VENUE @: YORK WOODS LIBRARY THEATRE
Address: 1785 Finch Ave W, North York, ON M3N 1M6
TINFF 2026 IN-PERSON SCREENING PROGRAM
(SEPTEMBER 4 – 11)
Q&A: Immediately following each film.
TINFF@10 SEPTEMBER 4 |
OPENING NIGHT SCREENING & PROGRAM
Welcome to the official opening of the 10th Anniversary Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF@10). Join filmmakers, industry professionals, special guests, media, sponsors, and film enthusiasts from around the world as we celebrate the beginning of nine days of exceptional cinema, cultural exchange, live entertainment, and international collaboration.
Experience our Official Opening Film, the TINFF@10 Opening Ceremony & 10th Anniversary Celebration, filmmaker Q&A sessions, and an outstanding lineup of Canadian and international films that set the stage for an unforgettable festival.
Throughout Opening Night The Red Carpet & Media Lounge remains open throughout the day and evening, providing opportunities for networking, media interviews, photography, sponsor activations, and engagement with filmmakers, festival delegates, industry professionals, partners, and festival guests.
Stay tuned—it's going to be an incredible start to TINFF 2026!
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4
TINFF@10 (2026) OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Registration & Guest Arrival
12:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Red Carpet & Media Lounge
(Open Throughout the Day & Evening)
1:30 PM – 3:02 PM
Night of Deception (Canada)
Official Opening Film
Runtime: 1h 29m + 3 min Q&A
3:15 PM – 5:45 PM
OFFICIAL TINFF@10 OPENING CEREMONY & 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT SCREENINGS CONTINUES
Q&A immediately follows each film.
5:55 PM – 7:35 PM
Rumba Royale (DR Congo)
Runtime: 1h 37m + 3 min Q&A
7:35 PM – 7:57 PM
Onyota'a: People of the Standing Stone (Canada)
Runtime: 20m + 2 min Q&A
7:57 PM – 8:13 PM
The Story of the Facing Window (Canada / Iran)
Runtime: 14m 13s + 2 min Q&A
8:13 PM – 8:53 PM
ANGEL (Canada)
Runtime: 38m 12s + 2 min Q&A
8:53 PM – 9:03 PM
Honey (Canada)
Runtime: 7m 26s + 2 min Q&A
9:03 PM – 9:17 PM
LOGOS (Canada)
Runtime: 12m 09s + 2 min Q&A
9:17 PM – 9:49 PM
BOSSLADYSK8
Runtime: 30m + 2 min Q&A
THROUGHOUT OPENING NIGHT
The Red Carpet & Media Lounge remains open throughout the day and evening for networking, media interviews, photography, sponsor activations, and engagement with filmmakers, festival delegates, industry professionals, partners, and guests.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
SCREENING SCHEDULE
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
LOVE, SARAH
Runtime: 18:51 + 2 min Q&A
11:20 AM – 11:27 AM
OUT THERE
Runtime: 4:44 + 2 min Q&A
11:27 AM – 11:45 AM
A SAFE SPACE TO TALK
Runtime: 16:13 + 2 min Q&A
11:45 AM – 11:51 AM
THE PINK BALLOON
Runtime: 4:36 + 2 min Q&A
11:51 AM – 12:09 PM
MADE FOR U
Runtime: 15:50 + 2 min Q&A
12:09 PM – 12:23 PM
QUANTUM PRELUDE: The Evolution of The Universe
Runtime: 10:00 + 2 min Q&A
12:23 PM – 12:33 PM
DATING DOUBTS
