CIFF48 (2024) Call for Entries is now open!
The 48th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) will take place April 3 - April 13, 2024 in person at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, OH.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THEATRICAL SCREENINGS AT CIFF48 WILL BE IN DCP (FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS).* Thus, all invited films will be required to send a DCP file for exhibition.
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CIFF is excited to return to the beautiful and iconic Playhouse Square - the largest performing arts district in the U.S., outside of New York City. All Festival details (including dates, format, and venues) are subject to change.
At this time, details about CIFF48 Streams (the virtual/online component of CIFF) are yet to be determined. We will update this page and notify all selected films in the festival as we have news.
CIFF48 will consist of hundreds of films, post-film conversations and Q&As with filmmakers, balloting, and over $130,000 in cash awards. CIFF Speaks (the organization’s podcast series) will be returning with episodes surrounding and during the Festival.
CIFF is committed to offering screening fees or travel assistance for all feature and short films accepted into the Festival. In a time of many changes, we are happy to report that CIFF continues to be one of the few Academy Award®-qualifying festivals in the world for all three categories of shorts films—live action, animated, and documentary. CIFF accepts films of any runtime, any genre, and from every country.
As always, CIFF will provide written feedback from our Screening Team—a diverse volunteer committee comprised of 175 film enthusiasts assembled from our audience base, ranging from industry professionals to local film students. CIFF is also happy to once again offer submission waivers to any CIFF alum whose current film meets the CIFF48 requirements.
No matter what the future holds, the Cleveland International Film Festival remains dedicated to supporting the work of filmmakers everywhere and uniting our community through the power of film.
For all questions related to submissions, please see our Terms and Conditions or email [email protected].
We thank you for sharing your films with us!
Terms and Conditions
By submitting your film for consideration to the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival (“CIFF48” or “Festival”) in accordance with the procedures outlined below, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and voluntarily agreed to abide by these Filmmaker Terms and Conditions.
Festival Details
The Cleveland Film Society, an Ohio nonprofit organization d/b/a The Cleveland International Film Festival (“CIFF”), will hold CIFF48 from April 3-13, 2024 (in person).
CIFF values the health and safety of all Festival participants, audience members, staff, and volunteers and takes their well-being seriously. To protect audience, filmmaker, staff, and volunteer health and safety and comply with any applicable orders or guidelines issued by federal, state, or local authorities, CIFF reserves the right to cancel CIFF48; institute rules governing in-person participation at CIFF48, such as theater- or event-capacity limits and face-covering requirements; or revise the dates, location, and in-person format of CIFF48 at any time, including, but not limited to, after having accepted films for screening during the Festival. CIFF reserves the right to hold CIFF48 as an entirely online event if CIFF, in its sole discretion, determines that circumstances so require. CIFF is committed to communicating any changes to the CIFF48 program to applicants, participants, and audience members in a timely manner via its website and/or direct communication with filmmakers.
