Submissions, Festivals & Funding Deadlines

Looking for funding for your film? Want to submit your work to festivals? Interested in opportunities and competitions? Keep an eye on upcoming deadlines here.  

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Upcoming Submissions/Deadlines:

Richard Harris International Film Festival Late Deadline – 15th September 2024

Roscommon International Film Festival Submission Deadline – 15th September 2024

Artists’ Apartments, 1-2 John’s Square from Limerick Arts Office – 18th September 2024

European Short Pitch Deadline – 20th September 2024

Kerry International Film Festival Scriptwriting Deadline – 21st September 2024

Netflix Documentary Talent Fund Deadline – 27th September 2024

Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund – 27th September 2024

Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund 2024 – 27th September 2024

Short Film Fund with Kodak Deadline – 30th September 2024

Artist in the Community Scheme – 30th September 2024

16 Days 16 Films Festival Submission Deadline – 1st October 2024

Arts and Disability Connect  (Mentoring, Training, New Work, and Research and Reflection Awards – 8th October 2024

Dublin International Comedy Film Festival (DICFF) Extended Submissions – 10th October 2024

Virgin Media Television Call  Out for Coimisún na Meán’s Sound & Vision Round 55 – 10th October 2024

Dublin International Film Festival Extended Deadline – 11th October 2024

Trans Image/Trans Experience (TITE) Film Festival Submissions – 12th October 2024

Cine4 Development Scheme – 25th October 2024

Screen Ireland Screenplay Development (Established Talent) – 31st October 2024

Screen Ireland Television Drama Development – 31st October 2024

Screen Ireland Animation Development – 31st October 2024

Screen Ireland First Stage Documentary Development – 31st October 2024

Screen Ireland Feature Film Development Loans – 31st October 2024

Creative Europe Supported Training Programmes – 31st December 2024

Catalyst International Film Festival – 2nd February 2025

Northern Ireland Screen Director and Producer Shadowing Scheme – Rolling

Upcoming Festivals:

6th – 7th September: DISSOLUTIONS: an experimental film festival

28th August – 7 September: Venice International Film Festival

31st August – 6th September: Underground Cinema International Film Festival 

12th – 15th September:  CineSalon Experimental Film Festival, Cork

12th – 15th September: Spook Screen, Cork

7th September – 7th October: Women Over 50 Film Festival 

14th – 15th September: Meath Film Festival

9th – 19th September: Toronto International Film Festival

20th – 22nd September: Women X Film Festival 

20th September – 2nd November: Cork International Film Festival

25th – 29th September: IFI Documentary Festival

27th – 29th September: Louth International Film Festival

3rd – 6th October Indian Film Festival of Ireland

4th – 6th October: Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival

5th October: Roscommon International Film Festival

6th – 13th October: Indie Cork Film Festival

8th – 13th October: IRIS Prize LGBT+ Film Festival 

9th – 13th October:  OFFline Film Festival

17th – 20th October: Kerry International Film Festival

23rd – 28th October: Westival 

24th – 27th October: Clones Film Festival

31st October – 9th November: Belfast Film Festival

22nd November – 1st December: Foyle Film Festival

23rd January–2nd February: Sundance Film Festival

20th February – 2nd March 2025: Dublin International Film Festival

7th – 15th March 2025: SXSW

4th – 5th April 2025: Catalyst International Film Festival

25th – 27th April 2025: Trans Image/Trans Experience (TITE) Film Festival

22nd – 25th May 2025: Fastnet Film Festival

June 2025: Celtic Media Festival

June 2025: Sundance Film Festival London

June 2025: Bloomsday Film Festival

18th – 23rd June 2025: Sheffield DocFest

June 2025: Docs Ireland

18th – 27th June 2025: Raindance Film Festival

July 2025: Galway Film Fleadh

August 2025: Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival

August 2025: Boyne Valley International Film Festival

15th – 21st August: Edinburgh International Film Festival

Now Closed:

Belfast Film Festival Submission Deadline – 16th August 2024

Dublin International Film Festival Regular Deadline – 16th August 2024

e-flux Film Award – 15th August 2024

48 Hour Challenge – 14th August 2024

DOK Short n’ Sweet Pitch – 14th August 2024

Foyle Film Festival Submission Deadline – 12th August 2024 

DCC Creative Residency at a Community Sports and Recreation Centre – 12th August 2024

OFFline Film Festival Submission – 5th August 2024 

Clones Film Festival – 4th August 2024

Cork International Film Festival Late Deadline Irish Shorts – 2nd August 2024

Richard Harris International Film Festival Submission Deadline – 1st August 2024

Cinemagic Young Filmmaker – 1st August 2024

Dublin International Comedy Film Festival (DICFF) Regular Submissions – 1st August 2024

