Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
2.16€
Short film is anything under 20 minutes in length. Can be short live action/animation/documentary/mockumentary/experimental it just must be funny!!! & made in Ireland.
22 Mar 2025
Call for entries
05 May 2025
Early deadline
10 Jun 2025
Standard deadline
10 Aug 2025
Late deadline
05 Sep 2025
Extended deadline
5
mths
05 Oct 2025
Notification date
28 Nov 2025
30 Nov 2025
Festival start: 28 November 2025 Festival end: 30 November 2025
DICFF is about celebrating comedy in film.
So often comedy is overlooked in favour of drama. Drama is in fact easier to write, direct and perform.
Comedy is much more difficult and you know if you've succeeded or failed by how many laughs you get!
So, DICFF is here to ensure comedy gets it's due. We want to support our comedic storytellers and celebrate your craft.
There are 18 awards to win!
Elaine May & Richard Pryor Award
Best Irish Feature
Best Intl Feature
Best Irish Short
Best Intl Short
Best Director for a Feature
Best Director for a Short
Best Male Actor in a short
Best Female Actor in a short
Best Supporting Male Actor in a Short
Best Supporting Female Actor in a Short
Count Basie Award
Best Animated Comedy
Best Produced Screenplay
Best Live Script Award
Best Irish Sketch
Best Intl Sketch
Audience Award for Best Short
IT HARDLY NEEDS STATING BUT FILMS MUST BE FUNNY
FILMS MADE AFTER JAN 2023 MAY APPLY
SHORT FILMS NO LONGER THAN 20 MINS.
By submitting your SUBMISSION to DICFF you agree to the following:
(1) Submitting a SUBMISSION does not guarantee inclusion in the DICFF, and the selection committee has sole discretion to determine which SUBMISSIONS are selected for participation in the DICFF;
(2) If your SUBMISSION is selected for the DICFF, you will allow DICFF to use any part of the SUBMISSION for promotional purposes before, during and after the DICFF, and the right to present your SUBMISSION as part of the DICFF.
(3) DICFF does not compensate for any costs associated with the production of the SUBMISSION, or travel costs associated with attending the DICFF;
(4) DICFF reserves the right to schedule accepted SUBMISSIONS and to make any changes at any time, and may withdraw any SUBMISSION from the DICFF at any time for any reason;
(5) All film SUBMISSIONS must be online screeners only.
(6) All film SUBMISSIONS that are selected to screen at the DICFF must be digital. To ensure best quality at the screening, digital versions are best.
(7) Filmmakers and screenwriters are solely responsible to ensure all deadlines are adhered to, and shall hold DICFF harmless for any delays or technical difficulties whatsoever;
(8) Filmmakers and screenwriters warrant that all work is original and that all rights have been secured;
(9) Filmmakers and screenwriters shall indemnify and hold harmless the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival and all its agents from any claims, liabilities, losses, damages incurred in any way due to any and all claims.
(10) Awards will be presented in categories identified by DICFF and judging will be done by the judging committee; with the exception of awards for Best of Festival, which will be based on audience votes. DICFF reserves the right to rescind any award for any reason.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Short film is anything under 20 minutes in length. Can be short live action/animation/documentary/mockumentary/experimental it just must be funny!!! & made in Ireland.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Feature films must be 75 minutes or over & made in Ireland.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Short film is anything under 20 minutes in length. Can be short live action/animation/documentary/mockumentary/experimental it just must be funny!!! & made anywhere in the world EXCEPT Ireland.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Feature films must be 75 minutes or over & made anywhere in the world.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Send us a Vimeo/Youtube link to no more than 5 sketches. Must be funny & made in Ireland.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Send us a Vimeo/Youtube link to no more than 5 sketches. Must be funny & made outside of Ireland.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Comedy script award. No more than 10 pages. Shortlisted entries must be able to come to festival and perform a rehearsed reading during the festival to a jury and voting audience. So, get a team of actors and a narrator together to rehearse your script and then perform the script reading (scripts can still be in hand, you don't have to learn lines!) to a live and voting audience at the festival!
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Any comedy film either about LGBTQI++ characters AND OR by an LGBTQI++ filmmakers.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Comedy for children/family
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Comedy Films MADE by anyone under 18 years of age.
Submissions deadline
05 Sep 25
Best Comedy short film in the Irish language! no longer than 20 mins please!
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