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

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

London Indian Film Festival
Date: July 9 – 19, 2026
Place: London, UK
Deadline: May 24th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 34 – 62 USD (Depending on the 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

45th Uppsala Short 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

21st Korean Film Festival in Paris
Date: October 27 – November 3, 2026
Place: Paris, France
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Korean Short 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

4th FICPBA International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aires
Date: September 2 – 9, 2026
Place: La Plata, Argentina
Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
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

10th SeaShorts Film Festival
Date: October 2026
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deadline: June 4th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>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

Jakarta Film Week
Date: October 21 – 25, 2026
Place: Jakarta, Indonesia
Deadline: June 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
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

37th Singapore International Film Festival
Date: October 21 – November 1, 2026
Place: Singapore
Deadline: June 9th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 15 USD | Features $ 35 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

26th Kaohsiung Film Festival
Date: October 9 – 26, 2026
Place: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Deadline: June 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE | VR projects $ 60 USD
Category: Short Films and VR Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th BITBANG International Animation Festival
Date: October 27 – 31, 2026
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Deadline: June 10th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 18 USD
Category: Short Animated 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 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 25 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th Binisaya International Film Festival
Date: August 16 – 23, 2026
Place: Cebu City, Philippines
Deadline: June 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 USD
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
Date: November 2 – 7, 2026
Place: Bordeaux, France
Deadline: June 12th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Feature 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: June 14th, 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

3rd Raintown Film Festival
Date: September, 2026
Place: Taiping, Malaysia
Deadline: June 14th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 10 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

22nd Indie-AniFest – Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
Date: September 17 – 22, 2026
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: June 15th, 2026 (Short Animations)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated 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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Film Southasia
Date: November 26 – 29, 2026
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Deadline: June 30, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Documentary 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: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th Taichung International Animation Festival
Date: October 2026
Place: Taichung, Taiwan
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Bucheon International Animation Festival
Date: October 23 – 27, 2026
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: June 30th, 2026 (Short Animated Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

2nd Guadix Iridescent International Film Festival
Date: September 10 – 13, 2026
Place: Guadix, Spain
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 6 – 19 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Tokyo FILMex International Film Festival
Date: November 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: June 30th, 2026 (Special Screening Section)
Entry Fee: 5.000 JPY
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

9th El Gouna Film Festival
Date: October 15 – 23, 2026
Place: El Gouna, Egypt
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

33rd L’Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival
Date: November 12 – 22, 2026
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: June 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 6 – 12 Euros | Features $ 12 – 24 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

68th ZINEBI Inter. Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
Date: November 20 – 27, 2026
Place: Bilbao, Spain
Deadline: July 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 15 USD
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th FIDOCS Santiago International Documentary Festival
Date: November 12 – 19, 2026
Place: Santiago, Chile
Deadline: July 3rd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 35 USD
Category: Feature Documentary Films (over 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th Kuandu International Animation Festival
Date: October 25 – 31, 2026
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Deadline: July 5th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd Indie-AniFest – Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
Date: September 17 – 22, 2026
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: July 6th, 2026 (Feature Animations)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

39th Tokyo International Film Festival
Date: October 26 – November 4, 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: July 7th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 21 – 35 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

13th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
Date: November 20 – 24, 2026
Place: Chitose, Japan
Deadline: July 10th, 2026 (Short and Feature Animated Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>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: July 15th, 2026 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: $ 3 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Tokyo FILMex International Film Festival
Date: November 2026
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: July 15th, 2026 (Competition Section)
Entry Fee: 5.000 JPY
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Bergen International Film Festival
Date: October 14 – 22, 2026
Place: Bergen, Norway
Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

71st SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Week
Date: October 23 – 31, 2026
Place: Valladolid, Spain
Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
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23rd Animateka International Animated Film Festival
Date: November 30 – December 6, 2026
Place: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th Vilnius International Short Film Festival
Date: January 20 – 26, 2027
Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
Deadline: July 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 7 – 14 Euros (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

29th Kyoto International Student Films & Video Festival
Date: February 2027
Place: Kyoto, Japan
Deadline: July 17th, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films (from students)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 15, 2026
Place: Thessaloniki, Greece
Deadline: July 17th, 2026 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 60 USD | FREE for XR Projects
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes) and XR Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

