Submissions for Festival 2019 are now closed.
SAVE-THE-DATE for the 2019 Water Docs Film Festival running March 21-24, 2019!
Dates & Deadlines
Opening date: July 25, 2018
Earlybird deadline: August 24, 2018
Regular deadline: September 21, 2018
Late deadline: October 19, 2018
Notification date: January 18, 2019
Festival 2018: March 21 - 24, 2019

Water Docs Film Festival: March 21-24, 2019
Criteria
Style/format:
Feature = 60-120 min
Short feature = 16-50 minutes (but 50-59 min films will also be considered)
Short = 15 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 and not widely screened, at least in Toronto.
Please send an enquiry if the film is older than 3 years.