Regina International Film Festival

Regina International Film Festival
Founded2015
Founded byJohn Thimothy
LanguageInternational
Websiteriffa.ca

The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) is an annual Canadian film festival, staged in Regina, Saskatchewan. RIFFA is considered the largest film festival in Saskatchewan and has also been referred to as “The People's Festival of Canada”, a phrase highlighting its identity rooted in inclusivity, accessibility, and community wellbeing.

Founded by Indo-Canadian filmmaker John Thimothy, the event was launched in 2015, focused on short films in its first year. It was not held in 2016, with its second iteration taking place in 2017, but has been staged annually since then and has expanded to include feature films.

The festival also presents an annual program of awards to the films deemed to be the best in that year's festival.

In 2022, the festival was recognized as a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying Festival by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, which allows films screened at the festival to be nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards.

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