05/01/2026
! Attention Youth Filmmakers ! 2026 Central Ontario Youth Short Film Festival ✨ SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN ✨
We are so excited to bring youth in our region access to showcase their film making skills!!
We’ve been championing youth film for years through our BFF Short Film Festival! We’ve always offered a high school category because we know the outstanding and unique voice that youth bring to their storytelling. Now, 5 years in, we are thrilled to once again participate as a qualifying festival to the Ontario Youth Film Festival. All Youth Films!
So - Let’s GO! We love to see youth throughout Ontario flexing their voices and showing us their creative minds through film.
This exciting regional competition is open to all students registered in high schools within Central Ontario, Canada!
Central Ontario is a large region! The school boards that are included in the submission roster include Barrie, Orillia, Collingwood, Mississauga, Alliston, Parry Sound, Bracebridge, Haliburton, Lindsay, New Market, Aurora, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Toronto/GTA, Ajax, Oshawa, Whitby, Milton, Oakville, Burlington. You can find the full list via the link inbelow.
And hey! If you are seeing this call for submission and your school is not in Central Ontario - we link to the OYFF partnered festivals, so check them out and submit within your correct high school region.
Good Luck Everyone!
https://barriefilmfestival.ca/festivals/coysff/
