Here’s the complete list of Oscar Qualifying Short Film Festivals in the world. Get here the details such as Short Film Festival deadlines, Important Dates, etc.

Okay.  You’ve made a short film. Now the next step is to submit your film into a Film Festival.  You might first prefer to submit your film to an Oscar Qualifying Short Film Festival. As of this article writing time, we at Filmmakers Fans noticed that there are no good articles that explaining the complete list of whole Oscar Qualifying film festivals and its Deadlines. That’s the reason why we decided to write this. Go through this article and express your opinion/feedback in the comment section given below.

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Important Dates of All Oscar Qualifying Short Film Festivals

1. Academia De Las Artes Y Las Ciencias Cinematograficas De España (Spain)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

 Best Short Film and Best Animated Short Film

Entry Date: First Day of Every Year

Deadline: N/A

Official Website: http://www.academiadecine.com/

2. Académie Des Arts Et Techniques Du Cinéma [César] (France) (Cesar Award)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

 Best Short Film

Entry Date: Second week of December every year

Deadline: N/A

Official website: http://www.academie-cinema.org/en/

3. ACADEMY OF CANADIAN CINEMA & TELEVISION [CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS] (Canada)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Live Action Short and Best Animation Short

Entry Date: September 21, Every Year

Deadline: October 16, Every Year

Official website: http://www.academy.ca/

4. AFI FEST (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Jury Prize

Entry Date: April 1, 2016

Deadline: May 6, 2016

Official website; http://www.afi.com/afifest/

5. Anima, The Brussels Animation Film Festival (Belgium)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animation Short Film

Entry Date: August First week

Deadline: September Second week

Official website; http://www.animafestival.be/

6. Anima Mundi (Brazil)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animation Film

Entry Date: April Second week

Deadline: June 8th

Official website; https://festival.animamundi.com.br/

7. Animafest Zagreb – World Festival Of Animated Film (Croatia) (No Entry Fee Film Festival)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Film of the Festival

Entry Date: November Second week

Deadline:  1 February Every Year

Official website; http://www.animafest.hr/

 

8. Ann Arbor Film Festival, United States

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival Lawrence

Kasdan Award for Best Narrative Film

Gus Van Sant Award for Best Experimental Film

Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film

Entry Date: August 1, Every Year

Deadline: September 18, 2015

Official website; http://www.aafilmfest.org/

9. Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) (No Fee Film Festival)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Le Cristal d’Annecy

Jury Award

Entry Date: March End Every Year

Deadline: 1^st week of May

Official website; http://www.annecy.org/

10. Aspen Shortsfest (Colorado, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animation

Best Comedy

 Best Drama

Best Short

Entry Date: August 17, Every Year

Deadline: December 15, Every Year

Official website; https://aspenfilm.org/

11. Athens International Film and Video Festival (Ohio, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Narrative

Best Animation

Best Experimental

Entry Date: October 31, Every Year

Deadline: December 22, 2015

Official website; http://athensfilmfest.org/

12. ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, United States)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated Short Film

Best Narrative Short Film

Entry Date: June 20

Deadline: September 18

Official website:  http://atlantafilmfestival.com/

13. Austin Film Festival (Texas, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Animated Short Jury Award

Narrative Short Jury Award

Entry Date: March 30

Deadline: May 20

Official website;  http://austinfilmfestival.com/

14. Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Bear – International Shorts Competition

Entry Date: September First week

Deadline: October 30

Official website; https://www.berlinale.de/

15. Bilbao International Festival Of Documentary And Short Film (Spain)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prize of the Bilbao Festival

Entry Date:  First week of August

Deadline: Second week of September

Official website; http://www.zinebi.com/

16. British Academy Of Film And Television Arts [Bafta] Awards (United Kingdom)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best British Short Film

Best Short Animation Film

Entry Date: 15^th March

Deadline: Tuesday 26^th April

Official website:  http://www.bafta.org/

17. Cannes International Film Festival (France)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Palme d’Or – Best Short Film

Entry Date: December end week

Deadline: February 15th,

Official website; http://www.festival-cannes.fr/

18. Cartagena International Film Festival (Colombia)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Film

Entry Date:  August Second week

Deadline: December 13th.

