Category: News

Announcing our 2024 Festival Awards

The festival presented awards in five categories, recognizing the outstanding achievements in narrative, documentary, animation, Canadian films, and the coveted Audience Choice award. The jury members, composed of industry experts and seasoned professionals, deliberated on the exceptional entries to determine the winners and special mentions. And without further ado, we are thrilled to share with […]

Announcing Our 2024 Animation Jury

I’m excited to share with you our 2024 animation jury. We’re so thankful to have their participation this year. Kelly Lui Kelly Lui is the Acquisitions Lead at Ouat Media who is responsible for all matters ranging from the acquisitions strategy to the coordination of all operational aspects. Ouat Media is a Toronto-based distribution and […]

Announcing Our 2024 Master of Ceremonies

I’ve been trying to get my dear friend Kevin Smokler up to Toronto to host our festival for a couple of years now. It’s bittersweet that it’s going to happen in 2024, when the festival is wrapping up. But I’m so very happy that this human sparkplug of energy and love will be introducing each […]

Announcing Our 2024 Documentary Jury

We are very happy to share that this group of documentary experts will be judging this year’s selection of documentary shorts. We are honoured to have their participation! Heinz Hermanns Heinz Hermanns is the founder and president of interfilm Berlin. After studying politics in Germany and Italy, in 1981 he founded the art house cinema […]

Full 2024 Festival Lineup Revealed

Here’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. We are delighted to share the full lineup for our 2024 festival, our final edition, which will be screened in-person at Carlton Cinemas in Toronto from November 8-10. Thanks are in order to our amazing programming team: Cameron Carpenter, Keith Klegman, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Amanda Clarke, Diana Sernick, […]

Announcing Our 2024 Narrative Jury

I’m really excited to begin introducing our jury members this year. It’s such a joy to be able to connect with other film professionals to share and reward the great work of our filmmakers. I’m proud to introduce you to the fine group of people who will be judging our narrative short films this year: […]

2024 Poster Premiere, and Some News…

I’m delighted to reveal this year’s festival poster, designed for us by renowned local illustrator Leesa Westwood. I reached out to Leesa after seeing so many of her amazing gig posters and the album artwork she posts on her Instagram (@leesawestwood). I think it fits the whimsical tone we’ve always tried to convey with our […]

Comedy Shorts: Audience Award Winner

Thanks to everyone who came out last Friday night to our screening of comedy shorts. We’re happy to share that Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie won our Audience Award. Congratulations to filmmaker Nicole Bazuin, and thanks to her as well for attending the screening and participating in a great post-screening Q&A. We hope you’ll join us […]

Shorts Not Pants Film Festival 2023 Celebrates Record Attendance And Announces Film Awards

The Carlton Cinema played host to the 2023 edition of the Shorts Not Pants Film Festival, showcasing an eclectic mix of Canadian and international short films that captivated audiences and celebrated the art of concise storytelling. This year marked a significant milestone for the festival, witnessing a marked increase in attendance, affirming its growing popularity […]

Announcing Our 2023 Canadian Jury

I’m happy to share the members of our Canadian jury for 2023. Thanks to each one for their participation. Steve Gravestock Steve Gravestock worked at the Toronto International Film Festival from 1995 to 2023 in various capacities. From 2000 on,  he worked in TIFF’s programming department. He is best known for programming Canadian and Nordic […]