March 2023

DMZ Docs Industry (Film Funds)
Date: –
Place: Korea
Deadline: March 27th, 2023 (KOREAN POV 2023)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Koreans Documentary Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th BALINALE Bali International Film Festival
Date: June 1 – 4, 2023
Place: Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
Deadline: March 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: Short Films $ 40 | Feature Films $ 50 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Date: June 30 – July 8, 2023
Place: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Deadline: March 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 90 Euros (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (Over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Shanghai International Film Festival
Date: June 2023
Place: Shanghai, China
Deadline: March 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (Over 70 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Date: July 13th – 16th, 2023
Place: Dallas, USA
Deadline: March 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th FIDMarseille, Marseille International Film Festival
Date: July 4 -9, 2023
Place: Marseille, France
Deadline: March 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: Shorts 20 Euros | Features 40 Euros
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry
April 2023

Odense International Film Festival
Date: August 28th – September 2nd, 2023
Place: Odense, Denmark
Deadline: April 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 22 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films (Under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

26th Guanajuato International Film Festival
Date: July 21st – 30th, 2023
Place: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Deadline: April 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival
Date: October 5th – 9th, 2023
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Deadline: April 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

32nd DIVERCINE International Children’s Film Festival
Date: August 1st – 31st, 2023
Place: Montevideo, Uruguay
Deadline: April 2nd, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Sinepiyu Film Festival
Date: May 2 – 6, 2023
Place: Metro Manila, Philippines (+Online)
Deadline: April 2nd, 2023 (Interschool Division)
Entry Fee: $ 150 PHP
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

DMZ Docs Industry (Film Funds)
Date: –
Place: Korea
Deadline: April 3rd, 2023 (VODA FUND)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: International and Korean Documentary Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

47th Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Date: June 12th – 17th, 2023
Place: Annecy, France
Deadline: April 6th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: VR Works
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: June 30 – July 8, 2023
Place: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Deadline: April 7th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (<25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

10th International Labor Film Festival, Construir Cine
Date: May 11th – 18th, 2023
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Deadline: April 10th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 18 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

46th Asian American International Film Festival
Date: July 26th – August 6th, 2023
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: April 10th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Cinema Fund (Film Funds)
Date: –
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: April 10th, 2023 (Script Development Fund)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Writer-director of the project of Asian Nationality
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 5th – 12th, 2023
Place: Yamagata, Japan
Deadline: April 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: International Competition (completed after November 1, 2022)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

14th Viet Film Fest
Date: September 30th – October 15th, 2023
Place: Valley, CA, USA
Deadline: April 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 55 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Japan Film Festival Los Angeles
Date: September 1st – 17th, 2023
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Deadline: April 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 100 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films (Japanese Films only)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 6th – 9th, 2023
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: April 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: International Short Films (Under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st NZ Mountain Film Festival
Date: June 23rd – 30th, 2023
Place: Wanaka and Queenstown, New Zealand
Deadline: April 20th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE (Short Films)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Cinema Fund (Film Funds)
Date: –
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: April 20th, 2023 (Post-Production Fund)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Writer-director of the project of Asian Nationality
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

New Zealand International Film Festival
Date: July/August 2023
Place: Various Citites, New Zealand
Deadline: April 21st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th Image Forum Festival
Date: September 30th – October 6th, 2023
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: April 21st, 2023
Entry Fee: ¥ 1000 Yens | $ 8 USD
Category: Short and Feature Experimental Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Aichi International Women’s Film Festival
Date: September 15th – 18th, 2023
Place: Aichi, Japan
Deadline: April 22nd, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 50 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Sinepiyu Film Festival
Date: May 2 – 6, 2023
Place: Metro Manila, Philippines (+Online)
Deadline: April 23rd, 2023 (Tamaraws Division)
Entry Fee: $ 150 PHP
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

11th FilmFestival Kitzbuehel
Date: August 21st – 27th, 2023
Place: Vienna, Austria
Deadline: April 24, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 107 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

35th Galway Film Fleadh
Date: July 11th – 16th, 2023
Place: Galway, Ireland
Deadline: April 24, 2023 (for Short Films)
Entry Fee: Features $ 33 – 55 USD | Shorts $ 28 – 39 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Docs by the Sea (Film Forum)
Date: September 4th – 9th, 2023
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Deadline: April 24, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Asian Documentary Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th DMZ DOCS International Documentary Film Festival
Date: September 14 – 21, 2023
Place: Goyang City and Paju City, Korea
Deadline: April 26th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: International Feature Documentaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: June 30th – July 8th, 2023
Place: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Deadline: April 28, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (<25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

11th Seoul International Children’s Film Festival
Date: September 13th – 20th, 2023
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: April 28th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