Official website;  http://www.festicinecartagena.org/

19. Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (Illinois, Usa)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Adult Jury First Place – Animated Short

Adult Jury First Place – Live Action Short

Entry Date: March Second week

Deadline: May 1, 2016

Official website; http://www.cicff.org/

20. Chicago International Film Festival (Illinois, Usa)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Hugo for Best Short Film

Entry Date: February Last Week

Deadline: April 4, 2016

Official website; http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/

21. Cinanima International Animated Film Festival (Portugal)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prize

Entry Date: First week of May

Deadline: July Second week

Official website; http://www.cinanima.pt/

22. Cinequest Film Festival (California, Usa)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Narrative Short

Best Animated Short

Entry Date: 1^st May

Deadline: August 14

Official Website:  http://www.cinequest.org/

23. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) (No Entry Fee Film Festival)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

International Competition Grand Prix

National Competition Grand Prix

Entry Date:  May Second week

Deadline: 6^th July

Official website; http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/

25. Cleveland International Film Festival, United States

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Live Action Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Entry Date: August First week

Deadline: October 31

Official website; http://www.clevelandfilm.org/

26. Cork Film Festival (Ireland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prix International Short

Grand Prix Irish Short

Entry Date: 16^th January

Deadline: 2^nd July

Official website; http://www.corkfilmfest.org/

27. David Di Donatello Award [Accademia Del Cinema Italiano] (Italy)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Film

Entry Date: N/A

Deadline:  [email protected]

Official website; http://www.daviddidonatello.it/

28. Dubai International Film Festival (U.A.E.)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Film – Muhr Shorts

Entry Date: First week of July

Deadline; August 31st

Official Website: https://www.dubaifilmfest.com/

29. Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (U.K.)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Brief Encounters Grand Prix

Animated Encounters Grand Prix

Entry Date:  Last week of February 2016

Deadline: 2^nd Day of May

Official website; http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/

30. Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (Australia)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best International Short Film

Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation

Best Australian Short Film

Entry Date: July First Week

Deadline: 30 September Every Year

Official website; http://flickerfest.com.au/

31. Florida Film Festival (Florida, United States)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Narrative Short

Best Animated Short

Entry Date:  October 23

Deadline: November 20

Official website; http://www.floridafilmfestival.com/

32. Foyle Film Festival (Ireland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Irish Short Film

Best International Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Entry Date; 25 April

Deadline: 25 September

Official Website: http://www.foylefilmfestival.org/

33. Galway Film Fleadh (Ireland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

James Horgan Award for the Best Animation

Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama

Entry Date:

Deadline:  May 13^th 2016

Official website; http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/

34. German Short Film Award (Germany)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Live Action 1 min. – 7 min.

 Live Action 7 min. – 30 min.

Animated Films 1 min. – 30 min

Entry Date:  N/A

Deadline:  [email protected]

Official website; https://www.deutscher-kurzfilmpreis.de/

35. Gijon International Film Festival (Spain)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Premio Principado De Asturios Al Mejor Cortometraje (Best Short Film)

Entry Date:  First week of June

Deadline:  25^th August

Official website; http://www.gijonfilmfestival.com/

36. Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Animation

Best Short Fiction International

Entry Date: February First week

Deadline:  April 1^st day

Official website; http://www.guanajuatofilmfestival.com/

37. Hamptons International Film Festival (New York, Usa)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Starfish Award for Best Short Film

Entry Date: February Second week

Deadline:   April 6,

Official website; http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/

38. Hiroshima International Animation Festival (Japan)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prix

Entry Date: First week of February

Deadline:  First week of April

Official website; http://hiroanim.org/

38. Huesca International Film Festival (Spain)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

International Short Film Contest – Danzante Award

 Latin American Short Film Contest – Danzante Award

Entry Date: First week of January

Deadline:  March 10th,

Official website; http://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/

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39. Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Van Leer Award for Best Short Film

Entry Date: February First week

Deadline:   April 1^st week

Official website; http://www.jff.org.il/

40. Krakow Film Festival (Poland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Dragon for Best Short Film

Silver Dragon for Best Short Animated Film

Silver Dragon for Best Short Fiction Film

Entry Date: First Week of September

Deadline:  30 November

Official website; http://www.krakowfilmfestival.pl/en/

41,  Leeds International Film Festival (U.K.)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Louis le Prince International Short Film Award

