#FestivalFriday 🎞️
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Feb 13–22, 2026) is one of the top doc festivals in North America....and Oscar-qualifying for shorts!
🗓️ Final Deadline: Oct 3, 2025
📍 Missoula, Montana
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#Documentary #FilmFestival
🎬 #FestivalFriday: The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival returns April 9–12, 2026! Oscar-qualifying for shorts & mini-docs, it celebrates bold, socially engaged storytelling.
Submit by Sept 30!
👉 sebastopolfilm.org
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Documentary storytellers: the Rome International Documentary Festival (RIDF) is open for entries!
Final Deadline: 15 September 2025
Categories: World-Doc, Ita-Doc, Short-Doc - think bold, creative films completed after 1 January 2024.
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LAST CALL: Submit to DOC LA by Sept 8, 2025!
Shorts, features, experimental & more—all genres welcome. Rolling notifications by Sept 24.
Submit here: buff.ly/UJGt9r9
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The NYC Short Documentary Film Festival returns for it's 11th year on Nov 2, 2025!
Dedicated to nonfiction shorts 20 minutes or less, screened in the heart of NYC.
📅 Final submission deadline: Aug 31, 2025
👉 nycsdff.com
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Submit your doc to Jackson Doc Fest - formerly Lane Doc Fest - in Jackson, Tennessee!
🗓 Final deadline: 30 Aug 2025 | Gala & awards: Oct 11, 2025
Details: buff.ly/l0kHUaq
#docfestival #DocumentaryFilm #JacksonDocFest
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The Turkish World Documentary Film Festival is now accepting submissions.
🗓 Final deadline: Aug 30, 2025
📍 Open to global docs focused on Turkish culture or communities
Find out more: buff.ly/EmanFlI #IndieDocs
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Final deadline for DOC LA is Aug 21!
Showcase your doc in Los Angeles this fall - they love bold, global, and emerging voices.
🔗 Submit:
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Got a doc with Italian roots?
Documentaria in Sicily is calling! 🌿
📍 In the stunning town of Noto
🗓 Final deadline: Aug 10
🎬 Italian shorts + features
🏆 Multiple awards, live events & more
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🎬✨ #FestivalFriday Spotlight! Docuworld Film Festival in London is calling for compelling docs with narratives that "inspire, educate, and provoke thought".
Final deadline: July 31, 2025.
Festival runs Oct 3–5, 2025 at Curzon Bloomsbury. Enter today! 🌍
#FestivalFriday Spotlight!
@PortoPostDoc is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition (20–29 Nov in Portugal).
Known for celebrating innovative and hybrid nonfiction, it’s a gem on the European festival circuit.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2025
More info: 👉
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Lunenburg Doc Fest (Sept 17–21, Nova Scotia, Canada) is calling for submissions! 🌊 A coastal gem with a warm, doc-loving community.
Final deadline: July 25
🎟 Submit: buff.ly/Gwz4GEC
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The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is back for its 34th year - and it’s Oscar-qualifying for Documentary Shorts!
🗓 Final deadline: July 15
📍 Hot Springs, Arkansas
🎥 Shorts + features welcome
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Tokyo Doc Film Festival is looking for bold, compelling nonfiction stories from around the world.
🌏 Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo
🗓 Final deadline: June 30th
🎥 Accepting shorts + features
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#FestivalFriday 🎥 ZINEBI (Bilbao), Spain’s premier Class A documentary & short film fest, is calling for submissions!
Short docs ≤30 min, made post-Jan 2024
Deadline: June 20, 2025
Festival dates: Nov 21–28, 2025
Don’t miss your chance to screen at an Oscar‑/BAFTA‑qualifier!
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GlobeDocs, presented by The Boston Globe, is looking for powerful docs based on real people & events.
🎤 Journalist-led Q&As
📍 Boston, Oct 22–26
🎥 Features + Shorts
🗓️ Late deadline: June 17
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#DocFilm #IndieFilm #GlobeDocs
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RIDM is calling! One of North America’s top doc festivals is open for submissions.
Showcase your creative doc this November in Montreal.
Final deadline: June 15
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@ridm-festival.bsky.social
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Final call! 🎥 Submit your documentary feature, short, or series to DOC NYC 2025 by June 19. America's largest doc fest runs Nov 12–30 in NYC & online. Don't miss out!
Apply here: buff.ly/nBl4wW2
@DOCNYCfest.bsky.social
The Pure Imagination Festival returns on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Watson Lake Park in Prescott, Arizona. The main stage features PANTHER, our flagship large-format linear line array, paired with our 2100-LFC low-frequency control element, delivering an incredible sound experience. #FestivalFriday
United Nations Association Film Festival features docs with a focus on human rights and issues from around the world. This year's theme is "Messages For the Future".
Their final deadline is 25th May.
To see if your doc fits the brief: buff.ly/m4rZCr8
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This #FestivalFriday we're calling on all you Creative Documentary filmmakers, for two young Eastern European festivals that are all about pushing the boundaries:
Interaction: Short Docs, Serbia
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Make Dox, North Macedonia
1st May deadline for both
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✈️ This week has flown by, and #FestivalFriday is upon us!
Check out MajorDocs festival in Spain 🇪🇸
If your film embraces the slow, reflective, and innovative spirit that defines MajorDocs, then they want to see it!
Final deadline is April 24th.
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On this #FestivalFriday, let me introduce you to Mimesis, an artist-focused, community oriented celebration of documentary media this August.
80% of its program is from the open submission process, so worth applying! Deadline 21 April.
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We've got a good one for you this #FestivalFriday.
The YAMAGATA International Documentary Film Festival runs every 2 years, and is a feeder to the Academy Awards. The deadline for international entries this year is 15 April.
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The weekend is nearly here, which means it's time for #FestivalFriday 🔥 🎬 🔥
Don't miss submitting your film for SF DocFest by April 12th. The San Francisco Documentary Festival hosted by @sfindiefest.bsky.social gives great exposure to those who make it in.
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As the Official Sound Partner of the Montreux Jazz Festival Miami 2025, we brought world-class audio to The Hangar in Coconut Grove for three sold-out days of unforgettable performances! Hear from Peter Diaz on how our technology brought every note to life! #FestivalFriday
DokuFest, Kosovo's top documentary and short film festival, has been captivating audiences for over 20 years. It's an EFA nominating and BAFTA qualifying event.
Don't miss the final submission deadline on March 30th.
#FestivalFriday
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Here at #FestivalFriday, we thought it might be a good time to share your stories in Washington DC!
DC/Dox is a relatively new international film festival in the US capital dedicated to promoting documentary film as a leading art form.
Its final submission deadline is March 14th.
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The 2nd annual Montreux Jazz Festival Miami takes over The Hangar in Coconut Grove this weekend! As the official sound partner, our PANTHER line array ensures exceptional audio for a sold-out crowd. Let the magic of Montreux begin! #FestivalFriday