Runtime: 8:00 + 2 min Q&A
12:33 PM – 12:46 PM
EMOJI
Runtime: 11:28 + 2 min Q&A
12:46 PM – 12:59 PM
CTRL ALT BREAKUP
Runtime: 11:07 + 2 min Q&A
12:59 PM – 1:08 PM
NO MATCH
Runtime: 6:24 + 2 min Q&A
1:08 PM – 1:20 PM
THE PILL
Runtime: 9:45 + 2 min Q&A
1:20 PM – 1:34 PM
THE PUZZLE
Runtime: 12:02 + 2 min Q&A
1:34 PM – 1:56 PM
NOTICE
Runtime: 20:15 + 2 min Q&A
1:56 PM – 2:08 PM
FACE-OFF
Runtime: 9:54 + 2 min Q&A
2:08 PM – 2:26 PM
STRAW MAN
Runtime: 15:52 + 2 min Q&A
2:26 PM – 2:36 PM
ESCAPE ARTIST
Runtime: 7:58 + 2 min Q&A
2:36 PM – 2:50 PM
THE ART OF KNOWING YOU
Runtime: 11:49 + 2 min Q&A
2:50 PM – 3:08 PM
THE BORE
Runtime: 15:54 + 2 min Q&A
3:08 PM – 3:26 PM
GIRLHOOD
Runtime: 15:43 + 2 min Q&A
3:26 PM – 3:40 PM
MIRA
Runtime: 12:34 + 2 min Q&A
3:40 PM – 4:22 PM
OVERCOME
Runtime: 40:00 + 2 min Q&A
4:22 PM – 4:39 PM
SEE THE CITY
Runtime: 14:58 + 2 min Q&A
4:39 PM – 4:52 PM
TOXIC LOVE
Runtime: 11:03 + 2 min Q&A
4:52 PM – 5:03 PM
TILL TRUTH DO US PART
Runtime: 9:08 + 2 min Q&A
5:03 PM – 5:19 PM
THE INTERVIEW
Runtime: 13:38 + 2 min Q&A
5:19 PM – 6:01 PM
SENIOR DISCOUNT
Runtime: 39:35 + 2 min Q&A
6:01 PM – 6:23 PM
THE CACTUS
Runtime: 20:17 + 2 min Q&A
6:23 PM – 6:28 PM
DEAD END POC – Canada
Runtime: 03:00 + 2 min Q&A
6:28 PM – 7:00 PM
She and She – China
Runtime: 30:00 + 2 min Q&A
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
THE HOUSEMAID
Runtime: 12:46 + 2 min Q&A
7:15 PM – 8:17 PM
THE LUCKY DRAW
Runtime: 58:47 + 4 min Q&A
8:17 PM – 9:36 PM
STAYING THE COURSE
Runtime: 1:15:00 + 4 min Q&A
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 6
SCREENING SCHEDULE
11:00 AM – 11:49 AM
THE KING'S QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN THREAD (Canada)
Runtime: 48:53
11:49 AM – 1:24 PM
TO KEEP HER
Runtime: 1:31:00 + 4 min Q&A
1:24 PM – 2:16 PM
Angels Are Among Us
Runtime: 47:45 + 4 min Q&A
2:16 PM – 3:39 PM
PRIMARY
Runtime: 1:18:59 + 4 min Q&A
3:39 PM – 5:19 PM
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Runtime: 1:35:58 + 4 min Q&A
5:19 PM – 7:23 PM
INVESTIGATION (Italy)
Runtime: 2:00:04 + 4 min Q&A
7:23 PM – 8:37 PM
AMANENE BEYOND VOICES
Runtime: 1:10:00 + 4 min Q&A
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7
INDUSTRY DAY 1
TINFF Market | CBDF Market Summit
Industry Forum
Time: TBD
SCREENING SCHEDULE
10:00 AM – 10:53 AM
Ashny – The Overcomer (Nigeria)
Runtime: 51:04 + 2 min Q&A
10:53 AM – 12:25 PM
The Lion Speaks (Egypt)
Runtime: 1:30:00 + 2 min Q&A
12:25 PM – 12:31 PM
Ashny – Like I Care (Nigeria)
Runtime: 4:08 + 2 min Q&A
12:31 PM – 12:37 PM
Ashny – Middle of Something (Nigeria)
Runtime: 3:01 + 2 min Q&A
12:37 PM – 12:42 PM
Ashny – Mr Allen (Nigeria)
Runtime: 2:49 + 2 min Q&A
12:42 PM – 12:49 PM
Ashny – We All Mad (Nigeria)
Runtime: 5:07 + 2 min Q&A
12:49 PM – 12:55 PM
Bless the Lord (Canada)
Runtime: 4:02 + 2 min Q&A
12:55 PM – 1:25 PM
I Don’t Need Your Opinion (Nigeria)
Runtime: 28:00 + 2 Min Q&A
1:25 Pm – 1:32 Pm
Into The Forest (Canada)
Runtime: 4:59 + 2 Min Q&A
1:32 Pm – 2:04 Pm
Sands Of Time (Nigeria)
Runtime: 30:00 + 2 Min Q&A
2:04 PM – 2:56 PM
