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Discover unique films year-round through Barrie Film Festival programming. We provide film fans unique experiences and seek out the best of the best in Independent cinema, featuring films from Canada and around the world. With over 160 public events and screenings in a typical year, there are many opportunities to enjoy award-winning and festival favourites on the big screen.
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Announcing the ![]()
2025 COYSFF Award winners:![]()
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Animation Category:![]()
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WINNER: MARTY – directed by Presley Flores-Holz – Etobicoke School of the Arts�![]()
RUNNER-UP: DUSK – directed Nyla Crucifix – Etobicoke School of the Arts![]()
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Documentary Category:![]()
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WINNER: NANA – directed by Maggie Kane – Etobicoke School of the Arts�![]()
RUNNER-UP: MOVING ON – directed by Holly Haines – Etobicoke School of the Arts ![]()
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Experimental Category:![]()
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WINNER: COOL ORANGE – directed by Reed Hodgkinson – Etobicoke School of the Arts�![]()
RUNNER-UP: SUFFOCATED DREAM – directed by Julian Romano Lim – Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute![]()
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Narrative Category:![]()
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WINNER: MIGUEL – directed by Matteo Sanchez – Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School�![]()
Co-RUNNER-UP: CHASING THE PAST – directed by Nikhil Gupta – Upper Canada College�![]()
Co-RUNNER-UP: INSIDE VOICE – directed by Bruce Li – Saint Andrews College![]()
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Congratulations to all of our 2025 COYSFF Official Selections! Stay tuned for more photos from the event 🏆🌟![]()
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Funded by: City of Barrie; Sponsored by: Downtown BIA, Kiwanis Club of Barrie, Optimist Club of Barrie, Rotary Barrie-Huronia![]()
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Thank you to: MC: Andrea Murray; Photographer: Jennifer Klementti Photography; Videographer: Thomas Stubbington; Caterer: Lazy Tulip Café; the Staff at the Five Points Theatre; our volunteers; and Jury: Gerry Corrigan, Sara Jade Alfaro-Dehghani, Tyler Klementti, and Kirsten Kosloski![]()
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The COYSFF is a project of the Barrie Film Festival.
COMING TO BFF SCREEN ONE IN OCTOBER:![]()
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Meet the Barbarians (Les barbares)![]()
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Wed, October 1, 2025 – 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm![]()
Galaxy Cinemas, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie![]()
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Comedy | 101 Min. | France | NR![]()
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Written and directed by: Julie Delpy![]()
Cast: Julie Delpy, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Ziad Bakri, Jean-Charles Clichet, India Hair![]()
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French and Arabic with English Subtitles![]()
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"It's hard to imagine that Delpy could make something unexpectedly lovely out of so much fear and malice. But by keeping the words sharp and the tone light, she ultimately achieves her goal: to show us two sides of the same mirror.” – Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap![]()
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A small town in France preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family is surprised when a Syrian family arrives instead, in Julie Delpy’s touching comedy of integration.![]()
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Trailer:
Meet The Barbarians / Les Barbares (2024) - Trailer (English Subs)
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Directed by : Julie Delpy Produced by : The Film Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 1 h 41 min French release: 18/09/2024 Production year: 2024 À Paimpont, l’harmonie...
BARRIE FILM FESTIVAL SCREEN ONE FILM SERIES:![]()
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Meet the Barbarians (Les barbares)![]()
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Wed, October 1, 2025 – 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm![]()
Galaxy Cinemas, 72 Commerce Park Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8![]()
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Tickets: $12 - General Admission.![]()
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Ticket link: prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=517182~dbb1d4c7-ba2b-4a34-ae19-d193b30b...![]()
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Comedy | 101 Min. | France | NR![]()
Written and directed by: Julie Delpy![]()
Cast: Julie Delpy, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Ziad Bakri, Jean-Charles Clichet, India Hair![]()
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French and Arabic with English Subtitles![]()
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A small town in France preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family is surprised when a Syrian family arrives instead, in Julie Delpy’s touching comedy of integration.![]()
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Tickets: prod1.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=517182~dbb1d4c7-ba2b-4a34-ae19-d193b30b...