Irreverent Film Festival (1)

Festival start: 14 January 2026      Festival end: 14 January 2026

What Is the Irreverent Film Festival?

Have you made something bold? Awkward? Hysterical? Emotionally scarring in the best possible way? Perfect. You exactly what we’re looking for!

This is the film festival for creators who color outside the lines.

We celebrate the absurd, the offbeat, the unhinged, and the unexpectedly brilliant. We enjoy the unapologetic, cinematic chaos, and filmmakers who bend the rules. So if your film makes people laugh, think, gasp, squirm—or call their therapist—send it in.

Winner laurels, livestream screening, prizes, and… mostly, bragging rights forever

1. Eligibility

The Irreverent Movie Awards Film Festival is open to all filmmakers worldwide, age 18 or older. Entrants under 18 must obtain and provide verifiable parental or legal guardian consent.

Films must be the original work of the Entrant or submitted with full legal authorization from all rights holders.

Film submissions in 2025 must be limited to films released to the public for the first time through streaming, physical distribution or other means at some point during the 2024 and 2025 calendar year.

We seek work not specific to opinion but to the festival’s tone of irreverence and originality.

2. Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be made through the designated online platform or submission portal by the posted deadline.

Submissions must include a working screening copy, basic information (title, runtime, synopsis, contact details), and any required documentation.

Non-English language films must include English subtitles.

Submission fees (if applicable) are non-refundable.