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Edinburgh International Film Festival 

Edinburgh, Scotland, August 13 to 19, 2026

Deadline

April 17, 2026

CALL FOR ENTRIES 


ABOUT 

  • Entry fees: Yes 
  • Competition: No 
  • Premiere requirement: World Premiere or UK Premiere 
  • Reach: National 
  • Special sections: First and second features preferred 
  • First and second feature competition:  
  • Oscar’s qualifying:  No 
  • Registration form: Please submit films through Filmfreeway 

FESTIVAL IN NUMBERS 

  • Total number of films: 80 
  • Audience size: 12 000 
  • Parallel Industry opportunities /programming: oui 
  • Industry attendance: 600 
  • Media Presence attendance size: 170 

TELEFILM SUPPORT 


International Promotion  
Telefilm Canada, Montreal  
dl-festivals@telefilm.ca 
1 800 567-0890