INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PROFILES
Profiles of over 50 international film festivals. Read about the festivals and find out what Australian films have screened at these festivals over the last 10 years. Discover deadline and screening information, and links to each festival's official website to start entering your film.
You can sort by name, location, genre of films accepted and deadline month by clicking on the column headings below. Where the exact date is not given, the festival has yet to finalise precise deadline.
Screen Australia also funds the below domestic film festivals:
1. AIDC (Australian International Documentary Conference)
2. Antenna Documentary Film Festival
3. Darwin International Film Festival
4. Flickerfest and Tour
5. Focus on Ability Film Festival
6. Melbourne International Animation Festival
7. The Other Film Festival
8. Revelation Perth International Film Festival
9. St Kilda Film Festival
10. Wide Angle Film Festival
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Adelaide Film Festival
Australia
Start: 19 Oct 2022
End: 30 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
26/4/22 Early Bird; 28/06/22 General; 02/08/22 Last Chance
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Adelaide Film Festival
Australia
Start: 19 Oct 2022
End: 30 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
26/4/22 Early Bird; 28/06/22 General; 02/08/22 Last Chance
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Adelaide Film Festival
Australia
Start: 19 Oct 2022
End: 30 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
26/4/22 Early Bird; 28/06/22 General; 02/08/22 Last Chance
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AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs)
United States
Start: 02 Nov 2022
End: 06 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
With AFI Fest in 2022. Early 2/3/22; Official 20/4/22; Final 15/6/22
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AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs)
United States
Start: 02 Nov 2022
End: 06 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
With AFI Fest in 2022. Early 2/3/22; Official 20/4/22; Final 15/6/22
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AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs)
United States
Start: 02 Nov 2022
End: 06 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
With AFI Fest in 2022. Early 2/3/22; Official 20/4/22; Final 15/6/22
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Aspen Shortsfest
United States
Start: 05 Apr 2022
End: 10 Apr 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Earlybird 16/08/21; Regular 5/10/21; Late 2/12/2021
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Aspen Shortsfest
United States
Start: 05 Apr 2022
End: 10 Apr 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Earlybird 16/08/21; Regular 5/10/21; Late 2/12/2021
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Aspen Shortsfest
United States
Start: 05 Apr 2022
End: 10 Apr 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Earlybird 16/08/21; Regular 5/10/21; Late 2/12/2021
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BFI London Film Festival
United Kingdom
Start: 01 Oct 2022
End: 01 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
October 2022 dates TBA. Deadline 9/6/2022
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BFI London Film Festival
United Kingdom
Start: 01 Oct 2022
End: 01 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
October 2022 dates TBA. Deadline 9/6/2022
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BFI London Film Festival
United Kingdom
Start: 01 Oct 2022
End: 01 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
October 2022 dates TBA. Deadline 9/6/2022
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Cannes Film Festival
France
Start: 17 May 2022
End: 28 May 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Student films 15/02/2022; Shorts 2/03/2022; Features 11/03/2022. Directors Fortnight Short and medium film 11/03/22; Features 25/03/22. Critics Week Shorts 11/03/22; Features 11/3/22
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Cannes Film Festival
France
Start: 17 May 2022
End: 28 May 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Student films 15/02/2022; Shorts 2/03/2022; Features 11/03/2022. Directors Fortnight Short and medium film 11/03/22; Features 25/03/22. Critics Week Shorts 11/03/22; Features 11/3/22
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Cannes Film Festival
France
Start: 17 May 2022
End: 28 May 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Student films 15/02/2022; Shorts 2/03/2022; Features 11/03/2022. Directors Fortnight Short and medium film 11/03/22; Features 25/03/22. Critics Week Shorts 11/03/22; Features 11/3/22
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CinefestOZ
Australia
Start: 24 Aug 2022
End: 28 Aug 2022
Submission Deadlines:
TBA. 2021 was 1/06/21
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CinefestOZ
Australia
Start: 24 Aug 2022
End: 28 Aug 2022
Submission Deadlines:
TBA. 2021 was 1/06/21
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CinefestOZ
Australia
Start: 24 Aug 2022
End: 28 Aug 2022
Submission Deadlines:
TBA. 2021 was 1/06/21
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Cinema Du Reel
France
Start: 11 Mar 2022
