Festivals

Festivals running open calls for artists

Festivals that run open calls for artists: 221 in all, 100 accepting applications now, in Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina and more.

221 organisations · 100 accepting applications

Open calls from organisations of this kind: what each one has open now, the calls it ran before and how often it opens. Look at who runs a call before you apply.

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Greece

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20262 calls in totalCompetitions

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MONSTRA | Festival de Animação de Lisboa

Portugal

1 openDeadline: 13 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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BIEN Textile Art Biennial

Slovenia

1 openDeadline: 21 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Noia Harp Fest

Spain

1 openDeadline: 23 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival

Poland

1 openDeadline: 12 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Calabria Movie Film Festival

Italy

1 openDeadline: 18 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Onion City Experimental Film Festival

United States

1 openDeadline: 22 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Glasgow Short Film Festival

United Kingdom

1 openDeadline: 27 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Medellín Street Art Festival

Colombia

International mural festival in Medellín, Colombia, curated by Panorama Art Studio.

1 openDeadline: 28 Oct 20261 call in totalOther

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Matsu Biennial

Taiwan

1 openDeadline: 30 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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A MAZE.

Germany

1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20262 calls in totalResidencies

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Go Short

Netherlands

1 openDeadline: 15 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart

Germany

1 openDeadline: 15 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Mozambique Music Meeting

Mozambique

1 openDeadline: 30 Nov 20261 call in totalOther

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Poesía en Abril

United States

An international festival of Spanish-language poetry based in Chicago, with editions since 2018 and the Premio de Poesía Juana Goergen.

1 openDeadline: 1 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Roze Filmdagen

Netherlands

1 openDeadline: 1 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions

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Slovenian Jewelry Week

Slovenia

1 openDeadline: 6 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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CURRENTS New Media

United States

1 openDeadline: 8 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Festival KB'Images

France

Photography festival held each year in Kaysersberg, France, run since 2022 by the merchants' association Kom'in KB.

1 openDeadline: 13 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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European Media Art Festival

Germany

1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20261 call in totalExhibitions

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Gjon Mili International Video Art Festival

Albania

1 openDeadline: 15 Dec 20261 call in totalResidencies

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gamescom latam

Brazil

1 openDeadline: 15 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

Germany

1 openDeadline: 18 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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Plataforma Bienal de Arte La Plata

Argentina

1 openDeadline: 5 Feb 20271 call in totalCompetitions

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FAQ

Which organisations are listed?

Every foundation, residency, festival, museum, gallery and arts council whose open calls are in our catalogue — including those between calls, with the calls they ran before.

How do I know when an organiser opens its next call?

Each page shows the months its deadlines usually fall in and its past calls. Sign in to get a reminder when it opens a new one.

What does sign-in add?

The links to apply, deadline reminders, artists’ reviews of organisers and who each organiser selected in its past calls. It is free.