Film Submission for 2026

Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz will take place for the 23rd time from April 28 to May 3, 2026. The festival focuses on the films of a young generation of European directors, presented in program sections including Competition (Fiction, Documentary, YAAAS!, Local Artists) and European Panorama. Crossing Europe highlights unconventional, controversial cinematic positions and socially and politically engaged cinema.
Films for Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2026 can be submitted using the submission forms on this page. More information, rules & regulations can also be found there.

The deadline for film submissions  is 7 January 2026.

Here you will find information about the Crossing Europe Festival Awards for 2025 for your reference.

Please address questions related to the film submission to . 
 

 

SUBMISSION

European Films

For the European program sections, feature-length fiction and documentary films (only films over 60 min.!) produced in 2025 or 2026 can be submitted. We are looking for innovative European films, which reflect current political and social realities of Europe‘s changing societies. Crossing Europe wants to trace a cinema that tells of regional peculiarities and different conditions for living on this continent. 

What is considered a “European Film”?
According to the Crossing Europe Festival regulations, a film is considered "European" if it was (co-)produced in one of the countries of the continent. In addition, the film should tell stories from, related to or about Europe.
 

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SUBMISSION

Local Artists

This program section presents recent films from 2025/26 and offers Upper Austrian filmmakers an international platform for the presentation of their work. Films of all genres, formats and lengths are welcome, including music videos.

Filmmakers are invited to submit their most recent productions, if they are either born in, currently living, working or studying in Upper Austria, as well as if they’ve received financing from Upper Austria for the submitted film, were (co-)produced by a production company based in Upper Austria or if the film has a clear thematic reference to Upper Austria. In the case of submissions of music videos, the origin of the musicians also counts as a reference to Upper Austria.

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