REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2027 (31st)

Open for submissions

About

Official call (EN + FR): 31st edition 17–21 March 2027 in Saguenay, Québec. Submission form on the festival site, fee via PayPal. French page: "La date limite de soumission est le 1er novembre 2026." Responses by mid-February.

Location

Saguenay, Canada

Festival dates

17 March 2027 – 21 March 2027

Deadlines

15 October 2026 · Regular fee tier ends
1 November 2026 · Final (last minute)

Fees

CAD $45 regular (16 Sep – 15 Oct); CAD $55 last minute (16 Oct – 1 Nov 2026). Indigenous Perspectives: fee waiver on request.

Eligibility

Short films of 40 minutes or less, all genres, priority to films completed 2026–2027 and not freely online. Student films eligible. Sections: Official Competition (Oscar-qualifying Grand Prizes for world/North American/Canadian premieres), Focus Competition (incl. Americana for Latin American films, Short & Queer), Youth Competition, Indigenous Perspectives.

Categories

Short, Fiction, Documentary, Animation

Region

North America

Details checked on

10 October 2026

Details are shown in the original language of the organizer.

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