Kerry International Film Festival Final Deadline – 31st July 2024

Waterford Film Festival Film Submissions – 31st July 2024

Meath Film Festival – 29th July 2024

Arts Council / Create Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award (€15,000) – 29th July 2024

Cinemagic Films for Young People – 28th July 2024

dlr First Frames Short Film Scheme 2024 (€13,000) – 22nd July 2024

Stowe Story Labs Short Film Production Grant ($50,000) – 22nd July 2024

Creative Europe Films on the Move (Distribution) – 18th July 2024

Arts Council Visual Arts Project Award (€80,000) – 17th July 2024

Irish Film Festival London – 15th July 2024

Cinema Street Women’s Short Screenplay Competition ($1000)  – 15th July 2024

SDGI ARRI ALEXA TAKE Film Scheme – 12th July 2024

Cork International Film Festival Late Deadline (Features & International Shorts) – 12th July 2024

Misleór Short Doc Grant (€3000) – 5th July 2024

Ardán and Galway City of Film Short Documentary Bursary (€3000) – 5th July 2024

Screen Ireland Feature Film Development Loans – 1st July 2024

Screen Ireland First Stage Documentary Development – 1st July 2024

Screen Ireland Television Drama Development – 1st July 2024

Screen Ireland Animation Development – 1st July 2024

Indie Cork Film Submission Late Deadline – 1st July 2024

EDIMED Doc Market & Pitching Forum – 30th June 2024

Salt Short Film Funding Scheme (€15,000) – 30th June 2024

MEDIMED Doc Market & Pitching Forum – 30th June 2024

Screen Ireland Screenplay Development (Established Talent) – 28th June 2024

RTÉ: Proposals for Coimisiún na Meán Sound & Vision 4 – 28th June 2024

SEVN Artist Bursary (€14,000) – 28th June 2024

Virgin Media Submissions for CnaM Sound & Vision Round 54 – 27th June 2024

Women Over 50 Film Festival Submissions – 25th June 2024.

Northern Ireland Screen New Writer Focus scheme – 23rd June 2024

Creative Europe European Film Sales – 20th June 2024

SERIESMAKERS – 20th June 2024

Kerry International Film Festival Regular Deadline – 15th June 2024

The Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival Submission Deadline – 11th June 2024

Atelier 105, Post-production Residency for Experimental Film, Light Cone, Paris – 10th June 2024

EDI Artist Practice Bursary Award (€5,000) – 12th June 2024

Waterford Film Festival Film Submissions – 7th June 2024

Arts Council Authored Works Cultural Feature Film Award (€230,000) – 6th June 2024.

Arts Council Markievicz Award (€25,000) – 6th June 2024

Arts Council Reel Art Experimental Documentary Funding ( €120,000) – 6th June 2024.

Dublin International Comedy Film Festival (DICFF) Earlybird Submissions – 1st June 2024

Dublin Comedy Film Fest – Comedian Competition 2024 – May 2024

Indie Cork Film Submission Regular Deadline – 31st May 2024

Clare Island Film Festival Submission – 31st May 2024

Grierson Awards for Documentary – 31st May 2024

Westmeath Film Award (€10,000) – 31st May 2024

The Boyne Valley International Film Festival Submission Deadline and  Short Film Bursary (€2500) – 31st May 2024.

Coimisiún na Meán Sound and Vision – 30th May 2024

Northern Ireland Screen’s New Writer Focus – 29th May 2024

Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition – 29th May 2024 

Ardán/CÚRAM research-based short documentary fund for Science on Screen – 24th May 2024

TG4 Commissioning Round Under The Irish Language Broadcasting Fund – 22nd May 2024

(Egg)celerator Lab Supporting Nonfiction Directors – 22nd May 2024

London Breeze Festival Submissions – 19th May 2024

Creative Communities: Creative Practitioner Residency Programme – 17th May 2024

Creative Heartlands Adaptation Film Bursary (€6000) – 17th May 2024

BBC Academy, Production Unlocked Belfast Event (Online & In person) – 16th May 2024

Talent Camp Odense – Apply by 15th May 2024

aemi TIER 2 Artist Support Programme – ‘Developing your practice as a film artist’ – 15th May 2024 

Creative Europe TV & Online Content – 14th May 2024

The Puttnam Scholars Programme 2024 – 13th May 2024

BBC Academy, Production Unlocked Belfast Event (Online & In person) – 16th May 2024

Lasta Online Short Film Programme – 12th May 2024

Screen Talent Europe Pitching Forum – 10th May 2024

Redford Center 2024 Open Call for Grants for Environmental Nonfiction Features or Docuseries – 10th May 2024

Animation Undergraduate Placement Scheme with Northern Ireland Screen – 9th May 2024

Docs Ireland Marketplace – 16th April 2024