Festival submission dates

Oscars Academy accredited film festivals

Festival	Category	Next deadline	Official website
USA	Short, feature, documentary & animation	Next deadline: March 31	Official website	India	Short fiction	Next deadline: March 31	Official website
Bulgaria	Short, feature, documentary & animation	Next deadline: April 1	Official website
Mexico	Short, feature, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 1	Official website	New Zealand	Short fiction	Next deadline: April 1	Official website
USA	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 1	Official website
USA	Short, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 3	Official website
USA	Short fiction & documentary	Next deadline: April 3	Official website
Doc NYC	Documentary	Next deadline: April 3	Official website
Chicago International Film Festival	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 7	Official website
USA	Feature	Next deadline: April 8	Official website
Hawai'i International Film Festival	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 10	Official website
USA	Short fiction & documentary	Next deadline: April 12	Official website
Canada	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 15	Official website
Portugal	Short, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 15	Official website
Belgium	European competition short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 15	Official website

BAFTA-qualifying film festivals

Festival	Category	Next deadline	Official website
London Short Film Festival	Short fiction	Next deadline: March 31	Official website
Kosovo	Documentary & short fiction	Next deadline: March 31	Official website
UK	Short & feature	Next deadline: March 31	Official website
New Zealand	Short fiction	Next deadline: April 1	Official website
USA	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 1	Official website
USA	Short fiction & documentary	Next deadline: April 3	Official website
New York Film Festival	Short fiction	Official website
Chicago International Film Festival	Short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 7	Official website
USA	Feature	Next deadline: April 8	Official website
USA	Short fiction & documentary	Next deadline: April 12	Official website
Belgium	European competition short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 15	Official website
USA	Short, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 3	Official website

European Film Award-qualifying film festivals

Festival	Category	Next deadline	Official website
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus	Short fiction, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 5	Official website
Portugal	Short, documentary, & animation	Next deadline: April 15	Official website
Belgium	European competition short, feature, & documentary	Next deadline: April 15	Official website
Croatia	Short & feature	Next deadline: April 15	Official website