Travel Grant Fund Key List: Festivals and Showcase Events
Short Films
This is a list of eligible film festivals where the Travel Grant Fund can support short films in official selection. The list is categorised into A and B:
Category A: Festival considered a top priority for Travel Grant funding (ie. where a travel grant can provide best value for money and maximum opportunities for showcasing and professional development). These are higher priority for the Travel Grant fund
Category B: Festival with strong international reputation but provides less opportunity for showcasing on an international stage. These are lower priority for the Travel Grant fund
January
Angers Premiers Plans
Europe (France)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Europe (France)
Category A Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
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IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam
Europe (Netherlands)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival, Prix UIP Award Qualifying Festival
-
Sundance Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
February
Ann Arbor Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Berlin International Film Festival
Europe (Germany)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival, Prix UIP Award Qualifying Festival
-
Tampere International Short Film Festival
Europe (Finland)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival, Prix UIP Award Qualifying Festival
-
Tricky Women Tricky Realities
Europe (Austria)
Category B Non Priority Festival
March
Busan International Short Film Festival
Asia (South Korea)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
CPH:DOX
Europe (Denmark)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Dresden International Short Film Festival
Europe (Germany)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Go Shorts
Netherlands (Europe)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
SXSW South By South West
North America (USA)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
April
Hot Docs International Documentary Fest
North America (Canada)
Category A Priority Festival, Bafta/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Indie Lisboa
Europe (Portugal)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Krakow Film Festival
Europe (Poland)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Stuttgart Animated Film Festival
Europe (Germany)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Vienna Shorts
Europe (Austria)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Kaboom Animation Festival
Europe (Netherlands)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
Europe (Germany)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
ReelAbilities Film Festival
North America (New York)
Category B Non-priority Festival
-
Visions Du Réel
Europe (Switzerland)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
May
Cannes Film Festival (nb. NOT SHORT FILM CORNER)
Europe (France)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
June
American Black Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Animafest Zagreb
Europe (Croatia)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Annecy Int. Animated Film Festival
Europe (France)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Europe (Germany)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Kashish Mumbai Queer Film Festival
S Asia (India)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Shanghai International Film Festival
Asia (China)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Transilvania International Film Festival
Europe (Romania)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Tribeca Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
July
Blackstar Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
FID Marseille
Europe (France)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Europe (Czech Republic)
Category A Priority Festival
August
Dokufest
Europe (Kosovo)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Locarno International Film Festival
Europe (Switzerland)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival, Prix UIP Award Qualifying Festival
-
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
South America (Brazil)
Category B Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Sarajevo Film Festival
Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Category A Priority Festival
September
Fantastic Fest
Texas, North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
NYFF New York Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Ottawa Intl Animation Film Festival
North America (Canada)
Category B Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Toronto International Film Festival
North America (Canada)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Venice International Film Festival
Europe (Italy)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival, Prix UIP Award Qualifying Festival
-
Ars Electronica Linz
Europe (Austria)
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Category A Priority Festival
October
Dinard Festival of British Cinema
Europe (France)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Dok Leipzig
Europe (Germany)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Rome Film Festival
Europe (Italy)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Sitges Film Festival
Europe (Spain)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Superfest Disability Film Festival
North America (USA)
Category A Priority Festival
-
Tokyo International Film Festival
Asia (Japan)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Europe (Sweden)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Warsaw Film Festival
Europe (Poland)
Category B Non Priority Festival
November
Brest European Short Film Festival
Europe (France)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Cairo International Film Festival
Africa (Egypt)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Cinanima International Animated Film Festival
Europe (Portugal)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Cork International Film Festival
Europe (Ireland)
Category B Non Priority Festival
-
Goa International Film Festival of India
Asia (India)
Category B Priority Festival
-
IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Europe (Netherlands)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
-
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
South America (Argentina)
Category B Priority Festival
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PÖFF Shorts at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Europe (Estonia)
Category A Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
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Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Europe (Switzerland)
Category B Non Priority Festival, BAFTA/Oscar Qualifying Festival
December
Leuven Short Film Fest
Europe (Belgium)
Category B Non Priority Festival
This list may be subject to change.
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