Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Morgan Hill, California, United States Nov 1, 2026Deadline: Nov 1 · 10 days left Winter Film Festival
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Tom Ridge Environmental Center - 301 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA 16505 Festival: Feb 12-13, 2027 Dec 5, 2026Deadline: Dec 5, 2026 San Francisco Documentary Festival
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco CA 94103 Mar 21, 2027Deadline: Mar 21, 2027 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings
128 North Artsakh Avenue, Glendale, California 91206, United States Festival: Aug 13-23, 2026 Dec 28, 2026Deadline: Dec 28, 2026 Long Beach Underground Film Festival
1935 E 7th St, Long Beach, California 90813, United States From $12.5Submissions Open
Festival: Jul 15-18, 2027 Dec 31, 2026Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 New Filmmakers Los Angeles
1139 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90015, United States Dec 31, 2026Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 Short. Sweet. Film Fest.
13116 Shaker Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44120, United States Oct 31, 2026Deadline: Oct 31 · 9 days left Savoy Lumière (Champaign-Urbana)
232 Burwash Avenue, Savoy, Illinois 61874, United States Festival: Mar 18-29, 2027 Oct 23, 2026Deadline: Oct 23 · Last day Coffeehouse Cinema
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1089 N Oxford Ave, Los Angeles, California 90029, United States Festival: May 12, 2026 - Feb 27, 2027 Nov 17, 2026Deadline: Nov 17 · 26 days left NYCTV Festival
850 Broadway, New York City, New York 10003, United States Festival: Feb 17-19, 2027 Oct 31, 2026Deadline: Oct 31 · 9 days left Sundial Film Festival
Redding, California, United States Festival: Feb 27-27, 2027 Nov 20, 2026Deadline: Nov 20 · 29 days left War of Films
Carrer de Verdi 32, 08012 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Oct 29, 2026Deadline: Oct 29 · 7 days left San Francisco Independent Film Festival
San Francisco, California, United States Nov 22, 2026Deadline: Nov 22, 2026 Femme Filth Fest
Hollywood, California 90028 United States Festival: Jan 15-17, 2027 Nov 30, 2026Deadline: Nov 30, 2026 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
9898 Bissonnet Ste #650 Houston, Texas 77036 United States Festival: Apr 30 - May 8, 2027 Nov 15, 2026Deadline: Nov 15 · 24 days left Indy Film Fest
1258 Windsor St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46201, United States Festival: Apr 14-18, 2027 Oct 24, 2026Deadline: Oct 24 · 2 days left Phoenix Film Festival
7000 E Mayo Blvd Suite 1059 Phoenix, Arizona 85054 United States Nov 5, 2026Deadline: Nov 5 · 14 days left LightReel Film Festival
550 Penn St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002, United States Nov 15, 2026Deadline: Nov 15 · 24 days left Athens Film Festival
234 W Hancock Ave, Athens, Georgia 30601, United States Festival: Aug 27-30, 2026 Feb 26, 2027Deadline: Feb 26, 2027 Tucumcari Film Festival
100 West Railroad Avenue, Tucumcari, New Mexico 88401, United States Festival: Apr 27 - May 2, 2027 Oct 31, 2026Deadline: Oct 31 · 9 days left Spark Of Madness Film Festival
14 East Humbolt Street, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, United States Festival: May 21-23, 2026 Nov 1, 2026Deadline: Nov 1 · 10 days left International Los Angeles Trans & Non-Binary Film Festival
Los Angeles, California, United States Festival: Mar 26-26, 2027 Dec 11, 2026Deadline: Dec 11, 2026 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
P.O. Box 1449 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 United States Festival: Apr 22-27, 2027 Oct 31, 2026Deadline: Oct 31 · 9 days left Fredericksburg Film Festival
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States Festival: Jun 24-27, 2027 Nov 9, 2026Deadline: Nov 9 · 18 days left Public Secrets Film Festival
573 South Peoria Avenue East, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120, United States Nov 16, 2026Deadline: Nov 16 · 25 days left Chicago Underground Film Festival
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60613, United States Nov 16, 2026Deadline: Nov 16 · 25 days left Four Stories Honorary Fellowship
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Festival: Oct 30 - Dec 21, 2026 Oct 28, 2026Deadline: Oct 28 · 6 days left Black Hills Film Festival
222 New York St, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States Jan 1, 2027Deadline: Jan 1, 2027 Vancouver Movie Fête
801 C St, Vancouver, Washington 98660, United States Festival: Sep 17-19, 2027 Feb 16, 2027Deadline: Feb 16, 2027 Madison Film Festival
Madison, Wisconsin, United States From $35Submissions Closed
StudioFest
New York City, New York, United States From $35Submissions Closed
Manhattan Short Film Festival
From $35Submissions Closed
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
La Grande, Oregon, United States From $35Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 15-17, 2026 Jun 19, 2026Deadline: Jun 19, 2026 AIMF–Artificial Intelligence Media Festival
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Jul 21, 2025Deadline: Jul 21, 2025 Wyoming International Film Festival
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Mar 27, 2026Deadline: Mar 27, 2026 Easthampton Film Festival
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Festival: Apr 23-26, 2026 Mar 17, 2026Deadline: Mar 17, 2026 Hiike Independent Spotlight Series ($500 in Grants)!
