WIFF to show 231 feature films from over 50 countries
The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) is pleased to announce the full lineup for this year’s Festival, taking place from October 23 to November 2. WIFF 2025 includes an impressive slate of 231 feature films from 50 countries and over 300 screenings. For the complete lineup, visit the WIFF website.
Chandler Levack’s sophomore feature Mile End Kicks, will open the Festival, Maxim Derevianko’s Ai Weiwei’s Turandot will be celebrated as the Centrepiece Film, and Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt will close out the 11 days.
Other previously announced films include The History of Sound directed by Oliver Hermanus, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You directed by Mary Bronstein, My Mother’s Wedding directed by Kristin Scott Thomas, No Other Choice directed by Park Chan-wook, The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi, A Private Life directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, and Sentimental Value directed by Joachim Trier.
Additional highlights include Ballad of a Small Player directed by Edward Berger (Conclave) and starring Colin Farrell, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last month, Christy directed by David Michôd and starring Sidney Sweeney with an Oscar-buzz performance, and Rental Family directed by Hikari and starring Brendan Fraser.
WIFF is proud to announce a new sponsor partnership with the Ontario Lottery Corporation, presenting the OLG Pentastar Theatre in the Capitol Theatre. The OLG Pentastar Theatre is the Festival’s second largest venue, and is home to many prominent screenings, including the Centerpiece screening of Ai Weiwei’s Turandot.
A new partnership from Desjardins is creating access to great movies for students with the introduction of WIFF Next Gen tickets. For only $5, students with a valid college or university ID will be able to attend general WIFF screenings.
“The dedication and enthusiasm from our patrons brings us the energy to make WIFF bigger and better every year. We can’t wait to share over 230 feature films from 50 countries, right here in Downtown Windsor,” says Vincent Georgie, Executive Director and Chief Programmer of WIFF. “From our community partners, hard-working volunteers, trusting sponsors, and more, the success of WIFF year over year is truly and community effort. Now dive into the 2025 programming, and we’ll see you at the movies.”
The opening weekend of the festival will focus on the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film. The nominees for the prize were announced earlier this month at a private event during TIFF. Over the opening weekend, all ten nominees will be shown twice. The winner will be announced on Sunday, October 26, 2025 with a free community screening of the winner presented on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The nominees include Compulsive Liar 2, directed by Émile Gaudreault, The Cost of Heaven, directed by Mathieu Denis, In Cold Light, directed by Maxime Giroux, Lovely Day, directed by Philippe Falardeau, Montreal, My Beautiful, directed by Xiaodan He, Peak Everything, directed by Anne Émond, The Pitch, directed by Michèle Hozer, Shamed, directed by Matt Gallagher, Two Women, directed by Chloé Robichaud, and Where Souls Go, directed by Brigitte Poupart.
BY THE NUMBERS
231 feature films
50 countries represented
25 films in Local 2025 programming
62 Francophone feature films
141 films from world-leading film festivals
62 feature documentaries
170 minutes – Length of longest film Dracula directed by Radu Jude
4 minutes 44 seconds – Length of shortest film Threads of Yesterday directed by Grace Aileen McLinden
The 2025 festival is proudly presented by the Toldo Foundation.
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