Join us for our fourth Reelwork coworking session on May 13, 2026 from 5–8PM at the 401 Commons! Bring your creative tools to work and RA festival paraphernalia to be photographed and documented for our digital community archive! Share festival stories with programmers and this month’s guest baristas, Jasmine Gui and Khanh Tudo.
On Sat, May 23, The Commons @ 401 are presenting the film curation “What A Buzz Kill!” for this year’s city-wide Doors Open event. Visitors are invited to view a rotation of short films hand-picked by leading curators, Kelly Lui and Kaitlynn Tomaselli from 10AM–5PM.
Opening May 1, experience our co-presentation with CONTACT, curated by our associate director, Kelly Lui. CLOSER THAN IT’S EVER BEEN invites viewers into artist Sin Wai Kin’s multiverse of characters across interrelated presentations at Contact Gallery, Sankofa Square, and billboards on College Street.
The Fire Horse Award Gala & Fundraiser takes place Tues, June 2 at the Delta Hotels Toronto, with a formal dinner and silent auction. Celebrate this year’s recipient, Ana Serrano, raise support for Reel Asian’s 30th anniversary and champion the future of Asian diasporic voices at our most prestigious event of the year.
Reel Asian is compiling a digital archive for our 30th year programming. Submit your festival memorabilia digitally or book a time with us to bring in physical objects to the office to photograph or digitize.
Add your trace to the festival’s collective memory and leave a growing presence for our next 30 years.
Submissions open untill July 1st
As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian showcases contemporary works from Asia and the Asian diaspora around the world. Submit your film to our milestone 30th edition.
Reel Asian is celebrating 30 years this year, and we want to celebrate the relationships that started right here at the festival. From romantic to platonic, professional to totally unexpected — we’re looking for stories of lasting connections that began at Reel Asian. Fill out the form and tell us your story.
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, showcasing bold contemporary cinema by Asian and Asian diasporic artists from Canada, the U.S., Asia, and around the world. Held each November in Toronto, Reel Asian presents a dynamic lineup of film screenings, panels, and special events, with programming and education initiatives continuing throughout the year. Founded in 1996, Reel Asian celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026, marking three decades of championing underrepresented voices and fostering dialogue through film and media arts.
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Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3A8 Canada
(416) 703 – 9333
info@reelasian.com
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