Edinburgh International Film Festival is open for submissions.
Running from 14 to 20 August 2025, the latest edition of EIFF will honour 70+ years of festival history, showcasing the very best talent in filmmaking in its re-energised format that is rooted in a local Scottish context whilst embracing the international diversity of creative expression.
EIFF 2025 Submissions FAQs: https://www.edfilmfest.org/eiff-2025-submissions-faqs/
If you have any questions that are not answered in these documents, please email: submissions@edfilmfest.org
Regular Deadline Closing: 14th March
Our reborn Film Festival is now a major part of the excitement of August in Edinburgh when the city hosts the biggest and best Arts Festival in the world. We are delighted to announce our next edition in August 2025 and cannot wait to see the submissions that will come our way for potential selection in the new year. For my team there is no feeling greater than discovering something truly great for audiences, and knowing so many of our 2024 films have had lives well beyond our Festival is truly invigorating. Bring it on again! – Paul Ridd, CEO and Festival Director