Festivals open for submissions

Posted Tuesday 22 Oct 2024

Festivals open for submissions

Here are some upcoming festival deadlines! Remember, the sooner you make a deadline, the more money you save. 

The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) is a competitive international women directors’ film festival established in 2001, as a not-for-profit organization. Voted one of the “Top 50 film festivals in the world worth the entry fee” by Movie Maker magazine for 12 consecutive years (2013–2024). FeFF is an accredited festival by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and a Telefilm Talent to Watch partner. In 2024, FeFF, in partnership with the The Writers Lab (NYC) and the Firecracker Department launched the first Lab in Canada. The Female Eye, noted for its intimate atmosphere and accessibility, attracts film enthusiasts, emerging and internationally recognized directors, screenwriters, seasoned industry professionals, celebrities, and decision-makers in the film and television industry.

Early Bird Deadline 31 October.

Fantasia International Film Festival is a legendary 18-day blow-out of worldwide fantastic cinema taking place each July in the heart of Montreal. An event hell-bent on showcasing the most exciting, innovative and individualistic examples of contemporary international genre cinema from every corner of the globe. Since its inception in 1996, Fantasia has become a hugely popular Montreal summer tradition for around 100,000 festival-goers to spend 18 days being amazed by sensational celluloid from all over the world. While predominantly a fantasy/action/horror festival, Fantasia has always embraced works whose sheer individuality puts them in a genre of their own. We’ve showcased everything from captivating dramas, eccentric comedies, provocative documentaries, mind-blowing experimental works, even atypical children’s films.

Early Bird Deadline December 1

The Kraken International Film Festival (KIFF) is an International Seasonal and Annual competition with an annual live screening in the heart of Milan, Italy. Milan stands out as one of the world's most enchanting cities, and their goal is to champion films, providing filmmakers with an additional boost in their careers. The Kraken aims not only to reward filmmakers' works with a certification made by industry professionals, but also offers a monetary prize, a feature not common to all festivals. You may win up to 2000$ in different cash prizes!

Regular Deadline November 16

The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent in film & TV from around the world. Film Festivals (short & feature) occurs 12 times a year (every month) in Los Angeles and Toronto. Accepted films get their film screened at 2 festivals. The Audience Feedback Festival where you will receive a video of people's reactions to your film. (Great asset to promote your movie). Plus, the Film Festival Streaming Service Festival where it will be seen by people in the industry and film fans. Plus, each filmmaker gets the opportunity to do two interviews to further promote them and their work. A blog interview, and a podcast interview on the Film Festival ITunes show.

Final Deadline 23 November.

Toronto International Women Film Festival focuses on female driven stories, independent female directors, producers, writers, actresses, cinematographers, editors, and all female artists contributing to the language of cinema as women in film. The festival aims to discover, promote, screen and award female filmmakers and stories dealing with women in societies around the world.

Toronto Women Festival has become one of the most popular festivals dedicated to female talents in the film industry in the past few years. The members of our jury and programmers have been selected from award winning artists working in media from Canada, United States, Austria, Germany, Japan, Iran, India, Sweden, United Kingdom and all over the world. Award winning artists of Toronto Women Film Festival can also apply to become a member of the jury for a new edition of the competition.

Final Deadline 30 October.