The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is the largest stand-alone showcase of Canadian Film.  At the festival, audiences can explore a range of film programming with genres, stories, and perspectives as diverse as the artists who create them.  We present films in many languages, including both official languages, and provide access for local audiences and visitors to Kingston to see this work.  

As a charitable cultural organization, our mission is to provide access to Canadian film in a dynamic festival setting. KCFF presents screenings, events and activities that provide a fresh experience of Canadian film that, in turn, creates an audience that supports and encourages the ongoing development and appreciation of our national cinema and its creators.

We also accomplish our mission by:

• researching, programming and exhibiting Canadian feature-length and short films that reflect a range of perspectives, voices and identities
• creating a dialogue between filmmakers and the public to foster an appreciation and understanding of Canadian film and storytelling
• providing professional development opportunities to filmmakers and new generation artists, as well as arts education opportunities for participants from many backgrounds
• presenting locally-produced films and nurturing local film production