Thirteen Buttons To Heaven (United States)
Runtime: 50:02 + 2 min Q&A
2:56 PM – 3:02 PM
Thank You, Lord (Canada),
Runtime: 4:08 + 2 min Q&A
3:02 PM – 3:07 PM
LOVE IN TRANSITION (United States)
Runtime: 2:52 + 2 min Q&A
3:07 PM – 4:36 PM
IMPLOSION (United States)
Runtime: 1:27:03 + 2 min Q&A
4:36 PM – 4:55 PM
THE ONE IN RED (USA)
Runtime: 16:38 + 2 min Q&A
4:55 PM – 6:34 PM
The Specialists (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:36:17 + 3 min Q&A
6:34 PM – 7:10 PM
Convictions (Nigeria)
Runtime: 33:00 + 3 min Q&A
7:10 PM – 7:34 PM
Mars: Beyond 2100 (Canada)
Runtime: 21:50 + 2 min Q&A
7:34 PM – 7:42 PM
Art Defenders We Do Not Forget (2026) (United States)
Runtime: 5:40 + 2 min Q&A
7:42 PM – 9:43 PM
A Land Apart (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:58:27 + 3 min Q&A
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8
SCREENING SCHEDULE
INDUSTRY DAY 2
TINFF Market | CBDF Market Summit
Industry Forum
Time: TBD
10:00 AM – 11:39 AM
NOT LETTING US GO (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:36:18 + 3 min Q&A
11:39 AM – 1:02 PM
Red Cloud: New Day (United States)
Runtime: 1:19:50 + 3 min Q&A
1:02 PM – 2:34 PM
The Last Friday (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:29:20 + 3 min Q&A
2:34 PM – 4:04 PM
UNBOXING LOVE (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:27:23 + 3 min Q&A
4:04 PM – 4:25 PM
THE REDEMPTION OF FAUST (United States)
Runtime: 18:30 + 2 min Q&A
4:25 PM – 6:05 PM
ÒSÚ (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:37:21 + 3 min Q&A
6:05 PM – 7:57 PM
ALJANA (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:49:00 + 3 min Q&A
7:57 PM – 8:34 PM
Group Home Gradz (United States)
Runtime: 34:53 + 2 min Q&A
8:34 PM – 9:27 PM
Stepping Off with Juvey-D (United States)
Runtime: 50:11 + 3 min Q&A
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
INDUSTRY DAY 3
TINFF Market | CBDF Market Summit
Industry Forum
Time: TBD
SCREENING SCHEDULE
10:00 AM – 11:09 AM
House of Peace (Cameroon)
Runtime: 1:07:00 + 2 min Q&A
11:09 AM – 11:16 AM
SELF (United States)
Runtime: 5:00 + 2 min Q&A
11:16 AM – 11:23 AM
SURVIVE (United States)
Runtime: 5:00 + 2 min Q&A
11:23 AM – 11:30 AM
SIMPLICITY (United States)
Runtime: 5:00 + 2 min Q&A
11:30 AM – 11:46 AM
An American Embassy (United States)
Runtime: 13:47 + 2 min Q&A
11:46 AM – 11:55 AM
It's Relative (United States)
Runtime: 6:36 + 2 min Q&A
11:55 AM – 12:01 PM
Round the Corner (United States)
Runtime: 3:59 + 2 min Q&A
12:01 PM – 12:18 PM
Quarantine (United States)
Runtime: 14:16 + 2 min Q&A
12:18 PM – 12:20 PM
"Apocalypse Death Party" (United States)
Runtime: 1:29
12:20 PM – 12:21 PM
"All For Tomorrow" (United States)
Runtime: 1:03
12:21 PM – 2:20 PM
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom (Japan)
Runtime: 1:57:00 + 2 min Q&A
2:20 PM – 2:38 PM
The Montenegro Affair (Canada)
Runtime: 12:50 + 2 min Q&A
2:38 PM – 4:42 PM
ÌWÉ ÀLÁ: AN OJÚDE OBA STORY (Nigeria)
Runtime: 2:04:14
4:42 PM – 5:55 PM
Echoes 2: Curses of the Past (United States)
Runtime: 01:13:00
