VCers, we want to see your work make it out into the world. Just for you, a monthly list of some impactful film festivals open (and opening) to submission.
Guadalajara International Film Festival is open for for feature submissions. Deadline: Feb. 17th, 2023.
Sydney Film Festival is open for another month, to submissions in all categories.Deadline: Feb. 24th, 2023. 🏄
Just a couple of days before the submissions for the LGBTQ Marseille Film Festival come to a close. This is your last chance to showcase queer stories and doccies. 🌈 Deadline: Feb. 28th, 2023.
The deadline for the Provincetown International Film Festival has been extended! Nowâs your chance to be a part of the largest cultural event in lower Cape Cop. 🌼 Deadline: Mar. 1st, 2023.
DOC NYC was voted by MovieMaker magazine as one of the âtop five coolest documentary film festivals in the worldâ. Submit your documentary features or shorts now. 🗽 Early deadline: Mar. 1st, 2023. Final deadline: July 5th, 2023.
One of the UKâs leading documentary film festivals, Sheffield DocFest, is open for submissions! â˛ď¸ Deadline: Mar. 3rd, 2023
International Film Festival Cologne is open to submissions of shorts, features, documentaries and experimental films. 🔥 Deadline: Mar. 6th, 2023.
Encounters Film Fest is looking for submissions from South African filmmakers as well as international documentarians. 👁ď¸ Deadline: Mar. 10th, 2023
Have you just wrapped an animated doc? Submit to Annecy Festival. 🍾 Deadline: Feb. 25th, 2023 (shorts) or Mar. 15th, 2023 (features and VR).
Cannes Film Awards 🎟ď¸ is open to submissions until Mar. 10th 2023 (shorts) or Mar. 24th 2023 (features).
The 25th International Shanghai Film Festival is open for submissions. 🫶 Deadline: Mar. 23rd, 2023.
Submissions for Odense International Film Festival, an academy-award qualifying week-long festival in Denmark 🦢 , are open to filmmakers of all genres. Deadline: Apr. 1st, 2023.
HollyShorts Film Festival has been around for 19 years and offers filmmakers thousands of dollars worth of prizes. 💵 Submit your documentary film today. Deadline: Apr. 7th, 2023.
Raindance Film Festival is looking for the very best in film from the UK and around the world. Could that be you? 🗺ď¸ (PS. Early deadlines have the cheapest submission fees.) Early deadline: Apr. 10th, 2023.
The Champs-ĂlysĂŠes Film Festival is one of the most popular events for independent French and American filmmakers. Submit your film today. 🥐 Deadline: Apr. 23rd, 2023.
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.
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is now open for submissions! âď¸ VC Essential members get 20% off and VC GOLD members get 50% off submissions; head to Member Resources to get your code! 📢 Regular Deadline: Apr. 3rd 2023
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