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Criteria	Venice Shorts Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison	New York Film WeekDemo dataRemove from comparison	Locarno Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison	Berlin Horizons Film FestivalDemo dataRemove from comparison
Location	Venice, Italy	New York, USA	Locarno, Switzerland	Berlin, Germany
Event Dates	2026-09-10 – 2026-10-05	2026-10-15 – 2026-10-15	2027-10-05 – 2027-10-12	2027-10-05 – 2027-10-12
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 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 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.
Published competitions	Short Film Competition Open for submissions Film Type Short Film Entry Fee $30.00 Deadline Oct 15, 2026 22:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) Runtime 1–30 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 Oct 16, 2026 00:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) 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	Short Film Competition Open for submissions Film Type Short Film Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Sep 30, 2027 22:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) 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	Short Film Competition Open for submissions Film Type Short Film Entry Fee $0.00 Deadline Sep 30, 2027 22:59 (Tunis, UTC+1) 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

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