XR Film Festivals Deadlines 2022
360 films, Interactive VR, Narrative VR, Cinematic VR, AR, VR Storytelling — all those genres have become a big part of the film industry landscape with more and more events taking XR seriously.
This article appears for the 6th time: The first edition came out in 2017, and then every year: 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021!
This year is no different, we have figured out how to make a festival about virtual reality in virtual reality (as we do it at goEast f.e.), how to create a network of events during a bigger event (Venice Expanded and XR3), etc.
The deal is simple: Google Spreadsheet with a list of festivals, their deadlines, dates, fees, websites. Red — deadline and event passed, Yellow — Deadline passed, Event is coming, Green — You can submit.
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XR FILM FESTIVALS DEADLINES 2022
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If you are a festival or know one which is not listed – drop a comment or write to vrfilmfest@gmail.com
The author of this listing is Georgy Molodtsov, curator of the goEast Open Frame Lab, creative producer of the Russian VR Seasons Initiative, and author of the “Under the pillow XR” project. So just you know, I’m both on the festival and content creation side, so use this spreadsheet the same way as you. Thanks to Yulia Berdnikova and Delegator24 for helping with this year's list!
P.S. Also, go to www.xrmust.com, they have comprehensive information about all the events and participants/winners of the previous years!
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield, UK
Dates: 23.06–28.06.2022
Alternate Realities Programme
until 11 February £25 + VAT
until 4 March £30 + VAT
Open until 21 February 2022, 12:00 (noon) GMT,
MeetMarket Entries £31.20 (£26 + VAT)
Alternate Realities Talent Market £31.20 (£26 + VAT)
https://www.sheffdocfest.com/marketplace-entries
GoEast // Open Frame VR Lab
Wiesbaden and Frankfurt, Germany
Dates: 19.04–25.04.2022
Deadline for Work-in-Progress Projects: 27.02.2022
http://filmfestival-goeast.de
LICHTER // VR Storytelling Award
Frankfurt, Germany
Dates: 10.05–15.05.2022
Deadline: 01.03.2022
https://lichter-filmfest.de/
NewImages Festival
Paris, France
Dates: 08.06–12.06.2022
XR Competition 01.03.2022 (incl.) €40 before tax / €48 incl. VAT
XR Financing Market 01.03.2022 (incl.) €40 before tax / €48 incl. VAT
https://newimagesfestival.com
Cannes XR — VeeR Future Award
Marche du Film — Cannes Film Festival
Dates: 17.05–25.05.2022
Deadline: 03.03.2022
https://www.marchedufilm.com/news/2022-cannes-xr-veer-future-award-competition-call-for-projects-now-open/
Annecy Film Festival
Annecy, France
Dates: 13.06–18.06.2022
VR Film competition Deadline — 06.04.2022
https://www.annecy.org/news:a2718
BIFAN Beyond Reality XR Project
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Bucheon, South Korea
Dates: 8.07–18.07.2022
Beyond Reality Call for entries — 01.05.2022
La Biennale di Venezia — Venice Film Festival
Venice, Italy
Dates: 31.08–10.09.2022
Deadline: Venice VR Competition — 31.05.2022
Venice Gap Financing Market — 07.05.2022
https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2022/information
QLD XR Festival
Brisbane, Australia
Dates: 30.04–01.05.2022
Deadline: 22.04 — Late Deadline
https://filmfreeway.com/QldXRFestival
COLLECTING INFORMATION:
Dok Leipzig — Neuland
VRHAM!
Melbourne International Film Festival
FIVARS
Les Ailleurs
SIGGRAPH 2021
PASSED DEADLINES:
Sundance Film Festival
Park City, USA
Dates: 20.01–30.01.2022
Deadline: 1 September, 2021
https://www.sundance.org/
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Dates: 29.03- 10.04.2022
The submission deadline is 28.01. 2022.
The duration of the film is maximum of 25 minutes.
Films can only be submitted through Festhome
https://www.bifff.net/regulations-submissions/
Cinequest Film &Creativity Festival
San Jose, USA
Dates: 1.03–13.03.2022
19.11.2021 — Deadline Fee 73,6$
https://www.cinequest.org/
SXSW (South by South West)/SXSW Online
Austin, USA
Dates: 11.03–20.03.3022
Submissions for SXSW Film 2022 are now closed except for Texas High School Shorts and Title Design through December 14
https://www.sxsw.com/exhibitions/virtual-cinema/
CPH DOX VR:Cinema & Inter:Active
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates: 23.03–03.04.2022
5.02. 2022 — Deadline for accreditation
FORUM accreditation ON-site 2750 DKK/Online 1500 DKK
INDUSTRY accreditation ON-site 1750 DKK/Online 1250 DKK
ACADEMY accreditation ON-site 900 DKK/Online 750 DKK
PRESS accreditation ON-site Free/Online Free
The deadlines for submitting a film to CPH:DOX 2022 was December 1 for films finished after the first deadline.
https://cphdox.dk/submit-a-film-22/
LAVAL VIRTUAL // Laval Virtual Awards
Laval, France
Dates: 13–17.04.2022
Laval Virtual Awards Entry deadline: January 16, 2022
FULL PASS Fee until 31.03.2022: €348
DISCOVERY PASS Fee until 31.01.2022: €42
STUDENT PASS Fee until 31.01.2022: €18
https://www.laval-virtual.com/
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, USA
Dates: 21.04–01.05.2022
Extended deadline for VR film: 18.11.2021 $55
VIRTUAL FILM ACCESS PASS — $75
VIRTUAL CREATIVE CONFERENCE PASS — $75
ALL ACCESS BADGE — $350
https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/
East Doc Platform — East Doc Interactive
Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: March 29 — March 31, 2022
https://dokweb.net/activities/east-doc-platform/2022/east-doc-interactive
SIGGRAPH 2022
Vancouver, Canada
08.08–11.08.2022
Deadline: 22.02.22 — VR Theatre
rehttps://s2022.siggraph.org/program/vr-theater/
DOK.fest München
München, Germany
Dates: 04.05–12.05.2022
Deadline: 01.02.2022
https://www.dokfest-muenchen.de/
Tribeca Film Festival // Tribeca Immersive // Tribeca X Award
New York, USA
Dates: 08.06–19.06.2022
19.01.2022 — Tribeca Immersive $80
16.02.2022 — Tribeca X Award $525
Web-site: https://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/
