Preparations for the CAMERIMAGE Festival 2026 are in full swing. We are delighted to announce the call for submissions and the start of the official selection process - we warmly invite everyone to Toruń and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Region for the 34th Edition of the CAMERIMAGE Festival to celebrate the magic of cinema together.
Photo by Łukasz Marcinkowski @luke.dng
The 34th edition of the CAMERIMAGE Festival will take place from November 7 to 14, 2026, in Toruń. We invite filmmakers, producers, film schools, distributors, and music companies to submit feature films, documentaries, student etudes, music videos, and TV series episodes for the festival selection! More information below.
In addition to numerous non-competitive sections, this year's official festival program will include the following competitions:
- Main Competition (feature films)
- Polish Feature Films Competition
- Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition
- Directors’ Debuts Competition
- TV Series Competition - first episodes and pilots
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition - duration up to 40 minutes
- Music Videos Competition
- Film and Art School Etudes Competition
Before submitting an entry, please read the conditions, especially the accepted preview formats (we only accept online previews) and projection copy carriers.
To submit a film to the competition, please fill out one of the online submission forms available here.
Deadlines for submissions:
Main Competition
First submission deadline: May 31, 2026 (fee: 80 PLN, approx. 20 EUR/25 USD)
Late submissions: June 30, 2026 (fee: 500 PLN, approx. 150 EUR/170 USD)
Polish Feature Films Competition
Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition
Directors' Debuts Competition
First submission deadline: May 31, 2026 (fee: 80 PLN, approx. 20 EUR/25 USD)
Late submissions: June 30, 2026 (fee: 500 PLN, approx. 150 EUR/170 USD)
Documentary Shorts Competition
Documentary Features Competition
Submission deadline: June 30, 2026 (no fee)
Music Videos Competition
Film and Art School Etudes Competition
TV Series Competition
Submission deadline: July 31, 2026 (no fee)
We also remind you that CAMERIMAGE has the status of a festival qualifying films for the OSCAR® in the category of Documentary Shorts Competition, which means that productions awarded the Golden Frog in the Documentary Shorts Competition will be eligible for the annual Academy Awards in the Documentary Shorts Competition category without the standard theatrical distribution requirement, provided they meet the Academy's other criteria.
Join the selection and present your film at CAMERIMAGE 2026!