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Tribeca Festival 2027 – Film Submissions

Tribeca Enterprises New York · open to applicants worldwide

Open submissions for features, shorts, music videos and TV pilots for the 2027 Tribeca Festival in New York (June 3–12, 2027).

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Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.

You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.

About

Also: festival premiere in New York; industry exposure; competition awards.

Who can apply: Features 40+ minutes needing at least a New York regional premiere; shorts under 40 minutes.

Cost: Features $70–$115; shorts $50–$80.

Annual: features early Oct 21, official Nov 18, extended Dec 16, 2026; shorts official Dec 2, 2026. Next deadline: 2026-11-18.

How to apply: through FilmFreeway (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.

What to prepare: film screener, synopsis.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Submit a film or project to Tribeca Festival.”

Who can apply

  • Open to creators and freelancers
  • Features 40+ minutes needing at least a New York regional premiere; shorts under 40 minutes.

What you will need

  • Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
  • Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (filmfreeway), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 18 November 2026.

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

Let Onward Scout prepare this application

Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Tribeca Enterprises without your tap.

Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.