Finding your way

As a filmmaker, two things are very important: making films, obtaining funding and showing the film to the rest of the world! Around the globe there are so many great festivals and events that it is easy to lose track of what is happening. It can be difficult to realistically assess which festival is the right one for your film.

That is why CineSud Magazine started publishing monthly articles with the most interesting and promising international film festivals that you can submit to the following months. Next to that, we give an overview of interesting funding options in the heart of the Netherlands, Belgium as well as Germany.

Film Festivals

Glasgow Film Festival

Submission deadline: October 6 (late deadline)
Festival dates: February 28 - March 10, 2024

Highly regarded as one of the UK’s most anticipated film festivals, Glasgow Film Festival has grown over the years to become one of the top two film festivals in the UK as well as cementing our place as the premier film festival in Scotland. [Read more]

New York International Children’s Film Festival

Submission deadline: October 15 (regular deadline)
Festival dates: March 1 - 17, 2024

Join us in 2024 for the Oscar®-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), an amazing opportunity for filmmakers to participate in the largest film festival in North America showcasing work for children and teens! [Read more]

Tribeca Festival

Submission deadline: October 23 (early deadline)
Festival dates: June 5 - 16, 2024

For more than two decades, Tribeca Festival has been a destination for new, groundbreaking storytelling from established and emerging artists. The 2024 Tribeca Festival will take place from June 5-16 in New York City. Next June, Tribeca will continue to explore creative innovation across film, TV, immersive, games, audio storytelling, talks, and more. [Read more]

Glasgow Short Film Festival

Submission deadline: October 31 (late deadline)
Festival dates: March 20 - 24, 2024

Since 2008 Glasgow Short Film Festival has been the leading short film event in Scotland. We host an inclusive community of filmmakers and film lovers, showcasing ground-breaking works of visual storytelling. The festival aims to nurture and inspire diverse forms of cinematic expression, in Scotland and around the world. [Read more]

Funding

Dutch Deadlines

Nederlands Film Fonds:

- Realization of feature documentary

- Development of feature film and long animation film

For all deadlines, visit Filmfonds.

Belgian Deadlines

Flemish Audiovisual Fund:

For all deadlines, visit VAF.

German Deadlines

For updates, visit the official NRW-website.

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