Festival Calendar

LES ARCS

December 2026

18. Film Festival

Deadline:
08.2026
tel.: +33 1 82 28 50 10
contact@lesarcs-filmfest.com

AMSTERDAM

12–22 November 2026

39. International Documentary Film Festival - IDFA

Deadlines:
04.2026 (films - early-bird deadline)
05.2026 (immersive/interactive projects und performances)
07.2026 (films - final deadline)
tel.: +31 20 627 33 29
program@idfa.nl
TALLINN

November 2026

30. Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF

Deadlines:
06.2026 (regular)
08.2026: (final)
tel.: +372 56 208 308
info@poff.ee
MAR DEL PLATA

November 2026

41. Festival Internacional de Cine
THESSALONIKI

Oct–Nov 2026

67. International Film Festival
 

Deadline:
07.2026
tel.: +30 210 870 6000
fax: +30 210 644 8143
program@filmfestival.gr
LEIPZIG

Oct–Nov 2026

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

Deadlines:
07.2026 (final entry deadline)
tel.: +49 341 308 64-1020
programm@dok-leipzig.de
TOKYO

Oct–Nov 2026

39. International Film Festival Tokyo
 

Deadlines:
05.2026 (early-bird)
07.2026 (regular)
tel.: +81 3 6226 3011
competition2025@tiff-jp.net
JIHLAVA

23 Oct–01 Nov 2026

30. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
28.02.2026
30.04.2026
30.06.2026
tel.: +420 775 864 982
submissions@ji-hlava.cz
SÃO PAULO

October 2026

50. International Film Festival

Deadline:
07.2026
tel.: +55 11 3141 2548
info@mostra.org

ROME

October 2026

21. Festa del Cinema di Roma

Deadlines:
05.2026 early
07.2026 regular
tel.: +39 06 4040 1900
fax: +39 06 4040 1700
info@romacinemafest.org
YAMAGATA

October 2026

20. International Documentary Film Festival
 

Deadline International Competition:
04.2026
tel.: +81 23 666 4480
fax: +81 23 625 4550
info@yidff.jp


LONDON

October 2026

70. BFI Film Festival

Deadlines (short films - international & UK):
05.2026 regular
05.2026 late
tel.: +44 20 7815 1305
lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk
GHENT

07–18 October 2026

53. Film Fest Gent

Deadlines:
01.07.2026 (regular)
tel.: +32 9 242 80 60
info@filmfestival.be
BUSAN

06–15 October 2026

31. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
06.2026 (Asian short films only)
07.2026 (feature films)
tel.: +82 1688 3010
submission@biff.kr
VANCOUVER

01–11 October 2026

45. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
17.04.2026 (early-bird)
15.05.2026 (regular)
05.06.2026 (late)
tel.: +1 604 685 0260
submissions@viff.org
NEW YORK, NY

25 Sep–12 Oct 2026

64. New York Film Festival
Deadline (short film submissions only):
05.2026
tel.: +1 212 875 5610
submissions@filmlinc.org

ZURICH

24 Sep–04 Oct 2026

22. Film Festival

Deadlines:
31.03.2026 (early-bird)
15.06.2026 (regular)
30.06.2026 (late)
tel.: +41 44 286 60 00
info@zff.com

SAN SEBASTIAN

18–26 September 2026

74. International Film Festival

Deadline:
16.06.2026
tel.: +34 943 48 12 12
fax: +34 943 48 12 18
ssiff@sansebastianfestival.com
TORONTO

September 2026

51. Toronto International Film Festival

Deadlines:
03.2026 (early)
05.2026 (regular)
tel.: +1 888 258 8433
submissions@tiff.net
VENICE

02–12 September 2026

83. Venice Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

Selezione Ufficiale
Deadline:
04.06.2026 (films)
tel.: +39 041 521 8878
fax: +39 041 521 8854
cinema@labiennale.org

22. Giornate degli Autori
Deadline:
06.2026
tel.: +39 06 860 3111
fax: +39 06 8621 3298
info@giornatedegliautori.com
www.giornatedegliautori.com

40. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC)
Deadline:
06.2026
info@sicvenezia.it
www.sicvenezia.it
TELLURIDE, CO

Aug–Sep 2026

53. Telluride Film Festival

Deadline:
07.2026 regular
tel.: +1 510 665 9494
fax: +1 510 665 9589
submissions@telluridefilmfestival.org

SARAJEVO

14–21 August 2026

32. Film Festival

Deadline:
05.2026
tel.: +387 33 221 516
fax: +387 33 263 381
programmes@sff.ba
MELBOURNE

