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Submit your Sport Film to CSFF!

CSFF Submissions

Submissions are open for the 16th annual Canadian Sport Film Festival CSFF 2024.

Submissions close May 1, 2024.

Learn more about CSFF submissions, rules and eligibility below and submit your sport film on FilmFreeway.

Films on the theme of sport produced since January 2022 are encouraged to submit for festival consideration.

  • Submitting a film to CSFF implies you have read and accept the CSFF Regulations.

Submissions now open!

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CSFF Entry Fees and Deadlines

Film duration
Entry fee – until April 10, 2024
Entry fee – until May 1, 2024
Feature films (40 minutes or longer), all categories
$50 CAD
$75 CAD
Short films (less than 40 minutes), all categories
$25 CAD
$40 CAD

Submissions will only be considered complete once all required details have been submitted and entry fees are paid.

About CSFF

Our Mission and Purpose

The Canadian Sport Film Festival (CSFF) brings together the theatre of sport and the medium of film to tell unique, provocative, and passionate human stories from around the world.

We envision a global community that embraces sport for all.

The Canadian Sport Film Festival has a mission to provoke dialogue on the power of sport to inspire social change. 

Why a sport film festival? 

Sport is an integral part of the cultural narrative. It is a common language that has the power to bring people together.

Sharing powerful personal and political stories from around the world through the lens of sport creates an opportunity to learn about one another and gain a deeper understanding of our shared humanity. 

This is the place where inspiration can be found to effect social change.

Our CSFF Purpose and Themes:

  • To redefine the role of sport in society
  • To affirm ethical values in sport
  • To normalize equity, diversity and inclusion
  • To demonstrate the social value of sport
  • To update and expand the existing sport narrative
  • To inspire social change through the universal language of sport

If you have a film about sport that explores, supports or reflects these themes, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Festival

The 16th annual Canadian Sport Film Festival CSFF 2024 will take place November 7, 8 and 9, 2024 at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, Canada.

Each evening will be a one-of-a-kind film event, engaging audiences, filmmakers and special guests in interactive post-screening discussions. Save the dates and join us! 

CSFF Submissions

Submissions open March 6 and close May 1, 2024 on FilmFreeway.

The Canadian Sport Film Festival encourages submissions of feature-length and short films from across Canada and around the world — including sport films that are not typically screened or widely available. We want to share the stories beyond the scoreboard, behind the camera, and told with a critical lens.

Films on the theme of sport produced since January 2022 are encouraged to submit for festival consideration.

Submitting a film to CSFF implies you have read and accept the CSFF Regulations.

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