28th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Date: May 25 – June 10, 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: March 31st, 2026 (Branded Shorts)
Entry Fee: $ 102 – 203 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Branded Short Films (under 25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

9th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Date: July 23 – September 6, 2026
Place: Sydney, Australia
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 21 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

26th Korea Queer Film Festival
Date: June 1 – 30, 2026
Place: Seoul, South Korea
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: Feature Films $ 10 | Short Films $ 4 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Shanghai International Film Festival
Date: June 2026
Place: Shanghai, China
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: Feature Films FREE | Short Films $ 25 – 45 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Date: August 7 – 15, 2026
Place: Prizren, Kosovo
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Date: July 3 – 11, 2026
Place: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 100 Euros
Category: Feature Films (60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Docs by the Sea (Film Forum)
Date: September 6 – 9, 2026
Place: Indonesia
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE to submit
Category: Documentary projects (from Asia)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st ANIMATOU Geneva Animation Film Festival
Date: October 1 – 10, 2026
Place: Geneve, Switzerland
Deadline: April 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Animated Films (under 50 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Date: July 21 – 26, 2026
Place: Indianapolis, USA
Deadline: April 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 95 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

38th Galway Film Fleadh
Date: July 7 – 12, 2026
Place: Galway, Ireland
Deadline: April 10, 2026 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 30 – 42 USD
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th New York Asian Film Festival
Date: July 10 – 26, 2026
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: April 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 25 – 25 | Features $ 40 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

31st Aichi International Women’s Film Festival
Date: September, 2026
Place: Aichi, Japan
Deadline: April 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

32nd International Film Festival Art Film Košice
Date: June 19 – 26, 2026
Place: Kosice, Slovakia
Deadline: April 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 49 USD | Features $ 85 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

40th Image Forum Festival
Date: September 19 – 25, 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: April 11th, 2026 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: $ 14 USD
Category: Short and Feature Experimental Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

4th Hiroshima Animation Season
Date: August 19 – 23, 2026
Place: Hiroshima, Japan
Deadline: April 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE until March 22, 2026| Then until deadline $ 33 USD
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

35th DIVERCINE International Children’s Film Festival
Date: August 1 – 30, 2026
Place: Montevideo, Uruguay
Deadline: April 13th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd SoundTrack Cologne
Date: July 14 – 17, 2026
Place: Cologne, Germany
Deadline: April 14th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 – 30 | Features $ 25 – 40 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Fantasia International Film Festival
Date: July 16 – August 2, 2026
Place: Montreal, Canada
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 59 – 88 USD | Features $ 66 – 103 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Date: July 23 – 26, 2026
Place: Dallas, USA
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 20 – 40 USD | Features $ 35 – 40 USD (Depending on the deadlines)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: July 2- 12, 2026
Place: Bucheon, South Korea
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Date: July 12 – 19, 2026
Place: Yerevan, Armenia
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 USD
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

29th Guanajuato International Film Festival
Date: July 24 – August 2, 2026
Place: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

13th International Film Festival for Human Rights Colombia
Date: August 12 – 19, 2026
Place: Bogotá, Colombia
Deadline: April 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 22 USD (Depending on the category)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

79th Edinburgh International Film Festival
Date: August 13 – 19, 2026
Place: Edinburg, UK
Deadline: April 17th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 55 – 125 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: July 3 – 11, 2026
Place: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Deadline: April 17th, 2026 (Short Films Deadline)
Entry Fee: CHF 20 – 30 (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

14th Seoul International Children’s Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 15, 2026
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: April 20th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival
Date: August 20 – 26, 2026
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: April 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

79th Locarno Film Festival
Date: August 5 – 15, 2026
Place: Locarno, Switzerland
Deadline: April 23rd, 2026
Entry Fee: CHF 35 – 200 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

33rd Valdivia International Film Festival
Date: October 12 – 18, 2026
Place: Valdivia, Chile
Deadline: April 24th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 Euros
Category: Feature Films (over 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Nara International Film Festival
Date: September 20 – 23, 2026
Place: Nara, Japan
Deadline: April 27th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE for students | $ 30 – 50 USD (Depending on the deadlines)
Category: Shorts from students and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

