Festival and market calls for entry

Through our ongoing collaboration with international festivals, we are able to share relevant information via our calls for entry that are posted on our website and sent out to subscribers.

IMPORTANT

As of March 12, 2019
Please note that submissions to the calls of entry will be made via Grenadine, our new subscription management tool that replaces eTelefilm.

Active festival calls for entry

New York City, United States, June 9 to 20, 2021
20th Tribeca Film Festival
Deadline for features entry via Telefilm Canada : November 30, 2020
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 17 to 28, 2021
18th CPH: DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Submission Deadline : December 1, 2020
Stuttgart, Germany, May 4 to 9, 2021
28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Deadline for submissions : December 1, 2020
Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A., April 6 to 11, 2021
30th Aspen Shortsfest
Final Deadline : December 2, 2020
Palm Springs, United States, June 22 to 28, 2021
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021
Earlybird Deadline : December 4, 2020
Regular Deadline : January 15, 2021
Late Deadline : February 19, 2021
Santa Barbara, United States, March 31 to April 10, 2021
36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Late Deadline : December 11, 2020
Final Deadline : February 5, 2021
Nyon, Switzerland, April 16 to 24, 2021
52nd Visions du Réel International Film Festival
Deadline for films completed by 1 April 2021 : December 22, 2020
Lisbon, Portugal, April 29 to May 9, 2021
18th IndieLisboa – International Independent Film Festival 
Regular deadline for submissions : December 23, 2020
Extended deadline for submissions : January 13, 2021
Oberhausen, Germany, May 1 to 10, 2021
67th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Submission deadline - International Online Competition : January 3, 2021
Submission deadline - International Competition (In the cinema) : February 1, 2021
Seattle, United States, April 8 to 18, 2021
47th Seattle International Film Festival
Deadline to register : January 8, 2021
Sheffield, United Kingdom,
28th Sheffield Doc Fest
Regular deadline : January 15, 2021
Late deadline : February 8, 2021
Brussels, Belgium, April 6 to 18, 2021
39th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Deadline Short Films : January 17, 2021
Deadline - Feature Films : February 5, 2021
Deadline - VR Projects : February 28, 2021
Annecy, France, June 14 to 19, 2021
45th  Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Deadline | Short films, TV, commissioned or graduation films : February 15, 2021
Deadline | Feature Films : March 15, 2021
Deadline | VR Works : April 6, 2021
Cannes, France, May 11 to 22, 2021
23rd Cinéfondation Selection / Official Selection – Festival de Cannes
Deadline : February 15, 2021
Zlin, Czech Republic, May 27 to June 2, 2021
Zlin Film Festival | 61st International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Application Deadline : March 1, 2021
Paris, France, October 1, 2021 to February 15, 2022
The Cannes Film Festival Residence 2021 – 42nd session (Fall)
Application deadline : April 1, 2021

Active market calls for entry

Dingle, Ireland, March 21 to 26, 2021
Ace Animation Special
Deadline : December 1, 2020
Berlin, Germany, February 11 to 18, 2021
BERLIN 2021 | Perspective Canada at the European Film Market (EFM)
Deadline : December 4, 2020
Berlin, Germany, February 11 to 21, 2021
BERLIN 2021 | EFM and Coproduction Market Access Program for Producers
Deadline : December 4, 2020
Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2021
5th Jets – Junior Entertainment Talent Slate
Deadline : December 10, 2020
Online Edition, La Rochelle, France, February 2 to 3, 2021
Sunny Side of the Doc | Global Pitch
Deadline for submissions : December 10, 2020
Munich, Germany, May 5 to 16, 2021
DOK.forum & Marketplace München
Submission Deadline : December 18, 2020
Berlin, Germany, February 11 to 18, 2021
BERLIN 2021 | Espace virtuel Canada au European Film Market (EFM)
Deadline : January 8, 2021
Berlin, Germany, February 11 to 21, 2021
BERLIN 2021 | Directory of Canadians producers
Deadline to register : January 8, 2021
Annecy, France, June 14 to 19, 2021
The International Animation Film Market | Mifa Pitches
Deadline for entries : February 7, 2021
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