📅 Thursday, October 29, 2026
📍 TIFF Lightbox
350 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5

For the first time in the festival's history, ConnectHER is bringing its acclaimed program beyond Austin, Texas, with Toronto becoming the inaugural city to host the ConnectHER Film Festival Showcase.

Join us for an inspiring evening of film, converation, and music that celebrates the next generation of global storytellers.

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Inspiring Global Change
Through Women’s Stories & Projects

FILM FEST

An annual event with global reach

Our film festival centers stories about women and girls told by young people from around the world. With 2,250 submissions from 96 countries, CHFF is about authentic representation and stories that inspire action.

Our Film Fest

A group of women learn how to make jewelry

PROJECTS

Investments from aid to education

Inspired by ConnectHER films and filmmakers, our locally-led projects fund solutions to global issues impacting women and girls from education and economic opportunity to emergency humanitarian response.

Our Projects

FELLOWSHIP

A storytelling incubator

ConnectHER filmmakers in the Global South lead peer to peer filmmaking workshops for youth in their communities, helping the next generation tell authentic stories that spark change.

Our Fellowship

Project Spotlight: Gaza

Since October 2023, ConnectHER’s filmmakers in Gaza have become our trusted team on the ground, partnering with their communities to locally purchase and distribute food, clean water, infant formula, and other essential supplies in response to unrelenting violence and displacement. Working across North and South Gaza, they deliver life-saving aid directly to women, children, and families. Through the generosity of our ConnectHER community and the determination of our team and partners on the ground, we have provided support for more than 60,000 people.

Our Gems & Giving Circle

Our global ConnectHER community is supported by recurring donations from our ConnectHER Gems and ConnectHER Giving Circle. For $25 a month, Giving Circle members support our portfolio of female-founded, locally led projects. With a $100 donation every month, ConnectHER Gems help sustain and scale our work, which includes our global project portfolio and the ConnectHER Film Festival.

Marne Keller-Krikava

"Being a Gem is a great way to feel connected to the people you are helping,” she says. “You don’t have to be a huge donor to make a difference. Big changes happen one person at a time."

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Fayruz Benyousef

"ConnectHER and its film festival helps shine a light on the stories of women and girls. We say, “Be bold and be brave. We’re here to wrap our arms around you and lift you up."

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Inspiring Global ChangeThrough Women’s Stories & Projects