SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday July 11, 2025 11:59pm EST
RPFF’s mission is two-fold: to amplify and center marginalized communities and their stories, providing a platform for the work of emerging and established artists, while opening up access to the film and television industry; and to ensure art is free and accessible to everyone, regardless of financial status.
Mandate
We accept all types of films that meet our festival mandate: RPFF is dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to people from all walks of life. The key communities we serve are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities, people who are low-income, people who live in social housing, and Regent Park residents.
We invite films for the following programs:
General Program: Feature and short works from Indigenous filmmakers, Black filmmakers and filmmakers of colour. We invite films that explore themes of difference and solidarity, immigrant experiences, urbanization, cultural identity and that resonate with the inner-city, community-based, transnational and varied realities of Regent Park, as well as similar communities in Toronto, in Canada, and all over the world.
School Program: Short films suitable for Grades 1-8, featuring themes relevant to and engaging for youth. This program encourages self-representation and seeks to promote dialogue among students, educators, filmmakers and the wider community. Films will be made available online with an in-person screening for elementary school students.
Please note:
- There are no submission fees
- Maximum of 10 films per distributor or filmmaker can be submitted
- All filmmakers will be contacted about their submission status by early November 2025 at the latest
If you have any accessibility concerns, or questions about the submission process please contact: submissions@rpff.ca
As a member of the Independent Media Arts Alliance, RPFF is committed to paying industry-standard artist fees to artists, filmmakers and curators in all its programming.
