Calls for entries

  • 55. Sehsüchte 2026 - Call for Entries

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    From April 22 to 26, 2026, the 55th edition of the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, one of Europe's largest festivals for up-and-coming filmmakers, will take place in Potsdam. It offers up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world a platform to present their work to a wide audience and build contacts in the industry.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Potsdam, Germany

    Deadline: 

    Monday, January 12, 2026 (All day)
  • EXiS 2026 Call for Entries

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    EXiS 2026 Call for Entries!
    23rd Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS)

    Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS) is now calling for entries to the competitions of its 23rd edition. We value artists’ films made with an original vision that take challenges and aesthetic adventures.

    Entry deadline is March 20, 2026. To submit your work, please check the regulations and use the entry form on the festival's website.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Seoul, South Korea

    Deadline: 

    Friday, March 20, 2026 (All day)
  • The Great Lakes Listening Series: Call For Submissions

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    Great Lakes Listening Series is a new experimental listening event that presents multichannel sonic artworks within a cinema space. Our inaugural program will be hosted by the Union Cinema at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with support from the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and the UWM Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Milwaukee, United States

    Deadline: 

    Saturday, January 31, 2026 (All day)
  • New York City Independent Film Festival 2026 - Experimental Section - Call For Entries

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    The New York City Independent Film Festival - Experimental Section is now accepting submissions for its 18th edition.

    The festival screens in central Manhattan (Times Square) and welcomes work by artists of all nations.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    New York, United States

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, January 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Video Art Night 2026: Open Call For US-Based Video Artists

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    AURORA invites artists to submit proposals for the Video Art Night 2026 program, taking place on the evening of April 17, 2026 at the AT&T Discovery District in Dallas, Texas, during a one-night free public art event that will transform the outdoor site.

    Regional and national artists and collectives, aged 18 and above, are invited to propose their moving image artworks for the opportunity to be included in the 2026 VAN program.

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Location: 

    Dallas, United States

    Deadline: 

    Friday, January 30, 2026 (All day)
  • Helsinki Analog Festival: Open Call for Analog Film Screenings

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    International Open Call for visual artists to present their films at Kino Regina film theater as part of the Helsinki Analog Festival, Helsinki, Finland, in April 2026.

    Submission deadline: December 21, 2025!

    HELSINKI ANALOG FESTIVAL is a festival focusing on analog practices, organized by the Finnish Darkroom Association. The purpose of this festival is to bring together various institutions, researchers and artists working with analog practices.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Helsinki, Finland

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, December 21, 2025 (All day)
  • Oak Cliff Film Festival Call For Submissions

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    Named one of "the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by MovieMaker Magazine in 2021

    The Oak Cliff Film Festival was established in 2012 as a regional film festival in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. The festival has received national acclaim from prominent sources including The New York Times, Filmmaker Magazine, and Moviemaker Magazine, as a festival that aims to showcase brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes in an atmosphere that encourages and fosters filmmaking in Dallas and beyond.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Dallas, United States

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Sun Mar 22 2026, Sun Apr 12 2026.
    Monday, January 26, 2026 (All day)
    Monday, March 23, 2026 (All day)
    Monday, April 13, 2026 (All day)
  • Frame & Frequency X: Call for New Media. Film, and Video

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    Frame + Frequency is an ongoing international new media, film, and video art screening and exhibition series presented by VisArts in Rockville, Maryland (a suburb of Washington, DC). The series highlights artists who explore contemporary visual culture through new media, experimental film, and video and presents an intimate panorama of the variety and breadth of video art in artistic practice today.

    This edition will be held on May 22, 2026.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Rockville, United States

    Deadline: 

    Friday, January 30, 2026 (All day)
  • Cadence Video Poetry Festival

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    Calling all video poets—submissions for the 9th annual Cadence Video Poetry Festival are closing soon! Cadence Video Poetry Festival is a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry, taking place during National Poetry Month. Submit by December 15 for a reduced fee, or start the new year off right and hit their late deadline on January 15.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    Seattle, United States

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, January 15, 2026 (All day)
  • Underneath The Floorboards Winter Open Call

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    After another amazing edition, Underneath The Floorboards' 15th Edition will continue our online event, which will be screened for a four weeks by our online platform: https://www.visualcontainer.tv/ which screens worldwide to maximises our international exposure. We got over ten thousand views last time around, and this time we're aiming for more. We have a live event also in the South of France in the city of Tarbes.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Location: 

    London, United Kingdom

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, January 4, 2026 (All day)

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