Please find below an overview of upcoming submission deadlines
The members of our network are all individual festivals with independent programming (procedures). A part of them work with submission deadlines. In case you would like to submit a film to one of the members, please contact them individually about your request. On their websites/via their contact details, you can find more information about their criteria, deadlines and regulations for submitting a film.
Submission dates
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- 31 May
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, the largest documentary film festival in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries. Verzió has been showcasing outstanding films from all over the world which examine the present, reflect on the past, arouse sympathy in the viewer, and which approach their subjects in authentic and imaginative ways.
Verzió has grown dynamically over the past 19 years, with more than 1100 documentaries screened for over 200,000 visitors. The program includes exceptional documentary films addressing impor…
- 30 Jun
One World Slovakia
International festival of documentary films One World Slovakia, taking place in the beginning of November is an inclusive hybrid (online/onsite) film event, progressive and innovative platform for the European documentary industry and filmmaking with the focus on films reflecting current and vibrant global issues such as climate change, political conflicts, gender inequality, new technologies etc.
One World presents contemporary documentaries from all over the world, awarded at prestigious film festivals, together with discussions and side events accessible to the broad public, including various disabled communities (non-hearing, blind, mothers with small kids, homeless people , regional audience etc.).
… - 15 Jul
Bergen International Film Festival
BIFF is the largest film festival in Norway, both in admissions and number of films presented, with more than 61.000 admissions in 2019. Each year we present more than 150 feature length films, around two thirds of which are documentaries, making us one of the biggest documentary festivals in the Nordic Region. The human rights festival Checkpoints is an integral part of BIFF, with 10 films in competition and 11 out of competition.
… - 30 Jul
Human Screen Festival
The Human Screen Festival is an international film festival dedicated to human rights, held annually in Tunisia.
The festival showcases films that explore and promote human rights, social justice, and equality. The Human Screen Festival also provides a platform for filmmakers, activists, and audiences to come together to discuss and The Human Screen Festival was founded in 2012 by ACTIF, a Tunisian non-governmental organization working to promote human rights and democracy. The Festival has held 8 editions to date, and features a competitive selection of feature films, documentaries, and short films. The festival also includes a variety of other events, such as panel discussions, workshops, and masterclass.
… - 1 Aug
WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film International Film Festival
The International Film Festival WATCH DOCS. Human Rights in Film has been held annually in Warsaw in December since 2001. It combines high-class cinema, mainly documentaries, with public debate. It is a joint project of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights - Poland’s leading human rights organization, the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle – the largest interdisciplinary art center in Eastern Europe, and the Social Institute of Film – an organization specializing in promoting socially engaged cinema.
WATCH DOCS is a competition festival with an international jury. The festival's program includes also permanent repertoire sections, retrospectives and tributes. There are four permanent sections: "I Want to See”, presenting themes, events and people currently at the ce…