Dear Asian filmmakers, the Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland) is accepting films until December 11, 2025.

About the festival:
Attracting more than 52,000 people in its cinema – and 55,000 with the inclusion of parallel events –, the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is one of the most popular film events in Western Switzerland and one of the European pioneers in discovering Asian, Latin American, African, Near and Middle East and Eastern European cinema. Every year the Festival becomes an important gathering for cinema lovers of all cultures and origins, for fans of classics and novelties, of auteur cinema, as well as of contemporary popular productions.

Note: The Festival is open to all horizons, but its Official Selection – the International Competition: Feature films and the International Competition: Short films – focuses on works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Near and Middle East and Eastern Europe (outside of the EU).

Eligibility:
– The Festival accepts features (over 60 minutes) and short films (under 30 minutes), from any kind of genres (fiction, documentary, and animation).
– For the Feature Film Competition, films must be made by filmmakers from Countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, near and Middle East and Eastern Europe (outside of the EU).
– For the Short Film Competition films must be made by filmmakers from these Asian countries, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Korea (Democratic People’s Rep. of), India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Vietnam. *The festival also accepts films from Latin America, Oceania, near and Middle East and Eastern Europe (outside of the EU). For more information check the full rules and regulations.
– Films must be Switzerland Premiere.
– Submissions must be made via Eventival.
– For exhibition the festival puts high priority on DCP and ProRes files.
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: December 11, 2025

Rules and Regulations for Feature Films: https://cloud.fiff.ch/index.php/s/iqSzQk2GCBprZyk
Rules and Regulations for Short Films: https://cloud.fiff.ch/index.php/s/eKRb68epbrHoFi2

To submit to the festival please visit: https://vp.eventival.com/fribourgiff/2026/

We remind readers that the 40th Fribourg International Film Festival will take place from March 20 – 29, 2026 in Fribourg, Switzerland.

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