Calgary International Film Festival
Eleven days of screenings, galas, and special presentations at cinemas across Calgary. Find everything happening during CIFF on YYC Buzz.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 29th
Calgary International Film Festival 2026
Multiple venues across Calgary — Scotiabank Chinook Cineplex, The GRAND, Contemporary Calgary, Globe Cinema, Plaza Cinema
FJORD
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Up
MINOTAUR
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
SO LONG PLUTO
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Down
THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY
CF Chinook Centre
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 14; Globe Up
ANCHORS AWEIGH
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; The Plaza
CEREMONY
CF Chinook Centre
THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
LOVE - LOVE
CF Chinook Centre
SHORTS: ALBERTA SPIRIT NIGHT 1
The GRAND
PARADISE
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Cineplex Chinook 13
DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 13
INVISIBLE IMAGINATION
CF Chinook Centre
CLUB KID
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
ACT ONE
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Up
SHORTS: THE DARK AT THE END OF THE STREET
CF Chinook Centre
DIARY OF A MAD OLD MAN
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
SUMMER 2000: THE X-CETERA STORY
CF Chinook Centre
ATTACK ON PARADISE
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
JIM QUEEN
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; The Plaza
Wednesday, September 30th
Calgary International Film Festival 2026
Multiple venues across Calgary — Scotiabank Chinook Cineplex, The GRAND, Contemporary Calgary, Globe Cinema, Plaza Cinema
CEREMONY
CF Chinook Centre
THE FROG AND THE WATER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 13; Globe Up
BITTER CHRISTMAS
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; The Plaza
HOW WE STAND
CF Chinook Centre
IN ALASKA
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 12
NUISANCE BEAR
CF Chinook Centre
TEST
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 14; The Plaza
THE SNAKE
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 13
NITASSINAN
CF Chinook Centre
BA'S BOOK
CF Chinook Centre
LOOK BACK
CF Chinook Centre
IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Up
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN
CF Chinook Centre
SHORTS: ALBERTA SPIRIT NIGHT 2
The GRAND
THEIR TOWN
Plaza Theatre, Calgary, AB
THE GARDEN WE DREAMED
CF Chinook Centre
CRYSTAL CROSS
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
GIMME TRUTH
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 12
PHREAKER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Globe Down
THE BEST SUMMER
CF Chinook Centre
PAPER TIGER
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Globe Up
OBJET A
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 13; Globe Down
NEVER AFTER DARK
Globe Cinema (Globe Down), Calgary, AB
YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN'T SLEEP
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 14
Thursday, October 1st
Calgary International Film Festival 2026
Multiple venues across Calgary — Scotiabank Chinook Cineplex, The GRAND, Contemporary Calgary, Globe Cinema, Plaza Cinema
THEIR TOWN
Plaza Theatre, Calgary, AB
CLARISSA
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
REHEARSALS FOR A REVOLUTION
CF Chinook Centre
UNION COUNTY
CF Chinook Centre
RUNNER
CF Chinook Centre
SHORTS: 9 TO 5
CF Chinook Centre
DOWNBEAT
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Up
TENDER LOVING CARE
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Globe Up
ATONEMENT
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
BIRDS OF WAR
CF Chinook Centre
THE RED HANGAR
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Down
ADULT SUPERVISION
CF Chinook Centre
KIKUYU LAND
CF Chinook Centre
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Up
YOU HAD TO BE THERE: HOW THE TORONTO GODSPELL IGNITED THE COMEDY REVOLUTION, SPREAD LOVE & OVERALLS, AND CREATED A COMMUNITY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (IN A CANADIAN KIND OF WAY)
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 10
THE ARAB
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 14
COWARD
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Down
Friday, October 2nd
Calgary International Film Festival 2026
Multiple venues across Calgary — Scotiabank Chinook Cineplex, The GRAND, Contemporary Calgary, Globe Cinema, Plaza Cinema
NINA ROZA
CF Chinook Centre
WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 13
CLUB KID
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
LOOK BACK
CF Chinook Centre
DEREK VS. DEREK
CF Chinook Centre
PARADISE
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Cineplex Chinook 13
THE FROG AND THE WATER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 13; Globe Up
FRAMPTON
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
RUN TERRY RUN
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; The Grand - Flanagan Theatre
NOSOTROS
CF Chinook Centre
KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 12
THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY
CF Chinook Centre
EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 13; Globe Down
YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Cineplex Chinook 14
ACT ONE
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Up
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 10
I PLAY ROCKY
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Cineplex Chinook 10
AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
OBJET A
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 13; Globe Down
MUM, I'M ALIEN PREGNANT
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 12
Saturday, October 3rd
Calgary International Film Festival 2026
Multiple venues across Calgary — Scotiabank Chinook Cineplex, The GRAND, Contemporary Calgary, Globe Cinema, Plaza Cinema
JOSEPHINE
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 12
CRYSTAL CROSS
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
SHORTS: WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY?
CF Chinook Centre
BA'S BOOK
CF Chinook Centre
DOWNBEAT
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Up
SO LONG PLUTO
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Globe Down
THE FINAL ACT
CF Chinook Centre
SHORTS: YYC - YOUTH BY YOUTH CINEMA
CF Chinook Centre
OUT OF THE WOODS
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 14
IRON BOY
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 12; Cineplex Chinook 10
NUISANCE BEAR
CF Chinook Centre
A LONG WINTER
The GRAND
THE WIND'S THIRST
CF Chinook Centre
THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 10
POCKET MIRROR
CF Chinook Centre
LOUF
CF Chinook Centre
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 14; Globe Up
BACK IN BLACK
The GRAND
ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Down
THEYDREAM
CF Chinook Centre
POSSIBLE LOVE
CF Chinook Centre
SHORTS: A FOOL LIKE ME
CF Chinook Centre
FJORD
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Globe Up
LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS
CF Chinook Centre
WILD HORSE NINE
The GRAND
PHREAKER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Globe Down
ATTACK ON PARADISE
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
Sunday, October 4th
I PLAY ROCKY
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Cineplex Chinook 10
RELAX OPEN YOUR EYES
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 14
FATHERLAND
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Globe Up; Cineplex Chinook 12
LOVE - LOVE
CF Chinook Centre
JULIÁN
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 14
FUNK
CF Chinook Centre
ALL OF A SUDDEN
CF Chinook Centre
SENDER
Multiple CIFF venues — Cineplex Chinook 10; Cineplex Chinook 14
MAN IN MOTION: THE RICK HANSEN STORY
CF Chinook Centre
DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN
Multiple CIFF venues — Globe Down; Cineplex Chinook 13
SMUDGE THE BLADES
The GRAND
THE DEBUT
Multiple CIFF venues — The Grand - Flanagan Theatre; Cineplex Chinook 10
FILIPIÑANA
Multiple CIFF venues — The Plaza; Cineplex Chinook 13; Cineplex Chinook 14
