Ana Serrano Honoured at the 5th Annual Fire Horse Award Gala & Fundraiser

News & Upcoming Events

Announcing our refreshed permanent visual identity! Reel Asian has grown from a grassroots film festival into one of Canada’s leading year-round platforms for pan-Asian stories. The new identity reflects our continued evolution while remaining grounded in our enduring mission of championing Asian filmmakers and artists.

Meet this year’s Unsung Voices participants: Angeline Javier, Minjae Kwak, Yasmin Lau, Nick Patel, Nidhil Vohra, and Fanny Lord-Bourcier. These filmmakers will participate in a summer intensive program to create their original short films, that will premiere at the 30th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival this November.

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

Reel Asian’s TV Writing Program is a national professional development initiative that supports Asian Canadian writers in developing original scripted television series. Open to applicants across Canada, apply for the program before the deadline on Tues, June 30.

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.