Cambria Film Festival Cambria, CA, United States 9 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: July 31, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
DOCUTAH International Film Festival St. George, UT, United States 15 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: August 1, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Friday Harbor Film Festival Friday Harbor, WA, United States 13 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: August 1, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Tonkawa Film Festival Tonkawa, OK, United States 7 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: August 19, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media (PJFM) Philadelphia, PA, United States 44 Years Film Festival Alliance Final Deadline: August 31, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
New York City Independent Film Festival New York, NY, United States 18 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: August 31, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Sundar Prize Film Festival Vancouver, BC, Canada 3 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: August 31, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Raindance New York Shorts United States 3 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: September 1, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Green Film Festival of San Francisco San Francisco, CA, United States 6 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: September 6, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
San Francisco Short Film Festival presented by SF IndieFest San Francisco, CA, United States 8 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: September 10, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Lookout Wild Film Festival Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States 14 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: September 30, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York New York, New York, United States 18 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: October 1, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
San Francisco Independent Film Festival San Francisco, CA, United States 28 Years Film Festival Alliance Next Deadline: November 23, 2025 View Festival Submit Now
Chicago International Children's Film Festival Chicago, Illinois, United States 41 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
Seattle International Film Festival Seattle, WA, United States 51 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Cleveland International Film Festival Cleveland, Ohio, United States 49 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Ann Arbor Film Festival Ann Arbor, MI, United States 64 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
Aspen Shortsfest Aspen, CO, United States 35 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Opening Soon
Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, NY, United States 33 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Mountainfilm Festival Telluride, CO, United States 47 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Florida Film Festival Maitland (Orlando), Florida, United States 34 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival Los Angeles, CA, United States 40 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
RiverRun International Film Festival Winston-Salem, NC, United States 26 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival San Luis Obispo, CA, United States 30 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
deadCenter Film Festival Oklahoma City, OK, United States 24 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Dallas International Film Festival Dallas, TX, United States 18 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Presented by Heartland Film Indianapolis, IN, United States 8 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
BlackStar Film Festival United States 14 Years Academy Award ® Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
New York Film Festival New York City, NY, United States 63 Years BAFTA Qualifying View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Minneapolis, MN, United States 44 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Washington, DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC) Washington, DC, United States 39 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Woods Hole Film Festival Woods Hole, MA, United States 34 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Nantucket Film Festival & Screenplay Competition New York, NY, United States 29 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Toronto, Ontario, Canada 34 Years Canadian Screen Award Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Sidewalk Film Festival Birmingham, Alabama, United States 27 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Indie Memphis Film Festival Memphis, TN, United States 27 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Phoenix Film Festival Phoenix, Arizona, United States 25 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Maine International Film Festival Waterville, ME, United States 27 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, WA, United States 26 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Waiver Codes Only
Omaha Film Festival Omaha, Nebraska, United States 19 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 18 - 25, 2026 Dubuque, IA, United States 15 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Opening Soon
Milwaukee Film Festival Milwaukee, WI, United States 16 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival Llandeilo, United Kingdom 14 Years BAFTA Qualifying View Festival Entries Closed
Oak Cliff Film Festival Dallas, TX, United States 12 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Waiver Codes Only
International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, Montana, United States 48 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Opening Soon
Asian American International Film Festival Manhattan, NY, United States 48 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
Chicago Underground Film Festival Chicago, IL, United States 32 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Waiver Codes Only
San Francisco Documentary Festival San Francisco, CA, United States 25 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed
JFilm Festival Pittsburgh, PA, United States 32 Years Film Festival Alliance View Festival Entries Closed