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Upcoming Submissions/Deadlines:
Shiny Awards: 28th August 2025
Dingle Distillery International Film Festival: 31st August 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
Eurimages Co-Production Deadline: 9th September 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Late Deadline: 12th September 2025
Documentary – A European Perspective Application Deadline: 18th September 2025
Dublin International Film Festival Extended Deadline: 10th November 2025
Northern Ireland Screen Director and Producer Shadowing Scheme: Rolling
Upcoming Festivals:
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
4th –14th September: Toronto International Film Festival
18th - 21st September: Adaptation Film Festival
19th September: Clew Bay Film Festival
24th - 28th September 2025: IFI Documentary 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
5th - 9th November: Aesthetica Film Festival
8th - 12th October: OFFline Film Festival
13th - 19th October: IRIS Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
16th - 19th October: Kerry International Film Festival
8th - 12th October: Clones Film Festival
23rd - 30th October: Austin Film Festival
30th October - 8th November: Belfast Film Festival
6th - 9th November: Light Moves Festival
6th - 16th November: Cork International Film Festival
7th - 9th November: Dingle Distillery International Film 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
19th November - 30th December: Foyle Film Festival
22nd January - 1st February 2026: Sundance Film Festival
19th February - 1st March 2026: Dublin International Film Festival
12th - 18th March 2026: SXSW
19th - 21st March 2026: Animation Dingle
13th - 15th March 2026: Irish Film Festival Los Angeles
10th –15th June 2026: Sheffield DocFest
Dates TBC
March / April: N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland
June: Bloomsday Film Festival
June: The Queer Spectrum Film Festival
June: Ashbourne Film Festival
June: Celtic Media Festival
June: Docs Ireland
June: Raindance Film Festival
July: Galway Film Fleadh
July / August: Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival
August: Boyne Valley International Film Festival
August: Edinburgh International Film Festival
November: Belfast Media Festival
November: Beta