Submit Your Film
The 34th Annual Florida Film Festival takes place April 11 – 20, 2025.
Florida Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
Submissions are open now!
Deadlines:
Early Deadline – September 30, 2024
Regular Deadline – November 8, 2024
Late Deadline – November 22, 2024
Extended Deadline – December 11, 2024
The Florida Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars®. The winners of the Grand Jury Award for Best Short in their respective categories will qualify to enter the Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film, or Documentary Short Film category of the next
year’s Academy Awards®. For more information about the Academy’s qualifying and eligibility rules please see: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
NOW IN ITS 34th YEAR, THE FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL IS AN OSCAR®-QUALIFYING FESTIVAL, PREMIERING THE BEST IN CURRENT, INDEPENDENT, AND INTERNATIONAL CINEMA.
Through 10 days of 160+ films and first-class events, film lovers mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a delicious menu at Eden Bar and inside Enzian Theater.
