Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
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Burnt Video Art and Experimental Film Festival
Montreal, Canada · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Montreal, Canada
24
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Burnt Video Art and Experimental Film Festival is an independent, artist-run festival in Montreal founded in 2017 by emerging experimental video artists and an art historian. It is notable for programming radical experimental video art and film, including abstract, absurd, critical, queer, and uncanny works, and for prioritizing formally adventurous pieces that explore urgent personal, social, political, and philosophical issues.
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
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Red Flags (-26 pts)
- No physical screenings
- 1 documented risk signal
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
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Festival Details
Founded
2024
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