For the 20th time, the international film festival “SPIRIT” will take place at Tel Aviv's Cinematheque from November 3 to November 7, 2026.
The festival showcases the best transformation movies that uplift, inspire, and educate. It includes inspirational stories and themes related to wellness, self-discovery, consciousness, spiritual paths and practice, body-mind science, organic and plant-based nutrition, and sustainable living.
The festival includes documentary and narrative features, short films, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and film pairings with inspiring talks.

Spirit Film Festival is dedicated to being an international consciousness-changing film festival, spreading ideas that contribute to the evolution of consciousness and inspire transformation through films. We aim to showcase cinematic gems that empower the audience to live kinder, wiser, and more enlightened lives.

The festival will feature international filmmakers, workshops, lectures, and talks inspired by the films, and a colorful new-age fair will complete the cinematic happening. The festival is considered the leading event in its field in Israel.

By submitting to SFF, you acknowledge your willingness to have your film considered for screening at a virtual, live, or hybrid film festival.

Note: SPIRIT CINEMA also has a year-round Virtual Screening Platform that brings films and talks to a global audience. If our programmers believe your film would lend itself to a focused event screening outside the festival, we will contact you directly to assess your interest.

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SUBMISSION

SPIRIT Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 20th edition, to be held from November 3 to November 7, 2026, at Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
We invite filmmakers to submit their films for the festival for films that have never been screened in Israel. (Theater, Festivals, TV)

Early Bird entry postmark April 30, 2026
Regular entry postmarks August 1, 2026
Late entry postmark September 1, 2026
Email notification posting October 1, 2026

Entry Material

The film must be submitted as an online screener.

All films submitted must explore their particular theme in spirituality with intellectual honesty, respect, and in a constructive manner that does not attack or degrade the belief system of any other spiritual tradition or institution. To be considered, we welcome films in all genres and formats, including shorts, documentaries, art, animation, and features.

Non-English language works must have English subtitles.

Entry materials will not be returned.

Festival programmers select and invite all films presented at the 2026 Festival, prioritizing premieres. Invited filmmakers will be notified (by email & via information in the submitted entry form) on Oct 1, 2026. All updates and correspondence will be sent via email. Please update us on any changes to your information before the 2026Festival.

We ask for shipment via ONLINE DOWNLOAD.

If you have questions regarding the entry process, please send an email to spiritfilmfestival@gmail.com

Tel Aviv Spirit Film Festival accepts online entries, offering cost-saving, paperless submissions to film festivals around the world.

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  • Daniel Schmidt

    Great experience having our film selected for the festival. Very smooth and professional all around.

    December 2025
  • Rajesh PK

    We’re really happy that BLUS was selected for the Spirit Film Festival. This festival has a calm, welcoming energy that instantly makes you feel part of something meaningful.
    Thank you to the team for noticing our film and giving it a place among such thoughtful works. It means a lot to all of us at RedGod Studios.

    December 2025
  • Katie Green

    We enjopyed working with Spirit Festival again this year. We look forward to submitting again next year.

    November 2025
  • NILI PORTUGALI

    Nice Festival well organized! Good communication!

    April 2024
  • Delia Ackerman

    FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL!!! thank you!

    November 2021