• Login
  • Donate

WIFF Local

Tickets

What's On, February 2026

Filter:

WIFF Local celebrates local filmmaking talent by encouraging local short and feature film submissions for programming consideration.

New in 2025, we are pleased to introduce the Best Local Short Prize. The $3,000 cash prize will be presented to one winner, chosen by the WIFF Local independent jury. All submitted Local Shorts are eligible for the prize, and nominees will be announced on September 16.

Films are selected based on quality and originality and on their ability to contribute significantly to the overall success of WIFF.

WIFF 2025 Local Features

SHAMED

WIFF Prize in Canadian Film Nominee Through its five-year reign, Creeper Hunter TV exposed over 100 men identifying themselves as child predators, tossing the suspect's name and image into a court of public opinion regardless of the evidence. It made for dramatic videos but was ultimately proven ineffective, for only a small percentage of the…

Book Now

WIFF 2025 Local Features

SHAMED VAMPIRE ZOMBIES...FROM SPACE! DREAD, THE RADIO RENAISSANCE: AMHERSTBURG'S NEW WAVE
SHAMED
VAMPIRE ZOMBIES...FROM SPACE!
DREAD, THE
RADIO RENAISSANCE: AMHERSTBURG'S NEW WAVE

2025 WIFF Local Shorts

Welcome to WIFF Local Shorts, your portal to an array of captivating films at the festival. Discover curated ticket bundles offering a variety of cinematic experiences and secure your tickets today for a cinematic adventure like no other!

WIFF Local Shorts #1 (46 MINS) – BEST LOCAL SHORT NOMINEES

  • ANGEL DUST Directed by Alex Djordjevic & Jaxon Moore (5 mins)
  • APPLE PIE Directed by Sean Thrawn O’Neil (5 mins)
  • CLICK BANG BOOM Directed by Michael J. Krym (14 mins)
  • NOSTALGIA AND LOSS Directed by Yilin Evan Zhu (12 mins)
  • PARALLEL Directed by Rawad Kansoun (10 mins)
BOOK NOW

WIFF Local Shorts #2 (76 MINS)

  • KING Directed by Ryan Debergh (5 mins)
  • TIDES Directed by Mengtin Shen (5 mins)
  • EN PLEIN AIR Directed by Matt Steeves (14 mins)
  • SHOES IN THE CITY Directed by Zachary Chabot (5 mins)
  • TO MAKE HOLY Directed by Clay LeBlanc (5 mins)
  • ECHO Directed by Isha Faisal (14 mins)
  • EYES DOWN Directed by John Strahl (7 mins)
  • MAYFLY Directed by Sean Thrawn O’Neil  (7 mins)
  • NINETEEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD Directed by Nathan St. Louis (7 mins)
  • MY MOTHER MARGARET Directed by Jaxon Moore (7 mins)
BOOK NOW

WIFF Local Shorts #3 (100 MINS)

  • WRESTLING LIFE Directed by Luis Jimenez (16 mins)
  • THREADS OF YESTERDAY Directed by Grace McLinden (5 mins)
  • DAY OF A VAMPIRE Directed by Demetre Kalmantis  (10 mins)
  • FAILED EXPOSURE Directed by Demetre Kalmantis (9 mins)
  • HEARTWORM Directed by Angelo Bombelli (19 mins)
  • THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES Directed by Michael Poirier (41 mins)
BOOK NOW

