Founded in 2017, the Hamilton Youth Film Festival (HYFF) was created to give the youth of Hamilton a chance to shine. Now an annual event, HYFF is largely promoted to the young adults of the Hamilton community and beyond. To date, HYFF has received over 1200 submissions from around the world, and the festival has featured guest speakers, such as Juno Rinaldi (Canadian actress and playwright) as well as Nathan Fleet (Hamiltonian and Hamilton Film Festival Founder).
This festival is non-competitive and all inclusive.