Public Screenings by Not-For-Profit Organizations
Screenings offered by not-for-profit organizations, such as film festivals and community groups, are a thriving and important part of Alberta's culture. Not-for-profit events fall into one of 2 categories – film festivals or ongoing screenings.
Not-for-profit organizers are required to submit a completed Community Screenings Registration Form to Alberta Film Classification, including a complete listing of film titles and trailer, commercials, or PSAs that will be screened. Upon receipt of the form, Alberta Film Classification (AFC) will determine whether an event falls into the category of a film festival or an ongoing screening.
Community Screening Registration Form
The Community Screening Registration Form contains interactive form fields and is best viewed with Adobe Acrobat 9.0, a free download from Adobe.
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Film festivals are a program of films curated by a not-for-profit society that occurs once per year. Film festivals are exempt from classification. Film festival organizers are encouraged to inform patrons about film content and are welcome to discuss information-sharing methods with AFC staff.
Ongoing screenings refers to all other not-for-profit film screenings. Films for these screenings must be submitted to AFC for review. Organizations must display and enforce AFC-assigned classifications as detailed in the Film and Video Classification Act and Regulations. Not-for-profit organizations submitting films for classification are exempt from classification fees.
To arrange the submission of films, trailer, commercials and PSAs for classification, please contact Alberta Film Classification. Please ensure an ample amount of time is allowed to screen, classify, and return the films.
Organizations are responsible for the arrangement and payment of shipping of submitted film materials.
Alberta Film Classification reserves the right to request a copy of any film to be shown in the province.
