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. For up to date submission dates please head to the festival website or FilmFreeway. Screen Australia also funds some of the below domestic film festivals: AIDC (Australian International Documentary Conference) Darwin International Film Festival Flickerfest and Tour The Other Film Festival Revelation Perth International Film Festival St Kilda Film Festival SXSW Sydney Filter Results Festival Country Genre Sort: Order: View: Adelaide Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 15 Oct 2025 End: 26 Oct 2025 Adelaide Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 15 Oct 2025 End: 26 Oct 2025 Adelaide Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 15 Oct 2025 End: 26 Oct 2025 AFI Fest (formerly AFI Docs & Silverdocs) Documentary United States Start: 23 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 AFI Fest (formerly AFI Docs & Silverdocs) Documentary United States Start: 23 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 AFI Fest (formerly AFI Docs & Silverdocs) Documentary United States Start: 23 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Animation France Start: 08 Jun 2025 End: 14 Jun 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Animation France Start: 08 Jun 2025 End: 14 Jun 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Animation France Start: 08 Jun 2025 End: 14 Jun 2025 Aspen Shortsfest Shorts United States Start: 31 Mar 2025 End: 06 Apr 2025 Aspen Shortsfest Shorts United States Start: 31 Mar 2025 End: 06 Apr 2025 Aspen Shortsfest Shorts United States Start: 31 Mar 2025 End: 06 Apr 2025 Berlin International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 13 Feb 2025 End: 23 Feb 2025 Berlin International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 13 Feb 2025 End: 23 Feb 2025 Berlin International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 13 Feb 2025 End: 23 Feb 2025 BFI London Film Festival All genres United Kingdom Start: 08 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 BFI London Film Festival All genres United Kingdom Start: 08 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 BFI London Film Festival All genres United Kingdom Start: 08 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 Brisbane International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 24 Oct 2024 End: 03 Nov 2024 Brisbane International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 24 Oct 2024 End: 03 Nov 2024 Brisbane International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 24 Oct 2024 End: 03 Nov 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Arts United Kingdom Start: 17 Feb 2025 End: 17 Feb 2025 British Academy of Film and Television Arts United Kingdom Start: 17 Feb 2025 End: 17 Feb 2025 British Academy of Film and Television Arts United Kingdom Start: 17 Feb 2025 End: 17 Feb 2025 Busan International Film Festival All genres Korea Start: 17 Sep 2025 End: 26 Sep 2025 Busan International Film Festival All genres Korea Start: 17 Sep 2025 End: 26 Sep 2025 Busan International Film Festival All genres Korea Start: 17 Sep 2025 End: 26 Sep 2025 Cannes Film Festival All genres France Start: 13 May 2025 End: 24 May 2025 Cannes Film Festival All genres France Start: 13 May 2025 End: 24 May 2025 Cannes Film Festival All genres France Start: 13 May 2025 End: 24 May 2025 CinefestOZ All genres Australia Start: 30 Aug 2025 End: 07 Sep 2025 CinefestOZ All genres Australia Start: 30 Aug 2025 End: 07 Sep 2025 CinefestOZ All genres Australia Start: 30 Aug 2025 End: 07 Sep 2025 Cinema Du Reel Documentary France Start: 22 Mar 2025 End: 30 Mar 2025 Cinema Du Reel Documentary France Start: 22 Mar 2025 End: 30 Mar 2025 Cinema Du Reel Documentary France Start: 22 Mar 2025 End: 30 Mar 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Shorts France Start: 31 Jan 2025 End: 08 Feb 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Shorts France Start: 31 Jan 2025 End: 08 Feb 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Shorts France Start: 31 Jan 2025 End: 08 Feb 2025 Cork International Film Festival All genres Republic of Ireland Start: 06 Nov 2025 End: 16 Nov 2025 Cork International Film Festival All genres Republic of Ireland Start: 06 Nov 2025 End: 16 Nov 2025 Cork International Film Festival All genres Republic of Ireland Start: 06 Nov 2025 End: 16 Nov 2025 Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival All genres France Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 12 Apr 2025 Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival All genres France Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 12 Apr 2025 Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival All genres France Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 12 Apr 2025 DOK Leipzig Documentary, Animation Germany Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 02 Nov 2025 DOK Leipzig Documentary, Animation Germany Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 02 Nov 2025 DOK Leipzig Documentary, Animation Germany Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 02 Nov 2025 Frameline - San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival All genres United States Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 28 Jun 2025 Frameline - San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival All genres United States Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 28 Jun 2025 Frameline - San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival All genres United States Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 28 Jun 2025 Goteborg Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 24 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Goteborg Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 24 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Goteborg Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 