World Animation Award

Entry Date: December 1^st

Deadline:  April 1^st

Official website; http://www.leedsfilm.com/

42. Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Germany)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Dove – International Competition Animated Film

Entry Date:  Last week of April

Deadline:  7^th Day of June

Official website; http://www.dok-leipzig.de/

 

 

43. Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Jury Award Best European Short Film Jury

Award Best Flemish Short Film

Entry Date:  May second week

Deadline:   August 1,

Official website; http://www.kortfilmfestival.be/

44. Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Leopard – Best Short Film, International Competition

Golden Leopard – Best Short Film, National Competition

Entry Date: March, 2^nd week

Deadline:  May 31^st

Official website: http://www.pardo.ch/

45. Los Angeles Film Festival (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated/Experimental Short Film

Best Narrative Short Film

Entry Date:  November 3

Deadline:  December 14

Official website; http://www.lafilmfest.com/

46. La Shorts Fest (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best of Fest

Best Foreign Film

Best Drama

Best Comedy

 Best Animation

Best Experimental Film

Entry Date:  Last week of February

Deadline:   April 29

Official website; http://www.lashortsfest.com/

47. Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

City Of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film

Best Australian Short Film

Entry Date:  5 December

Deadline:  10 December

Official Website; Www.Miff.Com.Au 

48. Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema (Canada)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Film – International Competition

Entry Date: April 1^st week

Deadline:  June 15th

Official website: http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/en/

49. Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

First Prize – Short Film

Entry Date: May 10

Deadline:   July 10

Official Website: Www.Ffm-Montreal.Org

50. Morelia International Film Festival (Mexico)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

 Best Animated Short Film

Best Short Fiction Film

Entry Date:  July First week

Deadline:   August 25

Official Website: Www.Moreliafilmfest.Com

51. Nashville Film Festival (Tennessee, United States)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated Short Best Live Action Short

Entry Date: May 27 Every year

Deadline:  July 31, every year

Official Website: Www.Nashvillefilmfestival.Org

52. New York International Children’s Film Festival (New York, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated Short

Best Live Action Short

Entry Date:  first Week of May

Deadline:  Second week of August

Official Website: Www.Gkids.Com

53. Nordisk Panorama Film Festival (Five Nordic Countries)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

 Best Nordic Short Film

Entry Date: 15^th May and 1^st May

Deadline:  [email protected]

Official Website: Www.Nordiskpanorama.Com

54. Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (Germany)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prize of the City Of Oberhausen

Entry Date: Last week of December

Deadline:  First-Second week of February

Official Website: Www.Kurzfilmtage.De

55. OFF- Odense International Film Festival (Denmark)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

International Competition Grand Prix

National Competition Grand Prix

Animation Competition Grand Prix

Entry Date: January 20 Every Year

Deadline:  April 1^st Every Year

Official Website: Www.Filmfestival.Dk

56. Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada) (No Fee Film Festival)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Independent Short

Entry Date: First Week of February

Deadline:  May 13

Official Website: Www.Animationfestival.Ca

57. Palm Springs International Shortfest (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best of the Festival Award

Best Animation Short

Best Live Action Short 15 Minutes And Under

Best Live Action Short Over 15 Minutes

Entry Date: January 19^th Every Year

Deadline:  March 9^th Every year

Official website: Www.Psfilmfest.Org

58. Raindance Film Festival (U.K.)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the category of

Short Film of the Festival

Entry Date: November 02 Every year

Deadline:  22^nd April Every year

Official website;  www.raindance.co.uk

59. Rhode Island International Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prize, Short Film

Entry Date: January 15, Every Year

Deadline:   May 15, Every Year

Official website; Www.Film-Festival.Org

60. Rio De Janeiro International Short Film Festival (Brazil)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prix – International Competition

Grand Prix – National Competition

Entry Date: May 1^st Every Year

Deadline:  September 30 Every Year

Official website; Www.Curtacinema.Com.br

61. Riverrun International Film Festival (North Carolina, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated Short Film

Entry Date: First week of June

Deadline:  August 15, Every Year

Official website: Www.Riverrunfilm.Com

62. St. Kilda Film Festival (Australia)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Film

Entry Date:  First Week of December

Deadline:  Fourth Week of January

Official website; Www.Stkildafilmfestival.Com.Au

63. St. Louis International Film Festival (Missouri, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best of Fest

Best Live Action Short

Best Animated Short

Entry Date: First Week of February

Deadline:  March Fourth Week

Official website; Www.Cinemastlouis.Org

64. San Francisco International Film Festival (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Golden Gate Award Narrative Short

