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Happy Holidays from GIFF!
Happy Holidays! The Gimli International Film Festival RETURNS JULY 26-30, 2023 Film submissions are now open! So take some time over the holidays to submit your film and you could…
Our friends, David and Stephanie.
We at the festival are sad to bid farewell to two of our cherished programming team members: Our Senior Film Programmer, David Knipe, who has moved on to a programming…
Gimli International Film Festival Presents Two New Awards at Its 11th Annual Awards Reception
July 27, 2022, Gimli, MB – Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF) presented filmmakers Charlene Moore and Zaynê Akyol with two brand new awards at its 2022 festival (July 20 – 24).…
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Gimli International Film Festival Announces the 2022 Winner of the RBC $10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition
July 23, 2022, Gimli, MB – Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF), RBC, and On Screen Manitoba are pleased to announce Rachel Beaulieu as the winner…
Finalist Announcement | 2022 RBC $10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition
On Screen Manitoba, RBC, and Gimli International Film Festival are pleased to announce the finalists for the 11th Annual RBC $10,000 Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition! Out…
GIMLI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE 2022 FESTIVAL PROGRAM
June 24, 2022 – WINNIPEG, MB – Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF) has announced its program of over 70 diverse and acclaimed films for its 2022 festival…
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…
Message From the New Executive Director
Hello! My name is Alan Wong and I’m excited and honoured to be the new Executive Director of the Gimli International Film Festival. Before I…
Farewell from Festival Director Aaron Zeghers
Dear Friends, Filmmakers and Colleagues, On this – my final day as GFF’s Festival Director – I wanted to take a moment to THANK YOU for your unwavering support of…
RBC Pitch Competition Finalists!
Please join GFF & RBC for the 10th annual RBC Pitch Competition, taking place on July 24 at 12 Noon, available via live stream directly…
“Everything in the End” Film Review – Film Critics Program #12
Everything in the End 2021 | Dir. Mylissa Fitzsimmons | 80 minutesFilm Reviewed by Josiah McClelland Everything in the End is a touching movie about…
“Sweet Thing” Film Review – Film Critics Program #11
Sweet Thing 2020 | Dir. Alexandre Rockwell | 91 minutesFilm Reviewed by Vinicius Oliveira Childhood in the movies can be represented in many ways. Either…
