Festival Agenda
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| 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival | 08.04.2025–19.04.2026 | Hong Kong |
03.11.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
03.11.2025 Early Deadline Feature 31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 45th Istanbul International Film Festival | 09.04.2025–20.04.2026 | Istanbul |
11.01.2026
Regular Deadline Features
11.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival 2025 | 16.10.2025–28.10.2025 | Vienna |
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| 49a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo | 16.10.2025–30.10.2025 | Sao Paulo |
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| 20th Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México Docs MX | 23.10.2025–31.10.2025 | Mexico City | ||
| 27th Bucheon International Animation Festival | 24.10.2025–28.10.2025 | Bucheon |
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| 17th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) | 24.10.2025–29.10.2025 | Seoul | ||
| 70. Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid | 24.10.2025–01.11.2025 | Valladolid |
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| 29th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | 24.10.2025–02.11.2025 | Jihlava |
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| 54th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival | 25.10.2025–02.11.2025 | Kiev |
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| 68. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm | 27.10.2025–02.11.2025 | Leipzig |
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| 38th Tokyo International Film Festival | 27.10.2025–05.11.2025 | Tokyo |
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| 42. Französische Filmtage Tübingen | 29.10.2025–05.11.2025 | Tübingen/Stuttgart | ||
| 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 30.10.2025–09.11.2025 | Thessaloniki |
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| 27th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival | 31.10.2025–09.11.2025 | Belo Horizonte | ||
| 31e Geneva International Film Festival GIFF | 31.10.2025–09.11.2025 | Genève | ||
| 49. Duisburger Filmwoche | 03.11.2025–09.11.2025 | Duisburg | ||
| 66° Festival dei Popoli | 03.11.2025–10.11.2025 | Florence |
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| 42nd Chicago International Children's Film Festival | 03.11.2025–19.11.2025 | Chicago |
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| 41. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin | 04.11.2025–09.11.2025 | Berlin |
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| 29. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur | 04.11.2025–09.11.2025 | Winterthur |
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| 21e Festival Augenblick | 04.11.2025–21.11.2025 | Strasbourg | ||
| 15th Aesthetica Short Film Festival ASFF | 05.11.2025–09.11.2025 | York | ||
| 36th Stockholm International Film Festival | 05.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Stockholm |
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| 31st Kolkata Film Festival | 06.11.2025–13.11.2025 | Kolkata | ||
| 40° Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata | 06.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Mar del Plata |
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| 70th Cork Film Festival | 06.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Cork |
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| 54th Alcine Festival de Cine | 06.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Madrid | ||
| 74. Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | 06.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Mannheim-Heidelberg | ||
| Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2025 | 06.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Taipei | ||
| 39th Leeds International Film Festival | 06.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Leeds |
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| 22° Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo | 07.11.2025–15.11.2025 | Seville |
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| 49th CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival | 07.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Espinho |
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| 29th PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival | 07.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Tallinn |
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| 39. Internationales Filmfestival Braunschweig | 10.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Braunschweig |
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| 22nd Zagreb Film Festival | 10.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Zagreb |
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| 46e Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne | 11.11.2025–16.11.2025 | Villeurbanne | ||
| PÖFF Shorts Festival 2025 | 11.11.2025–19.11.2025 | Tallinn |
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| 40e Festival Européen du Film court | 12.11.2025–17.11.2025 | Brest |
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| 47th Cairo International Film Festival | 12.11.2025–21.11.2025 | Cairo |
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| DOC NYC 2025 | 12.11.2025–30.11.2025 | New York |
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| 38th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | 13.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Amsterdam |
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| 45e Festival International du Film d'Amiens | 14.11.2025–22.11.2025 | Amiens | ||
| 63° Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon | 14.11.2025–22.11.2025 | Gijon |
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| 24th Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Almeria | 14.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Almeria | ||
| 38. exground filmfest Wiesbaden | 14.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Wiesbaden | ||
| 38. Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona | 15.11.2025–22.11.2025 | Bellinzona | ||
| 33rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage | 15.11.2025–22.11.2025 | Torun | ||
| 40e Entrevues Belfort - Festival international du film | 17.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Belfort | ||
| 42. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest | 18.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Kassel | ||
| 39e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie | 18.11.2025–23.11.2025 | Moncton | ||