End: 20 Mar 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Films completed 15/01 to 1/08/2021 deadline 15/09/2021; films completed after 1/08/2021 deadline is 1/11/2021
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Cinema Du Reel
France
Start: 11 Mar 2022
End: 20 Mar 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Films completed 15/01 to 1/08/2021 deadline 15/09/2021; films completed after 1/08/2021 deadline is 1/11/2021
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Cinema Du Reel
France
Start: 11 Mar 2022
End: 20 Mar 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Films completed 15/01 to 1/08/2021 deadline 15/09/2021; films completed after 1/08/2021 deadline is 1/11/2021
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Cork International Film Festival
Republic of Ireland
Start: 10 Nov 2022
End: 20 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early Bird 11/3/22; Regular 20/5/22; Late 15/7/21
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Cork International Film Festival
Republic of Ireland
Start: 10 Nov 2022
End: 20 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early Bird 11/3/22; Regular 20/5/22; Late 15/7/21
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Cork International Film Festival
Republic of Ireland
Start: 10 Nov 2022
End: 20 Nov 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early Bird 11/3/22; Regular 20/5/22; Late 15/7/21
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DOK Leipzig
Germany
Start: 17 Oct 2022
End: 23 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
First for film 1/5/22; Final for film and XR 1/7/22
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DOK Leipzig
Germany
Start: 17 Oct 2022
End: 23 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
First for film 1/5/22; Final for film and XR 1/7/22
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DOK Leipzig
Germany
Start: 17 Oct 2022
End: 23 Oct 2022
Submission Deadlines:
First for film 1/5/22; Final for film and XR 1/7/22
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands
Start: 25 Jan 2023
End: 05 Feb 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features 4/10/22; Short and mid-length completed before 1 July - 23/08/22; Completed after 1 July - 20/09/22; VR
/Immersive works - 20/09/22
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands
Start: 25 Jan 2023
End: 05 Feb 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features 4/10/22; Short and mid-length completed before 1 July - 23/08/22; Completed after 1 July - 20/09/22; VR
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International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands
Start: 25 Jan 2023
End: 05 Feb 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features 4/10/22; Short and mid-length completed before 1 July - 23/08/22; Completed after 1 July - 20/09/22; VR
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Sheffield DocFest
United Kingdom
Start: 23 Jun 2022
End: 28 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early until 3/12/21; Standard until 11/2/2022; Late until 4/03/2022
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Sheffield DocFest
United Kingdom
Start: 23 Jun 2022
End: 28 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early until 3/12/21; Standard until 11/2/2022; Late until 4/03/2022
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Sheffield DocFest
United Kingdom
Start: 23 Jun 2022
End: 28 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early until 3/12/21; Standard until 11/2/2022; Late until 4/03/2022
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Sundance Film Festival
United States
Start: 19 Jan 2023
End: 29 Jan 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features Early 12/8/22, Official 2/9/22, Late 26/9/22; Shorts Early 1/8/22, Official 19/8/22, Late 5/9/22; New Frontier Early 5/8/22, Official 22/8/22, Late 9/9/22; Episodic Early 8/8/22, Official 26/8/22, Late 12/9/22.
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Sundance Film Festival
United States
Start: 19 Jan 2023
End: 29 Jan 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features Early 12/8/22, Official 2/9/22, Late 26/9/22; Shorts Early 1/8/22, Official 19/8/22, Late 5/9/22; New Frontier Early 5/8/22, Official 22/8/22, Late 9/9/22; Episodic Early 8/8/22, Official 26/8/22, Late 12/9/22.
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Sundance Film Festival
United States
Start: 19 Jan 2023
End: 29 Jan 2023
Submission Deadlines:
Features Early 12/8/22, Official 2/9/22, Late 26/9/22; Shorts Early 1/8/22, Official 19/8/22, Late 5/9/22; New Frontier Early 5/8/22, Official 22/8/22, Late 9/9/22; Episodic Early 8/8/22, Official 26/8/22, Late 12/9/22.
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Tribeca Film Festival
United States
Start: 08 Jun 2022
End: 19 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early 3/11/21; Official 8/12/21; Late 19/01/22
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Tribeca Film Festival
United States
Start: 08 Jun 2022
End: 19 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early 3/11/21; Official 8/12/21; Late 19/01/22
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Tribeca Film Festival
United States
Start: 08 Jun 2022
End: 19 Jun 2022
Submission Deadlines:
Early 3/11/21; Official 8/12/21; Late 19/01/22
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