RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival and Awards

RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival and Awards Regina International Film Festival and Awards - a world movie experience RIFFA is dedicated to promoting the talents of filmmakers from around the world.

Regina Saskatchewan is a great city to host an event like this as it is a great hub of creativity. We strongly believe that we have a responsibility to help showcase new filmmakers and talents from around the globe. To show our appreciation, we will present award winners with our prestigious silver screen award named the “Regina International Film Festival Award” or RIFFA. RIFFA is a Canadian Acad

emy qualifying festival for Canadian Screen Awards. We are also very passionate about supporting the mental health community through one of our programmes, the LOOK: A Film/Mental Health Initiative.

🚨 RIFFA Discount for ScreenSask Members 💸🎥 RIFFA 2025 will be in person in Regina August 19-23 and ScreenSask members ca...
08/02/2025

🚨 RIFFA Discount for ScreenSask Members 💸

🎥 RIFFA 2025 will be in person in Regina August 19-23 and ScreenSask members can access a 40% discount to the All Access Pass and individual Industry Program sessions.

📨 ScreenSask members must email their office to receive discount code, which can be used at checkout to apply the discount.

🎟 The All Access Pass (includes all screenings, industry sessions, and awards ceremony) is currently available for purchase.

Thank you Rohit Homes! A Platinum Sponsor of RIFFA 2025.Rohit Homes' mission is to create livable communities focused on...
08/02/2025

Thank you Rohit Homes! A Platinum Sponsor of RIFFA 2025.

Rohit Homes' mission is to create livable communities focused on more than just housing, aiming to develop multi-generational neighbourhoods with diverse home designs and a strong emphasis on community living.

Watch for upcoming details on the RIFFA 2025 Outdoor Movie sponsored by Rohit Homes!

🎥 Connect one-on-one with key decision-makers in film and television. 🎤 This exclusive networking event offers filmmaker...
08/01/2025

🎥 Connect one-on-one with key decision-makers in film and television.

🎤 This exclusive networking event offers filmmakers the chance to book 15-min, focused meetings with representatives from leading broadcasters. Gain insights, pitch projects, and build meaningful industry relationships in a professional, low-pressure setting. Spots are limited—register early to secure your sessions.

Read More & Get Your Tickets
🔗 RIFFA.CA/Industry 👈🏻

📍 Location: Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina SK
📆 Date: Friday Aug 22, 2025
⏰ Time: 2:30-5:00pm

💻 All meetings via virtual calls. Computer and headphones will be provided by RIFFA.

⭐️ Adam Feigen – Bell Media
Looking to hear pitches for scripted & narrative features (comedy & drama).

⭐️ Cam Maitland – Hollywood Suite
Looking to hear pitches for scripted and narrative features, series and documentaries.

⭐️ Zach Marcovici – CBC
Looking to hear pitches for drama series.

⭐️ Shane Smith – TVO
Looking to hear pitches for feature documentaries and non-fiction series.

⭐️ Heather Williamson – Bell Media
Looking to hear pitches for unscripted series & docs.

⭐️ Melissa Williamson - Bell Media
Looking to hear pitches for scripted & narrative features (comedy & drama).

Thank you, Canada Media Fund! A Platinum Sponsor of RIFFA 2025.CMF fosters, promotes and finances Canadian content, acro...
08/01/2025

Thank you, Canada Media Fund! A Platinum Sponsor of RIFFA 2025.

CMF fosters, promotes and finances Canadian content, across all audiovisual platforms, and helps share it with the world.

As RIFFA seeks to inspire and motivate people to discover the world through the art of motion pictures, we are glad to promote Canadian and Saskatchewan content!

08/01/2025

🎥 The 2025 RIFFA Global Citizen Series!

🌍 August 19-23 in partnership with .art.gallery.

🎫 Mackenzie Art Gallery members enjoy for free!
🔗 Visit RIFFA.CA for info and tickets.

🔊 Seeing Through the Darkness (2024 Canada)
📆 Tue Aug 19 @ 11am
Through an immersive sound environment, Seeing Through the Darkness delves into the lives of five resilient individuals who have lost their sight in armed conflicts. This film challenges our societal blindness to violence and suffering amidst a flood of images, urging us to listen to these inspiring stories echoing with urgency and profound humanity.

🌾 Farming the Revolution (2024 India)
📆 Wed Aug 20 @ 11am
Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million protesters gathered – men and women from all generations, religions, classes and castes – and reinvented co-existence at massive protest sites that burgeoned on the borders of Delhi.

🪨 Rule of Stone (2024 Canada)
📆 Thur Aug 21 @ 11am
If Jerusalem stone could speak, it would tell this story: from Imperial Britain to the Israeli occupation, buildings in Jerusalem have been clad in it. This is a story of how beauty and abuse go hand in hand.

🌱 Toroboro: The Name of The Plants (2024 Ecuador and Brazil)
📆 Fri Aug 22 @ 11am
25 years after an ethno-botanical study in the Ecuadorian Amazon inhabited by the Waorani, the central figures involved reunite. The colonization of their people started with the arrival of Christian missionaries and they face now the oil and timber industries.

🐝 Bittersweet Honey (2024 Myanmar)
📆 Sat Aug 23 @ 11am
Three beekeeping families convened to discuss various challenges in their trade. They delved into topics such as the perilous migration of beehives, transportation hurdles, and the local farmers’ resistance to placing hives in prime bee food areas, along with their disapproval of bee pollination efforts. Additionally, beekeepers contended with the repercussions of Myanmar’s political shifts and escalating commodity prices, further exacerbating their plight.

Thank you to Telefilm Canada! A Platinum sponsor of RIFFA 2025.Telefilm Canada's mission is to support the development, ...
07/31/2025

Thank you to Telefilm Canada! A Platinum sponsor of RIFFA 2025.

Telefilm Canada's mission is to support the development, production, promotion and distribution of the screen-based industry in Canada.

RIFFA is proud to work arm in arm in the spirit of that mission.

🌾 Thank you, Community Initiatives Fund! 🎥 We are grateful to receive funding from CIF for LOOK: A Film/Mental Health In...
07/26/2025

🌾 Thank you, Community Initiatives Fund!

🎥 We are grateful to receive funding from CIF for LOOK: A Film/Mental Health Initiative.

💚 LOOK, founded in 2015, is a program of the RIFFA Academy, the educational arm of the RIFFA Foundation.

💻 The LOOK program provides individuals living with mental health challenges an opportunity to express themselves creatively by making films in a safe, fun and supportive environment. With the support of mental health practitioners and members of the film and teaching community, participants have an opportunity to further develop vocational skills, forge bonds and community connections.

⚕️As an occupational therapy program aligned with the audiovisual screen industry, the LOOK program encourages healing and coping skills through the power of artistic & cinematic expression.

🤝 The Community Initiatives Fund contributes to the quality of life of Saskatchewan’s residents by providing grants for programs supporting healthy growth and development of children and youth, individual and community wellbeing, and nonprofit and community leadership.

🎮 Curious about the future of video games in Canada? 👾 Join a panel of industry veterans as they share personal career h...
07/26/2025

🎮 Curious about the future of video games in Canada?

👾 Join a panel of industry veterans as they share personal career highs, hard-won lessons, and what’s really happening behind the scenes in the Canadian video game sector.

Read More & Get Your Tickets
🔗 RIFFA.CA/screening_schedule/video-games/ 👈🏻

📍 Location: Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK
📆 Date: Thursday Aug 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00-3:00pm

Kenzie Gordon (she/her) is a critical game design scholar, social worker, doctoral candidate, and settler scholar at the University of Alberta on Treaty 6 territory.

Lucas J.W. Johnson (he/him) is a q***r author, game designer, producer, and entrepreneur, and the Founder and Studio Director of Silverstring Media.

Vidhi Shah is a Senior UX designer at Riot Games with over eight years of experience shaping gameplay systems and player experience across AAA and indie titles.

🕹 From building inclusive gaming communities to reimagining design through the lens of accessibility and equity, this conversation will dive deep into the creative, cultural, and economic forces shaping Canadian-made games.

🚀 You’ll also hear about opportunities for training, funding, and breaking new ground, as well as the challenges that come with pushing the boundaries of who games are for, and what stories they tell.

🇨🇦 This August, attend the Canada Council for the Arts Spotlight to discover how they can support your work as an artist...
07/25/2025

🇨🇦 This August, attend the Canada Council for the Arts Spotlight to discover how they can support your work as an artist.

📍 Location: Mackenzie Art Gallery
📆 Date: August 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00-3:00

Get your ticket and check out the entire RIFFA 2025 Industry series!
🔗 riffa.ca/industry 👈🏻

The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.

Megan Leduc is a program officer at the Canada Council for the Arts and works in the Explore and Create Program.

She will cover what you need to know about grants, special initiatives and give you practical advice on funding opportunities, the application portal and the peer assessment process.

🌾 Thank you, SK Arts! RIFFA is grateful to receive operational funding from SK Arts.SK Arts provides funding and support...
07/24/2025

🌾 Thank you, SK Arts!

RIFFA is grateful to receive operational funding from SK Arts.

SK Arts provides funding and support to the arts for the benefit of all people in Saskatchewan.

🚨 View our full festival schedule and don't miss being part of this special tenth anniversary festival event! 🔗 See more...
07/20/2025

🚨 View our full festival schedule and don't miss being part of this special tenth anniversary festival event!

🔗 See more: RIFFA.CA/SCHEDULE 👈🏻
💻 RIFFA Online August 13-18.
📆 RIFFA In-Person August 19-23.

🌍 Global Citizen Series: Watch cutting edge documentaries on important social issues and join conversations with the filmmakers.

🎥 Industry Series: Network and hear from leading professionals in Canada's film and television industry.

🌾 Saskatchewan Film: Screen some of the provinces best new short films and take in the forum of those filmmakers sharing about their work.

🏆 2025 Awards: Strut your stuff on the red carpet August 23rd and be in the room where it happens where we crown the best of the best.

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