As the submissions are rolling in we are getting excited about sharing the best films with you at the 2025 screening!
The deadline to submit films for consideration has been extended to July 20, 2025. To filmmakers…don’t miss this opportunity to share your work.
To enthusiastic cinephiles, CSFF 2025 promises to be a memorable one!
We look forward to seeing you all in September! Tickets will go on sale mid August.
Congratulations to All the CSFF2024 Awardees!
On WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, at the WINCHESTER STREET THEATRE, in the heart of Cabbagetown, we screened a sensational and diverse program of shorts for a full house of enthusiastic film lovers. Many thanks to all our volunteers, the generous sponsors and the talented filmmakers who shared their work. Congratulations to our award recipients, Katie McNeice-LAMBING, Andrea Casaseca-SABADO, Mahmut TaS-THE ISLAND and Kyle Marchen-HEAP.
The Cabbagetown Short Film Festival is a juried showcase for some of the world's best short films.
Cabbagetown resident, Gina Dineen, founded the festival in 1992.
Over the past 33 years, the festival has grown substantially from a local event to a celebration of outstanding shorts from across Canada and around the world.
Cabbagetown is an eclectic, economically diverse, multicultural and artistic neighbourhood in the heart of Toronto, Canada. The Cabbagetown Short Film Festival screens the Gala presentation for a live audience at the historic Winchester Street Theatre and Streams the program online for film enthusiasts cross Canada.
The Cabbagetown Short Film Festival selects a diverse program of original productions from both experienced and emerging filmmakers. A panel of industry professionals juries the entries and prizes are awarded in each category including comedy, drama, animation and documentary. And this year, will add Smartphone films as a new catagory.
The Cabbagetown Short FilmFestival celebrates excellence and is a rare gem in the world of film festivals.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors:
The TD Bank Group, The Cabbagetown Businesses Community, Sotheby’s Realtor-Henry Dineen and The Winchester Street Theatre