Markham Village Film Festival – 2026 Finalist Showcase
Another incredible year of the Markham Village Film Festival has come to a close, celebrating the creativity, talent, and storytelling of local filmmakers. This year’s finalist showcase features the top 10 short films from our 2-Minute Short Film Competition, highlighting a wide range of imaginative and compelling stories.
At the top of the showcase is this year’s winning film, Started Following You, which earned both the Grand Prize and the Audience Makerspace Choice Award.
Watch all 10 finalist films and discover the stories that made this year’s festival unforgettable.
Grand Prize Winner and Audience Choice Winner
is "Started Following You"
Selected by the judges and voted by the audience.
By Jeff James
Started Following You is a short psychological thriller about social media, validation, and the unsettling feeling of being watched.
Honorable Mentions Videos
By Diana Tam
On a windy day, the red Umbrella mysteriously attracted 2 twin boys to follow it across Markham's famous icons. Their grandpa followed after them. They are the youngest guides. Eventually the umbrella stopped at the Markham sign.
By Vail
Horror movie filmed in Markham.
By Lavidalin
"The Last Course" is hand made stop motion animation about a Hedgehog who loves to cook
By Diana Li
A young man meets a pretty girl but she is a bit odd... Eventually, he finds out that she is not his type.
By Genesis and Hayden Yeung
A talkative woman and her tendency to overshare, turns an ordinary date into anything but small talk.
By Eric Yip Tat Chung
"Best Reading Friends Ever" is a drama about an event that affects three, young, library friends.
By Kitty's Lifestyle
When Molly wants to resume dancing, Billy struggles to practise dance steps again in order to please his wife.
By Dynamo Dream Team
Friendship begins when someone chooses to stand beside you.
Sometimes all it takes one person to pass you the ball ⚽ -- and believe you belong in the game. An outsider among a group of young soccer players -- until one boy chooses to include him.
By Gene Yan
Fred and Pierre spend an afternoon in a library. When Fred makes a surprising discovery about magic in a book, he decides to try it on his friend. But their magical adventure is only beginning.....
View the 2025 videos
Watch all 10 finalist films from our 2-Minute Short Film Competition from 2025.