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Rustenburg Film Festival (10)

Deadlines

22 Nov 2025
Call for entries

09 Jan 2026
Standard deadline

02 Feb 2026
Late deadline

02 Feb 2026
Final deadline

20 Apr 2026
Notification date

04 Nov 2026
08 Nov 2026

Address

1 Abbey Street, 0300, Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

Festival description

Short film festival >5' 25'<

Feature film festival 130'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2022

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >5' 25'<

Feature Films 130'<

AI Tools

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 10)

Festival start: 04 November 2026 Festival end: 08 November 2026

RUSTENBURG FILM FESTIVAL (RFF)
Rustenburg and North West’s signature annual film event organized by Rustenburg Film Festival (NPC), a registered Non-Profit Company operating under the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008.

The primary aim of the organization is to host the Rustenburg Film Festival and other film-related events in alignment with the organisation’s mandates.

Prizes and qualifications

BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE FILM)
BEST DIRECTOR (INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM)
BEST TV MOVIE
BEST DIRECTOR IN A TV MOVIE
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR (SHORT FILM)
BEST DIRECTOR (INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST DIRECTOR IN A DOCUMENTARY

Rules

Original creative works.

Films published and released from 2022.

Feature Films

Feature Films >65' 130'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 09 Jan 26

Late 20$ 18.4$ 15.4$ 02 Feb 26

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Submissions deadline
02 Feb 26

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Well shot feature films of any genre shot in South Africa or anywhere in the world. We need stories that create dialogue, educate viewers or bring a fresh point of view to a prevailing issue.

Short Films

Short Films >5' 25'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Standard 5$ 4.6$ 3.85$ 09 Jan 26

Late 8$ 7.36$ 6.16$ 02 Feb 26

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Submissions deadline
02 Feb 26

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A quickie never hurt no-one. These brief short stories are key to act as proof of concept for a big idea or for just showcasing talent. All genres are welcome.

TV Movies

Short and Feature Films >45' 65'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Standard 10$ 9.2$ 7.7$ 09 Jan 26

Late 12$ 11.04$ 9.24$ 02 Feb 26

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02 Feb 26

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These are beautiful low-to-0 budget films created by passionate filmmakers. The focus here is story but done at the possible best quality. If a film is in any other language except English, then it must be subtitled.

Documentaries

Short and Feature Films >5' 130'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Standard 10$ 9.2$ 7.7$ 09 Jan 26

Late 12$ 11.04$ 9.24$ 02 Feb 26

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Submissions deadline
02 Feb 26

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2.3$

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