Film Festivals - Contra Zoom Pod

313: 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

September 23, 2025

With the conclusion of the 50th edition of TIFF (TIFFTY), we look back at some of the films we saw, discuss the winners of…

312: TIFF50 Preview

September 2, 2025

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. Dakota and Jeff each pick 3 under the radar choices of movies…

306: 2025 Hot Docs

May 13, 2025

The 2025 edition of ⁠Hot Docs⁠ just finished, and we recap 6 of the films we watched including ⁠Ultras⁠, ⁠The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés⁠ and more.

287: 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

October 8, 2024

The 2024 edition of ⁠VIFF⁠ just wrapped its 43rd year. We discuss our thoughts on the festival and review some of the films watched.

286: 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

September 24, 2024

With TIFF now behind us, it is time to discuss some of our favourite films that played, the award winners and what comes next for the People’s Choice selection.

285: 2024 TIFF Preview

August 27, 2024

The ⁠Toronto International Film Festival⁠ runs from September 5-15th and we will be in town covering the fest. Here we preview our most anticipated…

284: 2024 Fantasia Film Festival

August 20, 2024

The 2024 edition of the ⁠Fantasia Film Festival⁠ just concluded and we discuss some of the films we watched, including Cuckoo, The Silent Planet,…

281: 2024 Toronto Japanese Film Festival

July 2, 2024

The 2024 ⁠Toronto Japanese Film Festival⁠ has just concluded and we wrap up the best films that we saw during the run including Stay Mum, Missing and more.

278: 2024 SIFF Wrap Up

May 21, 2024

The 2024 Seattle International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw. Joining the show is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, of ⁠For Reel⁠.

276: Hot Docs 2024

May 7, 2024

We are covering the ⁠Hot Docs Film Festival⁠, which celebrates the best in documentary films. We discuss 6 films watched during this year’s fest.