Festival Calendar

CANNES

12–23 May 2026

79. Festival de Cannes

Competition
Out of Competition
Un Certain Regard
Deadlines:
March 2026 Short Films
March 2026 Feature Films
tel.: +33 1 53 59 61 70
bmunoz@festival-cannes.fr


29. LA CINEF
Deadline:
February 2026
tel.: +33 1 53 59 61 21
lacinef@festival-cannes.fr

https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/take-part/submit-a-film/la-cinef-rules-and-regulations/



65. Semaine de la Critique
May 2026

Deadline:
March 2026
tel.: +33 1 45 08 81 56
contact@semainedelacritique.com
www.semainedelacritique.com


58. Quinzaine des Cinéastes
May 2026
Deadlines:
March 2026 Short & Medium Films
March 2026 Feature Films

tel.: +33 1 44 89 99 99
bdf@quinzaine-cineastes.fr
https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr


67. Marché du Film
12–20 May 2026

Deadlines:
Registration:
March 2026 (early bird)
May 2026 (regular)

Screenings are exclusively reserved for sales companies registered at the Marché du Film.

tel.: +33 1 53 59 61 30
marketinfo@festival-cannes.fr
www.marchedufilm.com

TORONTO

Apr–May 2026

33. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Deadlines:
October 2025 (early-bird)
December 2025 (regular)
January 2026 (late)
tel.: +1 416 203 2155
submissions@hotdocs.ca

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

23 Apr–03 May 2026

69. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
26.09.2025 (early-bird)
12.11.2025 (regular: mid-length and feature films | final: shorts)
10.12.2025 (final: mid-length and feature films)
tel.: +1 415 561 5000
gga@sffilm.org
NYON

17–26 April 2026

57. Visions du Réel - Festival International de cinéma

Deadlines:
November 2025 (films finished by the end of October 2023)
December 2025 (films finished after the first deadline)
tel.: +41 22 365 44 55
programme@visionsdureel.ch

HONG KONG

April 2026

50. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
November 2025 (early-bird)
December 2025 (late)
tel.: +852 2970 3300
fax: +852 2970 3011
entries@hkiff.org.hk
NEW YORK, NY

April 2026

55. New Directors/New Films

ND/NF does not accept unsolicited submissions.
tel.: +1 212 875 5612
info@filmlinc.org

PARIS

21–28 March 2026

48. Cinéma du réel - festival international de films documentaires

Deadlines:
November 2025
tel.: +33 1 44 78 45 16
cinereel@bpi.fr

AUSTIN, TX

12–18 March 2026

33. SXSW Film Festival

Deadlines:
26 August 2025 (early-bird)
16 September 2025 (official)
01 October 2025 (late)
tel.: +1 512 467 7979
filmfest@sxsw.com


COPENHAGEN

11–22 March 2026

23. CPH:DOX - International Documentary Film Festival

Deadlines:
01 September 2025
01 November 2025 (new films completed after 1st deadline)
tel.: +45 33 93 07 34
programme@cphdox.dk
THESSALONIKI

March 2026

28. Documentary Festival TDF
 

Deadline:
November 2025
tel.: +30 210 870 6000
fax: +30 210 644 8143
program@filmfestival.gr
BERLIN

12–22 February 2026

76. Internationale Filmfestspiele

Wettbewerb | Encounters | Panorama | Forum | Generation | Berlinale Shorts
 
Deadlines:
Oktober 2025 Feature Films
November 2025 Short Films
tel.: +49 30 259 20 444
programme@berlinale.de

European Film Market - EFM
February 2026

tel.: +49 30 259 20 666
efm@berlinale.de
www.efm-berlinale.de



ROTTERDAM

29 Jan–08 Feb 2026

55. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
(feature-length films)
13.06.2025 early
01.09.2025 regular
17.09.2025 late 
 
tel.: +31 10 890 90 90
programme@iffr.com
GÖTEBORG

23 Jan–01 Feb 2026

49. Göteborg Film Festival

Deadlines:
14.10.2025
tel.: +46 31 339 30 00
submissions@goteborgfilmfestival.se
PARK CITY, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

