DocFest Newsletters

Save the dates for 2025! DocFest announces our dates for 2025! Wishing everyone a happy National Canadian Film Day on April 17. If you’re like us then you love Canadian documentaries and you’re already missing DocFest 2024. Don’t worry festival planning for our 14th annual event is already underway, and we’re just about 10 months away. … Read more

Thanks to everyone who helped make 2024 a success As virtual festival now comes to an end, we would like to send out a huge round of applause to all of the incredible filmmakers whose films were shown throughout our festival, and especially to all of the filmmakers who came to Belleville for in-person Q&As last … Read more

Enjoy our amazing films from the comfort of your home! Did you miss seeing a film over the in-person weekend? Enjoy our amazing films from the comfort of your home with our Virtual Festival! What an incredible in-person weekend we had. Thank you to everyone who came out to our amazing Gala, our attending filmmaker Q&As, … Read more

Everything you need to know for February 23-25 Here’s everything you need to know to get the most out of the Feb. 23-25 weekend. It’s finally here!! DocFest starts today and we’ll kicking off with films starting at all three of our downtown locations this Friday, February 23rd at 10am. For entry to any of … Read more

How to pick up your in-person passes for this weekend! We look forward to welcoming you to the upcoming in-person DocFest this weekend, February 23-25th. If you purchased your pass online you will need to pick up a physical pass before attending screenings. We have pass pick-ups available at the following times leading up to … Read more

Details for our final round of feature film announcements Gala only tickets now on sale! Keep reading for more details on our final round of feature film annoucements. Belleville Downtown DocFest’s popular Gala is all about music! DocFest believes in downtown Belleville! We’re selling Gala Rush Passes in advance! Why not come downtown to watch … Read more

DocFest and the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board is proud to bring you an amazing lineup of local films DocFest and the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board are proud to bring you an amazing lineup of local films Belleville Downtown DocFest announces the Local Filmmaker Spotlight films for this year’s festival. These documentaries were … Read more

Plus NFB Features Lineup for DocFest 2024 Announcing our full in-person schedule and NFB feature film lineup DocFest is excited to announce that our FULL IN-PERSON SCHEDULE IS ONLINE NOW!! NFB films mean inspiring Canadian storytelling by inspiring Canadian filmmakers. Keep reading to find out more about our lineup of NFB feature films for 2024 and … Read more