Upcoming Funding and Festival Submission Deadlines for Film Artists

Arts Council Funding for Film 2025

Full Funding Opportunities Schedule HERE

Authored Works Deadline June 5th 2025

Reel Art Deadline June 5th 2025

Bursary Award (Round 2) June 19th 2025

 

PLEASE CONFIRM ALL DEADLINES AND GUIDELINES ETC ON THE FILM SECTION OF ARTS COUNCIL WEBSITE AS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Festival Submissions/Grants/Bursaries, Training & Residencies 

We advise film artists to take time to carefully read the supplied guidelines and ensure that you are eligible for any of the listed festival submissions/grants/bursaries and residencies below; before you begin planning and writing. We also ask film artists to pay particular attention to the deadlines and closing times for any submissions listed on the funders website.

DOCS IRELAND INDUSTRY AND NEW AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT The full Docs Ireland programme will be announced on Wednesday 28th May and promises more opportunities for those working or aspiring to work in the documentary film industry.  Attendees will be able to access a wide range of panels, workshops, talks and networking opportunities, and see the best of new UK/Irish and international features and shorts, music documentaries, special events and guests and much more.

MCFF’s Angelis Novis Network: a rotating congregation of artists, curators, conservationists, funders, filmmakers, and other professionals from Ontario and around the world who convene online and in person throughout the year.

Vancouver International Film Festival May 16th Regular Deadline, May 30th Late Deadline

LA Shorts International Film Festival (Best Experimental Category) April 4th Regular Deadline, May 2nd Extended Deadline, May 30th Late Deadline

aemi opens applications for its second year long Tier 2 Artist Support Programme : ‘Developing your practice as a film artist’ Deadline June 13th apply here

Slow Film Festival Earlybird Deadline: 19th February, First Deadline 19th March, Second Deadline 22nd April, Third Deadline 20th May and Final Deadline July 1st 2025

 

Submissions for the 70th Cork International Film Festival are now openFriday 28th March – Early Bird Deadline, Friday 30th May – Regular Deadline, Wednesday 30th July – Late Deadline (Features, Feature Documentaries, International Shorts, International Documentary Shorts), Friday 1st August – Irish Shorts Late Deadline (Irish Shorts, Irish Documentary Shorts, Cork Shorts, Cork Documentary Shorts)

 

London Short Film Festival: LSFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices. Early bird Deadline April 6th, Regular Deadline June 8th, Late Deadline August 10th 

 

Arts and Disability Connect Round Two 2025 Opens: Monday 18th August, Deadline: Tuesday 7th October at 4pm, Come and Ask Questions session via Zoom: Wednesday 3rd September at 12 noon

aemi compiles a regular newsletter which includes information about funding deadlines, events, exhibitions, festivals, and opportunities of particular interest to Irish and Ireland-based artist and experimental filmmakers. You can subscribe to aemi’s Monthly Newsletter for free here

You can also access aemi’s Newsletter archive here.

If you would like to submit an event or artist opportunity for an upcoming newsletter you can do so by emailing [email protected]