Below is a list of upcoming films festivals and events.
For submission deadlines, click here.
October: Cinemagic
22nd – 25th October: GENERATION Fleadh
23rd - 27th October: IFI Horrorthon
23rd - 30th October: Austin Film Festival
22nd October - 31st October: Belfast International Horror Film Festival
30th October - 8th November: Belfast Film Festival
5th - 9th November: Aesthetica Film Festival
6th - 9th November: Light Moves Festival
6th - 16th November: Cork International Film Festival
7th - 9th November: Dingle Distillery International Film Festival
7th - 23rd November: Beta
11th - 13th 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
19th November - 30th December: Foyle Film Festival
22nd January - 1st February 2026: Sundance 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
13th - 15th March 2026: 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
17th - 26th June 2026: Raindance Film Festival
10th –15th June 2026: Sheffield DocFest
7th - 12th July: Galway Film Fleadh
28th July 28 - 3rd August: Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival
5th - 15th August 2026: Locarno Film Festival
29th August 2026: Underground Cinema International Film Festival
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: Docs Ireland
August: Boyne Valley International Film Festival
August: Edinburgh International Film Festival
August: PRISMA - Queer Film Festival Cork
August / September: Venice International Film Festival
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: Disappear Here Film Festival
October: Kilkenny Animated Festival
October: Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
October: Roscommon International Film Festival
October: OFFline Film Festival
October: IRIS Prize LGBT+ Film Festival
October: Kerry International Film Festival
October: Clones Film Festival
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