NOW OPEN: Call for Entry Submissions for the 2026 Portland Film Festival

Portland Film Festival red carpet photo with alumni filmmakers


Filmmakers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Portland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2026. We are looking for good films with compelling stories. Do you have any suggestions? Please submit your narrative features, documentaries, shorts of all kinds, transmedia, web series, student films, TikToks, Reels, music videos, and more.

MovieMaker Magazine named our festival one of the “25 coolest film festivals in the world” and a “top 50 film festival worth the entry fee,” so get your submission in before time runs out. And we hope to see you in October online and in-person. Portland is a fantastic city—you’ll not want to miss what we’re planning for 2026.

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The 2026 Portland Film Festival (September 30th to October 4th, 2026) is now accepting submissions online through:

Submission Platforms

Upcoming Deadlines

  • Early Discount Deadline – November 14, 2025 (PST Midnight)
  • Discount Deadline – November 26, 2025 (PST Midnight)
  • Early Bird Deadline – December 17, 2025 (PST Midnight)

Notification date

  • June 10, 2026 (PST Midnight Approximately)

Questions? Check out our Submission FAQs.



NOW OPEN: Call for Entry Submissions for the 2026 Portland Film Festival

Portland Film Festival red carpet photo with alumni filmmakers


Filmmakers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Portland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2026. We are looking for good films with compelling stories. Do you have any suggestions? Please submit your narrative features, documentaries, shorts of all kinds, transmedia, web series, student films, TikToks, Reels, music videos, and more.