There’s a big month of deadlines ahead! Buckle up filmmakers and welcome to September.
‘We’re interested in ‘crossover’ films – films that aren’t too commercial and not too art-house.’ That’s a submission tip from Alexander Mouret, the Artistic Director of the Leiden International Film Festival, from when we caught up with him in Cannes. Check out the chat we had and get submitting – Late Deadline is upcoming this month.
That’s not the only biggie! Don’t miss out on submitting to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, an A-List festival, it’s undeniably one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe. Great opportunity to visit the beautiful Estonian capital too.
Horror filmmakers should also check out the Telluride Horror Show, whose submission period will also close this month. For a snapshot of what it’s all about, take a look at the chat we had with them last year here. And there’s more where that came from. Check out the list below, it’s a packed September…
FFL Festivals
The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
West Palm Beach, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Regular Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015
Snoovies
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
Bialystok, Poland
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Manchester Film Festival
Manchester, United Kingdom
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland
Regular deadline: Sep 05, 2015
Late deadline: Sep 20, 2015
Mestre Film Fest
Mestre, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Capricorn Film Festival
Gladstone, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Film Noir Festival
Vincennes, France
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015
Leiden International Film Festival
Leiden, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015
Taos Shortz Film Fest
Taos, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 11, 2015
Lake Champlain International Film Festival
Plattsburgh, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn, Estonia
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Dungog Film Festival
Dungog, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 18, 2015
Mecal 18th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015
Telluride Horror Show
Telluride, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
Veterans Film Festival
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
World Festival of Emerging Cinema
St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Regular Deadline: Sep 27, 2015
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Les Arcs European Film Festival
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Green Me Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
LATE
International Film Festival of Kerala
Kerala, India
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
Kathmandu, Nepal
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Kinodot
St Petersburg, Russia
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
New York City Horror Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Ourense International Film Festival
Ourense, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
PLAY – Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival
Lisbon, Portugal
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Red Reel Film Fest
Albuquerque, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Rockport Film Festival
Rockport, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media
Stuttgart, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
The Sham Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Hof International Film Festival
Hof, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015
International Film Festival of Wales
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015
ENJOY! ANIMATED SHORT FILM CONTEST 2015
Bari, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015
Let’s All Be Free Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015
Sevastopol International Film Festival
Sevastopol, Crimea
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015
Minsk International Film Festival – Listapad
Minsk, Belarus
Late Deadine: Sep 06, 2015
24fps International Short Film Festival
Abilene, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Another Hole in the Head
San Francisco, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015
Cineframe International Short Film Festival of India
Kolkata, India
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015
Blicke – film festival of the Ruhr region
Bochum, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 11, 2015
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 11, 2015
Indie Fest USA International Film Festival
Garden Grove, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 12, 2015
Torino Film Festival
Torino, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 12, 2015
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 14, 2015
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
Buffalo, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 14, 2015
Buried Alive Horror Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo, Egypt
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
International Family Film Festival
Hollywood/Burbank, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
International Film Festival Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovenia
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
New York International Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Yosemite International Film Festival
Yosemite, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Toronto International Short Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Late Deadline: Sep 16, 2015
Anima – Brussels Animation Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
Gijon International Film Festival
Gijon, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
International Short Film Festival Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
Ohio Independent Film Festival
Ohio, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
Sundance Film Festival
Park City Utah, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
Ravenna, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 23, 2015
15 Minutes of Fame – Festival Shorts
Palm Bay, Florida, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 24, 2015
Caminhos do Cinema Português
Coimbra, Portugal
Late Deadline: Sep 25, 2015
Dominican Film Market
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015
Festival of 3 Continents
Nantes, France
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015
Mobile Film Festival: Act on Climate Change
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015
Creative Arts Film Festival
Online, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Global Independent Film Awards
Las Vegas, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Göteberg International Film Festival
Göteborg, Sweden
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Human Rights Film Festival of Paris
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Lilliputian Film Festival
St.Louis, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Marrakech International Film Festival
Marrakech, Morocco
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Other Worlds Austin
Austin, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Painted Bird Film Festival
Madrid, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Peace on Earth Film Festival
Chicago, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Pune International Film Festival
Pune, India
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Tapiales International Film Festival
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Valpetronio Film Festival
Casarza Ligure, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
World Series of Screenwriting
Hollywood, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
REGULAR
The Sham Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Zero Plus
Tyumen, Russia
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Slamdance Film Festival
Park City, Utah, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 04, 2015
Contact International Student Film Festival
Izmir, Turkey
Regular Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow, Scotland
Regular Deadline: Sep 07, 2015
Omaha Film Festival
Omaha, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 14, 2015
International Open Film Festival
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
V Green Go Short Film Contest
Budapest, Hungary
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
PDXtreme Portland Underground Film Fest
Portland, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015
Dominican Film Market
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Regular Deadline: Sep 20, 2015
Human Rights Film Festival of Paris
Paris, France
Regular Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
New Jersey Film Festival (Spring Edition)
New Jersey, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 25, 2015
Foyle Film Festival
Derry/Londonderry, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 25, 2015
Independent Days Filmfest
Karlsruhe, Germany
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Earlybird
Lilliputian Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Early Bird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival
Austin, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 03, 2015
Dominican Film Market
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 10, 2015
TrueFalse Film Festival
Columbia/Missouri, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Oxford Film Festival
Oxford, MS, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 15, 2015
Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015
Artplay Film Festival
Moscow, Russia
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015
Cinema Du Reel – International Documentary Film Festival
Paris, France
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Cinevana Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
Near Nazareth Festival
Afula, Isreal
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015
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