About this Event
Our Zensa Media International film festival team is looking forward to welcoming you to our 9th edition. We have an exciting 5 day festival with some great activities throughout the month of November, 2026.
We will kick off our festival on Nov 4th with. private event for John F. Kennedy students at their school in Montreal.
We have an exiciting evening to kick off our ZMIFF 9th edition official program for the general public on November 5th.
Our ZMIFF 5 a 7 is going to be a must attend as we celebrate our prestigious Montreal Media/Public figure award receipient for our 9th edition. We are honored to present Ezra Soiferman (accomplished Filmmaker/Photographer) this award and will present our very first live exclusive conversation of Zensa Media's Montrealz Moments Podcast (that reaches a local and international audience on Spotify) with Ezra as our guest. This will be followed by a Q &A with the audience. Guests will also have an opportunity to mingle with some light refreshments from our longtime ZMIFF supporters Starbucks and Snowdon Deli.
Our ZMIFF 9th edition official festival program kicks off at 7pm at the John F. Kennedy high school in Montreal for the general public. We will present local and international films that will compete in various categories. Filmmaker/Photographer Ezra Soiferman will receive our Media/Public figure of the year award. And some fun surprise guests may show up to. :)
On the 19th November, we will have our regular program at Cinema Public (Casa D'Italia) that includes a Networking event, raffle, hors d'oeuvres, coffee and delicious cake from Delices Lafrenaie.
Nov 20th and 21st is a special two evening online program on our private event page for ticket holders. This package is available on our Film Freeway: Zensa Media International film festival page for our international audience. For more information on how to purchase this , kindly email our staff at [email protected]
****A portion of ticket sales from our ZMIFF 9th edition will be given to Sun Youth Organization who does so much for the less fortunate.
For Info about our festival, tickets, or sponsorship inquiries...kindly contact our staff at [email protected]
Thanks so much for your support of arts and culture.
Event venue & nearby stays
John F. Kennedy High School, 3030 Rue Villeray, Montréal, Canada
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