| 29° FIDOCS Festival Internacional Documentales Santiago de Chile | 19.11.2025–26.11.2025 | Santiago de Chile | ||
| 12° Porto Post Doc Film & Media Festival | 20.11.2025–29.11.2025 | Porto |
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| 28e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal | 20.11.2025–30.11.2025 | Montreal |
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| 67 ZINEBI International Festival of Documentary and Short Film | 21.11.2025–28.11.2025 | Bilbao |
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| 43° Torino Film Festival | 21.11.2025–29.11.2025 | Torino |
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| 38th Foyle Film Festival | 21.11.2025–30.11.2025 | Foyle | ||
| 22nd Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival GZDOC | 26.11.2025–28.11.2025 | Guangzhou | Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition | |
| 47e Poitiers Film Festival | 28.11.2025–05.12.2025 | Poitiers | ||
| 31st Leuven International Short Film Festival | 28.11.2025–06.12.2025 | Leuven |
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| 28th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People | 29.11.2025–06.12.2025 | Athens |
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| 34th International Euroshorts Film Festival | 01.12.2025–07.12.2025 | Warsaw | ||
| 22nd International Animated Film Festival Animateka | 01.12.2025–07.12.2025 | Ljubljana |
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| 43e Festival Tous Courts | 02.12.2025–06.12.2025 | Aix-en-provence | ||
| 23rd Bogota Short Film Festival | 02.12.2025–09.12.2025 | Bogota |
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| 20th International Short Film Festival ZUBROFFKA | 03.12.2025–07.12.2025 | Bialystok | ||
| 24th Watch Docs Human Rights Int. Film Festival Warsaw | 05.12.2025–14.12.2025 | Warsaw |
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| 17e Les Arcs Film Festival | 13.12.2025–20.12.2025 | Les Arcs |
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| 17th International Short Film Festival - Wiz-Art | 17.12.2025–21.12.2025 | Lviv | ||
| 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival | 02.01.2026–13.01.2026 | Palm Springs |
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| 38th Minimalen Short Film Festival Trondheim | 13.01.2026–18.01.2026 | Trondheim | Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition | |
| 37 Trieste Film Festival | 16.01.2026–24.01.2026 | Trieste |
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| 27th Black Movie Geneva Film Festival | 16.01.2026–25.01.2026 | Genève |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Features
31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 38e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers | 17.01.2026–25.01.2026 | Angers |
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| 35th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival | 17.01.2026–26.01.2026 | Bondi Beach |
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| 47. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken | 19.01.2026–25.01.2026 | Saarbrücken |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Features
31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 61. Solothurner Filmtage | 21.01.2026–28.01.2026 | Solothurn | ||
| 42nd Sundance Film Festival | 22.01.2026–01.02.2026 | Park City |
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| FIPADOC Festival International de Documentaires audiovisuels 2026 | 23.01.2026–31.01.2026 | Biarritz |
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| 49. Göteborg International Film Festival | 23.01.2026–01.02.2026 | Göteborg |
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| 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam | 29.01.2026–08.02.2026 | Rotterdam |
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| 43e Festival International du Premier Film d'Annonay | 30.01.2026–02.02.2026 | Annonay |
15.11.2025
Regular Deadline Features
15.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 48th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | 30.01.2026–07.02.2026 | Clermont-Ferrand |
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| 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 04.02.2026–14.02.2026 | Santa Barbara |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Features
31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 03.12.2025 Late Deadline Features 03.12.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 12. Woche der Kritik / Berlin Critics' Week | 11.02.2026–19.02.2026 | Berlin | Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition | |
| 76. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin | 12.02.2026–22.02.2026 | Berlin |
05.11.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
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| 56. Internationales Forum des Jungen Films | 12.02.2026–22.02.2026 | Berlin |
05.11.2025
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| 23. Berlinale Talents | 13.02.2026–18.02.2026 | Berlin | ||
| 30th Mostra internacional de cinema d'animacio de Catalunya | 19.02.2026–22.02.2026 | Lleida | ||
| 32nd Slamdance Film Festival Park City | 19.02.2026–25.02.2026 | Park City | ||
| 45th Anima - The Brussels Animation Film Festival | 20.02.2026–01.03.2026 | Brussels |
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| 20th Pragueshorts Film Festival | 25.02.2026–01.03.2026 | Prague |
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| 22nd Glasgow Film Festival | 25.02.2026–08.03.2026 | Glasgow |
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| 46th Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival | 27.02.2026–08.03.2026 | Porto |
01.11.2025
Early Deadline Feature
01.11.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 30.11.2025 Regular Deadline Features 30.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| New York International Children's Film Festival 2026 | 27.02.2026–15.03.2026 | New York |
15.12.2025
Late Deadline Shorts
15.12.2025 Late Deadline Features |
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| 56th Tampere Film Festival | 04.03.2026–08.03.2026 | Tampere |
03.11.2025
Late Deadline Shorts
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| 22nd True/False Film Fest 2026 | 05.03.2026–08.03.2026 | Columbia |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Features
31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 01.12.2025 Late Deadline Features 01.12.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 28th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 05.03.2026–15.03.2026 | Thessaloniki |
