The first Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) was held in 2000 for six days, and was attended by 8,000 people. Now, attendance had more than quadrupled to over 35,000 for the expanded 11-day festival. Calgary International Film Festival is now the largest film festival in Alberta and is the sixth-largest in Canada. It is also an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films, a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying festival, and was named one of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” in 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020 by MovieMaker Magazine.

The 2021 edition of the Calgary International Film Festival runs September 23 to October 3, 2021.

CMPA members receive $100 OFF an Industry Pass for $95 (regularly priced at $195). To obtain this discount, click here.