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New Name, New Logo, Same Festival!
GIFF 2022 announcement by Executive Director, Alan Wong With the expanded reach of virtual offerings these past two pandemic summers, the newly branded Gimli International…
Congratulations to GFF Board Chair and Founder, the Honourable Janis G. Johnson!
Gimli Film Festival’s Founder and Board Chair, the Honourable Janis G. Johnson has been named a recipient of the Nellie McClung Foundation’s Manitoba 150 Women…
GFF Founder Janis Johnson appointed to Order of Canada
Congratulations are in order for the Gimli Film Festival’s Founder and Chair Janis Johnson, who has been appointed to the Order of Canada! It was…
And the Award Winners Are…| GFF 2020 Award Winners
GFF is thrilled to announce the GFF 2020 Award Winners for the film’s taking part in the 20th annual edition of the Festival! Thanks to…
Winner announced for Gimli Film Festival’s 2020 RBC $10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition
On Screen Manitoba, RBC and the Gimli Film Festival are pleased to announce that Joanne Roberts was selected as the winner of the 9th annual RBC…
Announcing the Finalists of the 2020 RBC $ 10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition
On Screen Manitoba, RBC and the Gimli Film Festival are pleased to announce the finalists for the 9th Annual RBC $ 10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch…
Open Call: Film Critics & Writers
Are you an aspiring journalist, arts reporter, cinephile or writer? Do you want to help promote local and Canadian filmmakers and films in Manitoba through…
Advice from a Pro – 2019 RBC Pitch Winner shares his experience!
Last year’s RBC $10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition winner, Matthew van Ginkel, shares his experience preparing and pitching. Matthew has finished his film First…
GFF announces creation of Manitoba Home Movie Archive!
GFF announces creation of Manitoba Home Movie Archive! Manitobans invited to register for free digital transfers of their home movies shot in Manitoba! The Gimli Film Festival…