Toronto’s Longest-Running Free Film Festival Offers More Than Movies
The 23rd annual Regent Park Film Festival will be held in Toronto from November 27 to 30, featuring four days of free screenings, workshops, artist talks, and community events. As the city’s longest-running free film festival, it celebrates more than cinema—it highlights creativity, diversity, and community spirit.
“Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is an award-winning, community-based charitable organization,” the team stated. “RPFF amplifies and centres marginalized communities and their stories. We believe everyone should be able to make and experience film and art, regardless of their financial status.”
Festival Highlights
- Four days of free movies, workshops, and artistic discussions.
- Lineup of 43 films exploring themes of care, loss, and shared joy.
- Inclusion of feature and short films from global filmmakers.
Feature Films
- Second Chance by Subhadra Mahajan
- Ky Nam Inn | Quán Kỳ Nam by Leon Le
- Suddenly TV by Roopa Gogineni
Short Films
- your land cries for you by Niya Ahmed Abdullahi
- Baq’a The Open Valley by Youssef Mutawe
- Is It War? by Timeea Mohamed Ahmed
- Paradise Heights by Karl Kai and Robert Mentov
A post shared by Regent Park Film Festival (@regentparkfilm) previews some of this year’s selections and invites the public to reconnect through film and storytelling.
Author’s Summary
The Regent Park Film Festival in Toronto celebrates film as a tool for community connection by offering four days of free screenings and events focused on inclusion and diverse voices.