THE FUTURE IS FEMALE!

Submissions for VIFF 2026 are now open! 

Earlybird Deadline: September 12th, 2025

Regular Deadline: December 31st, 2025 

Late Deadline: March 6th, 2026

Extended Deadline: April 6th, 2026

Notification Date: April 13th, 2026

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Submission Categories

Narrative Short (1 - 40 minutes)

Narrative Feature (41 - 120 minutes)

Documentary Short (1 - 40 minutes)

Documentary Feature (41 - 120 minutes)

Experimental Short (1 - 40 minutes)

Experimental Feature (41 - 120 minutes)

Western New York Short (1 - 40 minutes)

Western New York Feature (41 - 120 minutes)

Student Film (any length)

Animation (any length)

Music Video (any length)