49th LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers
Date: September 24 – October 1, 2026
Place: Frankfurt, Germany
Deadline: April 27th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 USD
Category: Shorts and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th Minikino Film Week
Date: September 11 – 18, 2026
Place: Denpasar, Indonesia
Deadline: April 28th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 19 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th DMZ DOCS International Documentary Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 16, 2026
Place: Goyang and Paju, South Korea
Deadline: April 29th, 2026 (International Documentaries)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Documentary Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Date: July 17 – 26, 2026
Place: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Deadline: April 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 24 – 36 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Sidewalk Film Festival
Date: August 24 – 30, 2026
Place: Birmingham, USA
Deadline: April 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 70 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: July 3 – 11, 2026
Place: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Deadline: April 30th, 2026 (Feature Films Deadline)
Entry Fee: CHF 20 – 30 (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

49th Drama International Short Film Festival
Date: September 6 – 12, 2026
Place: Athens, Greece
Deadline: April 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 36 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Date: August 6 – 16, 2026
Place: Bangalore, India
Deadline: April 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 10 – 30 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Date: September 4 – 20, 2026
Place: Hong Kong
Deadline: April 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 – 35 | Features $ 50 – 100 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Ji-hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 23 – November 1, 2026
Place: Jihlava, Czech Republic
Deadline: April 30th, 2026 (films completed in 2026)
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

40th Edmonton International Film Festival
Date: September 24 – October 3, 2026
Place: Edmonton, Canada
Deadline: May 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 65 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Bogotá International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 28 – November 4, 2026
Place: Bogotá, Colombia
Deadline: May 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 7 USD until March 31, 2026 | Then $ 9 USD
Category: Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania
Date: September 14 – 19, 2026
Place: Tirana, Albania
Deadline: May 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Sinepiyu Film Festival
Date: May 12 – 16. 2026
Place: Manila, Philippines
Deadline: May 1st, 2026 (Interschool Division)
Entry Fee: 350 PHP | FREE for All Tamaraw Division
Category: Short Films (between 5 – 25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th FANTOCHE International Animation Film Festival
Date: September 1 – 6, 2026
Place: Baden, Switzerland
Deadline: May 3rd, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 19 – November 5, 2026
Place: Montevideo, Uruguay
Deadline: May 4th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 10 | Features $ 20 USD
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

64th New York Film Festival
Date: September 25 – October 12, 2026
Place: New York City, USA
Deadline: May 4th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 50 – 60 USD
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th Viet Film Fest
Date: October 9 – 11, 2026
Place: Fountain Valley, USA
Deadline: May 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 25 – 35 | Features $ 45 – 55 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

83rd Venice International Film Festival
Date: September 2 – 12, 2026
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: May 7th, 2026 (Immersive Projects)
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 80 – 100 | Features $ 200 – 250 | Immersive $ 200 – 250 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

11th Ulju Mountain Film Festival
Date: September 18 – 22, 2026
Place: Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Ulsan
Deadline: May 8th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

51st Toronto International Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 20, 2026
Place: Toronto, Canada
Deadline: May 8th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 57 – 72 | Features $ 90 – 117 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd EBS International Documentary Festival
Date: August 2026
Place: Goyang, Korea
Deadline: May 8th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Japan Film Festival Los Angeles
Date: September 4 – 6, 2026
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 100 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Japanese Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 23 – 25, 2026
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: May 10, 2026 (International Competition)
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
Date: December 11 – 18, 2026
Place: Kerala, India
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Entry Fee: $ Rs 1000
Category: Documentaries (Short & Feat.) and Short Fictions
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd Camden International Film Festival
Date: September 17 – 20, 2026
Place: Camden, USA
Deadline: May 11th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th Hamptons International Film Festival
Date: October 2 – 12, 2026
Place: East Hampton, USA
Deadline: May 14th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 110 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

55th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Date: October 7 – 18, 2026
Place: Montréal, Canada
Deadline: May 14th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th Imaginaria, International Festival of Authorial Animated Film
Date: August 23 – 29, 2026
Place: Conversano, Italy
Deadline: May 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival
Date: September 12 – 20, 2026
Place: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Deadline: May 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 8 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th Odesa International Film Festival
Date: August 27 – September 4, 2026
Place: Odesa, Ukraine
Deadline: May 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (over 50 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

32nd Sarajevo Film Festival
Date: August 14 – 21, 2026
Place: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadline: May 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 20 Euros | Features $ 40 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Encounters Film Festival
Date: September 23 – 27, 2026
Place: Bristol, UK
Deadline: May 18th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 56 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Sinepiyu Film Festival
Date: May 12 – 16. 2026
Place: Manila, Philippines
Deadline: May 20th, 2026 (All Tamaraws Division)
Entry Fee: 350 PHP | FREE for All Tamaraw Division
Category: Short Films (between 5 – 25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 15, 2026
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Deadline: May 22nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th DMZ DOCS International Documentary Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 16, 2026
Place: Goyang and Paju, South Korea
Deadline: May 22, 2026 (Korean Documentaries)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Documentary Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 23 – 25, 2026
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: May 24th, 2026 (Japanse Competition)
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

14th Seoul International Children’s Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 15, 2026
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: May 26th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

83rd Venice International Film Festival
Date: September 2 – 12, 2026
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: May 28th, 2026 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 80 – 100 | Features $ 200 – 250 | Immersive $ 200 – 250 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th New Orleans Film Festival
Date: October 22 – 26, 2026
Place: New Orleans, USA
Deadline: May 29th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 33 – 85 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

19th KUKI Young Short Film Festival Berlin
Date: November 8 – 15, 2026
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 29th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 8 Euros
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

42nd INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin
Date: November 10 – 15, 2026
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 29th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 8 Euros
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th New Orleans Film Festival
Date: October 19 – 25, 2026
Place: Uppsala, Sweden
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 6 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th MOTELX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Date: September 8 – 14, 2026
Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 9 – 25 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th Visioni Dal Mondo International Documentary Festival
Date: September 16 – 20, 2026
Place: Milan, Italy
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 Euros
Category: Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

50th Ottawa International Animation Festival
Date: September 23 – 27, 2026
Place: Ottawa, Canada
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Date: November 17 – 25, 2026
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

5th Odyssey Film Festival
Date: September 28 – October 10, 2026
Place: London, UK
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 28 – 41 | Features $ 41 – 55 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films (Chinese Films)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th DocLisboa International Film Festival
Date: October 15 – 25, 2026
Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 50 Euros
Category: Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

11th Hobnobben Film Festival
Date: October 22 – 25, 2026
Place: Ft. Wayne, USA
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd HollyShorts Film Festival
Date: August 13 – 23, 2026
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 55 – 85 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
Date: October 20 – 24, 2026
Place: St. John’s, NL, Canada
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 19 – 26 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Animasyros International Animation Festival
Date: September 21 – 27, 2026
Place: Hermoupolis, Greece
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 4 USD
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

31st SCHLINGEL Inter. Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences
Date: October 2 – 10, 2026
Place: Chemnitz, Germany
Deadline: June 1st, 2026 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: $ 3 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Boston Asian American Film Festival
Date: October 15 – 25, 2026
Place: Boston, USA
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 – 25 | Features $ 20 – 40 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Adelaide Film Festival
Date: October 14 – 25, 2026
Place: Adelaide, Australia
Deadline: June 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 28 – 90 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

31st Busan International Film Festival
Date: October 6 – 15, 2026
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: June 2nd, 2026 (Asian Short Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Asian Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Date: November 11 – 21, 2026
Place: Toronto, Canada
Deadline: June 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 – 30 | Features $ 25 – 50 USD
Category: Asian Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd Cheongju International Short Film Festival
Date: August 21 – 23, 2026
Place: Cheongju, Korea
Deadline: June 3rd, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

27th Calgary International Film Festival
Date: September 24 – October 4, 2026
Place: Calgary, Canada
Deadline: June 4th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 85 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

83rd Venice International Film Festival
Date: September 2 – 12, 2026
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 4th, 2026 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 80 – 100 | Features $ 200 – 250 | Immersive $ 200 – 250 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

