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Submit your film

It’s that time! TTFF/25 submissions are officially open!

All submissions must be made via Film Freeway here: https://filmfreeway.com/trinidadtobagofilmfestival

Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) seeks to highlight excellence in filmmaking through the exhibition of fiction and documentary films and New Media works made in T&T, the Caribbean and its diaspora. We therefore accept submissions from Caribbean filmmakers within the region and in the diaspora, and international filmmakers with films from or about the Caribbean or its diaspora.

Submissions must have been completed after 01 January 2022.

You can read our submission rules here: https://ttfilmfestival.com/ttffsubmissionrules

And submission FAQs can be viewed here: https://ttfilmfestival.com/faqs

We can’t wait to see what you have been making!

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

  • The early bird deadline is 10 March, 2025
  • The regular deadline is 14 April, 2025
  • And the late deadline is 12 May, 2025

ANY SUBMISSIONS MADE AFTER THE LATE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

OUR PROGRAMMING

TTFF selects films under a range of programmes as follows:

  • The Caribbean programme (competitive) comprises feature-length films (60 minutes +) from the Caribbean, the diaspora, and films by international filmmakers made in and about the region.
  • The Origins programme (curated) is non-competitive, and consists of short and feature-length films from South Asia and West Africa.
  • Short + mid-length films: This competitive programme comprises films under 30 minutes in length (shorts) and films between 30 and 59 minutes in length (mid-length) from the Caribbean and its diaspora.
  • The New Media programme (curated/ non-competitive) comprises avant garde and experimental film and video works from artists and filmmakers in the Caribbean and its diaspora.
  • The Student films programme (competitive) are narrative and documentary films with a Caribbean focus made by student filmmakers (whether secondary or tertiary) in the Caribbean.

If you have any questions on submitting your film or film eligibility, please drop us a line at hello@ttfilmfestival.com