Toronto International Film Festival

People's Choice Awards (presented by Rogers): four audience-voted awards - the People's Choice Award, the People's Choice Documentary Award, the People's Choice Midnight Madness Award and the International People's Choice Award. All feature films and series in the Official Selection are eligible. Platform Prize: CAD 20,000 for the best film in the Platform programme, chosen by an international jury. According to TIFF, from 2026 the winner of the Platform Prize (non-English language) is eligible for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Best Canadian Feature Film Award: CAD 10,000. All Canadian feature films in the Official Selection, except first and second features, are considered. Best Canadian Discovery Award: CAD 10,000. All Canadian first and second feature films in the Official Selection are eligible. Short Cuts Awards: three jury awards for films in the Short Cuts programme - Best International Short Film, Best Canadian Short Film and Best Animated Short Film - each with a bursary of CAD 10,000. According to TIFF, the winners of Best Canadian Short Film and Best International Short Film become eligible for the Academy Awards short film competition. NETPAC Award: presented by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema to the best Asian film by a first- or second-time feature director; the jury is selected by TIFF and NETPAC. FIPRESCI Prize: presented by a jury of the International Federation of Film Critics, dedicated to emerging filmmakers.

Submissions are made only through FilmFreeway, as an online screener; films not in English need English subtitles. TIFF does not accept discs, external links, downloadable files or trailers. Submission categories: Canadian Features, Canadian Documentary Features, Canadian Shorts, International Features, International Documentary Features, International Shorts and Primetime (series). Wavelengths (artist film and video) and the DCP & Projectionist Package are by invitation only. Features and documentary features run 60 minutes or longer, shorts of all genres 40 minutes or less (including credits). Series need at least two chronological episodes, including the series or season premiere, with a combined runtime of 60 minutes or longer. A film counts as Canadian if it is directed by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and lists Canada as a major country of production or has a Canadian producer or co-producer. All other films are International. At submission a film must have World, International or North American premiere status; a Canadian premiere is accepted only at TIFF's discretion. A film is not eligible if it was completed before the cut-off date set for the edition, was submitted to TIFF before, has been sold on DVD, Blu-ray or VOD, had a theatrical release or aired on television or a streaming platform in North America, was publicly posted online in North America (geoblocking outside North America is allowed), had a public screening in Canada before the festival, or requires virtual or augmented reality. Selected films may have up to five in-person screenings (public, press and market) under FIAPF regulations. The director and guests are expected at the first and second public screenings. Selected films must deliver accessibility versions (English subtitles, closed captions and audio description as required). Submission fees are non-refundable. Questions: submissions@tiff.net.