Ever noticed that in in certain films and photographs there is a soft focus that fully separates subject from the background? This is an intentional effect called bokeh. 🎥 🔗Learn all about this effect and how to recreate it in our latest blog: driff.ca/diy-film-schoo…

Get access to the DRIFF 2024 Festival Pass Pre-Sale. 🎟️ This year a limited number of full festival passes will be available for purchase during our pre-sale for $40 each. 🔗Join our newsletter before September 4th to recieve a pre-sale code: driff.ca/insider

Announcing the Opening Night Feature for #DRIFF2024: The Canadian Premiere of Michèle Hozer's ATOMIC REACTION. 🎬 🎟 Tickets go on sale soon. Stay tuned for more info! 🔗 Click here for more info on the film and to watch the trailer: driff.ca/atomicreaction

The #DRIFF2024 Official Film Lineup is finally here.🎥 🎟️Check out the full lineup and buy tickets here: driff.ca/fall-festival

Are you ready for an intense dystopian thriller? 🎞️ Mackenzie Donaldson's ALL THE LOST ONES is the #DRIFF2024 Day Two Feature Film. 🎟️Click here for tickets: 2024DRIFFDay2.eventbrite.ca

The #DRIFF2024 Closing Night Film ends the festival with a whole lot of humour and heart.❤️ Watch Merzak Allouache’s FRONT ROW on October 26 at the Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa. 🎟️ Click here for tickets: driff.ca/closingnight

We caught up with DRIFF Alumni Eva Thomas , director of the short film REDLIGHTS, which screened at DRIFF 2023. Thomas’ feature directorial debut, co-directed with Ryan Cooper, ABERDEEN, recently had its World Premiere at #TIFF24.✨ driff.ca/alumni-spotlig…

The #DRIFF2024 International Shorts Programme includes: 🎬 SOUND AND COLOUR dir. Emma Foley 🎞️ ESSEX GIRLS dir. Yero Timi-Biu ✨THE MIRACLE dir. Nienke Deutz 🎥 BAD FOR A MOMENT dir. Daniel Soares 🪲BUG DINER dir. Phoebe Jane Hart 🎟️ Tickets are on sale: driff.ca/internationals…

These Canadian short films pack a big punch. 🍁 The Durham Region International Film Festival presents our Homegrown Shorts Programme, celebrating Canadian filmmakers. Check out the full lineup: driff.ca/driff-day-3

A glimpse into the harsh realities of migrant workers in Canada. 🎞️ Ilse Moreno’s THE CANADIAN DREAM is the #DRIFF2024 Opening Night preceding short to ATOMIC REACTION. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now: driff.ca/driff-day-1

Are you ready for the World Premiere of UNFAMILY? 🎬 The #DRIFF2024 Emerging Filmmaker Incubator winners, Mitchell Jaramillo and Siddharth Sharma, have brought to life a remarkable short film that will be unveiled to the world on October 26. driff.ca/driff-day-3

The Durham Region International Film Festival is excited to announce that Andrés Galindo Arteaga will be joining us as part of the #DRIFF2024 Music and Sound Design Industry Panel. 🗓️ October 25 📍St. Francis Centre in #Ajax 🎟️ Tickets are available at driff.ca

Here’s a few small glimpses into the dystopian world of Mackenzie Donaldson’s ALL THE LOST ONES. 💥 ALL THE LOST ONES will be screening on Day Two of #DRIFF2024. 🎟️ Get tickets at driff.ca

DRIFF is excited to announce that we will be joined by Sweet Vanilla Bakery for our #DRIFF2024 Local Culinary Showcase. 🎟️ Did you know that the Local Culinary Showcase is included in your #DRIFF2024 Day Two ticket? Tickets are available at driff.ca

Here’s a look at Ilse Moreno’s short documentary THE CANADIAN DREAM.🍁 Don’t miss this insightful short film that will precede our Opening Night Feature, ATOMIC REACTION. 🎟️ Tickets are available at driff.ca

The Durham Region International Film Festival would like to thank Sunbelt Rentals for their generous support of our 2024 festival. Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV is the crew behind your crew. Let's hear a round of applause for Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV. 👏

Shoutout to Steven Labadie and SoundLab for all their support in this past year of the Durham Region International Film Festival.

The Durham Region International Film Festival is grateful to the City of Oshawa for supporting this year’s free community event on day three of #DRIFF2024. This year’s free event included a special effects workshop hosted by Dynamic Effects and an immersive media panel.

A big thank you goes out to Film Durham for all of their support this year with the Durham Region International Film Festival.

DRIFF is grateful to have had another incredible opening night at the Centennial Building in Whitby. We would like to thank the Town of Whitby for all of their generous support as a sponsor for #DRIFF2024.