• Portland Film Festival’s currently open for submissions of films and TikTok or Instagram reels. Early deadline: Apr 16th, 2023.

• Submit your experimental films, docs or features to Torino Underground Cinefest. Early deadline: Apr 21st, 2023.

• The Champs-Élysées Film Festival is one of the most popular events for independent French and American filmmakers. Submit your film today. 🥐 Deadline: Apr. 23rd, 2023.

• Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival is open for submissions! Deadline: April 28th.

• The History Film Festival is looking for documentaries that confirm how exciting history can be while still promoting diversity, tolerance, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation. 🏺📜 Extended Deadline: April 30th, 2023.

• Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival is the largest festival for creative documentary films with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. 🏰 Sounds right for you? Submit your work! Deadline: April 30th, 2023.

• Want to share your independent film with South Africans, and screen in cities like Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town? Lucky for you, the SA Independent Film Fest is open for submissions! Early Bird Deadline: April 31st, 2023.

• DOC NYC 2023 🍎, America’s largest documentary film festival, is open for submissions! Submit now and expect to hear back from them in September. 📢 Regular Deadline: May 1st, 2023. 🌟VC Members can use code 23VCONSORTIUM15 for 15% off your submission fee (this is a limited code so submit yours soon)!

• The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival screens high-quality Australian and International films. 🦘 Submit today. Final deadline: May 8th, 2023.

• Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival is currently open to submissions. 📽 Deadline: May 15th, 2023.

• Minikino Film Week in Bali is accepting submissions for short documentaries and mixed media projects. 📽 Deadline: Apr 30th, 2023.

• Raindance Film Festival is looking for the very best in film from the UK and around the world. Could that be you? 🗺️ (PS. Early deadlines have the cheapest submission fees.) Regular deadline: May 8th, 2023.

• Submit your experimental, animated, indigenous and documentary stories to Regina International Film Awards. Deadline: May 10th, 2023.

• Submit your work to The Global Peace Film Festival. Next deadline: May 10th, 2023.

• Uppsala Short Film Awards is accepting submissions. Deadline: May 31st, 2023.

• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is now open for submissions! ⭐️ VC Essential members get 20% off and VC GOLD members get 50% off submissions; head to Member Resources to get your code! 📢 Late Deadline: June. 1st 2023

• The 20th edition of the Reykjavík International Film Festival will take place between September 28th and October 8th, 2023. Submit now to make the Regular Deadline: July 6th, 2023

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