Cleveland International Film Festival

Cleveland, USA · FilmFreeway

Regional premiere Shorts & Features NarrativeDocumentaryAnimation

Oscar-qualifying for shorts. Ohio premiere preferred.

Deadlines & Fees

earlybird deadline

Sat, August 15, 2026

Shorts 18 / Features 30 USD

regular deadline

Thu, October 15, 2026

Shorts 30 / Features 50 USD

late deadline

Sun, November 15, 2026

Shorts 38 / Features 70 USD

The Facts

Festival dates

Thu, March 25, 2027 – Sun, April 4, 2027

Notification

Expected by Fri, January 15, 2027

Next deadline

Sat, August 15, 2026

earlybird · Shorts 18 / Features 30 USD

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