Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to educate, support and promote visual arts and cinema of Alberta & Canada. CAFF is a bridge between the audience, critics and the contemporary filmmakers who want to showcase and discuss their work.

This festival is a platform to incubate Canadian, Albertan and international talent. In a rapidly evolving film industry CAFF is a catalyst to enhance cinematic experience with excellence and support Canadian artistic values.

Rules & Terms

General guidelines for film submission

*You must include a trailer for your submission. If your film is selected you must supply a DCP copy of your submission in order to be screened at our festival. If your film is nominated you must send a video acceptance speech to be used at the Awards Gala in the event that your submission is the winner and you are not able to attend in person.

*By submitting your entry you are agreeing to allow CAFF to use your submission in promotional events for CAFF (example: CAFF screenings for Culture Days) and to screen your film online.

How to submit

Exclusively through FilmFreeway.

If you have any questions about CAFF or would like to make a film submission for one of our upcoming events, please contact us by email at info@cafilmfestival.ca or through the contact form. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
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  • Nick Bohle

    This is a delightful festival with real heart and a great team supporting the effort. Highly recommend for Alberta Filmmakers. The screenings were great and the lineup was wonderful. I saw a bunch of awesome work and new stories I would have definitely missed seeing otherwise. Fun gala with nicely catered snacks and lots of networking opportunities.

    October 2025
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  • Paula Thiessen

    CAFF knows how to create a festival environment that is genuinely warm and welcoming. I love that film goers can see a stellar line-up right in their home town of Red Deer! This is where stories are made.

    October 2025
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  • Owen Ljunggren

    My team and I are so grateful to have won both the "Best Short Narrative" and "Best Lead Male Actor" awards for our film Hope You're Doing Well. Having made the film in Red Deer, it's an honour to be able to show it there once again. We will absolutely be coming back next year!

    October 2024
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  • Mark Riddle

    CAFF is a fantastic festival that I look forward to every year. The team behind the festival are amazing, the films are all excellent, and the filmmakers that you meet are all great and talented people who live and breathe filmmaking. You go for the movies, but you stay for the incredible community at CAFF.

    October 2024
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  • Adam Bentley

    Thanks for sharing Sneck-Rise with your community!

    October 2024
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