31st Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Date: July 8th – 16th, 2023
Place: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 13 – 18 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

9th Minikino Film Week
Date: September 15th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 9 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 15 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th CINEFANTASY International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: September 15th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Sao Pablo, Brazil
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 60 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Fantastic Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

27th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Date: June 29th – July 9th, 2023
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Fantastic Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th NAFF Project Market – It Project
Date: June 30th – July 3rd, 2023
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Film Projects (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

27th Ji-hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 24th – 29th, 2023
Place: Jihlava, Czech Republic
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Documetnaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 6th – 9th, 2023
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Japanese Short Films (Under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Date: August 10th – 15th, 2023
Place: Jecheon, Korea
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

13th ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival
Date: October 4 – 6, 2023
Place: Córdoba City, Argentina
Deadline: April 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry
May 2023

27th Fantasia International Film Festival
Date: July 13th – August 2nd, 2023
Place: Montreal, Canada
Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 43 – 90 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

9th Seoul Webfest
Date: August 17th – 19th, 2023
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 50 – 90 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Web Series
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Date: July 9th – 16th, 2023
Place: Yerevan, Armenia
Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 30 USD
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th Edmonton International Film Festival
Date: September 21st – October 1st, 2023
Place: Edmonton, Canada
Deadline: May 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 65 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

76th Locarno Film Festival
Date: August 2nd– 12th, 2023
Place: Locarno, Switzerland
Deadline: May 3rd, 2023
Entry Fee: CHF 30 – 160 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival
Date: August 24 – 30, 2023
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: May 3rd, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

61st New York Film Festival
Date: September 29 – October 15, 2023
Place: New York, United States
Deadline: May 5th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 45 USD
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

8th Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Date: July 1st – 31st, 2023
Place: Melbourne, Australia
Deadline: May 8th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 22 – 57 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Date: August 4th – 12th, 2023
Place: Prizren, Kosovo
Deadline: May 10th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (<30 minutes) and Short Documentaries (<45 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

48th Toronto International Film Festival
Date: September 7 – 17, 2023
Place: Toronto, Canada
Deadline: May 12th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 50-100 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

52nd Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal
Date: October 4 – 15, 2023
Place: Montréal, Canada
Deadline: May 14th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 55 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 5th – 12th, 2023
Place: Yamagata, Japan
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: New Asian Currents (Feature and Short Films)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st FANTOCHE International Animation Film Festival
Date: September 5th – 10th, 2023
Place: Baden, Switzerland
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Animated Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

19th Mini Film Festival
Date: July 20th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

14th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival
Date: September 23rd – 30th, 2023
Place: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 8 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

7th Festival of Animation Berlin
Date: September 29th – October 1st, 2023
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 7 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Animated Films (under 15 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

ANIMATOU Geneva Animation Film Festival
Date: October 5 – 14, 2023
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Animated Films (under 50 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Asian Cinema Fund (Film Funds)
Date: –
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: May 15, 2023 (Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Writer-director of the project of Asian Nationality
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Date: October 17th – 29th, 2023
Place: Toronto, Canada
Deadline: May 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th Festival Nits de Cinema Oriental
Date: July 18th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: May 20th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE (FestHome may charge a fee)
Category: Short and Feature Films (From Asia)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Boston Asian American Film Festival
Date: October 12 – 15, 2023
Place: Boston, MA, USA
Deadline: May 20th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th DMZ DOCS International Documentary Film Festival
Date: September 14 – 21, 2023
Place: Goyang City and Paju City, Korea
Deadline: May 24th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Korean Short and Feature Documentaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Encounters Film Festival
Date: September 26th – October 1st, 2023
Place: Bristol, UK
Deadline: May 29th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 26 – 51 USD
Category: Short Films (Under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

80th Venice International Film Festival
Date: August 30th – September 9th, 2023
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: May 29th, 2023 (Immersive Projects)
Entry Fee: $ 150 – 175 Euros | Fees changes depending on the deadline
Category: Immersive Projects
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

16th KUKI Young Short Film Festival Berlin
Date: November 12 – 19, 2023
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 29th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 8 Euros
Category: Short Films oriented towards kids and youth (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

39th INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin
Date: November 14 – 19, 2023
Place: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 29th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 8 Euros
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st New York Asian Film Festival
Date: July 14 – 30, 2023
Place: New York, United States
Deadline: May 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 20 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

42nd Uppsala Short Film Festival
Date: October 23rd – 29th, 2023
Place: Uppsala, Sweden
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 5 – 14 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st DocLisboa International Film Festival
Date: October 19th – 29th, 2023
Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 34 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

8th Ulju Mountain Film Festival
Date: October 20th – 29th, 2023
Place: Ulsan, Korea
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE (Submission Platform Fee not included)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest
Date: October 19th – 26th, 2023
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

