Film Fest Monitor

Deadlines for film festivals and labs from around the world.

No out-of-date deadlines: we check every call at its official source at least once every 7 days.

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Documentary festivals and open calls

40 open calls, with their deadlines checked on the official website.

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Spin the globe and click Spain: you'll see which regions have open calls and how many each one has. One more click and you're on its list.

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What are you working on?

A finished film Festivals and markets

To premiere it, compete for awards or find distribution and sales.

 A project in progress Labs, residencies and grants

To develop it with mentors, pitch it to producers or raise funding.

The five types, in detail

How we check

  1. 1

    We monitor every official website

    A system checks the website of every festival, lab and grant and flags it as soon as a date changes or a call opens.

  2. 2

    Only from official sources

    Every date comes from the festival's own rules or its submission platform. Never from aggregators or social media.

  3. 3

    You can check it yourself

    Every listing shows the day it was checked and links to its official source, so you can confirm it in one click before you submit.

What each colour means

Open

You can submit now. The big date is the next deadline.

 Opening soon

Opens in the coming weeks. If the date isn't official yet, you'll see “unconfirmed”.

 Closed

The deadline has passed or the next edition hasn't announced dates yet.

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What opens and what closes that week, checked on the official websites. One short email, no ads.

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