30.11.2025
Late Deadline Features
30.11.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 41e Festival International du Film de Mons | 06.03.2026–14.03.2026 | Mons |
10.12.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features |
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| 24e Festival International du film et forum international sur les droits humains | 06.03.2026–15.03.2026 | Genève |
20.11.2025
Regular Deadline Features
20.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 36th Cinequest Film & VR Festival | 09.03.2026–22.03.2026 | San Jose |
01.11.2025
Late Deadline Features
01.11.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| Tricky Women Festival 2026 | 11.03.2026–15.03.2026 | Vienna | ||
| 23rd CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival | 11.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Copenhagen |
01.11.2025
Late Deadline Features
01.11.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 28th One World International Human Rights Film Festival Prague | 11.03.2026–24.04.2026 | Prague |
01.11.2025
Late Deadline Features
01.11.2025 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| SXSW South By Southwest Film Festival 2026 | 12.03.2026–18.03.2026 | Austin |
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| 25th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival | 12.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Lisbon |
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| 44e Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA) | 12.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Montréal | ||
| 30th Sofia International Film Festival | 12.03.2026–31.03.2026 | Sofia |
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| Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026 (TAAF) | 13.03.2026–16.03.2026 | Tokyo |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
10.11.2025 Regular Deadline Features |
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| 17th China International New Media Short Film Festival (CSFF) | 13.03.2026–16.03.2026 | Shenzhen | ||
| Kaboom Animation Festival 2026 | 13.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Utrecht / Amsterdam |
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| 30. REGARD - Festival international du court métrage | 18.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Saguenay |
01.11.2025
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| 19th Glasgow Short Film Festival | 18.03.2026–22.03.2026 | Glasgow |
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| 22nd Docville International Documentary Film Festival Leuven | 18.03.2026–26.03.2026 | Leuven |
01.11.2025
Early Deadline Features
01.11.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 10.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 10.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 44e Festival Cinéma d'Alès - Itinérances | 20.03.2026–29.03.2026 | Alès |
30.11.2025
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| 40th Fribourg International Film Festival | 20.03.2026–29.03.2026 | Fribourg |
11.12.2025
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11.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 48e Cinéma du Réel Festival international de films documentaires Paris | 21.03.2026–28.03.2026 | Paris |
03.11.2025
Regular Deadline Features
03.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 10.11.2025 Late Deadline Features 10.11.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival | 24.03.2026–29.03.2026 | Ann Arbor |
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| 36th International Short Film Festival Rio de Janeiro | 25.03.2026–01.04.2026 | Rio de Janeiro |
31.01.2026
Regular Deadline Shorts
Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 44° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay | 25.03.2026–05.04.2026 | Montevideo |
31.10.2025
Regular Deadline Features
31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 27e Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille | 30.03.2026–04.03.2026 | Marseille |
16.11.2025
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| 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival | 01.04.2026–12.04.2026 | Hong Kong |
02.11.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
02.11.2025 Early Deadline Feature 31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 42e Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille | 02.04.2026–07.04.2026 | Lille |
14.12.2025
Late Deadline Shorts
Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 48e Festival International de Films de Femmes Créteil | 03.04.2026–11.04.2026 | Créteil |
31.10.2025
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31.10.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 44e Festival international du film fantastique Bruxelles | 03.04.2026–18.04.2026 | Brussels |
16.02.2026
Regular Deadline Features
16.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 35th Aspen Shortsfest | 07.04.2026–11.04.2026 | Aspen |
14.11.2025
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| 18th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen | 07.04.2026–12.04.2026 | Nijmegen |
15.11.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
15.12.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 55th New Directors New Films Festival New York | 08.04.2026–19.04.2026 | New York |
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| 50th Cleveland International Film Festival | 09.04.2026–18.04.2026 | Cleveland |
19.12.2025
Regular Deadline Features
19.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 02.01.2026 Late Deadline Features 02.01.2026 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 31. It's All True / É Tudo Verdade International Documentary Film Festival Sao Paulo | 09.04.2026–19.04.2026 | Sao Paulo |
30.11.2025
Regular Deadline Features
30.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 2ANNAS International Short Film Festival | 10.04.2026–16.04.2026 | Riga |
01.11.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
01.12.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 53rd Athens International Film and Video Festival AIFVF | 13.04.2026–19.04.2026 | Ohio |
01.12.2025
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01.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 38.International Short Film Festival Dresden | 14.04.2026–19.04.2026 | Dresden |
01.12.2025
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| 65. Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (FICCI) | 14.04.2026–19.04.2026 | Cartagena |
10.12.2025
Regular Deadline Features
10.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 27° Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente BAFICI | 15.04.2026–26.04.2026 | Buenos Aires |
