To rent a film, hover over the thumbnail and click “Rent.” Enter your credit card number in the pop-up window. If you have a promo code, it can be entered in this window. You will be emailed a link to watch your rental, and it also will appear in “My Library” shortly.

Your films and rental history can be found in “My Library.”

No. Digital screenings are available to watch on demand, but may only be available for a limited period. Some films may be available to rent before they are available to view. If you rent a film ahead of time, your rental window begins as soon as the film is available to view.

Once rented, films are available to watch in your Library for 48 hours. After clicking play you have 24 hours to finish watching. Films can be played any number of times within this window.

Yes. Films can be paused and resumed at any point within your 24-hour watch window.

New films are added to our catalogue on Tuesdays and Fridays and will be available on digital TIFF Bell Lightbox for a minimum of seven days.

Yes. You can rent it now, but you won't be able to watch it until the day it’s listed as available. You will have 48 hours to watch the film from the date and time it premieres.

“My List” allows you to bookmark titles to rent later. Films that you’ve already rented will appear in “My Library.” To remove a film from your List, hover over the title and click the checkmark next to “My List.”

When you sign in on a device it is automatically registered to “My Devices.” Users may have up to five registered devices.

Some titles may include bonus content like introductions or Q&As with filmmakers. To watch them, click on a title and scroll down to “Bonus Content.” You must rent a title in order to watch its bonus content. Some bonus content is available for free and appears as a separate rental. Bonus Content that is part of a paid rental is available for the same 48-hour window as the film it is attached to.

TIFF has a no-refund and no-exchange policy on digital TIFF Bell Lightbox rentals.