The festival began in 1983 as the Edmonton Learners Centres Third World Film Festival. In 1998, the centre became the Global Visions Festival Society, and the non-profit film festival took on the same name. Global Visions Film Festival has become Canadas longest running documentary film festival, and in May 2014, expanded to 10 days to present Edmontonians with as many of the newest, hottest, most talked-about documentaries as possible. In May of 2015, to reflect the changing face of the festival, GVF re-branded to NorthwestFest to not only include the best in non-fiction filmmaking, but also local music, art, and media wherever possible. Since 2013, our society has presented exclusive Edmonton premieres of films such as:
| Website | http://www.northwestfest.ca |
| Revenue | $5 million |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 11230 119 St Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2X3, CA |
| Phone | +1 587-501-4833 |
| Industry | Hospitality General, Hospitality |
| Competitors | Sundance Institute, Toronto International Film Festival, The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Reelworld Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival | CIFF, Atlantic Film Festival, SXSW, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival +30 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 78 Companies, SIC Code 783 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 512131 Companies, NAICS Code 5121 Companies, NAICS Code 51213 Companies, NAICS Code 51 Companies, NAICS Code 512 Companies |
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The NorthwestFest annual revenue was $5 million in 2026.
NorthwestFest is based in Edmonton, Alberta.
The NAICS codes for NorthwestFest are [512131, 5121, 51213, 51, 512].
The SIC codes for NorthwestFest are [78, 783].
