Festival submissions are now open! For all important information and deadlines, read the overview below. The 36th edition of the festival takes place November 8–19, 2023.
Submissions for the 2023 IDFA Film Festival are open till July 3!
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News
- From March 24 - 28, Abigail Child's INTRUSIONS OF DESIRE, a retrospective at Anthology Film Archive!
- REJEITO, a film produced by UNDO CoLAB alum Bronte Stahl, is premiering at Cinéma du Réel on March 29!
- Applications are open for two incredible fellowship opportunities from Points North, join their Info Session on April 14!
- Applications for the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival's Emerging Producer program are open till March 31!
- Submissions for the 2023 IDFA Film Festival are open till July 3!
- Applications for the 2023 Sandbox Fund: Spring Grant Cycle are open till April 3!
- Cosmic Rays Film Festival announces their lineup for 2023, running from March 30 - March 31!
- Applications for Creative Capital's “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact” Grant 2024 are open till March 31!
- Applications for IDA's Enterprise Documentary Fund 2023 are open till April 4!
- Applications for the Franklin Furnace's FUND for Performance Art are open till April 1!
- Applications for the Jerome Foundation's NYC Film, Video and Digital Production Grant are open till April 13!
- Applications for Visual Studies Workshop's Project Space Residency are open till April 2!
- MoMA announces the lineup for Doc Fortnight 2023, running from February 22 through March 7!
- Triple Canopy and BAM co-present True to Life from Feb 17 through 23, a series featuring film programs that ask how people compose and comprehend themselves through cinema!