19.12.2025
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19.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 29th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | 16.04.2026–19.04.2026 | Durham |
15.11.2025
Regular Deadline Features
15.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 48th Moscow International Film Festival | 16.04.2026–23.04.2026 | Moscow |
26.02.2026
Regular Deadline Features
26.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 57. Visions du Réel - Festival international de cinéma Nyon | 17.04.2026–24.04.2026 | Nyon |
06.11.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
06.11.2025 Early Deadline Features 15.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 15.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 41° Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara | 17.04.2026–25.04.2026 | Guadalajara |
14.11.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
19.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features |
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| 23e Festival du cinéma de Brive | 20.04.2026–25.04.2026 | Brive |
20.02.2026
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20.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| Punto de Vista - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Navarra-20a edicion | 20.04.2026–25.04.2026 | Punto de Vista | ||
| 55th International Student Film Festival | 22.04.2026–26.04.2026 | Potsdam-Babelsberg |
08.01.2026
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08.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 39th European Media Art Festival Osnabrück | 22.04.2026–26.04.2026 | Osnabrück |
10.01.2026
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10.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 43rd Busan International Short Film Festival | 23.04.2026–28.04.2026 | Busan |
06.11.2025
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06.01.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 29th Brussels Short Film Festival | 23.04.2026–02.05.2026 | Brussels |
04.12.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
15.01.2026 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 69th San Francisco International Film Festival | 23.04.2026–03.05.2026 | San Francisco |
12.11.2025
Regular Deadline Shorts
12.11.2025 Regular Deadline Features 10.12.2025 Late Deadline Features |
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| 33rd Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto | 23.04.2026–03.05.2026 | Toronto |
31.10.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
31.10.2025 Early Deadline Features 12.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 12.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 09.01.2026 Late Deadline Features Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 21st ECU The European Independent Film Festival Paris | 24.04.2026–26.04.2026 | Paris |
19.12.2025
Early Deadline Features
19.12.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 16.01.2026 Regular Deadline Features 16.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 74th Trento Film Festival Mountains and Cultures | 24.04.2026–03.05.2026 | Trento | ||
| 23rd Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz | 28.04.2026–03.05.2026 | Linz |
06.01.2026
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06.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 72. Internationale Kurzfilmtage | 28.04.2026–03.05.2026 | Oberhausen |
19.01.2026
Regular Deadline Shorts
22.02.2026 Special Deadlines (see Remarks below) |
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| 29. Pink Apple Schwullesbisches Filmfestival Zürich | 28.04.2026–07.05.2026 | Zürich |
31.01.2026
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31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 27th Jeonju International Film Festival | 30.04.2026–09.05.2026 | Jeonju |
02.01.2026
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02.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 23rd IndieLisboa International Film Festival | 30.04.2026–10.05.2026 | Lisbon |
19.11.2025
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19.11.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 19.12.2025 Late Deadline Features 19.12.2025 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 15th Taiwan International Documentary Festival | 01.05.2026–10.05.2026 | Taipei |
04.12.2025
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| Documenta Madrid 26 | 05.05.2026–10.05.2026 | Madrid |
25.02.2026
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25.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 17th International Festival of Animated Films ANIFILM Liberec | 05.05.2026–10.05.2026 | Liberec |
31.12.2025
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31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 33. Internationales Trickfilm-Festival | 05.05.2026–10.05.2026 | Stuttgart |
15.11.2025
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15.01.2026 Regular Deadline Features Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 41. DOK.fest München | 06.05.2026–17.05.2026 | Munich |
15.12.2025
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15.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 02.02.2026 Special Deadlines Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 52nd Seattle International Film Festival | 07.05.2026–17.05.2026 | Seattle |
18.12.2025
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18.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 23rd Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival | 08.05.2026–17.05.2026 | Warsaw |
06.01.2026
Regular Deadline Features
06.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 79e Festival international du film de Cannes | 12.05.2026–23.05.2026 | Cannes |
03.02.2026
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| 58e édition - La Quinzaine des Cinéastes | 12.05.2026–23.05.2026 | Cannes |
14.03.2026
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| La Cinef 2026 | 12.05.2026–23.05.2026 | Cannes |
15.02.2026
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| Festival de Cannes Un certain regard 2026 | 12.05.2026–23.05.2026 | Cannes |
03.03.2026
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| 65e Semaine Internationale de la Critique Cannes | 13.05.2026–21.05.2026 | Cannes |
14.03.2026
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| Cannes ACID 2026 | 13.05.2026–22.05.2026 | Cannes |
31.01.2026
