call for film submissions

Submissions for the 70th Cork International Film Festival are now open!

Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) is Ireland’s oldest and largest film festival, celebrating its 70th edition in 2025. Our mission is to present Ireland’s most exciting, diverse, and ambitious annual film festival, connecting and stimulating audiences and artists through a carefully curated selection of the best films, to create a unique shared cultural experience, rooted in Cork, open to the world.

CIFF welcomes submissions of features and shorts, and all forms of film production – fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, etc. We champion new voices and celebrate excellence in filmmaking throughout our programme. We also recognise filmmakers’ achievements through our 14 Awards, three of which are Academy Award® qualifying.

Eurimages Audentia Award - in 2025, the Festival is honoured to have been selected for the presentation of the prestigious Audentia Award, in partnership with the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund, which includes a prize of €30,000 for a female filmmaker to invest in their next film project. The Audentia Award will be presented at our 70th edition in November.