 Golden Gate Award Animated Short

Entry Date: August Last week

Deadline:  October Second Week

Official website; www.Sffs.Org

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65. Santa Barbara International Film Festival (California, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Bruce Corwin Award – Best Live Action Short Film

Bruce Corwin Award – Best Animation Short Film

Entry Date:  Second week of June

Deadline:  August First week

Official website; Www.Sbfilmfestival.Org

66. Seattle International Film Festival (Washington, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Short Live Action

Best Short Animation

Entry Date: September First week

Deadline:  October 5, every year

Official website; www.Seattlefilm.Com

67. Short Shorts Film Festival (Japan)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best of Festival Award – Grand Prix

Entry Date: August 1, Every Year

Deadline:  October 31^st Every year

Official Website: Www.Shortshorts.Org

68. Show Me Shorts Film Festival (New Zealand)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Film

Entry Date: March 4 Every year

Deadline:  15 May Every Year

Official Website: Www.Showmeshorts.Co.Nz

69. Siggraph (USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best in Show

Entry Date: N/A

Deadline:  http://s2016.siggraph.org/call-submissions

Official Website: Www.Siggraph.Org

70. Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Of Catalonia (Spain)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best in Competition Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Entry Date: Last week of January

Deadline:  31^st July Every year

Official Website: Www.Sitgesfilmfestival.Com

71. Slamdance Film Festival (Utah, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Jury Award for Narrative Short

Jury Award for Animation Short

Entry Date:  June 1^st Every year

Deadline:   July 22, Every year

Official Website: Www.Sitgesfilmfestival.Com

72. South by Southwest (Texas, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Animated Short

Best Narrative Short

Entry Date: July Second week

Deadline:  September 11 Every Year

Official Website: Www.Sxsw.Com

73. Stuttgart Festival Of Animated Film (Germany) (Free Entry Film Festival)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prix International Competition

Entry Date: Last week of October

Deadline:  1^st December Every Year

Official Website: Www.Itfs.De

73. Sundance Film Festival (Utah, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Short Film Grand Jury Prize

Short Film Jury Award: Us Fiction

Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction

Short Film Jury Award: Animation

Entry Date:  June, First week

Deadline:  August first week

Official Website: Www.Sundance.Org/Festival

74. Sydney Film Festival (Australia)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Dendy Award – Best Australian Short Film – Live Action

Yoram Gross Animation Award

Entry Date: March 10, every year

Deadline:  March 31, Every year

Official Website: Www.Sff.Org.Au

75. Tampere Film Festival (Finland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

International Competition Grand Prix

National Competition Main Prize Less Than 30 Minutes

Entry Date:  Last week of October

Deadline:  December 1^st Every Year

Official Website: Www.Tamperefilmfestival.Fi

76. Tribeca Film Festival (New York, USA)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Narrative Short

Entry Date:

Deadline:

Official website; Www.Tribecafilm.Com

78. Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

International Competition Grand Prix

National Competition Best Swedish Short

Entry Date:

Deadline:  May 31 Every Year

Official website;  Www.Shortfilmfestival.Com

79. Urbanworld Film Festival (New York, Usa)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Best Narrative Short

Entry Date: February 3

Deadline:  April 1,

Official website;  Www.Urbanworld.Com

80. Venice International Film Festival (Italy)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film

Entry Date:  May First week

Deadline:  June 19^th Every year

Official website;  Www.Labiennale.Org/En/Cinema

81. Warsaw Film Festival (Poland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prix For Best Short Film

Best Animated Short Film

Best Live Action Short Film

Entry Date:  March 15

Deadline:  15 July Every Year

Official website; Www.Wff.Pl

82. Winterthur International Short Film Festival (Switzerland)

Awards Considering to the Oscars in the categories of

Grand Prize for The International Competition Prize

For The Best Swiss Film

Entry Date: First Week of June

Deadline:  17 July.

Official website; Www.Kurzfilmtage.Ch

That’s all about the deadline and other important date information of top 82 Oscars qualifying short film festivals.

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