Ontario's Got This
Cannes 2025
Berlin 2025
TIFF 2024
Congratulations to these 13 feature length films and 1 short film proudly sponsored by Ontario Creates Screening at TIFF 2025
Aki
Blood Lines
Honey Bunch
Little Lorraine
Meadowlarks
Mile End Kicks
Modern Whore
Nika and Madison
Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie
Out Standing
Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts)
Steal Away
Youngblood
Demons [Short Cuts Programme]
Filmed in Ontario
Frankenstein
Lilith Fair – Building a Mystery
Congratulations to the 2025 Trillium Book Awards Winners
Ontario Creates is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards / Prix Trillium, the province’s most prestigious literary prize for English and French-language Ontario authors. The Trillium Book Awards/Prix Trillium spotlight local authors and publishers; encouraging Canadians to enjoy homegrown stories and support the provincial economy.
Now in its 38th year, the Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium has a proud tradition of recognizing excellence in writing. This year’s winners reflect the rich diversity of Ontario’s literary landscape.
Trillium Book Award (English)
I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Maurice Vellekoop (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada)
Prix littéraire Trillium (French)
Céline au Congo, Aristote Kavungu (Les Éditions du Boréal)
Trillium Book Award for Poetry (English)
DADDY, Jake Byrne (Brick Books)
Prix du livre jeunesse Trillium (French)
Le bonnet magique, Mireille Messier (Comme des géants)
Learn more about the 2025 Trillium Book Award finalists here.
2025 AWARD NOMINEE
Owen Riegling
“Growing up in small-town Ontario, it is basically the lifeblood of all my music. That’s all I really know, so that’s all I write about, growing up in Mildmay and all the surrounding towns.” - Owen Riegling
2025 AWARD NOMINEE
AR Paisley
"I think we have a specific sound (...) if they're from Ontario you can hear it. I think there's something special out here, there's something in the water for sure." - AR Paisley
FOLLOW
2025 AWARD NOMINEE
Abigail Lapell
"Growing up there was a lot of music around. My mother was a pianist and my brother had different instruments lying around the house. I remember finding a guitar that was held together with duct tape and figuring out how to play on that." - Abigail Lapell
2025 AWARD NOMINEE
Aaron Paris
"There's a lot of talented producers [in Toronto]. I don't know if it's the snow or something that makes us hibernate and just make like the craziest music." - Aaron Paris
2025 AWARD NOMINEE
DijahSB
"Whatever you're trying to pursue is a process, similar to a flower's process (...), it's not going to look the best all the time. But eventually if you keep watering and maintaining as best you can, you'll see yourself bloom." - DijahSB
Shooting in Ontario
Check out the Ontario Production Guide here!
The Producer's Guide to Shooting in Ontario offers productions an overview of our film commission services, provincial and federal financial incentives, our unique locations, infrastructure, talented workforce and Ontario Green Screen - a handy tool for anyone considering Ontario for live action, VFX, animation or post-production.
Games from Ontario
Play the north
We are many things. We are makers - we are players. We are urban - we are rural. We are vibrant - we are chill. We are diverse - we are reliable. We are Loonies - we are Toonies. We are snowy - we are sunny. We are funny - we are scary. We are irreverent - we are serious. We are cities - we are nature, from Toronto and Ottawa to London, Sudbury and everywhere in between.
WE ARE ONTARIO. The largest province in Canada with the most game studios in the country. We've been making games forever at indie and AAA studios alike. Hundreds of world-class game companies call Ontario home, creating games played and loved around the world.
This is a collection of games from our best and brightest, both released and coming soon. We are very pleased to meet you. We are Ontario. And we invite you to...
Go to Ontario Games
Ontario music
New releases
Each month the Ontario Music Office curates a new playlist featuring recent releases and classic tracks from Ontario artists.
Want to hear more? Listen to these selected playlists: