Film festival submission deadlines – North America

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

Open for submissions (20)

REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2027 (31st)Saguenay, CanadaDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsMONO NO AWARE XX 2026 (Expanded Cinema)New York, United StatesDeadline: 15 October 2026Open for submissionsGuadalajara International Film Festival (FICG)Guadalajara, MexicoDeadline: 16 October 2026Open for submissionsInternational Festival of Films on Art (Le FIFA) 2027 – 45thMontréal, CanadaDeadline: 19 October 2026Open for submissionsAshland Independent Film Festival 2027 (AIFF)Ashland, Oregon, United StatesDeadline: 19 October 2026Open for submissionsTribeca FestivalNew York, United StatesDeadline: 21 October 2026Open for submissionsHot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalToronto, CanadaDeadline: 29 October 2026Open for submissionsSanta Barbara International Film Festival 2027Santa Barbara, United StatesDeadline: 30 October 2026Open for submissionsRiverRun International Film Festival 2027 (29th)Winston-Salem, United StatesDeadline: 2 November 2026Open for submissionsMiami Film Festival 2027 (44th)Miami, USADeadline: 2 November 2026Open for submissionsFlorida Film Festival 2027 (36th)Orlando (Maitland), USADeadline: 6 November 2026Open for submissionsSan Francisco International Film Festival 2027 (70th)San Francisco, United StatesDeadline: 11 November 2026Open for submissionsLASA2027 International Film Festival (Latin American Studies Association)Mexico City, MexicoDeadline: 14 November 2026Open for submissionsFull Frame Documentary Film FestivalDurham, North Carolina, United StatesDeadline: 15 November 2026Open for submissionsChicago Palestine Film Festival – 26th editionChicago, United StatesDeadline: 30 November 2026Open for submissionsTrue/False Film FestColumbia, Missouri, United StatesDeadline: 1 December 2026Open for submissionsDOC LA – Los Angeles Documentary Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesDeadline: 14 December 2026Open for submissionsSony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027Culver City, United StatesDeadline: 15 December 2026Open for submissionsSeattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2027Seattle, United StatesDeadline: 17 December 2026Open for submissionsFIFEM – Montreal International Children's Film Festival 2027 (30th)Montreal, CanadaDeadline: 18 December 2026Open for submissions

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