The 2021 edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 33rd edition in the event's history, was held from September 18 to 26, 2021 in

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. The 2021 festival was presented under a hybrid model due to the

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with both in-person and online screenings. The festival also introduced a number of juried film awards, following several years of only presenting audience choice-based awards; the new awards program includes cash prizes for Outstanding Canadian Feature, Outstanding International Feature, Outstanding Female-Led Feature, Cinema Indigenized Outstanding Talent, French-Language Feature, Inspiring Voices and Perspectives Feature, Outstanding Short, Outstanding Emerging Canadian Short, and Outstanding Animated Short."Sudbury's Cinefest unveils new awards and major cash prizes"
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Awards

Official selections

Gala Presentations

Special Presentations

Features Canada

Documentaries

World Cinema

Cinema Indigenized

In Full View: Crisis, Conflict, Conscience

Stir Crazy Frights and Fantasies

Festival Favourites

Shorts

References

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