2024 SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 | Volunteer Buzz
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
2:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 | Festival Kickoff
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:00 PM – Inauguration
4:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
6:30 PM – Mandi (Hindi – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – The Mehta Boys (Hindi – English subtitles)
Friday, Oct 11, 2024 | Opening Gala
Universal Event Space, 6250 Hwy 7, Vaughan
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – All We Imagine As Light (Malayalam, Hindi – English subtitles)
7:00 PM – Padatik (Bengali – English subtitles)
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Spectrum I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Clay Horse (Pashto, Urdu – English subtitles)
Bobby Beauty Parlour (Hindi, Punjabi – English subtitles)
Brotherly (English)
Chand (English)
Dosa (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Five Stars (English)
Jumpstart (English)
Last Days of Summer (Ladakhi – English subtitles)
Stitched (English, Hindi, Tamil – English subtitles)
The Best (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:00 PM – The Legend: Masterclass with the Iconic Actor Shabana Azmi
8:00 PM – Shab-E-Sur: An Exclusive Musical Celebration of Shabana Azmi’s 50 Years In Cinema
9:00 PM – Cinéaste Chillout: Reception
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Kaalidhar Laapata (Hindi – English subtitles)
4:00 PM – Bonjour Tristesse (English, French – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – A House Named Shahana (Bengali – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Spectrum II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Ca-Ya-Te – Take Vengeance On (English, Malayalam – English subtitles)
Dark Memories (English)
Dinner Party (English)
First Place (English)
Fish In The Sea (English)
Naa Rakshasi (Telugu – English subtitles)
Side Please (Hindi – English subtitles)
Shut Up Simon! (English)
The Girl Who Could Fly (English)
The Man And The Monkey (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:00 PM – The Rockstar Filmmaker: Masterclass With The Iconic Director Imtiaz Ali
8:00 PM – Chamkila Night: An Exclusive Musical Celebration of The Iconic Artist and The Acclaimed Film
9:00 PM – Directors’ Lounge: Reception
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 | Pro Events
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
11:00 AM – Delegates Rendezvous & Networking Sessions
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 | Kaleidoscope I
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Abhang (Marathi – English subtitles)
Amar Dies Today (Hindi – English subtitles)
Bilai (Bengali – English subtitles)
Exhale (English)
Ghanti (Gujarati, Hindi, Sindhi – English subtitles)
Kaalam (Malayalam – English subtitles)
Karamati Paudha (Hindi – English subtitles)
Momo Deal (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Awakening (Malayalam – English subtitles)
The Clown (Punjabi – English subtitles)
The Flamingos And Other Migratory Birds Tour (English, Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
The Girl Who Lived In The Loo (Bengali, Hindi – English subtitles)
What Is The Criteria? (English)
What Just Happened! (Hindi – English subtitles)
Windhorse (English, Nepali – English subtitles)
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – I
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Take Action!
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Interactions: Ciaçara (English subtitles)
Interactions: Crepuscolo (English subtitles)
Interactions: Domestication (English subtitles)
Interactions: Elephant In The Room (English subtitles)
Interactions: Jungle Fever (English subtitles)
Interactions: Landscape Depressions (English subtitles)
Interactions: Queen (English subtitles)
Interactions: Refugia (English subtitles)
Interactions: Tatanka (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Chameleon (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Last Maya (English subtitles)
Interactions: Why Did You Leave The Horse Alone? (English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Environment
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Kaleidoscope II
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
1924 (Bengali, Hindi – English subtitles)
A Lullaby For Yellow Roses (Hindi – English subtitles)
A Snail Without Shell (Bengali – English subtitles)
Aaina (Hindi – English subtitles)
Ade – On a Sunday (Tenyidie – English subtitles)
Before Monsoon (Tamil – English subtitles)
Cashuality (Bengali – English subtitles)
Chakras For Sale (English)
Clay Ovens (Marathi – English subtitles)
Flowering Man (Hindi – English subtitles)
Itch (Hindi – English subtitles)
Love Without Borders (English)
Moonless (Hindi – English subtitles)
Namak (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Red Soil (Tamil – English subtitles)
Things Unheard Of (Kurdish – English subtitles)
Thursday Special (Hindi – English subtitles)
Who Will Bake The Bread? (Hindi – English subtitles)
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – II
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Night, After All (Hindi – English subtitles)
Father, Fog, Flower (Punjabi – English subtitles)
It Happens To Us (English)
Kimaya (English, Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
Knot (Hindi – English subtitles)
Veni (Marathi – English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Mental Health
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Kaleidoscope III
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
251 (Bengali – English subtitles)
Pencere (Turkish – English subtitles)
Flowers In a Hailstorm (English, Assamese – English subtitles)
Fossil (Bengali – English subtitles)
Night Shift (English)
Sampo (Persian – English subtitles)
Mic Drop (Hindi – English subtitles)
Raven (Bengali – English subtitles)
Escort (Hindi – English subtitles)
Sinking (Assamese, English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Dump Yard (Marathi – English subtitles)
Lost In Teleportation (Hindi – English subtitles)
Solatia (Urdu – English subtitles)
In The Beginning of a Cold Season (Persian – English subtitles)
Scarecrow (Konkani – English subtitles)
Ranjis (Ahirani – English subtitles)
Mp3 (Arabic – English subtitles)
Thursday, Oct 17, 2024 | Rise Above
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Yellow (Persian – English subtitles)
Defiance: Fighting The Far Right (English)
The Cluster Fig Flowers (Hindi – English subtitles)
Two Way Street (Hindi – English subtitles)
Kyaa Hai Ye Samjhauta (Hindi – English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Discrimination and Equity
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – III
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Panorama
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Missing (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Shadows of the Past (English)
Lovely & Tip Top (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Heart Smiles (English)
Gote Goat Ghost (Hindi – English subtitles)
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Special Events
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Trolley Times (Punjabi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Little Thomas (Hindi – English subtitles)
7:30 PM – I Am No Queen (English, Punjabi – English Subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
2:30 PM – Entertainment Law: Workshop For Filmmakers And Artists By Lawyer Divya Shahani
4:00 PM – Film Funding: Workshop For Filmmakers
5:30 PM – IFFSA Talent Fund: Bright Lights Program 2024/25 Launch
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
7:00 PM – IFFSA South Asian Filmmakers Assemble (ISAFA): Picture Perfect Mixture
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
3:00 PM – Gandhi Talks
5:00 PM – IFFSA Awards & Closing Ceremony
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 | Special Events
*Festival management reserves the right to modify schedule and replace content under unforeseen circumstances. All film screenings are for 18+ audience.