Markham Village Film Festival – Finalist Showcase
The first-ever Markham Village Film Festival was a huge success! We hosted a special screening to showcase the top 10 short films, and the creativity, energy, and storytelling talent on screen made it an unforgettable evening.
Now you can experience it too! Watch all 10 finalist films from our 2-Minute Short Film Competition right here. Featured at the top are the two big winners: the Grand Prize Winner (chosen by our judging panel) and the Audience Choice Winner (selected by our viewers).
Enjoy the films that made this year’s festival shine!
Grand Prize Winner is "The Photo"
Selected by the judges
By Linda Lam
Filmed in August of 2025 in the Cornell Branch of Markham Public Library and a residence in Markham for MPL Short Film Festival 2025.
The Audience Choice Winner is "The Magic Card"
Voted by the audience
By Thomas Yee
This short film, created for the Markham Public Library's inaugural film festival, highlights the key features of the Markham Library Card, including access to all eight public library branches in the city of Markham.
Honorable Mentions Videos
By Dynamo Dream Team
The Library Girl is a joyful, heartwarming short story about childhood imagination, the power of books and the spark of inspiration that can begin with a single story.
By Brianna Offor
Booky, created by Brianna Offor, is an exclusive interview with the years hottest library book.
By Gene Yan
"Good Friends" is a short film (just under minutes) submitted to the Markham Public Library Launches Inaugural Short Film Festival 2025. The whole film was shot on a Samsung S21 cell phone at Angus Glen Library in August 2025.
By Brick Turtle Productions
Maya discovers a strange new section in her local library. Submission for Markham Public Library Short Film Festival
By Kitty's Lifestyle
A love story of two strangers met in a library
By Bronwyn Muir
By the three Girls reading time
“A book on Summer Vacation” follows Charlotte’s Web as a girl checks it out for summer. She reads it during her adventures, finishing it tearfully at home. The book is then returned, ready for its next reader.
By Fa Fa Luk Luk
A young woman returns to her childhood library and finds an old drawing of a purple dragon she once made. This film isn’t about scary ghosts, it's about a gentler haunting through memories, imagination, and the pieces of childhood waiting to be remembered. I hope it reminds you that the past can still bring comfort, joy and strength.