Festival Calendar

JIHLAVA

24–29 October 2023

27. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
 

Deadlines:
28 February 2023 (films completed in 2022)
30 April 2023 (films completed in 2023)
30 June 2023 (rough cuts and films that have not yet had a festival premiere)
tel.: +420 775 864 982
submissions@ji-hlava.cz
TOKYO

23 Oct–01 Nov 2023

36. International Film Festival Tokyo
 

Deadlines:
21 May 2023 (early-bird)
14 July 2023 (regular)
tel.: +81 3 6226 3011
competition2022@tiff-jp.net
SÃO PAULO

19 Oct–01 Nov 2023

47. International Film Festival

Deadline:
31 July 2023
tel.: +55 11 3141 2548
info@mostra.org

ROME

18–29 October 2023

18. Festa del Cinema di Roma

Deadlines:
31 July 2023 regular
tel.: +39 06 4040 1900
fax: +39 06 4040 1700
info@romacinemafest.org
GHENT

11–21 October 2023

50. Film Fest Gent

Deadlines:
31 May 2023 (early-bird)
01 August 2023 (regular)
tel.: +32 9 242 80 60
info@filmfestival.be
LEIPZIG

08–15 October 2023

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

Deadlines:
15 June 2023 (final entry deadline)
tel.: +49 341 308 64-1020
programm@dok-leipzig.de
YAMAGATA

05–12 October 2023

18. International Documentary Film Festival (biennial)
 

Deadline International Competition:
15 April 2023
tel.: +81 23 666 4480
fax: +81 23 625 4550
info@yidff.jp

BUSAN

04–13 October 2023

28. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
21 June 2023 (Asian short films only)
19 July 2023 (feature films)
tel.: +82 1688 3010
submission@biff.kr
LONDON

04–15 October 2023

67. BFI Film Festival

Deadlines (short films - international & UK):
02 June 2023 regular
tel.: +44 20 7815 1305
lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk
NEW YORK, NY

29 Sep–15 Oct 2023

61. New York Film Festival
Deadline (short film submissions only):
05 May 2023
tel.: +1 212 875 5610
submissions@filmlinc.org

ZURICH

28 Sep–08 Oct 2023

19. Film Festival

Deadlines:
31 March 2023 (early-bird)
30 June 2023 (regular)
tel.: +41 44 286 60 00
info@zff.com
VANCOUVER

28 Sep–08 Oct 2023

42. International Film Festival

Deadlines:
21 April 2023 (early-bird)
19 May 2023 (regular)
02 June 2023 (late)
tel.: +1 604 685 0260
submissions@viff.org