Dear Asian filmmakers, the Cleveland International Film Festival (USA) is accepting films until January 2, 2026.

About the festival:
The Cleveland International Film Festival promotes artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition to enrich the life of the community.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts short and feature films of all kinds of genres (narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental).
– All films under 45 minutes in length are considered short films.
– Films should have been produced after June 1, 2024.
– Films must be, at minimum, Cleveland Premiere.
– Please do not submit any works in progress or any industrial or instructional films.
– Submissions must be made via FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: February 20, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmfreeway.com/ClevelandInternationalFilmFestival (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival will take place from April 9 – 18, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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To see other Calls please follow the next link: “Call For Entries”.