Gimli International Film Festival

06/01/2026

Tick tock, the clock is ticking! Buy your tickets before thew draw at 12 PM CST TODAY!

https://www.fundingchange.ca/gimlifilm/ad0PFL2ijQ-kz5cc/buy

The deadline to buy tickets is rapidly approaching. For tickets as low as $5, enter to win one of THREE incredible prizes this spring, all while supporting GIFF!

✨ PRIZES ✨
- 1st Draw: 12 craft beer + 12 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 2nd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 3rd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails + 4 bottles of wine + 1 bottle of spirits + 2 Festival Passes

Beverages provided by our friends at Trans Canada Brewing Company, Kilter Brewing Co., Crown Royal Canada, and more!!

Perfect for beach days, celebrations, and cottage weekends. Every ticket purchased helps support GIFF’s mission.

Draw: June 1st, 2026 at 12PM CST.

Want to get your raffle tickets? Click here: https://www.fundingchange.ca/gimlifilm/ad0PFL2ijQ-kz5cc/buy

05/28/2026

The deadline to buy tickets is rapidly approaching. For tickets as low as $5, enter to win one of THREE incredible prizes this spring, all while supporting GIFF!

✨ PRIZES ✨
- 1st Draw: 12 craft beer + 12 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 2nd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 3rd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails + 4 bottles of wine + 1 bottle of spirits + 2 Festival Passes

Beverages provided by our friends at Trans Canada Brewing Company, Kilter Brewing Co., Crown Royal Canada, and more!!

Perfect for beach days, celebrations, and cottage weekends. Every ticket purchased helps support GIFF’s mission.

Draw: June 1st, 2026 at 12PM CST.

Want to get your raffle tickets? Click here: https://www.fundingchange.ca/gimlifilm/ad0PFL2ijQ-kz5cc/buy

05/26/2026

Want to be a part of 2026 GIFF?

Lend us your time this summer by volunteering! We need folks for all kinds of different roles, and we know you are more than qualified!

Youth are encouraged to apply with their guardians signature.

Apply now on our website: gimlifilm.com

05/25/2026

ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR SPRING RAFFLE DRAWS! Tickets as low as $5!!!

Don’t miss your chance to win one of THREE incredible prizes this spring, all while supporting GIFF!

✨ PRIZES ✨
- 1st Draw: 12 craft beer + 12 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 2nd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails
- 3rd Draw: 24 craft beer + 24 ready-to-drink cocktails + 4 bottles of wine + 1 bottle of spirits + 2 Festival Passes

Beverages provided by our friends at Trans Canada Brewing Co., Kilter Brewing Co., Crown Royal, and more!!

Draw: June 1st, 2026 at 12PM CST.

Get your tickets today: https://www.fundingchange.ca/gimlifilm/ad0PFL2ijQ-kz5cc

05/21/2026

We're excited to partner with Pride Gimli and The New Iceland Heritage Museum to bring you a screening of Rose Glass's Love Lies Bleeding on June 12, 2026, at 8 PM!

A gritty neo-noir crime thriller set in 1989 New Mexico, the film follows Lou, a reclusive gym manager, and Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed to Las Vegas. Their intense romance spirals into violence as they become entangled in the criminal world of Lou’s estranged father.

Admission is free. First come first serve! Come celebrate Pride with us!!

GIFF is a proud supporter of Pride Gimli. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit on Instagram or https://pridegimli.com/

05/19/2026

We are teaming up for the third annual World Environmental Day screening with Westshore Community Foundation Inc on June 5, 2026! Come check out our screening of Youth Unstoppable at Lady of the Lake Theatre at 7:30PM!

Join us for a special evening of community, conversation, and film at the Waterfront Centre, hosted by Westshore Community Foundation Inc. in partnership with Gimli International Film Festival.

📅 June 5, 2026
📍 Waterfront Centre

🌱 Climate Conversation Workshop with Climate West & Manitoba Climate Action and Innovation
🕠 5:30 PM | Johnson Hall
🍕 Refreshments provided

🎬 Film Screening: Youth Unstoppable
🕢 7:30 PM | Lady of the Lake
A powerful documentary following young climate activists around the world as they work to be heard in global climate negotiations and drive meaningful change.

💛 Pay what you can
Proceeds support the Westshore Environmental FundTax receipts issued for donations over $10
📩 RSVP: [email protected] | (204) 642-9796

🌎 Come connect, learn, and be part of the conversation shaping our climate future.

05/15/2026

Manitoba’s biggest opportunity for emerging filmmakers is officially back!!!

Submissions are NOW OPEN for the 15th annual RBC Emerging Filmmakers Pitch Competition, taking place at GIFF on Saturday, July 25, 2026! This year’s competition continues to offer a $15,000 production prize from RBC alongside industry support designed to help filmmakers take the next step in their careers.

What’s up for grabs?

💰 $15,000 production funds from RBC

🎥 Equipment rental support from Cinelease

🏢 Studio & production rental support from Winnipeg Film Group

🎓 Mentorship, training & professional development opportunities National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI)

📚 Access to Online Courses from Film Training Manitoba & a spot in the Film Expo 2027 Film Training Manitoba

🌊 Premiere screening at the 2027 Gimli International Film Festival!

For 15 years, this competition has helped launch emerging voices in Manitoba filmmaking and we can’t wait to see what this year’s applicants bring to the table!!

Deadline to apply is June 15, 2026 at 12PM CDT.

Check out the rules and regulations and apply here: https://www.gimlifilm.com/rbc-emerging-artist