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:
Austin Film Festival Regular Submission: 20th May 2025
RTÉ & Screen Ireland’s Storyland Funding: 20th May 2025
Science on Screen Animation Commission: 22nd May 2025
Waterford International Film Festival Regular Deadline: 23rd May 2025
Cinekid Script LAB: 25th May 2025
Festivals Investment Scheme: 29th May 2025
Ceantar Scannán Short Documentary Bursary: 29th May 2025
Ardán and Galway City of Film Fund Short Documentary Bursary: 29th May 2025
Louth International Film Festival Submission Deadline: 30th May 2025
Cork International Film Festival Submission Deadline: 30th May 2025
Spreag Funding Scheme: 30th May 2025
Late Deadline Boyne Valley International Film Festival: 31st May 2025
The Clare Island Film Festival Submission Deadline: 31st May 2025
Kerry International Film Festival Regular Deadline: 1st June 2025
Foyle Film Festival Regular Deadline: 2nd June 2025
Grierson Awards in Documentary: 4th June 2025
Dublin International Comedy Film Festival Regular Deadline: 10th June 2025
Tourism Ireland International Programming Ireland Fund 2025: 11th June 2025
2025 Westmeath Film Award for €10,000: 18th June 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Earlybird Deadline: 20th June 2025
Northern Ireland Screen’s New Writer Focus: 23rd June 2025
Austin Film Festival Late Submission: 24th June 2025
Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award: 1st July 2025
Austin Film Festival Extended Deadline: 8th July 2025
Disappear Here Film Festival Regular Deadline: 14th July 2025
dlr First Frames Scheme: 21st July 2025
Waterford International Film Festival Late Deadline: 24th July 2025
Louth International Film Festival Late Sumission Deadline: 25th July 2025
Cork International Film Festival Submission Deadline: 30th July 2025
Kerry International Film Festival Final Deadline: 31st July 2025
Cork International Film Festival Irish Shorts Late Deadline: 1st August 2025
Disappear Here Film Festival Late Deadline: 5th August 2025
Culture Ireland | Regular Grant Scheme : 6th August 2025
Dublin International Comedy Film Festival Late Deadline: 10th August 2025
Foyle Film Festival Late Deadline: 11th August 2025
Waterford International Film Festival Extended Deadline: 13th August 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Regular Deadline: 15th August 2025
Eurimages Co-Production Deadline: 9th Sep 2025
Roscommon Film Festival Final Deadline: 31st August 2025
Dublin International Comedy Film Festival Extended Deadline: 5th September 2025
Culture Ireland | Regular Grant Scheme : 6th September 2025
Foyle Film Festival Extended Deadline: 8th September 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Late Deadline: 12th September 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Extended Deadline: 10th November 2025
Northern Ireland Screen Director and Producer Shadowing Scheme: Rolling
Upcoming Festivals:
22nd – 25th May 2025: Fastnet Film Festival
3rd – 5th June 2025: Celtic Media Festival
11th – 16th June 2025: Bloomsday Film Festival
13th – 14th June 2025: The Queer Spectrum Film Festival
18th – 23rd June 2025: Sheffield DocFest
24th – 29th June 2025: Docs Ireland
18th – 27th June 2025: Raindance Film Festival
8th – 13th July 2025: Galway Film Fleadh
31st August – 1st September2025: Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival
8th – 10th August 2025: Boyne Valley International Film Festival
15th – 21st August: Edinburgh International Film Festival
27th August – 6th September: Venice International Film Festival
29th – 31st August: PRISMA – Queer Film Festival Cork
5th – 7th September: Clare Island Fim Festival
6th – 7th September: Underground Cinema International Film Festival
13th – 14th September: Meath Film Festival
9th – 19th September: Toronto International Film Festival
3rd – 5th October: Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
3rd – 5th October: Disappear Here Film Festival
10th – 11th October: Roscommon International Film Festival
5th – 12th October: Indie Cork Film Festival
8th – 12th October: OFFline Film Festival
16th – 19th October: Kerry International Film Festival
8th – 12th October: Clones Film Festival
23rd – 20th October: Austin Film Festival
6th – 9th November: Light Moves Festival
November: Belfast Film Festival
November: Beta
6th – 16th November: Cork International Film Festival
November: Belfast Media Festival
12th – 17th November: Irish Film Festival London
10th – 16th November: Silk Road Festival
15th – 22nd November: Waterford International Film Festival
28th – 30th November: Dublin International Comedy Film Festival
21st November – 30th December: Foyle Film Festival
22nd January – 1st February: Sundance Film Festival
19th February – 1st March: Dublin International Film Festival
12th – 18th March: SXSW
March: Irish Film Festival Los Angeles
March: Animation Dingle
March / April: N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland
April: Catalyst International Film Festival
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