WIFF Local Jury Panel

MARIKA LAPOINTE

Visual Researcher

LINDSAY MACKAY

Filmmaker

REKHA SHAH

Vice-President TV Licensing Paramount Global

past Festival Selections

local features

  • PREY, directed by Matthew Gallagher
  • THUNDERSNAKE, directed by Michael Poirier
  • VAMPIRE ZOMBIES…FROM SPACE!, directed by Michael Stasko

local shorts

  • FESTIVAL DARLING, directed by Ken Amlin
  • CALLBACK, directed by Alanna Budden
  • PROFILES OF REMARKABLE NEOPHYTES, directed by Gaven Michael Booth
  • GEMMA, directed by Christina Ienna
  • LEGACY, directed by Ashley Jun
  • ONE SHOT, directed by Ryan Wilson
  • WATERMAN’S BALLAD, directed by Jamie Knox
  • THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS PROUDLY PRESENT: LITTLE WOMEN, directed by Sean “Thrawn” O’Neil
  • BE TAYLOR, directed by Gemma Eva
  • THE CANARY, directed by Camilo Silva
  • IN A FILM BY ALLAN KING, directed by Raquel Graston
  • THERE MAY BE SOMETHING HERE, directed by Frank Varga Jr. and Joshua Elias Palmer
  • IT HAPPENED IN WALKERVILLE, directed by Michael Evans
  • SPECIES VS. SPACES: A STORY OF PELEE ISLAND, directed by Franziska von Rosen
  • KEEP ME POSTED, directed by Elissa Weir
  • ANLIAN, directed by Yilin Evan Zhu
  • NOWHERE, PERHAPS EVERYWHERE, directed by Demetre Evan Kalmantis
  • AMONG THE LOST, directed by Michael J. Krym
  • NEREID, directed by Lori Zozzolotto
  • THEREBY HANGS A TALE, directed by Aaron Yeger

local features

  • DEPRAVED MIND, directed by Nicholas Shields
  • SKINAMARINK, directed by Kyle Edward Ball

local shorts

  • JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES, directed by Prasanna Marathan
  • THE BOX OF LIFE, directed by Benjamin Cheer and Manuel Baechlin
  • THE DAWDLING DOODLER, directed by William Nicholas Rogers
  • WHAT GOURDS AROUND COMES AROUND, directed by Elissa Weir
  • ONE COOKIE AT A TIME, directed by Sydney Cremasco
  • CONCEALED, directed by Gemma Eva and Maria Hausmann
  • SHOESHINE, directed by Sameer W. Jafar
  • GREAT SEEING YOU, directed by Holly Pruner
  • BLISTERED BLOODLINES, directed by Omran Omaid
  • ZUG ISLAND, directed by Nicolas Lachapelle
  • GIIWE: RETURNING HOME, directed by Taye Alvis
  • YOUR MONEY’S NO GOOD HERE, directed by Jakob Skrzypa
  • PLANTED, directed by Rawad Kansoun
  • ARE YOU MY MOMMY, directed by Gavin Michael Booth
  • HI, CHASE, directed by Shane Trowbridge
  • GOOD PEOPLE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE WINDSOR GOODFELLOWS, directed by Sasha Jordan Appler
  • THE TEA PARTY @ 30, directed by Kyle Mosonyi

local features

  • BOBLO BOATS: A DETROIT FERRY TALE; D: Aaron Schillinger
  • RESET; D: Min Bae
  • WALKERVILLE’S WILLISTEAD MANOR: THE HOME THAT SHAPED A COMMUNITY; D: Nicholas Shields
  • WOLVES; D: Danny Dunlop
  • A YEAR IN THE FOREST; D: Michael Evans

local shorts

  • LATE BLOOMER; D: Nathan Bergs
  • DATE-SASTER; D: John Strahl
  • RENT DO; D: Gavin Michael Booth
  • ARTIFICE; D: Gavin Michael Booth
  • CHIVALRIC VALUES; D: Elissa Weir
  • SAPPHIC DATING FOR RURAL VICTORIANS; D: Elissa Weir
  • PURITY; D: Carolina DiGrado
  • CONTINUUM; D: Calum Hotchkiss
  • FROM NAPOLI WITH LOVE; D: Luca Cunial
  • BIG LITTLE SHOW; D: Gemma Eva
  • CAT’S GOT YOUR TONGUE; D: Elizabeth Whitmere
  • ROOM 15; D: Ryan Wilson
  • THE BACKHAND; D: Ken Amlin
  • LETTERS FROM HOME; D: Lana Oppen

