Festival submissions and deadlines
Track open festival submission deadlines and film opportunity windows.
The festival calendar tracks submission deadlines across festivals that programme Manchester-made work or are accessible to independent filmmakers. Entries show the festival name, submission portal link, deadline, fee (if applicable), and what formats they accept. You can filter by deadline window, festival tier or film type to find the right fit for your work.
Many festivals recycle their deadlines year to year, so the directory remembers previous years' cycles and alerts you when new calls open. You can save festivals to a watchlist, get notifications when deadlines approach, and track which festivals you've already submitted to so you don't accidentally apply twice.
The community also leaves notes on festivals they've submitted to - what the acceptance rate was like, feedback quality, whether the festival actually screens work or is just a cash grab. That helps newer filmmakers make informed choices about where to spend submission fees.