Submissions are now closed.

Remember to mark your calendar for the
2021 Water Docs Film Festival submissions opening in July 2020!

And stay tuned for more information about the new dates for the rescheduled 2020 Water Docs Film Festival coming soon!

Dates & Deadlines

Opening date: July 02, 2019
Earlybird deadline: August 02, 2019
Regular deadline: September 13, 2019
Late deadline: October 25, 2019
Notification date: December 20, 2019
Festival 2020: March 26 - 29, 2020

Criteria

Style/format:

• Feature = 60-120 min

• Mid-Length = 20-59 min

• Short = 19 min or less

• Documentary

• Feature

• Short

• Narrative

• Animation

• Experimental

• Music Video

• Campaign PSA

• Foreign Language (with English subtitles)

• Environmental, Sci-Fi, Parody, Fantasy

Contemporary:

• Films up to 3 years old (completed in 2017, 2018, 2019) and not widely screened in Toronto or online.

• Please send an inquiry if the film is older than 3 years.

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