RUSH After Dark
RUSH 2025 re/wind In 2025, we screened 30 short films from around the world, including 8 films made by Niagara-based filmmakers, and presented 18 awards celebrating storytelling, performance, and filmmaking craft. The festival welcomed over 200 attendees to screenings, workshops, panels, and special events, creating an atmosphere that felt celebratory, inclusive, and electric. RUSH also featured a 48-Hour Short Film Challenge, where six teams competed to write, shoot, and edit a film in just two days, pushing creativity to its limits and showcasing the passion of emerging filmmakers.And this was just the beginning. Now heading into the next chapter, the RUSH Youth Film Festival is expanding into a multi-event festival season, welcoming filmmakers from around the world to submit films, attend screenings, and be part of a growing creative community. thank you to our partners & friends - RUSH was proudly supported by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre’s FilmHouse, Blackframe Studios, and the Niagara Artists’ Centre, who provided professional screening spaces and creative environments where films could be experienced the way they’re meant to be-together, on the big screen. - Educational partners Welland Centennial Studios and Notre Dame College School helped connect students to meaningful filmmaking opportunities, while community partners Murray Media, Eat Your Eggs Productions, Wandering Spirits, Christopher’s Café, and Fourgrounds Media contributed mentorship, technical support, and belief in the.
300 Seconds Short Film Festival 
6ix Screams International Horror Film Festival 
AltFF Alternative Film Festival 
Art Film Spirit Awards 