5:55 PM – 7:12 PM
AGELESS: Real Talk. Real Change. To End Ageism. (Canada)
Runtime: 01:17:00
7:12 PM – 9:29 PM
Takht_E_Tavoos (Iran)
Runtime: 2:17:06
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
INDUSTRY DAY 4
TINFF Market | CBDF Market Summit
Canadian Screen Industry Forum
Connecting Global Creators with Canada's Leading Screen Industry Organizations
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PROGRAM SCHEDULE (TBD)
SCREENING SCHEDULE
3:21 PM - 3:35 PM
Ball Lightning (United States)
Runtime: 11:59 + 2 min Q&A
3:35 PM – 3:46 PM
Citadel Lost (United States)
Runtime: 9:21 + 2 min Q&A
3:46 PM – 4:00 PM
DORSIN & BROWN
Runtime: 12:12 + 2 min Q&A
4:00 PM – 5:10 PM
The Georgetown 272: The Journey (United States)
Runtime: 1:08:00 + 2 min Q&A
5:10 PM – 7:07 PM
IDIA (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:54:00 + 3 min Q&A
7:07 PM – 8:58 PM
Revelations (United States)
Runtime: 01:47:32 + 3 min Q&A
8:58 PM – 9:28 PM
Stand In The Gap (Nigeria)
Runtime: 29:52 + 2 min Q&A
9:28 PM – 9:33 PM
MJ IN AFRICA – Nigeria
Runtime: 3:00 + 2 min Q&A
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11
INDUSTRY DAY 5
TINFF Market | CBDF Market Summit
Industry Forum
Time: TBD
SCREENING SCHEDULE
10:00 AM – 10:06 AM
YOU ARE SPECIAL (Ukraine)
Runtime: 3:36 + 2 min Q&A
10:06 AM – 11:43 AM
The Wiccan Girl (Canada)
Runtime: 1:35:00 + 2 min Q&A
11:43 AM – 11:49 AM
Lullaby (Ukraine)
Runtime: 3:36 + 2 min Q&A
11:49 AM – 11:55 AM
Ashny – Fe mi (Nigeria)
Runtime: 3:47 + 2 min Q&A
11:55 AM – 12:12 PM
BROKEN BONDS (Canada)
Runtime: 14:31 + 2 min Q&A
12:12 PM – 12:39 PM
NNEOMA (Nigeria)
Runtime: 26:51 + Q&A
12:39 PM – 1:06 PM
BEHIND A LIE (Ghana)
Runtime: 24:59 + 2 min Q&A
1:06 PM – 3:22 PM
TWO HALVES (Nigeria)
Runtime: 2:13:02 + 3 min Q&A
3:22 PM – 3:28 PM
MY LOVE (Ukraine)
Runtime: 3:50 + 2 min Q&A
3:28 PM – 5:28 PM
Blood Vessel (Nigeria)
Runtime: 1:57:00 + 3 min Q&A
5:28 PM – 5:36 PM
SNOW COLORED ASHES (United States)
Runtime: 6:20 + 2 min Q&A
5:36 PM – 7:34 PM
Finding Solace (United States) (Closing Film)
Runtime: 1:55:00 + 3 min Q&A
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
TINFF Industry Connect
Global Filmmakers, Writers, Talent & Industry Networking Reception
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Venue: York Woods Library Theatre
Address:
1785 Finch Avenue West
Toronto, ON M3N 1M6
Canada
About the Event
Expand your network and connect with the global film industry at TINFF Industry Connect. This evening reception brings together filmmakers, writers, actors, producers, directors, distributors, broadcasters, investors, festival programmers, buyers, exhibitors, and other industry professionals from Canada and around the world.
Held immediately following the day's screenings, the event provides an ideal setting to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, explore co-production and distribution opportunities, and celebrate the diverse voices shaping the future of global cinema.
Theme:
Connecting Stories. Inspiring Talent. Building Global Partnerships.