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Criteria	Locarno Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison	Berlin Short Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison	Hainan Island International Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison	San Francisco IFFDemo dataRemove from comparison
Location	Locarno, Switzerland	Berlin, Germany	Hainan, China	San Francisco, USA
Event Dates	October 5, 2027 – October 12, 2027	November 12, 2026 – November 12, 2026	December 1, 2026 – December 1, 2026	December 15, 2026 – December 15, 2026
Verification	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified	Not verified
Festival Rules & Regulations	Read festival rules Films must comply with the competition type, runtime and production year. Submit only films for which you hold the required rights. English subtitles are recommended.	Read festival rules Demonstration programme.	Read festival rules Demonstration programme.	Read festival rules Demonstration programme.
Published competitions	Short Film Competition Open for submissions Film Type Short Film Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Your time: Sep 30, 2027 22:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) · Festival time: Sep 30, 2027 23:59 (Paris, UTC+2) Runtime 1–60 min Production year 2023–2100 Eligible production countries No restriction Original film languages No restriction Director nationalities No restriction Required subtitles No restriction Premiere requirement No restriction Submit to this competition	Demonstration programme Open for submissions Film Type All Film Types Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Your time: Nov 13, 2026 00:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) · Festival time: Nov 12, 2026 23:59 (UTC) Runtime 1–120 min Production year 2020–2100 Eligible production countries No restriction Original film languages No restriction Director nationalities No restriction Required subtitles No restriction Premiere requirement No restriction Submit to this competition	Demonstration programme Open for submissions Film Type All Film Types Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Your time: Dec 2, 2026 00:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) · Festival time: Dec 1, 2026 23:59 (UTC) Runtime 1–120 min Production year 2020–2100 Eligible production countries No restriction Original film languages No restriction Director nationalities No restriction Required subtitles No restriction Premiere requirement No restriction Submit to this competition	Demonstration programme Open for submissions Film Type All Film Types Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Your time: Dec 16, 2026 00:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) · Festival time: Dec 15, 2026 23:59 (UTC) Runtime 1–120 min Production year 2020–2100 Eligible production countries No restriction Original film languages No restriction Director nationalities No restriction Required subtitles No restriction Premiere requirement No restriction Submit to this competition

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