24 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival Documentary China Start: 26 Nov 2025 End: 28 Nov 2025 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival Documentary China Start: 26 Nov 2025 End: 28 Nov 2025 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival Documentary China Start: 26 Nov 2025 End: 28 Nov 2025 Hamburg International Short Film Festival Shorts Germany Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: Hamburg International Short Film Festival Shorts Germany Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: Hamburg International Short Film Festival Shorts Germany Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: Hof International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 22 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Hof International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 22 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Hof International Film Festival All genres Germany Start: 22 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Hong Kong International Film Festival All genres China Start: 10 Apr 2025 End: 21 May 2025 Hong Kong International Film Festival All genres China Start: 10 Apr 2025 End: 21 May 2025 Hong Kong International Film Festival All genres China Start: 10 Apr 2025 End: 21 May 2025 Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival Documentary Canada Start: 24 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival Documentary Canada Start: 24 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Hot Docs - Canadian International Documentary Festival Documentary Canada Start: 24 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 ImagineNATIVE All genres Canada Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: 08 Jun 2025 ImagineNATIVE All genres Canada Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: 08 Jun 2025 ImagineNATIVE All genres Canada Start: 03 Jun 2025 End: 08 Jun 2025 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Documentary Netherlands Start: 13 Nov 2025 End: 23 Nov 2025 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Documentary Netherlands Start: 13 Nov 2025 End: 23 Nov 2025 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Documentary Netherlands Start: 13 Nov 2025 End: 23 Nov 2025 International Festival for Young People of Gijon All genres Spain Start: 15 Nov 2024 End: 23 Nov 2024 International Festival for Young People of Gijon All genres Spain Start: 15 Nov 2024 End: 23 Nov 2024 International Festival for Young People of Gijon All genres Spain Start: 15 Nov 2024 End: 23 Nov 2024 International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg Features Germany Start: 07 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg Features Germany Start: 07 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg Features Germany Start: 07 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam All genres Netherlands Start: 30 Jan 2025 End: 09 Feb 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam All genres Netherlands Start: 30 Jan 2025 End: 09 Feb 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam All genres Netherlands Start: 30 Jan 2025 End: 09 Feb 2025 International Rome Film Festival All genres ITALY Start: End: International Rome Film Festival All genres ITALY Start: End: International Rome Film Festival All genres ITALY Start: End: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Shorts Germany Start: 29 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Shorts Germany Start: 29 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Shorts Germany Start: 29 Apr 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival All genres Czech Republic Start: 04 Jul 2025 End: 12 Jul 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival All genres Czech Republic Start: 04 Jul 2025 End: 12 Jul 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival All genres Czech Republic Start: 04 Jul 2025 End: 12 Jul 2025 Locarno International Film Festival All genres Switzerland Start: 06 Aug 2025 End: 16 Aug 2025 Locarno International Film Festival All genres Switzerland Start: 06 Aug 2025 End: 16 Aug 2025 Locarno International Film Festival All genres Switzerland Start: 06 Aug 2025 End: 16 Aug 2025 Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival Documentary United States Start: 02 May 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival Documentary United States Start: 02 May 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival Documentary United States Start: 02 May 2025 End: 04 May 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 07 Aug 2025 End: 24 Aug 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 07 Aug 2025 End: 24 Aug 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 07 Aug 2025 End: 24 Aug 2025 NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival All genres United States Start: 10 Oct 2024 End: 22 Oct 2024 NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival All genres United States Start: 10 Oct 2024 End: 22 Oct 2024 NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival All genres United States Start: 10 Oct 2024 End: 22 Oct 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival Animation Canada Start: End: Ottawa International Animation Festival Animation Canada Start: End: Ottawa International Animation Festival Animation Canada Start: End: San Sebastian International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 19 Sep 2025 End: 27 Sep 2025 San Sebastian International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 19 Sep 2025 End: 27 Sep 2025 San Sebastian International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 19 Sep 2025 End: 27 Sep 2025 Sao Paulo International Film Festival All genres Brazil Start: 17 Oct 2024 End: 30 Oct 2024 Sao Paulo International Film Festival All genres Brazil Start: 17 Oct 2024 End: 30 Oct 2024 Sao Paulo International