The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2016 . The film went onto screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2016 . Shortly after , 20th Century Fox and Netflix acquired U.S distribution rights to the film , making it the first Canadian film to be released in the United States by a major film studio since '' Splice '' . The film was released in Canada on 7 October 2016 . Executive producer Jeff Sackman told '' Playback Daily '' that Fox is targeting a Valentine ’s Day 2017 release , though he offered no further details on when the film would be made available on Netflix . The U.S release date was changed to 16 December 2016 in order to qualify for the Oscars
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Two Lovers and a Bear