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27.02.2026 Regular Deadline Features 13.03.2026 Late Deadline Features Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 28th Mecal Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona | 20.05.2026–30.05.2026 | Barcelona |
08.03.2026
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| 28. Videoex - Experimental-Film & Video Festival | 22.05.2026–31.05.2026 |
14.03.2026
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| Les 24. sommets du cinéma d'animation de Montréal | 25.05.2026–30.05.2026 | Montréal |
28.02.2026
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| 28th Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia Tokyo | 25.05.2026–10.06.2026 | Tokyo |
30.11.2025
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| 23. VIS Vienna Shorts Festival | 26.05.2026–31.05.2026 | Vienna |
05.01.2026
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| 28th Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival Tel Aviv | 27.05.2026–06.06.2026 | Tel Aviv |
06.12.2025
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06.12.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 23.01.2026 Regular Deadline Features 23.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 66th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth | 28.05.2026–03.06.2026 | Zlin |
01.03.2026
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| 29th Brooklyn International Film Festival | 29.05.2026–07.06.2026 | Brooklyn | ||
| 66th Krakow Film Festival | 31.05.2026–07.06.2026 | Krakow |
30.11.2025
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30.11.2025 Early Deadline Features 31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Features 31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts |
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| 28. Mo&Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival | 02.06.2026–07.06.2026 | Hamburg |
31.01.2026
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| 42. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg | 02.06.2026–07.06.2026 | Hamburg |
31.01.2026
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| 73rd Sydney Film Festival | 03.06.2026–14.06.2026 | Sydney |
28.02.2026
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| 25th Tribeca Film Festival New York | 03.06.2026–14.06.2026 | New York |
30.10.2025
Early Deadline Shorts
04.12.2025 Regular Deadline Features 18.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 15.01.2026 Late Deadline Features 05.02.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| Milano Film Fest | 04.06.2026–09.06.2026 | Milan |
01.03.2026
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| 54° Huesca International Film Festival | 05.06.2026–13.06.2026 | Huesca |
16.02.2026
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| 36th World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest | 08.06.2026–13.06.2026 | Zagreb |
01.02.2026
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| 49th Norwegian Short Film Festival | 10.06.2026–14.06.2026 | Grimstad |
15.02.2026
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| 40e Festival du Film de Cabourg | 10.06.2026–14.06.2026 | Cabourg |
12.05.2026
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| Sheffield Doc/Fest 2026 | 10.06.2026–15.06.2026 | Sheffield |
29.11.2025
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29.11.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 07.02.2026 Regular Deadline Features 07.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 28.02.2026 Late Deadline Features 28.02.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 42nd Asolo ArtFilm Festival | 12.06.2026–14.06.2026 | Asolo |
31.12.2025
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| 28th Shanghai International Film Festival | 12.06.2026–21.06.2026 | Shanghai |
31.03.2026
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| 25th Transilvania International Film Festival Cluj-Napoca | 12.06.2026–21.06.2026 | Transilvania |
01.02.2026
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| 34th Raindance Film Festival | 17.06.2026–26.06.2026 | London |
08.12.2025
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| 41° Festival Internacional de Cine Cinema Jove Valencia | 18.06.2026–27.06.2026 | Valencia |
20.03.2026
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| 28th Taipei Film Festival | 19.06.2026–04.07.2026 | Taipei |
14.03.2026
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| FEST - New Filmmakers / New Films Festival | 20.06.2026–28.06.2026 | Espinho |
04.01.2026
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| 50e Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy | 21.06.2026–27.06.2026 | Annecy |
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| 32nd Palm Springs International ShortFest | 23.06.2026–29.06.2026 | Palm Springs |
01.11.2025
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31.12.2025 Regular Deadline Shorts 07.02.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 49e Festival du Film Court en plein air de Grenoble | 24.06.2026–27.06.2026 | Grenoble |
07.03.2026
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| 54e Festival International du Film de La Rochelle | 26.06.2026–04.07.2026 | La Rochelle |
30.04.2026
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| 44. Filmfest München | 26.06.2026–05.07.2026 | Munich |
12.03.2026
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| 23rd International Short Film Festival "In the Palace" | 27.06.2026–04.07.2026 | Balchik | ||
| 19th Fest Anca International Animation Festival | 30.06.2026–05.07.2026 | Bratislava |
31.12.2025
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| 23. FICC Curtocircuito - International Short Film Festival | 30.06.2026–05.07.2026 | Santiago de Compostela |
20.05.2026
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| 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 02.07.2026–12.07.2026 | Bucheon |
30.04.2026
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| 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 03.07.2026–11.07.2026 | Karlovy Vary |
28.02.2026
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| 25th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | 03.07.2026–11.07.2026 | Neuchâtel |
18.04.2026
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| 19th Animator International Animated Film Festival Poznan | 04.07.2026–12.07.2026 | Poznan |
19.01.2026
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| 37e FID Festival international de cinéma Marseille | 07.07.2026–12.07.2026 | Marseille |
31.01.2026
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31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 15.03.2026 Late Deadline Features 15.03.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 18th Short Waves Festival | 08.07.2026–12.07.2026 | Poznan |
