Documentary Festivals
Cleveland International Film Festival
Current listed status is active; listed deadline: April 1–11, 2026. One of the largest and most diverse festivals in the US, with one of the most extensive social-impact programming tracks. Oscar-qualifying for shorts.
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- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Documentary Festivals
- Status
- active
- Deadline
- April 1–11, 2026
- Region
- Midwest
- Best for
- One of the largest and most diverse festivals in the US, with one of the most extensive social-impact programming tracks. Oscar-qualifying for shorts.
- Project stage
- festival
- Access
- ~$50
- Cost / award
- ~$50
From the directory: Homepage festival listing merged into the unified catalog.
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