Film Festivals - Contra Zoom Pod

334: 2026 Hot Docs

May 19, 2026

The 2026 Hot Docs film festival, celebrating the best in documentary cinema from around the world has come to a close. We discuss eight…

317: 2025 New York Film Festival Diaries

November 4, 2025

Frequent CZP guest Paulo Bautista⁠, had the pleasure of attending the New York Film Festival. He reports back with audio diaries on films he saw.

315: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival

October 21, 2025

The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded and we are here to talk about some of our favourite films! Joining Dakota and Matthew is Darren Zakus.

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,…