The 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival welcomed 15 emerging filmmakers to participate in Catalyst, an immersive film festival experience.

A cohort-based facilitated mentorship program supported by the RBC Emerging Artists Project, Catalyst provides its participants with the tools and experiences they need to embolden their cinematic voices and bring their projects to the next level. This program elevates Vancouver’s independent film community to the world stage.

JUNE 2021 EDITION

Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) is an LA-based international film competition with monthly live screenings at the Raleigh Studios Hollywood, CA, and a major annual awards event at the same venue. ISA-LA is looking for independent projects from all genres, particularly low or no-budget ones, as well as from all countries, especially from those traditionally underrepresented in the global film industry.

JUNE 2021 EDITION

Montreal Independent Film Festival is a seasonal and annual festival which has turned into one of the most popular visionary festivals on FilmFreeway. Cannes award winners, Oscar nominees and emerging independent film projects have competed in the festival. The festival promotes and screens about three hundred films every year through the online channel and live screenings of the annual festival in cinema.