Film Festival All genres Brazil Start: 17 Oct 2024 End: 30 Oct 2024 Sheffield DocFest Documentary United Kingdom Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 23 Jun 2025 Sheffield DocFest Documentary United Kingdom Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 23 Jun 2025 Sheffield DocFest Documentary United Kingdom Start: 18 Jun 2025 End: 23 Jun 2025 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Features, animation, shorts - fantasy, horror Spain Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Features, animation, shorts - fantasy, horror Spain Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Features, animation, shorts - fantasy, horror Spain Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 19 Oct 2025 South by Southwest Film &TV Festival (SXSW) All genres United States Start: 07 Mar 2025 End: 15 Mar 2025 South by Southwest Film &TV Festival (SXSW) All genres United States Start: 07 Mar 2025 End: 15 Mar 2025 South by Southwest Film &TV Festival (SXSW) All genres United States Start: 07 Mar 2025 End: 15 Mar 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 06 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 Stockholm International Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 06 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 Stockholm International Film Festival All genres Sweden Start: 06 Nov 2024 End: 17 Nov 2024 Stuttgart International Animation Festival Animation Germany Start: 06 May 2025 End: 11 May 2025 Stuttgart International Animation Festival Animation Germany Start: 06 May 2025 End: 11 May 2025 Stuttgart International Animation Festival Animation Germany Start: 06 May 2025 End: 11 May 2025 Sundance Film Festival All genres United States Start: 23 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Sundance Film Festival All genres United States Start: 23 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Sundance Film Festival All genres United States Start: 23 Jan 2025 End: 02 Feb 2025 Tampere International Short Film Festival Shorts Finland Start: 05 Mar 2025 End: 09 Mar 2025 Tampere International Short Film Festival Shorts Finland Start: 05 Mar 2025 End: 09 Mar 2025 Tampere International Short Film Festival Shorts Finland Start: 05 Mar 2025 End: 09 Mar 2025 Telluride Film Festival All genres United States Start: 29 Aug 2025 End: 01 Sep 2025 Telluride Film Festival All genres United States Start: 29 Aug 2025 End: 01 Sep 2025 Telluride Film Festival All genres United States Start: 29 Aug 2025 End: 01 Sep 2025 The Sydney Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 The Sydney Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 The Sydney Film Festival All genres Australia Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival Features Japan Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 05 Nov 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival Features Japan Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 05 Nov 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival Features Japan Start: 27 Oct 2025 End: 05 Nov 2025 Torino (Turin) Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 22 Nov 2024 End: 30 Nov 2024 Torino (Turin) Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 22 Nov 2024 End: 30 Nov 2024 Torino (Turin) Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 22 Nov 2024 End: 30 Nov 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Features, shorts Canada Start: 04 Sep 2025 End: 14 Sep 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Features, shorts Canada Start: 04 Sep 2025 End: 14 Sep 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Features, shorts Canada Start: 04 Sep 2025 End: 14 Sep 2025 Tribeca Festival All genres United States Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 Tribeca Festival All genres United States Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 Tribeca Festival All genres United States Start: 04 Jun 2025 End: 15 Jun 2025 Uppsala International Short Film Festival Shorts Sweden Start: 21 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Uppsala International Short Film Festival Shorts Sweden Start: 21 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Uppsala International Short Film Festival Shorts Sweden Start: 21 Oct 2024 End: 27 Oct 2024 Valladolid International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 24 Oct 2025 End: 01 Nov 2025 Valladolid International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 24 Oct 2025 End: 01 Nov 2025 Valladolid International Film Festival All genres Spain Start: 24 Oct 2025 End: 01 Nov 2025 Venice International Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 27 Aug 2025 End: 06 Sep 2025 Venice International Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 27 Aug 2025 End: 06 Sep 2025 Venice International Film Festival All genres Italy Start: 27 Aug 2025 End: 06 Sep 2025 Visions du Reel - International Documentary Film Festival Nyon Documentary Switzerland Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 13 Apr 2025 Visions du Reel - International Documentary Film Festival Nyon Documentary Switzerland Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 13 Apr 2025 Visions du Reel - International Documentary Film Festival Nyon Documentary Switzerland Start: 04 Apr 2025 End: 13 Apr 2025 Warsaw Film Festival All genres Poland Start: 11 Oct 2024 End: 20 Oct 2024 Warsaw Film Festival All genres Poland Start: 11 Oct 2024 End: 20 Oct 2024 Warsaw Film Festival All genres Poland Start: 11 Oct 2024 End: 20 Oct 2024 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Documentary Japan Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 16 Oct 2025 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Documentary Japan Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 16 Oct 2025 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Documentary Japan Start: 09 Oct 2025 End: 16 Oct 2025