Film Circuit History

After establishing Cinéfest, the Sudbury Film Festival, in 1989, Cam Haynes, Film Circuit Founder, recognized that press coverage and the resulting popularity of Canadian films with festival audiences (in both Sudbury and Toronto) generated widespread interest in Canadian titles in smaller communities. Encouraging communities to curate their own event-style screenings Haynes formed Film Circuit, an alternate model of cinema distribution and exhibition that makes it possible for audiences in under-served communities to experience the transformative power of film. Film Circuit joined TIFF in 1995 with 16 groups and has since blossomed into servicing 195 groups in 163 communities across Canada. An established component of TIFF, the work of Film Circuit continues to be integral to the Group's commitment to Canadian cinema.