| **Festival** | **Submission Deadlines** | **Festival Dates** | **Submission Fee** | **Attendee Ticket Cost** | **Categories** | **Accepted Formats** | **Details** | | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Cannes** | Shorts: Mar 3, 2025Features: Mar 14, 2025 | **May 13–24, 2025** | Free | €5,750–€9,500 (gala); free open-air screenings | Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight, Critics’ Week, La Cinef | Shorts: ≤15 minFeatures: ≥60 min | Must be unreleased outside country of origin; subtitles required if not English/French; premiere status required; submit via Cannes site | | **Venice** | Shorts: May 31, 2025<br><br>Features: Jun 13, 2025 | **Aug 27–Sep 6, 2025** | €80–€250 | €15–€100 depending on screening type | Venezia 80, Orizzonti, Immersive, Classics | Shorts: ≤20 minFeatures: ≥60 min | Must be completed after Sep 7, 2024; premiere required; submit via official Venice portal | | **Toronto (TIFF)** | Early: Mar 28, 2025<br><br>Final: May 9, 2025 | **Sep 4–14, 2025** | $50–$155 CAD | $25–$50 (regular), $75–$150 (premium) | Shorts, Features, Docs, Primetime | Shorts: ≤40 minFeatures: ≥60 min | Premiere preferred; submit via FilmFreeway; must be completed after Sep 5, 2024 | | **Sundance** | Shorts: Jul 14–Sep 1, 2025<br>Features: Jul 28–Sep 20, 2025 | **Jan 23–Feb 2, 2026** | $60–$120 | $35 per screening; passes $275–$900 | U.S. & Int’l Features, Docs, Shorts, Episodic | Shorts: ≤50 minFeatures: ≥50 min | Must be completed after Jan 1, 2025; submit via FilmFreeway; premiere status preferred | | **Berlinale** | Shorts: Nov 13, 2025<br><br>Features: Oct 30, 2025 | **Feb 12–22, 2026** | €75–€175 | €9–€20 (standard), €11 on Audience Day | Competition, Shorts, Panorama, Forum, Generation | Shorts: ≤30 minFeatures: ≥60 min | Films must be recently completed; premiere required; submit via Berlinale portal |