ARE YOU A CREATIVE
VANGUARD?
DO YOU LEAD FROM
THE FRONT?
ARE YOU UNAFRAID TO TELL
BOLD & DYNAMIC STORIES?
DO YOUR MOVIES FEATURE
UNDERREPRESENTED
NARRATIVES & PEOPLES?
DO YOU WANT TO LEAD CHANGE
IN THE CURRENT MOVIE SYSTEM?
DO YOU WANT TO HELP BRING
ABOUT CHANGE IN SOCIETY
THROUGH STORY?
Toronto Vanguard is:
An annual autumn film festival
Regular film screening events
A streaming channel coming soon!
Conscript now to make a change. Join Toronto Vanguard now!
We’re an annual autumn film & screenwriting festival holding regular film screening events – and we have a streaming channel coming soon.
Our 2019 contest is now open for submissions.
Enter now for a chance to win in the following categories:
Vanguard Leader Award
Best Film of the Fest
Vanguard Vision Award
Best Director
Vanguard Writer Award
Best Screenplay
Vanguard Shorts Award
Best Short Film
Vanguard TV-Pilot Award
Best TV pilot
Vanguard Queer Award
Best Movie Depicting an LGBTQI Story
Vanguard World Cinema Award
Best Non-English Narrative Movie (with subtitles)
Vanguard Music Video Award
Best Music Video
Vanguard Horror Award
Best Horror Movie or Short
Vanguard Sci-fi Award
Best Sci-fi Movie or Short
Vanguard Canadian Movie Award
Best Canadian Feature or Short
Vanguard Documentary Award
Best Documentary
Vanguard Women In Film Award
Best Female Director
Vanguard Student Film Award
Best Student Feature or Short
Prizes
Enter for only $25 in the following categories to win:
$1000 for the Vanguard Leader Award
$100 for the finalist in each category
3-month mentorship from the industry coaches at FilmCraft
The Event
Due to this year’s inclement weather in Toronto, we’ve made a change to our screening schedule.
We’ll now be running our full festival from the 17th - 20th of May, 2019.
Launch Party
Friday May 17th, 2019
Opening party & networking session
Screenings Event
Saturday May 18th, 2019
2pm
Gala Screenings
Sunday May 19th, 2019
2pm onwards
Innis Town Hall
Screenings
Screenwriter’s prize announcement
Winners announcement
Of course, all past ticket purchases are transferable to the new dates. Venues and a full list of finalists will be announced by Feb 28th on this site.