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:

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

 May: Ranelagh Film Festival