Announcing our complete 2021 film programming!

christopherrohde

Christopher Rohde is a filmmaker, musician and curator from Ottawa. His video The Pink Ghosts (2006) was screened across Canada and was one of the first films selected for EnRoute, Air Canada’s in-flight film festival. Odd One Out (2014) was screened at festivals internationally and won awards for Best Film by an Emerging Filmmaker at the Jasper Short Film and Media Arts Festival and Best Director (Experimental) at the Ottawa Independent Video Awards. Christopher received his M.A. in Film Studies from Carleton University in 2007. He was a member of Available Light Screening Collective from 2006 – 2013, and Programmer at SAW Video Media Art Centre from 2010 – 2015, where he curated dozens of screenings, installations, exhibitions, performances and other projects. In 2014, he founded Mirror Mountain Film Festival, a platform for celebrating unique creative voices.

Announcing our complete 2021 film programming!

Experience original films from the world’s most unique creative minds at Mirror Mountain Film Festival. Showcasing the best in groundbreaking independent drama, documentary, animation, live performance and interactive media. Access this year’s virtual festival online from anywhere in the world this July 24 – 25. See the full lineup of events here.

Announcing our 2021 live music + film performance lineup!

Mirror Mountain Film Festival is thrilled to announce the lineup for our 2021 live music + film performance. This year’s immersive multi-media extravaganza will be performed by Ottawa singer-songwriter Kimberly Sunstrum, with live cinematic visuals created in real time by local filmmaker Hingman Leung. MMFF will be showcasing this unique experience as a live-streamed virtual event … Announcing our 2021 live music + film performance lineup!

25% off film submissions

Special offer! Get 25% off film submissions to Mirror Mountain Film Festival for a limited time. Use the discount code ENTERTHEMIRRORMOUNTAIN on FilmFreeway and save! Now accepting indie drama, comedy, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, documentary, animation, experimental, music videos, dance films and more! Offer expires June 7th 2021.

Submissions open until June 7

Missed our earlybird and regular deadlines? Not to worry! You can still submit your films up until our final deadline on Monday, June 7th 2021. Mirror Mountain Film Festival is currently accepting drama, documentary, animation, experimental, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, dance, music videos and more for our upcoming 5th edition, happening this July 24 – 25! … Submissions open until June 7

Regular submissions deadline approaching

Are you an independent filmmaker with a unique creative vision? Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s regular submissions deadline is coming up on Monday March 29th. We’re looking for innovative, groundbreaking and unconventional films in every genre and style, including drama, documentary, animation, experimental, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, dance and music videos, so submit your work today! For … Regular submissions deadline approaching

Now accepting live music + film performance proposals!

Mirror Mountain’s call for live performance proposals is open now until March 15th! Be a part of one of the annual highlights of the festival. Submissions welcome from filmmakers and musicians from the Ottawa-Gatineau region and beyond. For more information, visit the Call for Proposals page.

Now open for 2021 submissions

Are you an independent filmmaker with an original and unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival is officially open for submissions for our 2021 online festival, and we want to see your work! Shorts, medium-length films and features in all genres are being accepted now through FilmFreeway. More info: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MirrorMountainFilmFestival

Announcing our 2021 festival dates

We are excited to announce that Mirror Mountain Film Festival will be back this July 24th – 25th 2021 for our 5th edition! For safety reasons, our 2021 festival will be held online, instead of at our usual location at Arts Court. We look forward to celebrating the best in independent and alternative cinema with you … Announcing our 2021 festival dates

An Ottawa-Gatineau region playlist by Mirror Mountain Film Festival

Celebrate #613Day with this playlist of short films and music videos from the Ottawa-Gatineau region on Apt613! Featuring Mirror Mountain artists Kristen McNaule, Andrew Robillard, Maissa Houri, Ramy Raphaël, Randy Kelly, Amen Jafri, Craig Conoley, Jacob Atkinson, Sabrina Betts, Randi Rae Dubois, Nicholas Pereira, Amar Wala, Andy Conte, Morgana McKenzie, Gabriel Zaragoza, Emily Jeffers, Jenissa Commonda, … An Ottawa-Gatineau region playlist by Mirror Mountain Film Festival

Video from our 2019 live performance

Relive a little of the magic from this year’s live music + film performance at Mirror Mountain Film Festival with this excerpt of Novusolis playing their songs “The Hunt,” “Closer” and “Atlantis,” with live visuals created by VJ Cinetik. And check out our Gallery page for more awesome images and videos from our 2019 festival!