Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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Calgary Justice Film Festival
Calgary, Canada · Est. 2006 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
Calgary, Canada
65
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- No physical screenings
- 20 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
At the Calgary Justice Film Festival (CJFF), we present some of the world’s best justice focused documentaries on the issues that are important to us as individuals, Canadians, global citizens, and humans. We’ve brought influential documentaries from international filmmakers to more than 30,000 people, and thanks to our sponsors and donors, we’ve done it all free of charge to attendees. Every screening includes an audience-driven discussion with a local facilitator, experts on the film topic, people with lived experience, or the filmmakers themselves. Bringing the topics home and learning about resources to take action are part of the joy of this festival. These conversations are lively, inclusive, and enlightening, occasionally charged or even contentious, but always thought-provoking.
Last updated Sep 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 20 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2006
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
3.8/ 5
Reviews
7
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
Great festival run by great people who are motivated to promote interesting discussions and positive change. Films are given individual attention, well promoted, and shown to enthusiastic audiences at cool venues. My screening was full and the discussion after was lively. It's also the only festival I've been to where the screenings are free to attend. Very cool.
- Filmmaker
In the midst of the pandemic, Marda Loop Justice created a wonderful experience for our Alice Street team. It was an honor to be part of the festival and to show the film in Calgary!
- Filmmaker
A fantastic festival to be a part of for many reasons. It helps to have organizers who care deeply about getting the word out about selected films including ours - The Great Disconnect.
- Filmmaker
Unfortunately, the pandemic got in the way of everything, but even with all that was happening, Marda Loop curated a strong selection and created a very special environment online to watch and discuss these amazing films. We were very proud to be part of it with our feature-length documentary "Servidão"/"Servitude", by Renato Barbieri.
- Filmmaker
Amazing festival, great organisation. We were very happy that our film was screened at Calgary Justice Film Festival, such an important festival with important topics. Keep up the great work.
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