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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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OFFICIAL 2026 SHORT FILMS

FEATURE presentation

AFTER DARK FILMS & EVENTS

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VOLUNTEER

THURSDAY JULY 23RD

Events

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 1

Jul 23

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 1

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 23

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

WHAT WE HAD WAS NOISE

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 23

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

AFTER DARK SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

FRIDAY JULY 24TH

Events

Beyond the Burnout: Reimagining "The Grind" in Independent Film

Jul 24

11:00 a.m.11:0011:00 a.m.

Beyond the Burnout: Reimagining "The Grind" in Independent Film

11:00 a.m.11:0011:00 a.m.

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 2

Jul 24

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 2

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 24

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

A FAREWELL TO YOUTH

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 24

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

AFTER DARK SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

SATURDAY JULY 25TH

Events

The Safe Set Experiment: Co-Creating a Non-Toxic Production Culture

Jul 25

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.11:00 – 13:0011:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The Safe Set Experiment: Co-Creating a Non-Toxic Production Culture

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.11:00 – 13:0011:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 3

Jul 25

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 3

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 4

Jul 25

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 4

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 25

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

JESUS COP

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 25

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

AFTER DARK SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3

11:00 p.m.23:0011:00 p.m.

SUNDAY JULY 26TH

Events

Sticking Together: Building Film Communities That Outlast the Festival Circuit

Jul 26

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.11:00 – 12:0011:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Sticking Together: Building Film Communities That Outlast the Festival Circuit

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.11:00 – 12:0011:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Jul 26

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.13:00 – 14:001:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

TBD

ULTIMATE FILM CHALLENGE SCREENING

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.13:00 – 14:001:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

TBD

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.13:00 – 14:001:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

TBD

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 5

Jul 26

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 5

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.15:00 – 17:003:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 6

Jul 26

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SHORT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BLOCK 6

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.17:00 – 19:005:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SCENES FROM A PLACE WHERE RAILS AND WATER MEET

Jul 26

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

SCENES FROM A PLACE WHERE RAILS AND WATER MEET

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.19:00 – 21:007:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Jul 26

9:00 p.m.21:009:00 p.m.

Awards Gala

9:00 p.m.21:009:00 p.m.