7th Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival
Date: September 29 – October 8, 2023
Place: Mexico City, Mexico
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 21.91 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

40th Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Date: November 3rd – 19th, 2023
Place: Chicago, USA
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 100 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Ottawa International Animation Festival
Date: September 20 – 24, 2023
Place: Ottawa, Canada
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

9th Visioni Dal Mondo International Documentary Festival
Date: September 14 – 17, 2023
Place: Milan, Italy
Deadline: May 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Feature Documentaries (over 65 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry
June 2023

80th Venice International Film Festival
Date: August 30th – September 9th, 2023
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 1st, 2023 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: $ 70 – 80 Euros | Fees changes depending on the deadline
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

37th AFI FEST Film Festival
Date: October 25 – 29, 2023
Place: Los Angeles, United States
Deadline: June 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 70 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

Cinekid Festival
Date: October 15th – 29th, 2023
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Deadline: June 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

42nd Vancouver International Film Festival
Date: September 28th – October 8th, 2023
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Deadline: June 2nd, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Date: September 9th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Hong Kong
Deadline: June 2nd, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 25 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
Date: October 18th – 22nd, 2023
Place: St. John’s, Canada
Deadline: June 5th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 27 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

27th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Date: November 8th – 19th, 2023
Place: Toronto, Canada
Deadline: June 5th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 50 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

17th MOTELX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
Date: September 5th – 11th, 2023
Place: Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline: June 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Horror Films (Feature and Short Films)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

32nd Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Date: October 6th – 14th, 2023
Place: Hot Springs, USA
Deadline: June 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 35 – 80 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

80th Venice International Film Festival
Date: August 30th – September 9th, 2023
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 15th, 2023 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: $ 150 – 175 Euros | Fees changes depending on the deadline
Category: Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

66th Dox Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
Date: October 8th – 15th, 2023
Place: Leipzig, Germany
Deadline: June 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 34 – 55 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films (Documentary and Animated Films)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

12th Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
Date: October 18th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Bordeaux, France
Deadline: June 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 Euros
Category: Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Oldenburg International Film Festival
Date: September 13th – 17th, 2023
Place: Oldenburg, Germany
Deadline: June 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 70 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th Giornate degli Autori
Date: August 30 – September 9, 2023
Place: Venice, Italy
Deadline: June 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (over 60 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th International Human Rights Film Festival in Albania
Date: September 18th – 23rd, 2023
Place: Tirana, Albania
Deadline: June 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

71st San Sebastian International Film Festival
Date: September 22nd – 20th, 2023
Place: Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Deadline: June 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 70 – 200 Euros (Depending on the Film and Format)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

54th Nashville Film Festival
Date: September 28th – October 4th, 2023
Place: Nashville, USA
Deadline: June 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 95 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

34th St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
Date: October 18th – 22nd, 2023
Place: St. John’s, Canada
Deadline: June 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 27 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

41st Festival Tous Courts
Date: November 28 – December 2, 2023
Place: Aix-En-Provence, France
Deadline: June 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Animest, Bucharest International Animation Film Festival
Date: October 6 – 15, 2023
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Deadline: June 20th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

28th Busan International Film Festival
Date: October 4 -13, 2023
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: June 21st, 2023 (Short Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

21st Tirana International Film Festival
Date: September 23rd – 30th, 2023
Place: Tirana, Albania
Deadline: June 23rd, 2023
Entry Fee: $18 – 55 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th San Diego Asian Film Festival
Date: November 2nd – 11th, 2023
Place: San Diego, United States
Deadline: June 23rd, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 60 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th Calgary International Film Festival
Date: September 21st – October 1st, 2023
Place: Calgary, Canada
Deadline: June 26th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 85 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Date: October 6th – 9th, 2023
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Deadline: June 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 35 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Japane Short Films | World Premiere (Under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

19th Zurich Film Festival
Date: September 28th – October 8th, 2023
Place: Zurich, Switzerland
Deadline: June 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 55 – 80 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (Director’s 1st, 2nd or 3rd feature film)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Bucheon International Animation Festival
Date: October 20th – 24th, 2023
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: June 30th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry
July 2023

3rd San Diego Filipino Film Festival
Date: October 3 – 8, 2023
Place: San Diego, CA, United States
Deadline: July 3rd, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 45 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films (Only Filipino Filmmakers)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

