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Cell Phone Workshop Films Now Available For Viewing

March 19, 2008

2 films created during the KCFF Cell Phone Filmmaking Workshop are now available for viewing online. Read more...

KCFF08 Concludes with Packed Closing Gala

March 4, 2008

Thank you for joining us for the eighth annual Kingston Canadian Film Festival. We wrapped another successful event on Sunday with a free closing screening of Shake Hands with the Devil with special guest, director Roger Spottiswoode. Read more...

AMAL Named Top Film of Festival

March 4, 2008

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is pleased to announce Amal (dir. Richie Metha)as the winner of the KEDCO People’s Choice Award.  The award concludes a successful eighth annual event that saw nearly 5,000 attendees at 33 screenings, two receptions, three workshops, one seminar and a high school outreach program.  

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Local Shorts Award Winners Announced

February 28, 2008

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is pleased to announce the following Local Shorts as recipients of the 2008 KCFF Local Shorts Award. The winning films will air on Movieola - the short film channel in a KCFF special to air following the Festival. Read more...

SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL Screening

February 28, 2008

The Closing Gala screening of SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL on Sunday 7:00PM at Empire Capitol 7 is FREE! Read more...

Bruce McDonald Sends His Apologies

February 28, 2008

Fortunately for Bruce McDonald but unfortunately for us, he is set to go into production on a new feature and his pre-production commitments will keep him from attending this year's festival. We hope his Kingston fans will understand, knowing they can look forward to a new film in the coming year. Read more...

Venue Note

February 27, 2008

Please note that the Thursday February 28th, 2008 screening of Breakfast with Scot will take place at Empire Capitol 7 not Queen's University as was noted on the schedule page.

VIP Passes Sold Out

February 26, 2008

VIP Passes for the 2008 Kingston Canadian Film Festival are now Sold Out. "Rush" tickets will be available 20 minutes before each screening. For more details visit the Tickets Page.

2 Spots Open Up in Cell Phone Filmmaking Workshop

February 26, 2008

2 Spots have opened up in the Cell Phone Filmmaking Workshop set to take place tomorrow. If you are interested in attending, sign up on the Workshop Page.

KCFF Announces Intial Guest List

February 25, 2008

The initial guest list for this year's Festival is now available on the Guests Page. Read more...