Cinema Shift Festival

At Cinema Shift Festival 2026, held on June 5, 2026, at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto, we brought together filmmakers, artists, researchers, legal experts, and audiences to explore how AI is changing the way stories are made on screen.

Cinema Shift Festival is a curated film festival and conversation platform dedicated to narrative cinema created with AI. Through screenings, conversations, and industry dialogue, the festival examines authorship, storytelling, creative process, and the role of AI in contemporary filmmaking.

The inaugural edition featured films from around the world, filmmaker Q&As, jury discussions, and conversations with leading voices from film, media, and technology.