San Francisco Short Film Festival San Francisco, California, United States 21 Years Film Festival Alliance Final Deadline: September 14, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Winter Film Festival NYC New York, New York, United States 15 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: September 14, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival San Francisco, California, United States 23 Years Next Deadline: September 30, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Capricorn Film Festival Yeppoon, Australia 11 Years Next Deadline: October 1, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Dallas International Film Festival Dallas, Texas, United States 20 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying Next Deadline: November 13, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 20 Years Next Deadline: November 14, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
San Francisco Independent Film Festival San Francisco, California, United States 29 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: November 22, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Austin Action Fest & Market Austin, Texas, United States 10 Years Next Deadline: December 1, 2026 View Festival Get Tickets Submit Now
Raindance Film Festival London, United Kingdom 34 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying Next Deadline: December 7, 2026 View Festival Submit Now
Hip Hop Film Festival New York, New York, United States 12 Years Next Deadline: February 15, 2027 View Festival Submit Now
Nashville Film Festival Nashville, Tennessee, United States 57 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Cleveland International Film Festival Cleveland, Ohio, United States 50 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
HollyShorts Film Festival Sherman Oaks, California, United States 22 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Palm Springs International ShortFest Palm Springs, California, United States 32 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Athens International Film and Video Festival Athens, Ohio, United States 53 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
New Orleans Film Festival New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 36 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Mountainfilm Festival Telluride, Colorado, United States 49 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
Florida Film Festival Maitland (Orlando), Florida, United States 36 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Los Angeles, California, United States 42 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Woodstock Film Festival Woodstock, New York, United States 27 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival San Luis Obispo, California, United States 32 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
RiverRun International Film Festival Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States 27 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Camden International Film Festival Camden, Maine, United States 22 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Indy Shorts Film Festival, Presented by Heartland Film Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 9 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 45 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Woods Hole Film Festival Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States 35 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Bend Film Festival Bend, Oregon, United States 23 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada 35 Years Canadian Screen Award Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Sidewalk Film Festival Birmingham, Alabama, United States 28 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Phoenix Film Festival Phoenix, Arizona, United States 26 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, Washington, United States 27 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Ashland Independent Film Festival - AIFF2026 Ashland, Oregon, United States 24 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 24 Years Canadian Screen Award Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Gimli International Film Festival Gimli, Manitoba, Canada 26 Years Canadian Screen Award Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Scottsdale International Film Festival Scottsdale, Arizona, United States 22 Years View Festival Entries Closed
Oak Cliff Film Festival Dallas, Texas, United States 13 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
SeriesFest Denver, Colorado, United States 12 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Santa Ana, California, United States 13 Years View Festival Entries Closed
Rochester International Film Festival Rochester, New York, United States 68 Years View Festival Entries Closed
Asian American International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, United States 49 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, Montana, United States 49 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
American Indian Film Festival San Francisco, California, United States 48 Years View Festival Entries Closed
Wicked Queer: Boston's LGBTQ+ Film Festival Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 42 Years View Festival Entries Closed
aGLIFF / Prism Film Festival Austin, Texas, United States 37 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
San Francisco Documentary Festival San Francisco, California, United States 26 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Opening Soon
JxJ (formerly Washington Jewish Film Festival) Washington, District of Columbia, United States 32 Years View Festival Entries Closed
