Support Local Film Festivals Ottawa and the Outaouais region boast a thriving and dynamic film scene. The area serves as a hub for various international, regional, and local film festivals, taking place at multiple venues. Categories Jith Paul
Spotlight on Canadian Films for National Canadian Film Day 2026 “I have curated a collection of feature-length and short films which have been reviewed in the film613 blog as a celebration of National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) this year.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul/Zachary Chabot
Review: Nika and Madison “Eva Thomas’ Nika and Madison is a tense and emotionally charged crime thriller about friendship, bonding over common roots, and challenging ingrained biases.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: A Useful Ghost at IFFO “A Useful Ghost is a quirky and unpredictable, and oddly sincere exploration of grief, oppression, capitalism, reincarnation and ghost-busting.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Sirât at Genre Gems “Oliver Laxe’s film Sirat is an unforgettable experience in tension set to a deafening EDM soundtrack.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Dreams at Genre Gems “The lop-sided power dynamic between an undocumented ballet dancer and a wealthy philanthropist in Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ is confrontational, prescient, beautiful, and thought-provoking.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: To a Land Unknown at IFFO “The shifting tones of ‘To a Land Unknown’ go from buddy-comedy, to crime-thriller, culminating in a memorable, emotionally resonant ending.“ – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Honeymoon at IFFO “Shot in Ukraine, director Zhanna Ozirna makes use of one location, simple staging, and wide locked-off shots to draw the audience into the story of newlyweds trapped in their apartment.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Can I Get A Witness? at IFFO “Ann Marie Fleming directs a quiet, contemplative, thought-provoking film that feels extremely relevant in today’s world.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: C.R.A.Z.Y. “C.R.A.Z.Y. is ultimately heartwarming, funny and endearing, and well worth checking out. The film is marking its 20th anniversary this year.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Interview: Abhish and Keero Birla An interview with directors, producers and brothers Abhish and Keero Birla about their documentary Tiger Tiger. Categories Jith Paul
Review: Stealing Vows “Stealing Vows has everything you want in a con-artist film that goes beyond stealing, stealing, stealing and getting the prize by the end. It is definitely worth checking out.” – Alvin Tsang Categories Alvin Tsang
Review: Stealing Vows “Stealing Vows is a highly entertaining, smart, and witty heist film with something for everyone.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Flow at OIAF24 “Flow is a film powered by a unique visual language. It is about friendship, camaraderie, making connections with unlikely companions, not forcing yourself on the world and just going with the flow.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: Memoir of a Snail at OIAF24 “Memoir of a Snail is an engaging bitter-sweet slow burn. The film is a rollercoaster of emotions that builds to one heck of a movie ending.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
Review: The Wild Robot preview at OIAF24 “The Wild Robot is a film about family–both the family you are born into and the family you sometimes find yourself stumbling into after a shipwreck.” – Jith Paul Categories Jith Paul