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Festival: Mar 10 - Apr 7, 2026 Jun 17, 2026Deadline: Jun 17, 2026 21st San Francisco Short Film Festival
4-Star Theater, 2200 Clement Street San Francisco, California 94121 From $25Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 15-22, 2026 Sep 14, 2026Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 River Valley Film Festival
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Festival: Jul 17-19, 2026 Apr 30, 2026Deadline: Apr 30, 2026 Tucson Film Festival
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Aug 7, 2026Deadline: Aug 7, 2026 Healdsburg International Short Film Festival
115 North St, Healdsburg, California 95448, United States From $30Submissions Closed
Festival: Sep 25-27, 2026 Jun 30, 2026Deadline: Jun 30, 2026 Greenpoint Film Festival
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May 1, 2026Deadline: May 1, 2026 International Horror Hotel Film Festival
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Festival: Dec 2, 2025 - Jun 21, 2026 Apr 1, 2026Deadline: Apr 1, 2026 Green Film Festival of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States From $55Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 15-22, 2026 Sep 14, 2026Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 Indie Innovators Film Fest (I2F2)
2501 S Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008 From $20Submissions Closed
Festival: May 30-31, 2026 Apr 8, 2026Deadline: Apr 8, 2026 The Reel Champions Shorts Fest
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas (Glendale, CA) From $5Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 24-25, 2026 Jun 13, 2026Deadline: Jun 13, 2026 SHIFT
From $5Submissions Closed
Feb 15, 2026Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 Yucca Valley Film Festival
Yucca Valley Community Center 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway Yucca Valley, California 92284 United States From $10Submissions Closed
Sep 15, 2026Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Do It Your Damn Self Film Festival
Kendall MIT Open Space 392 Main Street Cambridge MA From $0Submissions Closed
Feb 28, 2026Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 Orem Film Festival
Megaplex Theatres at Geneva 600 Mill Rd, Vineyard, UT 84058 From $35Submissions Closed
Festival: Sep 23-23, 2026 Jul 23, 2026Deadline: Jul 23, 2026 LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival
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Festival: Oct 10-17, 2026 Jun 28, 2026Deadline: Jun 28, 2026 BraveMaker Film Fest
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Apr 30, 2026Deadline: Apr 30, 2026 The Chico Independent Film Festival Season 12
592 E 3rd St, Chico, California 95928, United States Fee TBDSubmissions Closed
Festival: Nov 21-22, 2026 Oct 10, 2026Deadline: Oct 10, 2026 HollyShorts Film Festival
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, United States From $60Submissions Closed
Festival: Aug 12-22, 2027 Jun 2, 2026Deadline: Jun 2, 2026 Eleanor Rose International Film Festival
Northampton, PA, United States of America From $10Submissions Closed
Festival: May 30 - Jun 1, 2026 Apr 15, 2026Deadline: Apr 15, 2026 Mount Vernon Independent Film Festival
121 South 6th Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550, United States From $20Submissions Closed
Festival: Feb 3 - Apr 13, 2026 Apr 13, 2026Deadline: Apr 13, 2026 Dark and Stormy Nights Film Festival
631 Point Brown Ave NW, Ocean Shores, Washington 98569, United States From $15Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 17-18, 2026 Jul 1, 2026Deadline: Jul 1, 2026 Utah International Film Festival
2525 Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville, Utah 84129, United States From $15Submissions Closed
Festival: Jan 25-29, 2027 Oct 1, 2026Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 BizarroLand Film Festival
From $11Submissions Closed
Festival: Dec 11-13, 2026 Sep 30, 2026Deadline: Sep 30, 2026 HollyShorts Monthly Screenings
128 North Artsakh Avenue, Glendale, California 91206, United States From $70Submissions Closed
Festival: Aug 13-23, 2026 Mar 6, 2026Deadline: Mar 6, 2026 HollyShorts UK
3 Cranbourn Street, Westminster, London, WC2H 7AL, United Kingdom From $40Submissions Closed
Festival: Aug 13-23, 2026 Oct 2, 2026Deadline: Oct 2, 2026 HollyShorts Dubai
Al Qudra Rd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Fee TBDSubmissions Closed
Festival: Aug 13-23, 2026 Fairfax Film Festival
419 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, California 90036, United States Fee TBDSubmissions Closed
Lone Peak Film Festival
50 Ousel Falls Road, Big Sky, Montana 59716, United States From $5Submissions Closed
Festival: Sep 17-20, 2026 Apr 30, 2026Deadline: Apr 30, 2026 Austin AI Film Festival
Austin, Texas, United States From $10Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 16-17, 2026 Aug 15, 2026Deadline: Aug 15, 2026 Vermillion Vortex Film Festival
10 E Main St Vermillion, SD 57069 United States From $15Submissions Closed
Festival: Sep 25-27, 2026 Jul 26, 2026Deadline: Jul 26, 2026 Montana Film Festival
718 South Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, United States From $30Submissions Closed
Festival: Oct 22 - Nov 1, 2026 Jul 31, 2026Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival
Los Angeles, California, United States From $15Submissions Closed
Festival: May 8 - Oct 9, 2026 Aug 13, 2026Deadline: Aug 13, 2026 City Lights Film Festival
83 Upper St, London, N1 0NU, United Kingdom From $11Submissions Closed
Festival: Nov 14-17, 2026 Aug 15, 2026Deadline: Aug 15, 2026 CLOWD AI FILM FESTIVAL
216 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203 From $38Submissions Closed
Aug 25, 2026Deadline: Aug 25, 2026 