22.02.2026
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| 56th Giffoni Film Festival | 16.07.2026–25.07.2026 | Giffoni Valle Piana |
31.05.2026
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| 30th LA Shorts International Film Festival | 16.07.2026–28.07.2026 | Los Angeles |
28.02.2026
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| 34th Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival | 17.07.2026–26.07.2026 | Vila do Conde |
28.02.2026
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| 47th Durban International Film Festival | 17.07.2026–27.07.2026 | Durban |
19.12.2025
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19.12.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Features 31.01.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 67e Ciné-Rencontres Festival de Cinéma | 18.07.2026–25.07.2026 | Prades |
25.01.2026
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| 29. Cinehill Film Festival | 21.07.2026–26.07.2026 | Motovun / Gorski Kotar |
17.03.2026
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| 29th Guanajuato International Film Festival | 24.07.2026–02.08.2026 | Guanajuato |
01.04.2026
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| 25th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren | 31.07.2026–08.08.2026 | Prizren |
15.01.2026
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28.02.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 30.03.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 57e Festival du Film des Diablerets | 01.08.2026–08.08.2026 | Les Diablerets |
10.04.2026
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| 30th Rhode Island International Film Festival | 04.08.2026–09.08.2026 | Providence, Rhode Island |
15.01.2026
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| 79° Locarno Film Festival | 05.08.2026–15.08.2026 | Locarno |
20.02.2026
Early Deadline Features
20.02.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 10.04.2026 Regular Deadline Features 10.04.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 24.04.2026 Late Deadline Features 24.04.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 36ème Semaine de la critique | 07.08.2026–14.08.2026 | Locarno | Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 79th Edinburgh International Film Festival | 13.08.2026–19.08.2026 | Edinburgh |
14.03.2026
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| 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival | 14.08.2026–21.08.2026 | Sarajevo |
07.02.2026
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| 25th Concorto Film Festival | 15.08.2026–22.08.2026 | Pontenure |
01.05.2026
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| 38e Etats généraux du film documentaire Lussas | 16.08.2026–22.08.2026 | Lussas |
31.03.2026
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| 37th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival | 20.08.2026–30.08.2026 | Sao Paulo |
31.03.2026
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| 37th Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | 21.08.2026–30.08.2026 | Espoo |
02.03.2026
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| 19e Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême | 24.08.2026–29.08.2026 | Angoulême | ||
| 41st Odense International Film Festival | 25.08.2026–31.08.2026 | Odense |
01.01.2026
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01.03.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 18.04.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 23° Giornate degli Autori | 26.08.2026–05.09.2026 | Venice |
16.06.2026
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| 83° Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - La Biennale di Venezia | 26.08.2026–05.09.2026 | Venice |
15.05.2026
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31.05.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 31.05.2026 Early Deadline Features 13.06.2026 Regular Deadline Features 13.06.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 41. Settimana Internazionale della Critica Venezia | 26.08.2026–05.09.2026 | Venice |
20.06.2026
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| 53rd Telluride Film Festival | 28.08.2026–31.08.2026 | Telluride |
15.04.2026
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| Fantoche 24. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden | 01.09.2026–06.09.2026 | Baden |
11.05.2026
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| 51st Toronto International Film Festival | 03.09.2026–13.09.2026 | Toronto |
28.03.2026
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28.03.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 09.05.2026 Regular Deadline Features 09.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 9th Brussels International Film Festival BRIFF | 04.09.2026–12.09.2026 | Brussels |
30.06.2026
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| 49th Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) | 07.09.2026–13.09.2026 | Drama |
30.04.2026
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| 16e Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec | 09.09.2026–13.09.2026 | Québec |
10.06.2026
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| 22e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie Bienne | 16.09.2026–20.09.2026 | Bienne |
14.06.2026
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| 31st Busan International Film Festival | 16.09.2026–25.09.2026 | Busan |
02.07.2026
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| Queer Lisboa 30 International Queer Film Festival | 18.09.2026–26.09.2026 | Lisbon |
30.05.2026
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| 35e Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine | 19.09.2026–25.09.2026 | Biarritz |
31.05.2026
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| 19e Festival international du film de Femmes Salé | 21.09.2026–26.09.2026 | Salé |
30.06.2026
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| 16th Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival BIEFF | 21.09.2026–27.09.2026 | Bucharest |
31.03.2026
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| 24th Tirana International Film Festival | 21.09.2026–27.09.2026 | Tirana |
31.10.2025
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31.10.2025 Early Deadline Shorts 21.05.2026 Regular Deadline Features 21.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 21.06.2026 Late Deadline Features 21.06.2026 Late Deadline Shorts |
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| 22nd 25 FPS International Experimental Films & Video Festival | 22.09.2026–26.09.2026 | Zagreb |