local features

  • PREY; D: Matt Gallagher
  • BOYS VS. GIRLS; D: Michael Stasko
  • GHOST ARTIST; D: Steven Palmer & Edward Riche
  • GO-BOY! MEMORIES OF A LIFE BEHIND BARS; D: Rob Lindsay
  • LAST CALL; D: Gavin Michael Booth
  • ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND; D: Daniel Roher
  • REFUGEE; D: Alexander J. Farrell
  • TEAR US APART; D: Devin Clarke
  • THAT IS ALL; D: Mark Weeden
  • THE LOWER PLATEAU; D: Liz Singh
  • THE QUICK AND DIRTY; D: Jordan Krug & Nicholas Shields

local shorts

  • FINDING FEATHER HAT GUY; D: Michael Evans
  • A NORMAL EVENING; D: Braunte Petric
  • BUSKIN’ IN A SUBWAY; D: Chris Di Staulo & Cam Cobb
  • DEFENDER; D: Braunte Petric EI8HT; D: Sikander Saleem
  • ESSENCE OF DEATH; D: Matthew Sabelli
  • GOTHIC SPRINGS; D: Lindsay Miernicke
  • INTO THE GREY; D: Francesco Loschiavo
  • ROUGH LOVE; D: Gemma Eva
  • THE RABBIT AND THE SNARE; D: Gemma Eva
  • THE ROUGAROUX; D: Ana Vincent
  • WALKING FOR DED; D: Scott Boehm
  • WILLA; D: Corey Mayne

local features

  • BABY BLUES (10th Anniversary); D: Dylan Pearce
  • THE CONTROL; D: Michael Stasko & Eric Schiller

local shorts

  • NEWBORN; D: Ray Savaya
  • ALIVE; D: Haolun Shu
  • ON THE MONEY; D: Pat Jeflyn & Kim Kristy
  • FULL META RACKET; D: Gemma Eva)
  • 8MM PROJECTION; D: Mitchell Bouchard
  • JOURNEY TO THE WEST; D: Milos Savic
  • CUT YOU UP; D: Ken Amlin
  • FAMOUS IN MICHIGAN; D: Nick & Max Rasmussen
  • LORETTA’S FLOWERS; D: James Tracey & Brendan Prost
  • DEAD TOOTH; D: Laena Bradley
  • THE PROJECTOR; D: Christopher Chaisson

local shorts

  • CHASING THE LION; D: Matt Johnston
  • ON GIRLS ; D: Kim Nelson
  • TO THE ORCAS, WITH LOVE; D: Natalie Lucier
  • DEAD and BACK AGAIN; D: Christopher Chaisson

local features

  • HOW TO PREPARE FOR PRISON; D: Matt Gallagher
  • MIGRANT DREAMS; D: Min Sook Lee
  • THINGS TO DO; D: Theodore Bezaire

local shorts

  • THE CARD; D: Asil Moussa
  • EXPRESSING TORONTO; D: Walter Petrichyn
  • TWISTED; D: Erik de Paulsen
  • TERMINII; D: Sylvester Adah
  • LAST SENTENCE; D: Adam Lau
  • THE CLEAN UP; D: Christopher Chiasson

local shorts

  • DOUBLE DOUBLE; D: Patsy McCracken
  • KILI KLIMB; D: Sasha Jordan Appler
  • IN THE DEAD OF WINTER; D: Demetre Kalmantis
  • TAPE; D: Sierra Parr

local shorts

  • BEYOND THE DEEP; D: Kyle Mosonyi
    IMAGINING ANGELS; D: Pat Jeflyn & Kim Kristy
    THE SECOND RIGHT OFF MAIN STREET; D: Ryan Debergh
    TO FALL FROM LOVE; D: Harman Gill

Submissions are
now Closed

IMPORTANT: By using this website, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.