Vox Popular Film Festival

02/21/2026

📅 Mark your calendars for March 5–7, 2026.

The 5th Annual Spotlight on Academics Film Festival will take place at the Thunder Bay Museum, presenting a three-day program of academic documentaries from Canada and around the world. The festival brings together films that explore history, culture, environment, science, and social issues, along with opportunities for discussion with participating filmmakers.

📍 Thunder Bay Museum
425 Donald St E, Thunder Bay
🎟 $10 per session
All are welcome.

Explore the full lineup, filmmaker biographies, and program schedule:
https://spotlightonacademics.ca

All films will also be available to stream for free on ResearchTV from March 8–15, 2026.

02/19/2026

Submissions are OPEN! Click the link in our bio to submit your film today!

The annual festival and year-round programming connects professional and independent filmmakers with other artists and to audiences of all ages and interests by showing films, facilitating creative and professional development and multidisciplinary arts performance in an accessible, inclusive, friendly environment!

01/23/2026

🎥DID YOU KNOW? WE LOVE FILMMAKERS! Our submissions are open!! Submit your film today, and use our 40% off code: VALENTINES40

The annual festival and year-round programming connects professional and independent filmmakers with other artists and to audiences of all ages and interests by showing films, facilitating creative and professional development and multidisciplinary arts performance in an accessible, inclusive, friendly environment!

Available until February 15 2026!
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01/08/2026

📣Submissions are now open via FilmFreeway Go to voxpopularfilmfestival to submit your film now!

11/28/2025

Our submissions are now open!! Submit your film today for the lowest price of the season!

10/20/2025

It is not too late to check out the art! The Liminial: Regional Contemporary show is still on! Check it out at the Definitely Superior Art Gallery- 115 N. Cumberland St. (former Cumberland Cinema) Def Sup

Thank you for celebrating our 21st year of programming it was a blast!

Vox Popular Film Festival will return in 2027 for a bigger and better film festival which will includes local, Canadian, international, and regional filmmakers and artists!

Regular programming will continue with a lot of fantastic events throughout 2026!
Follow us at Voxpopularfilmfestival to stay updated!

📸 Photos by the magnificent Keegan Richard - Media Artist

10/07/2025

Thank you for celebrating our 21st year of programming it was a blast!

Vox Popular Film Festival will return in 2027 for a bigger and better film festival which will includes local, Canadian, international, and regional filmmakers and artists!

Regular programming will continue with a lot of fantastic events throughout 2026!
Follow us at Voxpopularfilmfestival to stay updated!

📸 Photos by the magnificent

10/02/2025

Thank you for celebrating our 21st year of programming it was a blast!

A grand thank you to Def Sup for the fabulous space and support!

This would not have been possible with out our sponsors
Canadian Heritage, ontarioartscouncil , Friends of the Finnish Labour Temple, i4architecture, 915ckpr, Rear View Mirror Productions, NOHFC, lipmediaproductions, tbaywaterfront District BIA, tbayairport, The Source, energy103104, thunderbaymuseum, Scott Saxberg, LCPS Chartered Accountants, Club culturel francophone de Thunder Bay, 943rock, tbaytel, Safeguard Business Systems

Vox Popular Film Festival will return in 2027 for a bigger and better film festival which will includes local, Canadian, international, and regional filmmakers and artists!

Regular programming will continue with a lot of fantastic events throughout 2026!
Follow us at Voxpopularfilmfestival to stay updated!

📸 Photos by the magnificent Keegan Richard - Media Artist

09/25/2025

🌟🎬Vox Popular Media Arts Festival concludes its 21st festival with a Online Virtual Film Festival available to the public for free viewing exclusively through Researchtv!

Check out a number of local, regional, national and international films!

🌟Not in Thunder Bay? No problem! ResearchTV is proud to host this year’s virtual portion of the festival where a select number of films will be available to stream for FREE at researchtv.ca.

🎥💻Virtual Festival: Sun Sept 21st - Sun Sept 28th

09/24/2025

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of this year’s People’s Choice Awards!🏆

🎥 A Tale of Two Qallunaat Directed by Kelly Saxberg and Navalik Tologanak!
🎥 My Friend Saabe Directed by Morningstar Derosier!
🎥 The View from Up Here Directed by Ron Harpelle!
🎥 Lempo Directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick!
🎥The Day The Mammoth Arrived Directed by Christopher Bond!
🎥 The Pomegranate Theory Directed by Eliza Goodwin!
🎥We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Directed by Colin T Field!

🌟💻Vox Popular Media Arts Festival concludes its 21st festival with a Online Virtual Film Festival available to the public for free viewing exclusively through Researchtv!

Virtual Festival: Sun Sept 21st - Sun Sept 28th🌟

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09/21/2025

🌟🎬Vox Popular Media Arts Festival concludes its 21st festival with a Online Virtual Film Festival available to the public for free viewing exclusively through Researchtv!

Check out a number of local, regional, national and international films!

🌟Not in Thunder Bay? No problem! ResearchTV is proud to host this year’s virtual portion of the festival where a select number of films will be available to stream for FREE at researchtv.ca.

🎥💻Virtual Festival: Sun Sept 21st - Sun Sept 28th

THE WORLD THROUGH AN ACADEMIC LENS ResearchTV is a peer-reviewed educational streaming platform for independent films that are made with an academic focus. We seek to provide ready access to high quality independent programming that enhances our understanding of the world we live in. Relying on a gl...

09/20/2025

🎉Community sponsorship supports our local filmmakers, musicians, and artists in this wonderful celebration of all the arts and culture in our region at our annual festival!

⭐We are so grateful for all of the fantastic support from our community! We truly could not make this festival as fantastic as it is without your support!

Canadian Heritage
Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario
Friends of the Finnish Labour Temple
DefinitelySuperior ArtGallery
i4architecture
91.5 CKPR
Rear View Mirror Productions
NOHFC
LIP Media Productions
Waterfront District BIA
Thunder Bay Airport
The Source
Energy 103/104
Thunder Bay Museum
Cache Island
LCPS Chartered Accountants
Club culturel francophone de Thunder Bay
Rock 94
Tbaytel
Safeguard Business Systems