FestivalEgyptChecked 15 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026
Luxor African Film Festival
Closes 15 Dec 2026
Tuesday 15 December 2026
Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Deadline confirmed by the Luxor African Film Festival: submissions close on 15 December 2026 for films produced in 2026, and the festival runs from 28 March to 3 April 2027.
Official page: https://www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/en/PressZone/News/Luxor%20African%20Film%20Festival%20Opens%20Film%20Submissions%20for%20its%2016th%20Edition
- Who can apply
- African directors, including the diaspora; a separate strand for Qena and Luxor directors
- You get
- A competition screening at the 16th festival in Luxor; prizes are not stated on this page
- Entry fee
- Not published
- Making
- Fiction feature, Documentary, Short, Animation
- Stage
- Finished film
- Type
- Festival
Dates
- Opens Submissions opened
- Closes Submissions close
- Event Festival in Luxor, 28 March to 3 April 2027
Who can apply
African directors, including the diaspora; a separate strand for Qena and Luxor directors
Limited to Africa. More than one test applies, such as where you live and where your company is. Also limited to african directors, including the diaspora.
What you get
A competition screening at the 16th festival in Luxor; prizes are not stated on this page
Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.
What it costs
The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.
What to bring
- Finished screener and required production information; full current category form controls.
Terms to read first
| Rights | Egyptian premiere and applicable regional/category rules must be preserved. |
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