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Open Call
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Open Call
English 4th International Deaf Film Festival of Argentina – September 24 to 27, 2025 1st International Deaf Film Festival of Chile – September 30 to October 4, 2025 FiCSor – International Deaf Film Festival *Deadline:* May 1, 2025 Open Call 2025 for the International Deaf Film Festival! If you have a film in sign language, […]
LIST OF FILM FESTIVALS
Film Festivals > Top
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Sundance
https://www.sundance.org/
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Cannes Film Festival
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/
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Toronto International Film Festival
https://www.tiff.net
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Berlinale
https://www.berlinale.de/en/home.html
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Hong Kong International Film Festival
https://www.hkiff.org.hk
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Panafrican Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou
https://ficdc.org/en/evenements/pan-african-film-and-television-festival-of-ouagadougou/
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Rotterdam Film Festival
https://iffr.com/en
Film Festivals > Deaf
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Argentina International Deaf Cinema Festival
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/festivalcinesordoarg/
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Cinedeaf – International Deaf Film Festival of Rome
Location: Rome, Italy
Website: http://www.cinedeaf.com (currently inactive)
Held: Biannually (May month)
Frequency: Biennial
Month: May
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Clin d’Oeil Festival
Location: Reims, France
Website: http://www.clin-doeil.eu
Frequency: Biennial
Month: July
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Deaffest
Location: Wolverhampton, UK
Website: http://www.deaffest.co.uk | IG, Facebook and Twitter: @Deaffest
Frequency: Annual
Month: May
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Deaf Film Festival
Location:
Wesbite: www.deafff.com
Frequency: Biennial
Month: October
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Deaf Film Festival – Munich
Location: Munich, Germany
Website: http://filmfestival.gmu.de
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Deaf Rochester Film Festival
Location: Rochester, USA
Website: http://www.deafrocfilmfest.com
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Month: October/November
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Deaf Way Film Festival
Location: Washington, DC
Website: https://gallaudet.edu/deaf-way/
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Month: October
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Della Award
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://della-award.de/en/home/
Frequency:
Month: November
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Döv Film Festival
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Website: https://dovfilmfestivalskane.se
Frequency: Annual
Month: March
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Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival
Location: Hong Kong
Website: http://www.hkidff.com (currently inactive)
Frequency: Biennial
Month: May
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India International Deaf Film Festival
Location: India
Website: http://www.iidff.org
Frequency:
Month: February
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Matara Deaf Film and Arts Festival
Location: Sri Lanka
Website: https://mataradeaffilmfestival.wordpress.com/ (No festival held since 2015)
Facebook: Matara Deaf Film and Arts Festival
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New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival
Location: New Zealand
Website: http://www.nzdsff.co.nz
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Portland Deaf Film Festival
Location: Portland, USA
Facebook page: @pdxdff
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Seattle Deaf Film Festival
Location: Seattle, USA
Website: http://www.seattledeaffilmfestival.com
Frequency: Annual
Month: July
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Signlight International Film Festival
Location: West Hollywood, California
Website: https://www.signlightff.org/
Frequency:
Month: April
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Shanghai International Deaf Film Festival (SHIDFF)
Location: Shanghai, China
Website: http://shidff.org (currently inactive) | Facebook: SHIDFF
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Sound Off
Location: Canada
Website: http://www.soundofffestival.com/
Frequency:
Month: March / April
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Taiwan Deaf Film Festival
Location: Taiwan
Website: https://www.nad.org.tw/twidff/2017/indexEN.html (No festival held since 2017) | Facebook: TWIDFF
Frequency: Annual
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Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://tidff.tokyo/english/ (No festival held since 2021)
Frequency: Biennal
Month: December
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Toronto International Deaf Film and Arts Festival
Location: Toronto, Canada
Website: http://www.tidfaf.ca (No festival held since 2017)
Frequency:
Month: May
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ViFest
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: http://www.vifest.de
Frequency:
Month: April
Film Festivals > Disability
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Superfest Film Festival
http://www.superfestfilm.com
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ReelAbilities
http://www.reelabilities.com
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We Care Film Fest
http://www.wecarefilmfest.org
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International Film Festival on Disabilities
https://www.festival-international-du-film-sur-le-handicap.fr/en/index.html
Last Updated: April 2025