NFB x TIFF – Call for Filmmakers

The deadline for applications is September 30, 2025.

{RE}DEFINED is an opportunity to shape the national conversation. To explore what it means to be Canadian or Indigenous today. We’re looking for 5 snapshots of life, in this time and place, from your local perspective, experience and point of view. 

We’re seeking storytellers who are listening deeply to the current moment, challenging assumptions and offering new ways of seeing who we are and who we are becoming. What truths are rising now? What narratives will shape our future? This is an invitation to {re}define Canada through your lens. To capture our moment. To share your story. 

• 5 short films
• Made by filmmakers 30 and under;
• Exploring new forms, formats and approaches to documentary;
• In celebration of 50 years of Canadian cinema at TIFF;
• From idea to world premiere in under a year.

Interested? Read more here