Screen Australia

Screen Australia aims to inspire, inform and engage screen audiences through compelling Australian storytelling.

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 Netherlands

    International Film Festival Rotterdam about International Film Festival Rotterdam

    Festival Dates:
    29/01/2026 – 8/02/2026
    Festival Description:
    International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has become a key European film event thanks largely to its industry driven activities.
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  • All genre ITALY

    International Rome Film Festival about International Rome Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    18/10/2023 – 29/10/2023
    Festival Description:
    Running since 2006, the International Rome Film Festival has hosted important international premieres.
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  • Shorts Germany

    Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen about Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen

    Festival Dates:
    29/04/2025 – 4/05/2025
    Festival Description:
    The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen was founded in 1954 and is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world.
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  • All genre Czech Republic

    Karlovy Vary International Film Festival about Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    4/07/2025 – 12/07/2025
    Festival Description:
    The major film festival of the Czech Republic, and an important film festival within central and eastern Europe, Karlovy Vary is one of the oldest festivals, and includes a competition for feature films.
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  • TV Canada

    Kidscreen Summit about Kidscreen Summit

    Festival Dates:
    9/02/2025 – 12/02/2025
    Festival Description:
    Kidscreen is the largest and most important event of the year for kids entertainment executives.
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  • All genre Switzerland

    Locarno International Film Festival about Locarno International Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    6/08/2025 – 16/08/2025
    Festival Description:
    Locarno IFF is a substantial FIAPF accredited festival with a centrepiece open air screening area in the Piazza Grand accommodating 8,000 people.
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  • Documentary United States

    Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival about Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival

    Festival Dates:
    2/05/2025 – 4/05/2025
    Festival Description:
    Run by the American Museum on Natural History, this festival screens documentaries about people and culture from around the world.
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  • All genre Australia

    Melbourne International Film Festival about Melbourne International Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    7/08/2025 – 24/08/2025
    Festival Description:
    The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an iconic Melbourne event.
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  • Features Australia

    MIFF 37º South Market about MIFF 37º South Market

    Festival Dates:
    7/08/2025 – 10/08/2025
    Festival Description:
    MIFF 37º South Market brings together leading sales agents/financiers and Australia/NZ producers with script-stage projects to pitch every early August during the opening four days of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
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  • TV France

    MIPCOM about MIPCOM

    Festival Dates:
    13/10/2025 – 16/10/2025
    Festival Description:
    MIPCOM is a global market for entertainment content across all platforms, held every October at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.
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  • TV United States of America

    NATPE Global about NATPE Global

    Festival Dates:
    5/02/2025 – 7/02/2025
    Festival Description:
    NATPE Global is one of the North America content industry’s most important television events.
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  • All genre United States

    NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival about NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival

    Festival Dates:
    10/10/2024 – 22/10/2024
    Festival Description:
    Since 1988, NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival has been one of the most comprehensive forums of international LGBT film/video, and an important exhibition platform for independent film/video makers.
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