Give the gift of documentary film this holiday season with ReFrame Film Festival passes

In-person, virtual, and hybrid passes now available for Peterborough's 2026 festival featuring more than 40 documentaries from January 30 to February 8

By Megan Gallant -
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The ReFrame Film Festival returns on January 30 to February 8, 2026 with more than 40 thought-provoking documentary films about environmental and social justice. In-person screenings take place in downtown Peterborough at Showplace Performance Centre and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (pictured) from January 30 to February 1, followed by a virtual program available for online streaming across Canada from February 3 to 8. (Photo: ReFrame Film Festival)
The ReFrame Film Festival returns on January 30 to February 8, 2026 with more than 40 thought-provoking documentary films about environmental and social justice. In-person screenings take place in downtown Peterborough at Showplace Performance Centre and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (pictured) from January 30 to February 1, followed by a virtual program available for online streaming across Canada from February 3 to 8. (Photo: ReFrame Film Festival)

If you’re looking for a unique holiday gift for the film lovers, environmentalists, social justice warriors, or community builders in your life, you can now give them the gift of documentary film with passes to Peterborough’s 2026 ReFrame Film Festival.

Dates for the 22nd annual festival have been announced and passes are now on sale just in time for the holidays.

An international documentary film festival focused on environmental and social justice, the ReFrame Film Festival will be held in a hybrid format for the third year in a row. The three-day in-person program will see films screened in downtown Peterborough at Showplace Performance Centre and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre from January 30 to February 1, with the week-long virtual program available to stream on-demand across Canada from February 3 to 8.

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The festival will feature a curated lineup of more than 40 thought-provoking and inspiring documentary films, with more than half of the documentaries screening in person also featured in the virtual programming.

“For the past 22 years, Nogojiwanong/Peterborough’s own ReFrame Film Festival has championed documentaries that challenge assumptions, reveal urgent truths, and spark conversations,” reads a media release announcing the festival dates. “Each winter, thousands gather, from our community and far beyond, to witness stories that illuminate inequality and celebrate resilience.”

As in past years, the festival’s programming will offer more than films to encourage conversations in the community. Viewers can learn more about the issues explored in the films and get behind-the-scenes insights into making a documentary through filmmaker Q&As, workshops, panels, performances, and exhibits. These events will be held across the community throughout the entire 10-day festival.

Four different options are available for passes to the 2026 ReFrame Film Festival, running from January 30 to February 8 with more than 40 thought-provoking documentary films about environmental and social justice. The hybrid pass provides access to both the three-day in-person program (including in-person screenings and events) and the week-long virtual program, the watch-with-a-friend virtual pass provides access to the virtual program for two people or more, the in-person pass provides access to in-person screenings and events, and the single virtual pass provides one person with access to the virtual program. (Graphics: ReFrame Film Festival)
Four different options are available for passes to the 2026 ReFrame Film Festival, running from January 30 to February 8 with more than 40 thought-provoking documentary films about environmental and social justice. The hybrid pass provides access to both the three-day in-person program (including in-person screenings and events) and the week-long virtual program, the watch-with-a-friend virtual pass provides access to the virtual program for two people or more, the in-person pass provides access to in-person screenings and events, and the single virtual pass provides one person with access to the virtual program. (Graphics: ReFrame Film Festival)

If you want to experience the festival in all its glory, including all in-person films and events as well as all films streamed online, a hybrid pass is available for $145.

For those wanting only the shared experience of watching films on the big screen, the $120 in-person pass provides access to the curated lineup of in-person screenings as well as all the in-person events.

For those not in the Peterborough area or who prefer to watch the films from the comfort of their own homes, virtual passes are priced at $60 for a person watching alone at home. There’s also a $75 virtual pass for those watching at home with a friend or loved one — a simple way to support ReFrame and the festival’s filmmakers when more than one person is enjoying the virtual programming.

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The virtual passes, which include a selection of just over half the films in the festival line-up, are priced lower as licensing restrictions and cost prevent the festival from screening all the films online.

Regardless of the pass you choose, they can be purchased online at reframefilmfestival.ca or in person at Watson & Lou at 383 Water Street in downtown Peterborough.

While the lineup for the 2026 ReFrame Film Festival is still to be announced, the festival will kick off with an in-person opening night screening of a feature documentary on Friday, January 30 at 4:45 p.m.

 

kawarthaNOW is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2026 ReFrame Film Festival.

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