Who are We?
Founded in 2006 as the Marda Loop Justice Film Festival, we've expanded and grown into the festival we are today. In 2021, we rebranded as the Calgary Justice Film Festival (CJFF) to better represent our broadening community members. Every screening we host is free admission, made possible by our dedicated supporters.
With a rigorous selection process, we select our films from over 500 filmmakers across 100 countries. Each screening is accompanied by a lively discussions featuring filmmakers or topic experts, fostering engaging dialogue.
During our festivals, we also host a Peace Fair, offering nonprofit organizations dedicated to justice causes a platform to connect with attendees and showcase their mission.
Our Vision
To influence positive behavioural change by sharing environmental and social justice films that inspire and engage neighbours’s to become global citizens.
Our Mission
Providing a platform through film and visual arts that creates community awareness and discussion about justice issues that matter.
Highlights from CJFF 2023
Bringing Global Issues Into Focus
Our opening night at the Globe Theatre, screening “Love in Time of Fentanyl”.
Watch new documentaries from Canada and around the world on the big screen, for free! Every year CJFF selects films that examine issues that impact all of us as individuals, Canadians, and global citizens.
Formerly the Marda Loop Justice Film Festival, The Calgary Justice Film Festival has been bringing influential and timely documentaries about social, environmental, and economic justice to Calgary since 2006.
Get Involved with Calgary Justice Film Festival
Are you or someone you know interested in participating in or supporting the Calgary Justice Film Festival? We’re a non-profit society run by passionate volunteers. For more information, contact the Festival’s Partnership Director Tako Koning at tako.koning@gmail.com about volunteer opportunities, positions with the board of directors and committees as well as the annual Film Festival and the Peace Fair.