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Festivals and Markets

Browse profiles of festivals, markets and pitching forums, read tips and insights from travel reports, and get support from Screen Australia at markets and festivals.

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Screen Australia supports the Australian screen industry to connect with international audiences, partners and opportunities, through key international festivals and markets.

This section offers an overview of some of the major international festivals and markets, featuring screening opportunities, submission deadlines, tips for attendees and examples of Australian works selected previously.

Festivals celebrate creative excellence and provide a platform to showcase screen content to audiences and critics, while markets are business-focused events designed to initiate production, financing, sales and distribution partners.

Screen Australia promotes Australian talent and content on the world stage, supporting practitioners to attend major festivals, key markets and pitching forums. We facilitate strategic delegations, matchmaking and networking opportunities, and provide umbrella support at the significant international markets and industry conferences.

For up-to-date submission dates, please head to the festival website or FilmFreeway.

Explore how Screen Australia can support your international festival and/or market journey. 

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  • All genre France

    Cannes Film Festival about Cannes Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    12/05/2026 – 24/05/2026
    Festival Description:
    It’s the dream of many a filmmaker to walk up the red carpet and into the Palais where their film is screening in Competition to a full house.
    View Festival Details
  • All genre France

    Cannes Film Market about Cannes Film Market

    Festival Dates:
    12/05/2026 – 20/05/2026
    Festival Description:
    The Cannes Film Festival is the biggest and most important celebration of cinema on the annual festival calendar and a unique opportunity to build a network of international film industry professionals.
    View Market Details
  • All genre Australia

    CinefestOZ about CinefestOZ

    Festival Dates:
    30/08/2025 – 7/09/2025
    Festival Description:
    Cinefest Oz takes place annually in August south of Perth in Busselton and the Margaret River wine region.
    View Festival Details
  • Documentary France

    Cinema Du Reel about Cinema Du Reel

    Festival Dates:
    22/03/2025 – 30/03/2025
    Festival Description:
    Established in 1979, this festival features documentaries chosen for their ethnographic and sociological content.
    View Festival Details
  • Shorts France

    Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival about Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    30/01/2026 – 7/02/2026
    Festival Description:
    Clermont-Ferrand claims to be the world’s largest short film festival and is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes.
    View Festival Details
  • TV United Kingdom

    Content London about Content London

    Festival Dates:
    1/12/2025 – 4/12/2025
    Festival Description:
    Since its inaugural market in 2014, Content London has quickly established itself as one of the most important TV drama events in the industry calendar.
    View Market Details
  • All genre Republic of Ireland

    Cork International Film Festival about Cork International Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    6/11/2025 – 16/11/2025
    Festival Description:
    Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) is Ireland’s first and largest film festival and a local, national and international celebration of cinema, running annually in November in venues in Cork City and online nationwide via its Digital Festival Platform.
    View Festival Details
  • All genre France

    Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival about Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival

    Festival Dates:
    4/04/2025 – 12/04/2025
    Festival Description:
    The International Women’s Film Festival of France has been welcoming women filmmakers since 1979, in a unique program discovering women directors from around the world.
    View Festival Details
  • All genre Germany

    DOK Leipzig about DOK Leipzig

    Festival Dates:
    27/10/2025 – 2/11/2025
    Festival Description:
    The festival screens only documentaries, animations and XR works.
    View Festival Details
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    European Film Market (EFM) about European Film Market (EFM)

    Festival Dates:
    13/02/2025 – 19/02/2025
    View Market Details
  • All genre United States

    Frameline – San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival about Frameline – San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    18/06/2025 – 28/06/2025
    Festival Description:
    Frameline, founded in 1977 as the San Francisco International LGBT+ Film Festival, is the oldest and largest event of its kind in the world.
    View Festival Details
  • All genre Sweden

    Goteborg Film Festival about Goteborg Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    24/01/2025 – 2/02/2025
    Festival Description:
    Established in 1979 with a focus on Scandinavian as well as world cinema, the Göteborg Film Festival is the largest film in the Nordics.
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