The Dublin International Film Festival have opened their doors to Short Film Submissions for the 2016 Festival. Shorts will join the Feature Films and Documentary categories on Film Freeway, where full details can be found on how to submit. Click here to find out more.
DIFF is delighted to announced that Sarah Ahern and Liam Ryan will renewing their roles within the Festival as Projects Manager and Production Manager. This year they will also be collaborating on the Shorts Programme to build on this expanding and dynamic area of the festival and to help bring exciting emerging talent to our audience at DIFF 2016.
(Over 60mins in length, Irish Premieres only)
- August 31, 2015 - Regular Deadline – $35 USD
- September 30, 2015 - Late Deadline – $55 USD
- October 31st, 2015 – Closing Date
- January 6th, 2016 – Notification Date
Short
Films
(Under 30mins in length, Dublin Premieres
only)
- 6th August, 2015 – Short Film Submissions
Open – $25 USD For Entry
- 31st October, 2015 – Closing Date
- January 6th, 2016 – Notification Date
About the Festival
Established in 2003, DIFF has fast become
Ireland's premier feature film Festival and takes place in Ireland's capital
city over the course of eleven days each Spring. At the Festival’s heart are
its audiences, international cinema, exciting new Irish cinema, a retrospective
selection, a screenwriting focus and its platform for Q&As and panels at
DIFF’s Behind the Scenes events.
The DIFF audiences are central to the Festival
and each year they have their say in the Audience Award. In 2015 Wim Wenders
won the award for his spectacular documentary "The Salt of the
Earth", with Oscar Nominated "Boogaloo and Graham" taking home
the Audience Award for best short.
Every year our Festival Director Grainne
Humphreys travels to international festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, LFF, EIFF
and PKO Off Camera to view films for the festival programme. However, every
year we have a highly competitive submission process, with hundreds of entries
from which a select choice will make the catalogue.
DIFF puts the films and filmmakers at its
heart and understands the importance of nurturing new and experienced talent
alike. So get your submissions in before the rush, and be a part of the
exciting, vital, international festival that is DIFF.
DIFF 2016 takes place from the 18th-28th
February. Stay tuned to www.diff.ie
to stay up-to date with Festival news.