Dear Asian filmmakers, the Festival dei Popoli, International Documentary Film Festival (Italy) is accepting documentary until July 4, 2026.

About the festival:
The aim of the Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival – is to promote and help circulate creative documentary and cutting-edge films, to foster discussion between various branches of learning, and to provide a space for the cinematic arts and other disciplines to engage with each other and grow.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts feature documentaries over 60 minutes.
– Films must have been produced or Premiere after November 1, 2025.
– First and second works from filmmakers can be submitted to the Discoveries International Competition.
– Documentaries with particular attention to the themes of contemporary living, the ongoing transformations in the geo-political sphere, the environmental crisis and human rights are eligible for the Habitat Section.
– Films must be eligible as Italian premieres: films publicly disseminated via Internet and those already screened, in any place and context, in Italy will be excluded.
– World, International and European premieres will be preferred.
– Submissions must be made via the festival’s website.
– Submission Fee: $ 20 Euros | $ 30 Euros for Late Submissions
– Deadlines:
* Films produced before March 2026 – April 7, 2026
* Films produced before May 2026 – June 16, 2026
* Late Submissions – July 4, 2026
– Notification Date: End of September 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://www.festivaldeipopoli.org/rules/?lang=en

To submit to the festival please visit: https://areariservata.festivaldeipopoli.org/index.php/en

We remind readers that the 67th Festival dei Popoli, International Documentary Film Festival will take place from October 31 – November 8, 2026 in Florence, Italy.

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