Balinale – Bali International Film Festival 2027 (20th)

Open for submissions

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PROMOTED Review → Verified (11 Oct PM): balinale.com says "2027 Submissions Now Open" and links filmfreeway.com/BaliInternationalFilmFestival, the festival's own listing (organisers named). Listing: opened 1 Oct 2026; early bird 1 Nov 2026, regular 1 Jan, late 1 Feb, final 1 Mar 2027; 20th edition 1–7 June 2027 in Sanur, Bali.

Location

Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

Festival dates

1 June 2027 – 7 June 2027

Deadlines

1 November 2026 · Early
1 January 2027 · Regular
1 February 2027 · Late
1 March 2027 · Final

Fees

Shorts $25 early / $35 regular / $45 late / $55 final; features $40 / $60 / $70 / $80; first feature $35–70; Indonesian (WNI) categories $3–15 (FilmFreeway).

Eligibility

Short (≤40 min) and feature (40–120 min) narrative, documentary and animation completed within one year of the final deadline; English subtitles or dubbing for non-English films. Academy Award-qualifying for Best Short Film. Submissions only via FilmFreeway; notification 15 Apr 2027.

Categories

Short, Fiction, Documentary, Animation

Region

Asia

Details checked on

11 October 2026

Details are shown in the original language of the organizer.

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