22 Jan–01 Feb 2026

42. Sundance Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
Shorts:
14 July 2025 (early bird)
08 August 2025 (official)
01 September 2025 (late)
Features:
28 July 2025 (early bird)
29 August 2025 (official)
22 September 2025 (late)
tel.: +1 310 360 1981
fax: +1 310 360 1969
programming@sundance.org
SAARBRÜCKEN

19–25 January 2026

47. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

Deadline:
October 2025
tel.: +49 681 90689-0
info@ffmop.de

ANGERS

17–25 January 2026

38. Festival Premiers Plans

Deadline:
29 September 2025
tel.: +33 6 65 21 38 29
info@premiersplans.org

LES ARCS

13–16 December 2025

17. Film Festival

Deadline:
14.08.2025
tel.: +33 1 82 28 50 10
contact@lesarcs-filmfest.com

TURIN

21–29 November 2025

43. Torino Film Festival

Deadlines:
01.08.2025 (early bird)
05.09.2025 (official)
tel.: +39 011 813 8811
programmazione@torinofilmfest.org

AMSTERDAM

13–23 November 2025

38. International Documentary Film Festival - IDFA

Deadlines:
24.04.2025 (films - early-bird deadline)
28.05.2025 (immersive/interactive projects und performances)
10.07.2025 (films - final deadline)
tel.: +31 20 627 33 29
program@idfa.nl
TALLINN

07–23 November 2025

29. Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF

Deadlines:
29.06.2025 (regular)
17.08.2025 (extended)
24.08.2025: (final)
tel.: +372 56 208 308
info@poff.ee
MAR DEL PLATA

06–16 November 2025

40. Festival Internacional de Cine

Deadline:
30.06.2025
tel.: +54 11 4383 5115
programacion@mardelplatafilmfest.com
DUISBURG

03–09 November 2025

49. duisburger filmwoche

Deadline:
03.08.2025
tel.: +49 203 283 4187
fax: +49 203 283 4130
kontakt@duisburger-filmwoche.de



THESSALONIKI

30 Oct–09 Nov 2025

66. International Film Festival
 

Deadline:
18.07.2025
tel.: +30 210 870 6000
fax: +30 210 644 8143
program@filmfestival.gr
LEIPZIG

27 Oct–02 Nov 2025

68. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm

Deadlines:
01.07.2025 (final entry deadline)
tel.: +49 341 308 64-1020
programm@dok-leipzig.de
TOKYO

27 Oct–05 Nov 2025

38. International Film Festival Tokyo
 

Deadlines:
26.05.2025 (early-bird)
07.07.2025 (regular)
tel.: +81 3 6226 3011
competition2025@tiff-jp.net
JIHLAVA

24 Oct–02 Nov 2025

29. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
28.02.2025
30.04.2025
30.06.2025
tel.: +420 775 864 982
submissions@ji-hlava.cz
SÃO PAULO

16–30 October 2025

49. International Film Festival

Deadline:
31.07.2025
tel.: +55 11 3141 2548
info@mostra.org

ROME

15–26 October 2025

20. Festa del Cinema di Roma

Deadlines:
31.05.2025 early
31.07.2025 regular
tel.: +39 06 4040 1900
fax: +39 06 4040 1700
info@romacinemafest.org
YAMAGATA

09–16 October 2025

19. International Documentary Film Festival
 

Deadline International Competition:
15.04.2025
tel.: +81 23 666 4480
fax: +81 23 625 4550
info@yidff.jp


LONDON

08–19 October 2025

69. BFI Film Festival

Deadlines (short films - international & UK):
07.05.2025 regular
23.05.2025 late
tel.: +44 20 7815 1305
lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk
GHENT

08–19 October 2025

52. Film Fest Gent

Deadlines:
30.04.2025 (early-bird)
01.07.2025 (regular)
tel.: +32 9 242 80 60
info@filmfestival.be
VANCOUVER

02–12 October 2025

44. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
18 April 2025 (early-bird)
16 May 2025 (regular)
30 May 2025 (late)
tel.: +1 604 685 0260
submissions@viff.org
NEW YORK, NY

26 Sep–13 Oct 2025

63. New York Film Festival
Deadline (short film submissions only):
05.05.2025
tel.: +1 212 875 5610
submissions@filmlinc.org

