Cinema Politica is collecting submissions for politically-engaged films to screen in our network! Submissions are free, and our platform reaches across Canada and abroad, giving your film an opportunity to connect with a vast audience of curious eyes and ears. While we value strong filmmaking, bold and progressive politics are equally important for us.
We accept submissions of any runtime (short, mid-length, or feature). We’re looking for films that contribute to justice and equality movements, focus on activism, and communicate political knowledge and discourses. Particularly, we’re interested in movies that offer structural critiques of oppressive ideological and material systems, especially stories beyond the scope of mainstream media and commercial film festivals.
Cinema Politica is interested in advancing progressive political agendas through film, supporting independent filmmakers who privilege under-represented and peripheral stories and perspectives, and we are committed to collaborating with movement-building groups and organizations. We are dedicated to ensuring diverse representation both on screen and behind the lens, and as such we strongly encourage people of colour, Indigenous, Black, queer and trans filmmakers from any under-represented and under-served groups to submit their work. Lastly, we strongly encourage filmmakers to include a note about their relationship to the community and/or subject(s) represented in their work, as CP strongly supports long-term relationship-building, community-artist collaboration, and committed reciprocity in filmmaking practices.
How to Submit
The deadline for submissions is January 20th, 2025.
Submit your film and learn more about our submission guidelines by following the link below.
Cinema Politica pays public performance screening fees for the films we program, and fees vary according to length and screening details. There is no cost to submit your work to Cinema Politica.
If you have any other questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us at programming [at] cinemapolitica [dot] org.
