September 16–19, 2026 · Paradise Cinema, Bloor St.
Toronto
Indie 2026
Four days of independent features, documentaries and shorts from Toronto and around the world.
Awards
Winners
- Best RomCom FeatureJinglemanby Jeff Robinson
- Best Thriller FeatureSkeleton Parkby Dan Sacco and Max Boer
- Best Horror FeatureDing, Dong, Die!by Rui Martins
- Best Action FeatureBackpayby Mike David Allan Gallant
- Best Short Film (Jury Award)Revelby Mishki Vaccaro
- Best Short Film (Audience Award)Mr. Oakby Callum McKean
- Best Short Film (Festival Director Award)A Small Serviceby Allegra Fulton
- Best Animated ShortNext Friday: Magical Meow Meowby Jen Nguyen & Mary Ramos
- Best Music ShortBuck and Burrowby Maya Oster
- Best Drama ShortO-1: Alien of Extraordinary Abilityby Colin Taylor & Louie Visone
- Best Short ShortDark Paradeby Edemilson Morais
- Best Comedy ShortTough Shitby Kristin Booth
- Best Sports FilmHockey Momby Mikaela Lily Davies
- Best Sci-Fi ShortC.U.P.I.D.by Ravi Rekhi
- Best Dance FilmTiny Dancerby Paige Foskett
- Best Short DocumentaryStewards of the Northby Diego Rojas Garcia
- Best Music VideoMic Drop Magicby Arnav Naraharisetti & Ashish Prudhvi
- Best Comedy Short Film (Audience Award)Just Another F*cking Short Film
- Best Thriller Short Film (Audience Award)Suicidal Tendenciesby Timothy Jacob Lopers
- Best Drama Short Film (Audience Award)Sundayby Rosanne Kang
- Best Feature ScreenplayWest by Westby Noi Veeshun
- Best Sci-Fi / Horror ScreenplayMake Them Cryby Molly Tillerton
Programme
Screenings by day
Wednesday 16 September
- 18:00Shorts Block 1
Opening shorts programme
BUY TICKETS- Becoming the Butterfly · Olivia-Autumn Rennie
- Janna Watson – Undercurrent · Mike William Bernard
- Midnight Murungai · Ramiya Pushparajah
- Sunday · Rosanne Kang
- The Curtain Call · Ruben Harjono
- Tiny Dancer · Paige Foskett
- Tough Shit · Kristin Booth
- 20:00Shorts Block 2
Late-evening shorts programme
BUY TICKETS- Dance Cops · Dennis Logan
- Dark Parade · Edemilson Morais
- Lunar Day · Ariana Marquis
- North of Harbord · Mateusz Garbulinski
- O-1: Alien of Extraordinary Ability · Colin Taylor, Louie Visone
- Path · Ryan Kilbourne
- The Don · Chris Williams, HJ Moberly
- Voetry · Affrica Spence
- 22:00
Thursday 17 September
- 18:00Shorts Block 3
Thursday early shorts
BUY TICKETS- A Small Service · Allegra Fulton
- Co-Parenting · CJ Byrd-Vassell, Violet Grace
- For The Other Side · Duncan Glancy
- Guys You're Friends With · Sofia Baron
- Just Another F*cking Short Film · Sacha Mitchell
- Kensington Blues · Rudy Cimic
- Stewards of the North · Diego Rojas Garcia
- 20:00Shorts Block 4
Thursday late shorts
BUY TICKETS- Buck and Burrow · Maya Oster
- Coffee Run · Prajj
- Half-Naked · Ande Brown
- How To Bury A Dog · Magdalena Barys
- I Heard a Buzz · Mathew Ouzounis
- Somewhere, Someone · Amber Ye
- This May Be A Huge Mistake · Adam Labadie
- 22:00
Friday 18 September
- 18:00Shorts Block 5
Friday early shorts
BUY TICKETS- A Deal in Liberty · Palmer Wells
- Moments · Mazahir Rahim
- Out of Season · Wanfei Carmen Chen
- Suicidal Tendencies · Timothy Jacob Lopers
- The Tunnel · Pariwash Sundrani
- 20:00Shorts Block 6
Friday late shorts
BUY TICKETS- Evocation · Ryan Alexander Stella
- Free Speech · Steve Koven, David Fleishman
- Save The Date · Spencer Litzinger
- SURPRISE! · Gabe Golin
- The Border at Tolstoi · Bob Kotyk
- 22:00Skeleton Park
Feature film by Dan Sacco and Max Boer
BUY TICKETS- Skeleton Park · Dan Sacco and Max Boer
Saturday 19 September
- 14:00Shorts Block 7
Saturday afternoon shorts
BUY TICKETS- Apple Blossom · Daniel Yekymov
- Becky and the 4th Wall · Jack Clifford Parnell
- Elevator Pitch · Raghav Kumar
- Hockey Mom · Mikaela Lily Davies
- Mic Drop Magic · Arnav Naraharisetti, Ashish Prudhvi
- Mr. Oak · Callum McKean
- Next Friday: Magical Meow Meow · Jen Nguyen, Mary Ramos
- 16:00Shorts Block 8
Saturday afternoon shorts
BUY TICKETS- Aftercare · Mya Ross
- Men Who Fish · Rachel Siegel
- I Love Space · Kirsten Johnson
- No Rest for Her bones · Maria-Crystal Melo
- Sinking · Matt Sturrock
- The Second Assignment · Dwij Patel
- The Session · Idalina Leandro
- The Weight of His Silence · Andreena Hofferden
- When the Observer Becomes the Patient · Grainne R Heaney, Dr. Mike Lang
- 18:00Shorts Block 9
Saturday evening shorts
BUY TICKETS- A Fortnight Away · Chelsey Grewar
- Before They Bloom · Emad Jafari
- Born to Shine · Olly Azeez, Akilah Walcott
- C.U.P.I.D. · Ravi Rekhi
- Darling Angel · Blay Armah
- Pink Cuffs · Denzel Watson
- Free Speech · Steve Koven, David Fleishman
- Murder, She Toked · Eric Michael McKenzie
- Revel · Mishki Vaccaro
- 20:00Shorts Block 10
Saturday late-night shorts
BUY TICKETS- Consumption · Conrad Kuhlmann
- Super Normal Crew · Rae Harder, Skye Deluz
- The Altar · Jhene Erwin, Andrew Kenneth Martin
- The Butchers · Chad Andrews
- The Litterbox · Ross Jr Mendigorin
- 22:00
Venue
Paradise Cinema, Bloor St.
1006 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Canada. A single-screen independent cinema in the west end — the home of Toronto Indie.
Tickets
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