Below is a list of upcoming films festivals and events.
For submission deadlines, click here.
22nd January - 1st February 2026: Sundance Film Festival
31st January - 1st February 2026: Imbolg Women Who Terrify Film Festival
19th February - 1st March 2026: Dublin International Film Festival
11th - 22nd March 2026: CPH:DOX
12th - 18th March 2026: SXSW
19th - 21st March 2026: Animation Dingle
20th - 22nd March 2026: CIACLA Presents: The Irish Film Festival Los Angeles
9th - 10th May 2026: Ranelagh Film Festival
20th - 24th May 2026: Fastnet Film Festival
2nd - 4th June 2026: Celtic Media Festival
10th –15th June 2026: Sheffield DocFest
12th - 14th June 2026: The Queer Spectrum Film Festival
16th - 21st June 2026: Docs Ireland
17th - 26th June 2026: Raindance Film Festival
20th June 2026: Ashbourne Film Festival
7th - 12th July 2026: Galway Film Fleadh
28th July 28 - 3rd August 2026: Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival
5th - 15th August 2026: Locarno Film Festival
8th - 10th August 2026: Boyne Valley International Film Festival
13th - 19th August 2026: Edinburgh International Film Festival
29th August 2026: Underground Cinema International Film Festival
2nd - 12th September 2026: Venice International Film Festival
9th - 11th October 2026: Disappear Here Film Festival
9th - 11th October 2026: Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
12th - 18th October 2026: IRIS Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
21st - 24th October 2026: GENERATION Fleadh
29th October - 5th November 2026: Austin Film Festival
4th - 8th November 2026: Aesthetica Film Festival (In Person)
9th - 15th November 2026: Silk Road Festival
Dates TBC
March / April: N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland
June: Bloomsday Film Festival
August: PRISMA - Queer Film Festival Cork
September: Clare Island Fim Festival
September: Meath Film Festival
September: Toronto International Film Festival
September: Adaptation Film Festival
September: Clew Bay Film Festival
September: IFI Documentary Festival
September: DISSOLUTIONS
October: BFI London Film Festival
October: Kilkenny Animated Festival
October: Roscommon International Film Festival
October: OFFline Film Festival
October: Kerry International Film Festival
October: Clones Film Festival
October: Cinemagic
October: IFI Horrorthon
October: Belfast International Horror Film Festival
November: Belfast Film Festival
November: Light Moves Festival
November: Cork International Film Festival
November: Dingle Distillery International Film Festival
November: Beta
November: Belfast Media Festival
November: Irish Film Festival London
November: Waterford International Film Festival
November: Foyle Film Festival
November: Dublin International Comedy Film Festival
November: DAMnation Animation Film Festival
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