10 Best film festivals with open calls that will end this month | January 2023

By Asian Film Festival on January 4, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

We present a list of ten film festivals with open calls that will end this month. Hurry up! Don’t waste your time!

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20th Donostia – San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 21 – 28, 2023
Place: Donostia – San Sebastian, Spain
Deadline: January 8th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short & Feature Films related to Human Rights
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

18th Doc Edge Festival
Festival Dates: June 1st – July 10th, 2023
Place: Auckland & Wellington, New Zealand
Deadline: January 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 30 – 80 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short & Feature Documentaries
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

4th Queer East Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 2023
Place: London, United Kingdom
Deadline: January 15th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 2.86 – 11.44 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short & Feature Films (LGBTQ Films)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Festival Dates: April 25 -30, 2023
Place: Stuttgart, Germany
Deadline: January 16th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE (1 Stamp in ShortFilmDepot)
Category: Feature Animated Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

22nd Tribeca Festival
Festival Dates: June 7 – 18, 2023
Place: New York, USA
Deadline: January 18th, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 40 – 110 USD (Depending on the deadline)
Category: Feature Films (> 40 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

24th Jeonju International Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 27 – May 6, 2023
Place: Jeonju, Korea
Deadline: January 18th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films (Director’s 1st or 2nd Film)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

26th Brussels Short Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 26th – May 6th, 2023
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Deadline: January 22nd, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 3 – 16 Euros (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

13th Beijing International Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 17 – 26, 2023
Place: Beijing, China
Deadline: January 25th, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Category: Short and Feature Films
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

20th Vienna Shorts International Short Film Festival
Festival Dates: June 1st – 6th, 2023
Place: Vienna, Austria
Deadline: January 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: $ 7 – 26 USD (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 30 minutes | Non-Competitive 45 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry

25th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Festival Dates: June 6th – 20th, 2023
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: January 31st, 2023
Entry Fee: JPY 2,500 – 4,500 (Depending on the category and deadline)
Category: Short Films (under 25 minutes)
—–>Go to the Call For Entry