15th Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Date: November 2 – 12, 2023
Place: Philadelphia, United States
Deadline: July 5th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 40 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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14th DOC NYC
Date: November 8th – 26th, 2023
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: July 5th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 110 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Documentary Films
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20th Reykjavík International Film Festival
Date: September 28th – October 8th, 2023
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland
Deadline: July 6th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 37.76 – 59.34 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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59th Chicago International Film Festival
Date: October 11th – 22nd, 2023
Place: Chicago, United States
Deadline: July 6th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 20 – 200 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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43rd Hawai‘I International Film Festival
Date: October 12 – 29, 2023
Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
Deadline: July 7th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 45 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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30th Kineko International Children’s Film Festival
Date: November 1 – 6, 2023
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: July 10th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 25 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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9th Seoul International Food Film Festival
Date: October 12 -20, 2023
Place: Seoul, Korea
Deadline: July 12th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE (Submission platforms may charge a fee)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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24th San Diego Asian Film Festival
Date: November 2nd – 11th, 2023
Place: San Diego, United States
Deadline: July 14th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 60 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films
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68th Cork International Film Festival
Date: November 9th – 19th, 2023
Place: Cork, Ireland
Deadline: July 14th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 80 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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27th Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Date: November 7th – 12th, 2023
Place: Winterthur, Switzerland
Deadline: July 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short Films (Under 30 minutes)
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56th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Date: October 5th – 15th, 2023
Place: Sitges, Spain
Deadline: July 17th, 2023
Entry Fee: Short Films $ 45 Euros | Feature Films $ 75 Euros
Category: Short and Feature Films
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15th Santa Fe International Film Festival
Date: October 18th – 22nd, 2023
Place: Santa Fe, USA
Deadline: July 19th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 80 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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28th Busan International Film Festival
Date: October 4 -13, 2023
Place: Busan, Korea
Deadline: July 19, 2023 (Feature Films)
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
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22nd Rome Independent Film Festival
Date: November 16 – 24, 2023
Place: Rome, Italy
Deadline: July 28th, 2023
Entry Fee: Features $ 38.37 USD | Short Films $ 10.96 USD
Category: Short and Feature Films
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25th Bucheon International Animation Festival
Date: October 20th – 24th, 2023
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Deadline: July 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Animated Films
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Animasyros International Animation Festival
Date: September 26th – October 1st, 2023
Place: Hermoupolis, Greece
Deadline: July 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Animated Films
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August 2023

52nd Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Date: October 21st – 29th, 2023
Place: Kyiv, Ukraine
Deadline: August 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 12 – 56 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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9th Cine a la Vista, International Film Festival for Teens
Date: September 11 – 20, 2023
Place: San Martín de los Andres, Argentina
Deadline: August 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature and Short Films
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17th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
Date: October 20 – 29, 2023
Place: Seattle, USA
Deadline: August 4th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 25 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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37th Leeds International Film Festival
Date: November 2nd – 16th, 2023
Place: Leeds, United Kingdom
Deadline: August 9th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 37 – 93 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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PÖFF Shorts
Date: November 7 – 15, 2023
Place: Tallinn, Estonia
Deadline: August 11th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 30 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (Under 45 minutes)
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29th Leuven International Short Film Festival
Date: November 24th – December 2nd, 2023
Place: Leuven, Belgium
Deadline: August 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 10 – 13 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (35 minutes)
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24th Izmir International Short Film Festival
Date: November 12th – 18th, 2023
Place: Izmir, Turkey
Deadline: August 20th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 20 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (Under 30 minutes)
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45th Festival des 3 Continents
Date: November 24th – December 3,rd 2023
Place: Nantes, France
Deadline: August 21st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 Euros
Category: Feature Films (Over 45 minutes)
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27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Date: November 3rd – 19th, 2023
Place: Tallinn, Estonia
Deadline: August 24th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 85 – 120 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Short and Feature Films
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12th DC South Asian Film Festival
Date: November 3rd – 27th, 2023
Place: DC, USA
Deadline: August 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 15 – 75 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films (from South Asia)
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54th International Film Festival of India GOA
Date: November 20 – 28, 2023
Place: GOA, India
Deadline: August 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Feature Films (over 70 minutes)
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September 2023

34th Stockholm International Film Festival
Date: November 8th – 19th, 2023
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Deadline: September 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 44 – 126 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature and Short Films
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41st Torino Film Festival
Date: November 24th – December 2nd, 2023
Place: Turin, Italy
Deadline: September 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 22 – 44 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Feature Films
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October 2023

7th SMIfest, Asian Moving Images Festival in Madrid
Date: October 8th – 15th, 2023
Place: Madrid, Spain
Deadline: October 1st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 11.20 USD (FilmFreeway) | $ $ 9.2 USD (FestHome)
Category: Short and Feature Films from Asian Filmmakers
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7th Asia Web Awards
Date: December 30, 2023
Place: Seoul, South Korea
Deadline: October 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 60 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Web Series, Shorts, Drone, and Musc Videos
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