46th Atlantic International Film Festival
Date: September 16 – 23, 2026
Place: Halifax, Canada
Deadline: June 5th, 2026 (Feature Films Deadline)
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

45th Vancouver International Film Festival
Date: October 1 – 11, 2026
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Deadline: June 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 40 – 50 | Features $ 55 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th Aesthetica Film Festival
Date: November 4 – 8, 2026
Place: York, UK
Deadline: June 7th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 39 – 68 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

46th Atlantic International Film Festival
Date: September 16 – 23, 2026
Place: Halifax, Canada
Deadline: June 12, 2026 (Short Films Deadline)
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

33rd Kineko International Film Festival
Date: October 30 – November 3, 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: June 12, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 25 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 23 – 25, 2026
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: June 14, 2026 (Japanese Premieres)
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd Giornate degli Autori
Date: September 2 – 12, 2026
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 60 – 90 Euros (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

29th Montreal International Documentary Film Festival
Date: November 19 – 29, 2026
Place: Montreal, Canada
Deadline: June 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 35 – 77 | Features $ 49 – 87 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

74th San Sebastian International Film Festival
Date: September 18 – 26, 2026
Place: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Deadline: June 16th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 70 Euros | Features $ 110 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th DOC NYC
Date: November 11 – 29, 2026
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: June 18th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 135 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