48th Festival des 3 Continents
Date: November 20 – 28, 2026
Place: Nantes, France
Deadline: July 17th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 18 Euros
Category: Feature Films (over 45 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

19th Beijing Queer Film Festival
Date: October 30 – November 8, 2026
Place: Beijing, China
Deadline: July 20th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 5 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th Chicago South Asian Film Festival
Date: September 17 – 20, 2026
Place: Chicago, USA
Deadline: July 25th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 95 (Depending on the category and deadlines)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Festival Film Dokumenter
Date: November 20 – 27,2026
Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Deadline: July 27th, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 5 | Features $ 10 USD | Nationals FREE
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Rome Film Fest
Date: October 14 – 25, 2026
Place: Rome, Italy
Deadline: July 30th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 60 – 80 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Bucheon International Animation Festival
Date: October 23 – 27, 2026
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: July 31st, 2026 (Feature Animated Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

13th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
Date: November 20 – 24, 2026
Place: Chitose, Japan
Deadline: July 31st, 2026 (30 Seconds Animation)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Date: October 22 – November 1, 2026
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: July 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Asian Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

60th Hof International Film Festival
Date: October 20 – 25, 2026
Place: Hof, Germany
Deadline: July 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 5 Euros | Features $ 10 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

50th São Paulo International Film Festival
Date: October 15 – 29, 2026
Place: São Paulo, Brazil
Deadline: July 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (over 70 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

42nd Warsaw International Film Festival
Date: October 9 – 18, 2026
Place: Warsaw, Poland
Deadline: July 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: Shorts $ 31 – 61 | Features $ 43 – 91 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

47th Cairo International Film Festival
Date: November 11 – 20, 2026
Place: Cairo, Egypt
Deadline: August 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 30 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

6th Red Sea International Film Festival
Date: December 3 – 12, 2026
Place: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Deadline: August 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: FREE until July 7, 2026 | Then $ 27 for Shorts and $ 54 for Features
Category: Short and Feature Films
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Dharamshala International Film Festival
Date: October 29 – November 1, 2026
Place: Dharamshala, India
Deadline: August 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 75 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival
Date: December 1 – 8, 2026
Place: Bogotá, Colombia
Deadline: August 6th, 2026
Entry Fee: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
Category: Short Films
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56th International Film Festival Rotterdam
Date: January 28 – February 7, 2027
Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: August 7th, 2026 (Art Directions)
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 110 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival
Date: January 28 – February 7, 2027
Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: August 14th, 2026 (Immersive Media)
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 110 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Date: November 5 – 15, 2026
Place: Thessaloniki, Greece
Deadline: August 31st, 2026 (XR Projects)
Entry Fee: FREE for XR Projects
Category: XR Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

38th Palm Springs International Film Festival
Date: January 7 – 18, 2027
Place: Palm Spring, USA
Deadline: August 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 75 – 115 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 70 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival
Date: January 28 – February 7, 2027
Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: September 15, 2026 (Shorts and Features)
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 110 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

49th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Date: January 29 – February 6, 2027
Place: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Deadline: September 24th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 13 Euros
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

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
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Date: February 12 – 21, 2027
Place: Missoula, USA
Deadline: October 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

7th Yellowstone International Film Festival
Date: November 14 – 20, 2026
Place: Noida, India
Deadline: October 15th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Date: February 4 – 14, 2027
Place: Sydney, Australia
Deadline: October 31st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Cinequest Film Festival
Date: March 9 – 21, 2027
Place: San Jose, USA
Deadline: November 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 80 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

23rd DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival
Date: March 17 – 25, 2027
Place: Leuven, Belgium
Deadline: November 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 37 – 121 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Dublin International Film Festival
Date: February 18 – 28, 2027
Place: Dublin, Ireland
Deadline: November 2nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 43 – 79 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

51st Atlanta Film Festival
Date: April 22 – May 2, 2027
Place: Atlanta, USA
Deadline: November 6th, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 105 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

New York International Children’s Film Festival
Date: February 26 – March 14, 2027
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: December 1st, 2026
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 110 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
Date: March 17 – 21, 2027
Place: Palm Springs, USA
Deadline: January 10th, 2027
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 70 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry