Years running: 22 (since 2003)
Dublin International Film Festival
International Film Festival
About
DIFF is Ireland’s premier event and has built a formidable reputation for delivering the very best in international film and film talent to Irish and International audiences each year. Its core elements include a select programme of the most exciting international cinema currently on offer, the best new Irish cinema, a retrospective of much loved and forgotten classics, a focus on screenwriting and unique access to a plethora of international film-making talent including actors, writers and directors and behind the scenes talent. An all encompassing event, carefully curated and ranging from the weird and wonderful to the glamorous and exclusive, DIFF turns the city into a film mecca for cinema-goers and experience-lovers of all kinds.
Rules
GENERAL RULES
- All films considered must be Irish premières.
- Projects completed after September 1, 2022
- DIFF accepts feature films or documentaries of 60 minutes or more and Short Films under 30mins in length
- Films available publicly online will not be accepted.
- All non-English speaking films must have English subtitles.
Submitting your film:
For viewing purposes entries should be submitted on DVD or by screening link at the submission stage. NB: If posting a DVD, please label submission clearly on the DVD with film title, contact name, duration, tracking number and email address
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world. All non-English speaking films must have English subtitles.
Premiere Requirements
National premiere required.
Jury and Organizers
Grainne Humphreys - FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Sarah Ahern - PROJECTS MANAGER & PROGRAMMER
Documents
Place
Ireland
Dublin
Official Website
Contacts
13 Lower Ormond Quay
Dublin 1
Ireland
+353 1 662 4260
Contact Emails
Social Networks
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- Opening DateMay 18, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineJune 23, 2023
- Regular DeadlineAugust 18, 2023
- Late DeadlineSeptember 15, 2023
- Extended DeadlineOctober 13, 2023
- NotificationsJanuary 12, 2024
- Event Dates22 February — 2 March 2024
All feature films submitted must be over 60mins in length
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Earlybird Deadline — $35
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Regular Deadline — $45
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Late Deadline — $65
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Extended Deadline — $65
Accepting children's and family films for all ages under 17 under for the Festival's young people's strand "Fantastic Flix". PLEASE READ THE FULL RULES BEFORE SUBMITTING. All short films submitted must be a maximum of 30mins in length,
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Earlybird Deadline — $35
-
Regular Deadline — $35
-
Late Deadline — $35
-
Extended Deadline — $35
Accepting children's and family films for all ages under 17 under for the Festival's young people's strand "Fantastic Flix". All feature films submitted must be over 60mins in length
-
Earlybird Deadline — $35
-
Regular Deadline — $45
-
Late Deadline — $65
-
Extended Deadline — $65
All short films submitted must be a maximum of 30mins in length
-
Earlybird Deadline — $35
-
Regular Deadline — $35
-
Late Deadline — $35
-
Extended Deadline — $35
All feature films submitted must be over 60mins in length
-
Earlybird Deadline — $35
-
Regular Deadline — $45
-
Late Deadline — $65
-
Extended Deadline — $65
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