! Mine end up in a trash bin.
    Do you want this award to be added to IMDB as they promised? You would need to write them a few times (they ignored me for a long time) and wait a few weeks to find out they can not help you. The only recommendation they give me is to add it to IMDB on my own! How? Read the FAQ section on IMDB.
    AWESOME! Thank you for the suggestion and support!

    Supper crappy festival. I would non recommend it to anyone!

    January 2022
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  • Kevin J. Howard

    I'm truly honored to have my drama/fantasy feature "The Seedling" Win for Best Drama and for my comedy/horror "The Moron" Win for Best Comedy! Thank you so much!

    October 2021
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  • Melanie de Klerk

    Great festival! Thanks for the good communication. We are so happy to have been an award winner.

    May 2021
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  • Ivy Vale

    Thank you to the Canadian Diversity Film Festival for choosing our feature screenplay musical, Out of My Comfort Zone, as an Official Selection.

    May 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Hello Ivy,
    You are very welcome for the selection! Thank you again for submitting!

  • Larry Thomas

    Very honored to have been chosen Best Drama Screenplay by the CDFF. Communication was excellent! Thank you.

    May 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Hello Larry,
    Congratulations again on your win, we await any more submissions to come!