OCAD U X Reel Asian 2026
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The 2026 edition of Reel Asian celebrates the 30th anniversary of the festival. In-person programming runs from Nov 11. to 21 with events across Toronto, including at OCAD University. Online events will take place from Nov. 16 to 29.
This year, OCAD U is pleased to host a variety of exhibitions and virtual reality projects as part of the festival.
Marina Quay West, 539 Queens Quay West
OCAD U 150
Marina Quay West, 539 Queens Quay West
OCAD U 150
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The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival® is a unique showcase of contemporary cinema and works by Asia, Asian diaspora, and Asian Canadian filmmakers and creatives. Works include films and videos by Asian-identifying artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian® provides a public forum for Asian media artists and their work, and fuels the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.
The 2026 edition of Reel Asian celebrates the 30th anniversary of the festival. In-person programming runs from Nov 11. to 21 with events across Toronto, including at OCAD University. Online events will take place from Nov. 16 to 29.
This year, OCAD U is pleased to host a variety of exhibitions and virtual reality projects as part of the festival.
Visit reelasian.com/festival for more info. Tickets on sale now! Use the code REELASIAN30 for 15% off tickets.
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Palace Immersive Goong (이머시브궁) (Nov. 12 to 21)
Join a multi-user VR journey set in Korea's iconic Gyeongbokgung Palace, where the grandeur of the Joseon Dynasty’s last unrealized royal banquet comes to life. More than a spectator, you are a part of the celebration in this cutting-edge, location-based entertainment experience that seamlessly blends history, culture, and technology in real time.
Location: Open Space Gallery, 49 McCaul St., OCAD University
Dates: Nov. 12 to 21, 12 to 5 p.m.
Tickets: Pay what you can
Means to Enfold (Nov. 13 to 19)
Means to Enfold is an embrace, a remembrance, and a suggestion towards the ways we hold each other together through collective expression. In bringing together interactive installations, a travelling exhibit of works developed at the SSX x InterAccess AR residency, a curated section of student works created in Tech Jams and invited artworks by artists part of the inaugural SSX Artist Residency, this community showcase highlights how collaboration can be a potent means to enfold the meanings in all our relations.
Drop by for the Means to Enfold opening reception on Friday, Nov. 13 from 7:30 to 11 p.m., featuring live music and refreshments. Bring your infectious energies to the SSX Sing-Along Karaoketo to end the evening at a high note. All singing styles and music genres welcome!
Location: Open Space Gallery, 49 McCaul St., OCAD University
Dates: Nov. 13 to Nov 19, 12 to 5 p.m.
Tickets: Free
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Expanded Dis/Closures Fireside Chat: Ana Serrano & Romeo Candido (Nov. 13)
Join this fireside chat with Ana Serrano, president and vice-chancellor of OCAD University and recipient of Reel Asian's 2026 Fire Horse Award, and Romeo Candido, Emmy-nominated director, writer, composer, and Canadian Screen Award-winning producer working across film, television, theatre, and music. They will open the Expanded Dis/Closures exhibition and conference with this fireside chat discussing ever-changing media and the role of creators in the challenges of our time.
The fireside chat will be followed by the Sari-Sari Reception at 7 p.m.
Location: OCAD University Auditorium, 100McCaul St., OCAD University
Dates: Nov. 13, 7 p.m.
Tickets: Free
Expanded Dis/Closures - XR Summit (Nov. 16)
Reel Asian’s XR Summit is a space for dialogue between emerging and established artists and studios, professionals from the industry, media scholars and the wider communities who will connect and explore the state of the creative industries and the market trends leading innovation within the domains of XR and spatial media, both globally and locally.
Location: School of Graduate Studies, 205 Richmond St. W., OCAD University
Dates: Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets: Free
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