 Logo for the Edmonton International Film Festival Festival | |
| Location | Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre, Edmonton, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Local Heroes Film Festival |
| Established | 1986 |
| Hosted by | Edmonton International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 100 - 200 |
| Language | International |
| Website | edmontonfilmfest |
The Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Landmark Cinemas at Edmonton City Centre.[1] It is supported by and partnered with Telefilm Canada, Government of Alberta, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton City Council, and the Edmonton Arts Council.[2]
The festival schedule consists of over 150 films of various genres, ranging from short to feature-length, domestic to foreign, studio to independent, and from dramatic work to documentary.[1][3] The EIFF showcases films that are produced within 20 months of each festival, selected on the basis of story, quality, and originality. The Festival also presents, other films that have garnered a 'buzz' around the festival circuit, along with filmmaker talks, Q&As, gala screenings, spotlights on local filmmakers, and shorts with lunch, among others.[1]
EIFF is an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films (live action and animation): winning at this festival can make a film eligible to win an Academy Award.[4] The two short films that win the EIFF Grand Jury Award are chosen by an international jury and of five industry peers, after which they are eligible for Oscar consideration in the accompanying year.[1] Lunchbox Shorts is a series of select EIFF short-film programs (curated from thousands of submissions) that are presented throughout the lunch hour over the festival, with lunch included in its ticket price.[2]: 37
From 2015 through 2017, and in 2019, MovieMaker has listed EIFF as one of "50 film festivals worth the entry fee."[1] The 35th Annual EIFF is scheduled for the week of October 1–10, 2021.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f "About Us". EIFF. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9860cf2131d951fa9508cb/t/5fc69bb8f81c9a2a0c8c1232/1606851533917/2020+Program+Guide+-+FINAL.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "About the Festival". Edmonton International Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "92nd Academy Awards Short Films Qualifying Festival List." Academy Awards. 2020.