Since 2015, the Toronto Short Film Festival has showcased hundreds of short filmmakers to sold-out Toronto cinema audiences. We'll be back at the Paradise cinema in 2027 for another amazing festival.

The festival is a hub for local filmmakers to celebrate their premieres, thank their cast and crew, and meet their fans. International filmmakers travel to Toronto to represent their films to a genre-savvy Toronto audience, and film fans of all kinds pack into sold-out screenings to enjoy the very best of short form.

Toronto Short screens over 100 short films every year, making it the biggest short festival in Toronto, and every film is selected from FilmFreeway submissions.

Toronto Short alumni have gone on to enjoy frequent screenings on the wider festival circuit, garnered numerous awards for their work, and gone on to bigger projects with collaborators found at the the festival.

Join us for Toronto Short's lucky 13th year!

Awards & Prizes

Awards are given in the following categories:
Best Drama Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Documentary Short
Best LGBT Short
Best Horror Short
Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Short Short
Best Animated Short
Best Music Video

Rules & Terms

The Toronto Short Film Festival is open to short films from any country which are under 50 minutes in length.

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  • Nico Susilo

    We're so thrilled to be part of the 2026 Toronto Short Film Festival with our short, Their World in Colour. The festival programmers, the film selections, the screening place at the Paradise Theatre, the audience and their excitement, everything was excellent!

    April 2026
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  • Jimena Ayala

    We had a very good time at TO Shorts. It was definitely amazing to see our film on the big screen. And it was very nice to see other shorts. Thank you for all

    April 2026
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  • Graham Waybrant

    It was fine, expensive to enter, and they will let any movie in regardless of quality or relevance. they usher you out before you can even speak to any other film maker. however, if you are desperate for a premiere, this will allow you to see your film on the big screen.

    April 2026
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  • Shib None

    Amazing festival ! Thanks for selecting my film !

    March 2026
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  • Fallon Bowman

    It was great to have our film The Cold Ride at TSFF. Saw some great films as well, so we were in great company with some very creative and talented people in an iconic venue. Thanks for having us!

    March 2026
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