A home for the cinema that refuses to disappear.

For a decade, Phoenix has produced, distributed, and championed independent and Iranian film across six Canadian cities — and built the festivals, journals, and channel to carry it further.
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Films Phoenix made happen

The clearest statement of what an institution values is what it chooses to produce.

Where the films find their audience

Cyrus International Film Festival

CIFT

An international platform for independent cinema, curated with a point of view rather than a quota.

Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT

Toronto CIFT

The festival’s Toronto edition — bringing the program home to the city where Phoenix began.

Past events & screenings

Screenings, filmmaker workshops, and concerts — a decade of gathering people around difficult, beautiful films.

Three publications, two languages, one sensibility

Enhlish

Universal Cinema

Industry news, criticism, and film culture for an international readership.

Farsi

Phoenix Journal

Persian-language cultural commentary and reporting for the diaspora.

English

Phoenix Review

Long-form essays and criticism where cinema meets philosophy.
Past Events

Phoenix Institute

On screens, in print, in conversation

Pulls the newest pieces from Phoenix TV, Universal Cinema, and Phoenix Review. 

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