Documentary Festivals
AFI Docs
Current listed status is active; listed deadline: June 17–21, 2026. The American Film Institute's documentary festival in the nation's capital. Oscar-qualifying for shorts. Strong policy and political audience and significant national press coverage.
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- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Documentary Festivals
- Status
- active
- Deadline
- June 17–21, 2026
- Region
- Southeast
- Best for
- The American Film Institute's documentary festival in the nation's capital. Oscar-qualifying for shorts. Strong policy and political audience and significant national press coverage.
- Project stage
- festival
- Access
- ~$60
- Cost / award
- ~$60
From the directory: Homepage festival listing merged into the unified catalog.
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