Since 2014, Insomniac has annually presented a curated selection of creative films from Toronto’s distinct community of low-budget/DIY filmmakers. Insomniac aims to celebrate risk-taking work that blurs the lines between age, genre, budget, and form. We want to celebrate the creativity and power of intelligent low budget filmmaking!

Works in progress are certainly accepted for submission - just let us know where the film is at and what’s left to do! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

We are overjoyed to be inviting you and your films to the 13th year of Insomniac, held in late July!

USE PROMO CODE: INSOM8000 TO SUBMIT FOR FREE!

Rules & Terms

We are open to anything! So submit everything to us! We also certainly encourage genre & genre-bending films; comedies; music videos; commercials; web-based content; vlogs; video art; experimental works; skate videos; etc, etc, etc. We love all movies and are excited to see yours!
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  • Sacha None

    I loved, loved being a part of this festival. The team is so great at communicating and supporting filmmakers. Thank you so much!!

    August 2024
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  • Sharon Isaac

    Extremely impressed with Insomniac for showing my first short film. Communication was first rate between the promoter of Insomniac and myself. Through the showing of my film at the festival, I received another message of interest in marketing the film. Kudos to Insomniac for screening it !

    August 2019
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  • Nick White

    Had a really great time at Insomniac. Very friendly and helpful team with excellent communication, a very nice and diverse program of films, and the venue and whole operation were top notch. I thank them for having me and my film and look forward to attending again the future.

    July 2019
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  • Ghazal Tahernia

    Great little selection of short movies! Happy to have been a part of the showcase!

    July 2019
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