Film festival submission deadlines – Europe

Upcoming film festival submission deadlines, fees and eligibility, with official links. Updated regularly and checked against official sources.

Open for submissions (62)

Docudays UA 2027 – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (24th)Kyiv, UkraineDeadline: 14 October 2026Open for submissionsGöteborg Film Festival – 50th editionGothenburg, SwedenDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsFICA – Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (33rd)Vesoul, FranceDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsPunto de Vista 2027 – International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra (21st)Pamplona, SpainDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsSofia International Film Festival 2027 (31st)Sofia, BulgariaDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin (next edition)Berlin, GermanyDeadline: 16 October 2026Open for submissionsTromsø International Film Festival 2027 – Films from the NorthTromsø, NorwayDeadline: 16 October 2026Open for submissionsLuxembourg City Film Festival 2027 (17th)Luxembourg, LuxembourgDeadline: 20 October 2026Open for submissionsBerlinale – Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin, GermanyDeadline: 21 October 2026Open for submissionsGlasgow Film Festival 2027 (GFF27)Glasgow, United KingdomDeadline: 25 October 2026Open for submissionsGlasgow Short Film Festival 2027 (20th)Glasgow, UKDeadline: 27 October 2026Open for submissionsManchester Film Festival 2027 (MFF27, 12th)Manchester, United KingdomDeadline: 27 October 2026Open for submissionsZagrebDox 2027 (23rd)Zagreb, CroatiaDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsAl Ard Film Festival 2027 (23rd) – documentary festival about Palestine & the Arab worldCagliari, ItalyDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsKurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2027 (43rd) + Mo&Friese (29th)Hamburg, GermanyDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsInternationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg 2027 (33rd) – Regensburg Short Film WeekRegensburg, GermanyDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsCurtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival 2027 (35th)Vila do Conde, PortugalDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsFilmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2027 (48th)Saarbrücken, GermanyDeadline: 31 October 2026Open for submissionsCinéma du RéelParis, FranceDeadline: 1 November 2026Open for submissionsOne World International Human Rights Documentary Film FestivalPrague, Czech RepublicDeadline: 1 November 2026Open for submissionsMovies that Matter Festival 2027The Hague, NetherlandsDeadline: 1 November 2026Open for submissions2ANNAS Riga International Short Film Festival 2027 (31st)Riga, LatviaDeadline: 1 November 2026Open for submissionsVisions du RéelNyon, SwitzerlandDeadline: 2 November 2026Open for submissionsCPH:DOXCopenhagen, DenmarkDeadline: 3 November 2026Open for submissionsTampere Film FestivalTampere, FinlandDeadline: 3 November 2026Open for submissionsCPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2027Copenhagen, DenmarkDeadline: 3 November 2026Open for submissionsNordic Palestinian Film Festival (NPFF) – 4th edition 2027Stockholm, SwedenDeadline: 7 November 2026Open for submissionsFestival de Málaga 2027 (30th)Málaga, SpainDeadline: 8 November 2026Open for submissionsFestival International du Film Politique de Carcassonne 2027 (9th)Carcassonne, FranceDeadline: 10 November 2026Open for submissionsTempo Documentary Festival 2027 – Swedish competitionsStockholm, SwedenDeadline: 13 November 2026Open for submissionsGo Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2027 (19th)Nijmegen, NetherlandsDeadline: 15 November 2026Open for submissionsITFS – Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2027Stuttgart, GermanyDeadline: 15 November 2026Open for submissionsEcozine Film Festival 2027 (20th), ZaragozaZaragoza, SpainDeadline: 15 November 2026Open for submissionsAnimal Nature Future Film Festival (ANFFF) 2027United KingdomDeadline: 15 November 2026Open for submissionsIndieLisboa 2027 (24th)Lisbon, PortugalDeadline: 18 November 2026Open for submissionsSheffield DocFestSheffield, United KingdomDeadline: 20 November 2026Open for submissionsOpen City Documentary Festival 2027 (17th)London, United KingdomDeadline: 27 November 2026Open for submissionsThessaloniki International Documentary FestivalThessaloniki, GreeceDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsKrakow Film FestivalKrakow, PolandDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsDocsBarcelona 2027 (30th)Barcelona, SpainDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsFestival Cinéma d'Alès – Itinérances 2027 (45th)Alès, FranceDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsDiagonale ’27 – Festival of Austrian FilmGraz, AustriaDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsCinemAsia Film Festival 2027 – Open Call: Asian-Dutch Short FilmsAmsterdam, NetherlandsDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsFilmfest Dresden 2027 (39th) – International Short Film FestivalDresden, GermanyDeadline: 1 December 2026Open for submissionsLAFF – Lisbon Arab Film Festival 2027 (3rd)Lisbon, PortugalDeadline: 1 December 2026Open for submissionsFribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) 2027 (41st)Fribourg, SwitzerlandDeadline: 3 December 2026Open for submissionsBrussels Short Film Festival 2027 (30th)Brussels, BelgiumDeadline: 3 December 2026Open for submissionsBergamo Film Meeting 2027 (45th)Bergamo, ItalyDeadline: 4 December 2026Open for submissionsLeiden Shorts 2027 (19th)Leiden, NetherlandsDeadline: 7 December 2026Open for submissionsDOK.fest München (42nd, 2027)Munich, GermanyDeadline: 13 December 2026Open for submissionsachtung berlin FilmfestivalBerlin, GermanyDeadline: 15 December 2026Open for submissionsD'A – Festival de Cinema de Barcelona 2027 (17th)Barcelona, SpainDeadline: 18 December 2026Open for submissionsSXSW LondonLondon, United KingdomDeadline: 31 December 2026Open for submissionsFestival Cinémas d'Afrique 2027 (21st), AngersAngers, FranceDeadline: 31 December 2026Open for submissionsVIENNA SHORTS 2027 (24th)Vienna, AustriaDeadline: 5 January 2027Open for submissionsL'Europe autour de l'Europe / Paris European Film Festival 2027 (22nd)Paris, FranceDeadline: 7 January 2027Open for submissionsCrossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2027Linz, AustriaDeadline: 8 January 2027Open for submissionsTrento Film Festival 2027 (75th)Trento, ItalyDeadline: 10 January 2027Open for submissionsInternational Short Film Festival OberhausenOberhausen, GermanyDeadline: 18 January 2027Open for submissionsBeldocs International Documentary Film Festival 2027 (20th)Belgrade, SerbiaDeadline: 20 January 2027Open for submissionsFEST – New Directors | New Films Festival 2027 (23rd)Espinho, PortugalDeadline: 26 January 2027Open for submissionsFestival du cinéma de Brive 2027 – Rencontres internationales du moyen métrage (24th)Brive-la-Gaillarde, FranceDeadline: 11 February 2027Open for submissions

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