41st Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Date: September 2 – 12, 2026
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 19th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 60 Euros
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Impression Taiwan, Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
Date: September 18 – 26, 2026
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: June 20th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 19 USD
Category: Short Films
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27th Izmir International Short Film Festival
Date: November 2 – 8, 2026
Place: Izmir, Turkey
Deadline: June 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 18 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films
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24th Tirana International Film Festival
Date: September 21 – 27, 2026
Place: Tirana, Albania
Deadline: June 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 67 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival
Date: October 13 – 17, 2026
Place: Córdoba City, Argentina
Deadline: June 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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50th CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival
Date: November 6 – 22, 2026
Place: Espinho, Portugal
Deadline: June 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 4 USD | FREE for students
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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30th ifva Awards
Date: October 9 – 25, 2026
Place: Hong Kong
Deadline: June 21st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 50 USD (Depending on the category)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
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19th Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 15, 2026
Place: Philadelphia, USA
Deadline: June 25th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 – 25 | Features $ 20 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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39th Out On Film – Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival
Date: September 24 – October 4, 2026
Place: Atlanta, USA
Deadline: June 26th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 55 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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21st Tasveer Film Festival
Date: October 6 – 12, 2026
Place: Seattle, USA
Deadline: June 26th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 50 – 75 | Features $ 65 – 100 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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44th International Short Film Festival of Aix-en-Provence
Date: December 1 – 5, 2026
Place: Aix-En-Provence, France
Deadline: June 28th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 5 – 8 Euros (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
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62nd Chicago International Film Festival
Date: October 14 – 25, 2026
Place: Chicago, USA
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 200 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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15th Film Southasia
Date: November 26 – 29, 2026
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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30th Ji-hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 23 – November 1, 2026
Place: Jihlava, Czech Republic
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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22nd Zurich Film Festival
Date: September 24 – October 4, 2026
Place: Zurich, Switzerland
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 120 – 240 USD
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
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34th EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival
Date: November 7 – 14, 2026
Place: Torun, Poland
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 170 Feature Films | FREE for Documentaries
Category: Short and Feature Films
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31st Canberra Short Film Festival
Date: October 2026
Place: Canberra, Australia
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 29 – 40 USD
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
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33rd Austin Film Festival
Date: October 29 – November 5, 2026
Place: Austin, USA
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 60 – 95 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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55th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Date: October 24 – November 1, 2026
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 60 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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18th San Jose International Short Film Festival
Date: October 22 – 25, 2026
Place: San Jose, USA
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 65 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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21st Animest, Bucharest International Animation Film Festival
Date: October 2 – 11, 2026
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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21st Show Me Shorts Film Festival
Date: October 6 – 26, 2026
Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 50 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
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53rd Film Fest Gent
Date: October 7 – 18,2026
Place: Ghent, Belgium
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 75 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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69th Dok Leipzig
Date: October 26 – November 1, 2026
Place: Leipzig, Germany
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 35 – 50 | Feaures $ 40 – 60 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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67th Festival dei Popoli, International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 31 – November 8, 2026
Place: Florence, Italy
Deadline: July 4th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 30 Euros (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Documentary Films (over 60 minutes)
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35th Heartland International Film Festival
Date: October 8 – 18, 2026
Place: Indianapolis, USA
Deadline: July 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 105 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 41 minutes)
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31st Busan International Film Festival
Date: October 6 – 15, 2026
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: July 8th, 2026 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Asian Short and Feature Films
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18th Santa Fe International Film Festival
Date: October 14 – 19, 2026
Place: Santa Fe, USA
Deadline: July 9th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 85 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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39th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Date: November 12 – 22, 2026
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: July 9th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 25 – 50 | Features $ 45 – 85 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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20th Buffalo International Film Festival
Date: October 8 – 15, 2026
Place: Buffalo, USA
Deadline: July 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 95 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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28th Woodstock Film Festival
Date: October 14 – 18, 2026
Place: Woodstock, USA
Deadline: July 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 105 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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30th Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Date: November 3 – 8, 2026
Place: Winterthur, Switzerland
Deadline: July 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 23 – 26 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
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35th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 9 – 17, 2026
Place: Hot Springs, USA
Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 85 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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31st SCHLINGEL Inter. Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences
Date: October 2 – 10, 2026
Place: Chemnitz, Germany
Deadline: July 15th, 2026 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: $ 3 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
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59th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Date: October 8 – 18, 2026
Place: Sitges, Spain
Deadline: July 16th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 73 – 85 | Features $ 97 – 109 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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23rd Reykjavík International Film Festival
Date: September 24 – October 4, 2026
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland
Deadline: July 24th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 49 – 73 (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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40th Leeds International Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 22, 2026
Place: Leeds, UK
Deadline: July 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 90 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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71st Cork International Film Festival
Date: November 1 – 30, 2026
Place: Cork, Ireland
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 70 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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London International Animation Festival
Date: November 27 – December 6, 2026
Place: London, UK
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 20 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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13th Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival
Date: November 19 – 28, 2026
Place: Porto, Portugal
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 48 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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Manchester Animation Festival
Date: November 8 – 13, 2026
Place: Manchester, UK
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 21 – 83 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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21st Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Date: November 28 – December 5, 2026
Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 25 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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35th St. Louis International Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 15, 2026
Place: St. Louis, USA
Deadline: August 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 150 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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24th New Hampshire Film Festival
Date: October 15 – 18, 2026
Place: Portsmouth, USA
Deadline: August 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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PÖFF Shorts
Date: November 10 – 18, 2026
Place: Tallinn, Estonia
Deadline: August 8th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 22 – 43 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 45 minutes)
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27th San Diego Asian Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 14, 2026
Place: San Diego, USA
Deadline: August 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films (by or about Asian or Pacific Islander descents)
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32nd Leuven International Short Film Festival
Date: November 27 – December 5, 2026
Place: Leuven, Belgium
Deadline: August 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 25 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 35 minutes)
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24th London Short Film Festival
Date: January 22 – 31, 2027
Place: London, UK
Deadline: August 18th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 21 – 62 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 45 minutes)
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30th PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Date: November 6 – 22, 2026
Place: Tallinn, Estonia
Deadline: August 24th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 85 – 120 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
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27th Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
Date: November 19 – 29, 2026
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Deadline: August 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 25 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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44th Torino Film Festival
Date: November 24 – December 2, 2026
Place: Turin, Italy
Deadline: September 6th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 18 – 24 | Features $ 24 – 48 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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39th Foyle Film Festival
Date: November, 2026
Place: Derry-Londonderry, Ireland
Deadline: September 7th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 48 – 75 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
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37th Stockholm International Film Festival
Date: November 11 – 21, 2026
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Deadline: September 15, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 48 – 150 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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14th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival
Date: November 27 – December 1, 2026
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE for locals | $ 5 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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7th Yellowstone International Film Festival
Date: November 14 – 20, 2026
Place: Noida, India
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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