06–23 August 2026

74. International Film Festival



Deadlines:
31.10.2025
31.12.2025
12.02.2026
tel.: +61 3 9087 3395
submissions@miff.com.au
LOCARNO

05–15 August 2026

79. Film Festival

Deadlines:
19.02.2026 (early-bird)
09.04.2026 (regular)
23.04.2026 (late)
tel.: +41 91 756 21 21
fax: +41 91 756 21 49
programming@locarnofestival.ch

35. Semaine de la critique

Deadlines:
04.2026 (early-bird)
05.2026 (regular)
info@semainedelacritique.ch
www.semainedelacritique.ch

WROCLAW

23 Jul–09 Aug 2026

26. New Horizons International Film Festival

Deadline:
15.03.2026
tel.: +48 22 530 66 40
fax: +48 22 831 06 63
festival@nowehoryzonty.pl
JERUSALEM

09–19 July 2026

43. Film Festival

Deadline:
19.04.2026
tel.: +972 2 5654 333
contact@jer-cin.org.il

MARSEILLE

07–12 July 2026

37. FIDMarseille - Festival International de Cinéma

Deadlines:
31.01.2026 (films produced in 2025)
15.03.2026 (films produced in 2026)
tel.: +33 4 95 04 44 90
programmation@fidmarseille.org

KARLOVY VARY

03–11 July 2026

60. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
07.12.2025 (early-bird)
28.02.2026 (regular)
31.03.2026 (late)
tel.: +420 221 411 011
fax: +420 221 411 033
submissions@kviff.com
ANNECY

21–27 June 2026

Festival international du film d’animation

Deadline:
15.03.2026
tel.: +33 4 50 10 09 00
fax: +33 4 50 10 09 70
info@citia.org
SHEFFIELD

10–15 June 2026

33. DocFest

Deadlines:
21.11.2025 (early-bird)
30.01.2026 (regular)
20.02.2026 (late)
tel.: +44 114 276 5141
films@sheffdocfest.com
NEW YORK, NY

03–14 June 2026

25. Tribeca Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
Features:
22.10.2025 (early bird)
19.11.2025 (official)
13.01.2026 (final)
Shorts:
04.02.2026 (final)
tel.: +1 212 941 2305
entries@tribecafilm.com
SYDNEY

03–14 June 2026

74. Film Festival

Deadline:
27.02.2026
tel.: +61 2 8220 6600
jenny@sff.org.au
CANNES

12–23 May 2026

79. Festival de Cannes

Competition
Out of Competition
Un Certain Regard
Deadlines:
13.03.2026 Feature Films
tel.: +33 1 53 59 61 70
bmunoz@festival-cannes.fr


29. LA CINEF
Deadline:
15.02.2026
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
13-21.05.2026

Deadline:
06.03.2026
tel.: +33 1 45 08 81 56
contact@semainedelacritique.com
www.semainedelacritique.com


58. Quinzaine des Cinéastes
13.-23.05.2026
Deadlines:
13.03.2026 Feature Films

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


67. Marché du Film
12–20.05.2026

Deadlines:
Registration:
27.04.2026

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

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
TORONTO

23 Apr–03 May 2026

33. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Deadlines:
23.10.2025 (early-bird)
04.12.2025 (regular)
08.01.2026 (late)
tel.: +1 416 203 2155
submissions@hotdocs.ca

NYON

17–26 April 2026

57. Visions du Réel - Festival International de cinéma

Deadlines:
17.10.2025 (films finished by the end of October 2024)
15.12.2025 (films finished after the first deadline)
tel.: +41 22 365 44 55
programme@visionsdureel.ch

NEW YORK, NY

02–13 April 2026

55. New Directors/New Films

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

HONG KONG

01–12 April 2026

50. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
02.11.2025 (early-bird)
31.12.2025 (late)
tel.: +852 2970 3300
fax: +852 2970 3011
entries@hkiff.org.hk
PARIS

21–28 March 2026

48. Cinéma du réel - festival international de films documentaires

Deadlines:
30.09.2025
03.11.2025

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

05–15 March 2026

28. Documentary Festival TDF
 

Deadline:
30.11.2025
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:
22.10.2025 Feature Films
05.11.2025 Short Films
tel.: +49 30 259 20 444
programme@berlinale.de

European Film Market - EFM
11.-18.02.2026

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

Deadlines:
30.09.2025 Nebenreihen
31.10.2025 Wettbewerbe
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