30.05.2026
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| 31st Encounters Film Festival | 23.09.2026–27.09.2026 | Bristol |
24.03.2026
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12.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 29.05.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 50th Ottawa International Animation Festival | 23.09.2026–27.09.2026 | Ottawa |
31.05.2026
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| 10th PYIFF Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival | 23.09.2026–29.09.2026 | Jinzhong |
15.07.2026
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| 49. LUCAS Internationales Festival für junge Filmfans | 24.09.2026–01.10.2026 | Frankfurt |
01.05.2026
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| 42nd International Film Festival Haifa | 24.09.2026–03.10.2026 | Haifa |
11.07.2026
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| 22. Zurich Film Festival | 24.09.2026–04.10.2026 | Zurich |
31.03.2026
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| 23rd Reykjavik International Film Festival | 24.09.2026–04.10.2026 | Reykjavik |
31.03.2026
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31.03.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 14.07.2026 Late Deadline Features 14.07.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 19e Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | 25.09.2026–04.10.2026 | Strasbourg |
15.06.2026
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| 31. Schlingel - Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und junges Publikum | 26.09.2026–03.10.2026 |
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| 49th Portland International Film Festival | 30.09.2026–04.10.2026 | Portland |
18.06.2026
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| 32nd Athens International Film Festival | 30.09.2026–11.10.2026 | Athens |
13.07.2026
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| 45th Vancouver International Film Festival | 01.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Vancouver |
18.04.2026
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18.04.2026 Early Deadline Features 16.05.2026 Regular Deadline Features 16.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 30.05.2026 Late Deadline Shorts 30.05.2026 Late Deadline Features Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 28th Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | 01.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Rio de Janeiro |
30.06.2026
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| 41e Festival international du film francophone Namur | 02.10.2026–09.10.2026 | Namur | Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 21st Anim’est International Animation Film Festival | 02.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Bucharest |
22.06.2026
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| 34th Hamptons International Film Festival | 02.10.2026–12.10.2026 | Hampton |
06.04.2026
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06.04.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 27.04.2026 Regular Deadline Features 27.04.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 18.05.2026 Late Deadline Features 18.05.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 14th Indie Cork Film Festival | 04.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Cork |
14.06.2026
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| 15e Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux | 06.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Bordeaux |
09.06.2026
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| 70th BFI London Film Festival | 07.10.2026–18.10.2026 | London |
27.05.2026
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| 55e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal | 07.10.2026–18.10.2026 | Montreal |
31.03.2026
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31.03.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 01.05.2026 Regular Deadline Features 01.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 15.05.2026 Late Deadline Features 15.05.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 12° Bogota International Film Festival | 08.10.2026–14.10.2026 | Bogota |
17.06.2026
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| 53rd Film Fest Gent | 08.10.2026–18.10.2026 | Ghent |
30.04.2026
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01.05.2026 Regular Deadline Features 01.05.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 30.05.2026 Early Deadline Shorts 01.07.2026 Late Deadline Shorts 01.07.2026 Late Deadline Features Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 59. International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia | 08.10.2026–18.10.2026 | Sitges |
17.07.2026
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| 19th Heart of Gold International Film Festival | 09.10.2026–11.10.2026 | Gympie |
07.04.2026
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| 21st Sapporo Short Fest | 09.10.2026–12.10.2026 | Sapporo |
24.03.2026
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| 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival | 09.10.2026–18.10.2026 | Warsaw |
15.07.2026
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15.07.2026 Regular Deadline Shorts 31.07.2026 Late Deadline Features 31.07.2026 Late Deadline Shorts Info: Temporary deadlines for upcoming festival edition |
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| 26th Kaohsiung Film Festival | 09.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Kaohsiung |
31.03.2026
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| 16th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus | 10.10.2026–16.10.2026 | Limassol |
15.05.2026
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| 40th Cinekid Festival | 10.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Amsterdam |
01.06.2026
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| 17e Festival international du film La Roche-sur-Yon | 12.10.2026–18.10.2026 | La Roche-sur-Yon |
31.07.2026
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| 33° Festival international de cine de Valdivia (Ficvaldivia) | 12.10.2026–18.10.2026 | Valdivia |
21.04.2026
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| 21. Rome Film Fest | 14.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Rome |
31.07.2026
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| 62nd Chicago International Film Festival | 14.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Chicago |
08.04.2026