ZURICH

25 Sep–05 Oct 2025

21. Film Festival

Deadlines:
31.03.2025 (early-bird)
30.06.2025 (regular)
tel.: +41 44 286 60 00
info@zff.com

SAN SEBASTIAN

19–27 September 2025

73. International Film Festival

Deadline:
17.06.2025
tel.: +34 943 48 12 12
fax: +34 943 48 12 18
ssiff@sansebastianfestival.com
BUSAN

17–26 September 2025

30. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
04.06.2025 (Asian short films only)
02.07.2025 (feature films)
tel.: +82 1688 3010
submission@biff.kr
TORONTO

04–14 September 2025

50. Toronto International Film Festival

Deadlines:
28.03.2025 (early)
09.05.2025 (regular)
tel.: +1 888 258 8433
submissions@tiff.net
TELLURIDE, CO

29 Aug–01 Sep 2025

52. Telluride Film Festival

Deadline:
01.07.2025 regular
tel.: +1 510 665 9494
fax: +1 510 665 9589
submissions@telluridefilmfestival.org

VENICE

27 Aug–06 Sep 2025

82. Venice Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

Selezione Ufficiale
Deadline:
13.06.2025 (films)
tel.: +39 041 521 8878
fax: +39 041 521 8854
cinema@labiennale.org

22. Giornate degli Autori
Deadline:
16.06.2025
tel.: +39 06 860 3111
fax: +39 06 8621 3298
info@giornatedegliautori.com
www.giornatedegliautori.com

40. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC)
Deadline:
20.06.2025
info@sicvenezia.it
www.sicvenezia.it
SARAJEVO

15–22 August 2025

31. Film Festival

Deadline:
15.05.2025
tel.: +387 33 221 516
fax: +387 33 263 381
programmes@sff.ba
MELBOURNE

07–24 August 2025

73. International Film Festival



Deadlines:
31 October 2024
30 November 2024
13 February 2025
tel.: +61 3 9087 3395
submissions@miff.com.au
LOCARNO

06–16 August 2025

78. Film Festival

Deadlines:
20 February 2025 (early-bird)
10 April 2025 (regular)
24 April 2025 (late)
tel.: +41 91 756 21 21
fax: +41 91 756 21 49
programming@locarnofestival.ch

35. Semaine de la critique

Deadlines:
15 April 2025 (early-bird)
31 May 2025 (regular)
info@semainedelacritique.ch
www.semainedelacritique.ch

JERUSALEM

July 2025

42. Film Festival

Deadline:
20.04.2025
tel.: +972 2 5654 333
contact@jer-cin.org.il

WROCLAW

17–27 July 2025

25. New Horizons International Film Festival

Deadline:
15.03.2025
tel.: +48 22 530 66 40
fax: +48 22 831 06 63
festival@nowehoryzonty.pl
MARSEILLE

08–13 July 2025

36. FIDMarseille - Festival International de Cinéma

Deadlines:
31 January 2025 (films produced in 2024)
15 March 2025 (films produced in 2025)
tel.: +33 4 95 04 44 90
programmation@fidmarseille.org

KARLOVY VARY

04–12 July 2025

59. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
06 December 2024 (early-bird)
28 February 2025 (regular)
31 March 2025 (late)
tel.: +420 221 411 011
fax: +420 221 411 033
submissions@kviff.com
SHEFFIELD

18–23 June 2025

32. DocFest

Deadlines:
29 November 2024 (early-bird)
07 February 2025 (regular)
28 February 2025 (late)
tel.: +44 114 276 5141
films@sheffdocfest.com
ANNECY

08–14 June 2025

Festival international du film d’animation

Deadline:
15 March 2025
tel.: +33 4 50 10 09 00
fax: +33 4 50 10 09 70
info@citia.org
NEW YORK, NY

04–15 June 2025

24. Tribeca Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
Features:
23 October 2024 (early bird)
04 December 2024 (official)
15 January 2025 (final)
Shorts:
14 February 2025 (final)
tel.: +1 212 941 2305
entries@tribecafilm.com
SYDNEY

04–15 June 2025

72. Film Festival

Deadline:
28 February 2025
tel.: +61 2 8220 6600
jenny@sff.org.au