2024 SCHEDULE

2024

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)

[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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)

[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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

[Details & FREE Passes]

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)

[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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

[Details & FREE Passes]

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)

[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]

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

[Details & FREE Passes]

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

[Details & Tickets]

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)

[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]

 

Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Special Events

Industria, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

9:30 PM – Cinéaste Chillout

[Details & Tickets]

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

[Details & Tickets]

 

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

[Details & Tickets]

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

Industria, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:00 PM – Closing Reception

[Details & Tickets]

*Festival management reserves the right to modify schedule and replace content under unforeseen circumstances. All film screenings are for 18+ audience.