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| 24. Alice nella Città Film Festival | 14.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Rome |
12.08.2026
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| 24° doclisboa Festival internacional de cinema | 15.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Lisbon |
30.04.2026
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| 13rd Riga International Film Festival | 15.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Riga |
22.04.2026
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| 26. Edimotion - Festival für Filmschnitt und Montagekunst | 16.10.2026–19.10.2026 | Köln |
31.05.2026
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| 48e CINEMED Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier | 16.10.2026–24.10.2026 | Montpellier |
15.07.2026
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| 36th "Message to Man" International Film Festival St. Petersburg | 16.10.2026–24.10.2026 | St. Petersburg |
01.07.2026
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| 52nd Filmets Badalona Film Festival | 16.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Badalona |
31.05.2026
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| 45th Uppsala International Short Film Festival | 19.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Uppsala |
31.01.2026
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| 60. Internationale Filmtage Hof | 20.10.2026–25.10.2026 | Hof |
08.08.2026
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| 21st Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México Docs MX | 22.10.2026–30.10.2026 | Mexico City |
10.05.2026
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| 28th Bucheon International Animation Festival | 23.10.2026–27.10.2026 | Bucheon |
30.06.2026
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| 18th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) | 23.10.2026–28.10.2026 | Seoul |
04.07.2026
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| 43. Französische Filmtage Tübingen | 28.10.2026–04.11.2026 | Tübingen/Stuttgart |
15.08.2026
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| 28th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival | 30.10.2026–08.11.2026 | Belo Horizonte |
04.05.2026
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| 32e Geneva International Film Festival GIFF | 30.10.2026–08.11.2026 | Genève |
31.07.2026
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| 50. Duisburger Filmwoche | 02.11.2026–08.11.2026 | Duisburg |
18.06.2026
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| 22e Festival Augenblick | 03.11.2026–20.11.2026 | Strasbourg |
01.07.2026
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| 16th Aesthetica Short Film Festival ASFF | 04.11.2026–08.11.2026 | York | ||
| 32nd Kolkata Film Festival | 05.11.2026–12.11.2026 | Kolkata |
14.08.2026
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| 55th Alcine Festival de Cine | 05.11.2026–15.11.2026 | Madrid |
15.07.2026
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| 75. Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | 05.11.2026–15.11.2026 | Mannheim-Heidelberg |
16.06.2026
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| Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2026 | 05.11.2026–22.11.2026 | Taipei |
01.07.2026
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| 40. Internationales Filmfestival Braunschweig | 09.11.2026–15.11.2026 | Braunschweig |
17.04.2026
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| 47e Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne | 10.11.2026–15.11.2026 | Villeurbanne |
07.07.2026
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| 46e Festival International du Film d'Amiens | 13.11.2026–21.11.2026 | Amiens |
30.06.2026
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| 39. exground filmfest Wiesbaden | 13.11.2026–22.11.2026 | Wiesbaden |
01.07.2026
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| 25th Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Almeria | 13.11.2026–23.11.2026 | Almeria |
14.08.2026
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| 39. Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona | 14.11.2026–21.11.2026 | Bellinzona |
15.08.2026
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| 34th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage | 14.11.2026–21.11.2026 | Torun |
31.05.2026
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| 41e Entrevues Belfort - Festival international du film | 16.11.2026–22.11.2026 | Belfort |
31.07.2026
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| 40e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie | 17.11.2026–22.11.2026 | Moncton |
01.08.2026
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| 43. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest | 17.11.2026–22.11.2026 | Kassel |
24.06.2026
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| 30° FIDOCS Festival Internacional Documentales Santiago de Chile | 18.11.2026–25.11.2026 | Santiago de Chile |
04.07.2026
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| 39th Foyle Film Festival | 20.11.2026–29.11.2026 | Foyle |
02.06.2026
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| 48e Poitiers Film Festival | 27.11.2026–04.12.2026 | Poitiers |
02.07.2026
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| 29th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People | 28.11.2026–05.12.2026 | Athens |
31.07.2026
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| 35th International Euroshorts Film Festival | 30.11.2026–06.12.2026 | Warsaw |
10.09.2026
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| 23rd International Animated Film Festival Animateka | 30.11.2026–06.12.2026 | Ljubljana |
15.07.2026
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| 44e Festival Tous Courts | 01.12.2026–05.12.2026 | Aix-en-provence |
20.06.2026
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| 21st International Short Film Festival ZUBROFFKA | 02.12.2026–06.12.2026 | Bialystok |
07.09.2026
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| 25th Watch Docs Human Rights Int. Film Festival Warsaw | 04.12.2026–13.12.2026 | Warsaw |
01.08.2026
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| 18e Les Arcs Film Festival | 12.12.2026–19.12.2026 | Les Arcs |
03.10.2026
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| 18th International Short Film Festival - Wiz-Art | 16.12.2026–20.12.2026 | Lviv |
01.08.2026
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| 20th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival | 09.10.2027–16.10.2027 | Yamagata City |
15.12.2026
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