Deaf Film and/or Arts Festivals

Deaf film/arts festivals around the world – find out when their next festival is!

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Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival – San Francisco, USA

Festival Date:  14th – 15th August 2026

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Celtic Deaf Festival – Wales, UK

Festival Date: 19th – 23rd August 2027

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Cinedeaf – International Deaf Film Festival – Rome, Italy

Festival Date: N/A

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Clin d’Oeil Festival – Reims, France

Festival Date: 2nd – 5th July 2026

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Deaf Media Summit – Oslo, Norway

Festival Date: 2nd – 3rd July 2027

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Deaf Rave Festival – London, UK

Festival Date: 31st October 2026

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Deaffest – Wolverhampton, UK

Festival Date: 2028

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Deaffest on Tour

Festival Date: N/A

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Deaf Film Festival – Munich, Germany

Festival Date: N/A

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Deaf Film Festival – Texas, USA

Festival Date: 1st – 3rd October 2027

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Deaf Rochester Film Festival – Rochester, USA

Festival Date: 11th – 14th November 2026

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Deaf Visual Arts Festival – St. Louis, USA

Festival Date: 15th May 2027

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Döv Film Festival Skåne – Sweden

Festival Date: N/A

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Edinburgh Deaf Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland

Festival Date: 13th – 22nd August 2027

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Festival Internacional de Cine Sordo (FiCSor) – Argentina, South America

Festival Date: N/A

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Film’Ô Festival – Toulouse, France

Festival Date: 4th – 5th June 2027

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FlareWave Festival – Brighton, UK

Festival Date: 30th September – 3rd October 2027

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Flow Festival – Australia

Festival Date: N/A

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Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival – Hong Kong

Festival Date: N/A

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Itinerant Deaf Cinema Festival – Italy

Festival Date: 22nd – 24th May 2026

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India International Deaf Film Festival – India

Festival Date: N/A

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New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival – New Zealand

Festival Date: N/A

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Portland Deaf Film Festival – Portland, USA

Festival Date: N/A

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Seattle Deaf Film Festival – Seattle, USA

Festival Date: 10th – 12th April 2026

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Shanghai International Deaf Film Festival (SHIDFF) – Shanghai, China

Festival Date: N/A

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SignLight International Film Festival – Hollywood, USA

Festival Date: 7th – 9th October 2026

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Sound Off – Canada

Festival Date: 3rd – 8th March 2026

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Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival – Tokyo, Japan

Festival Date: N/A

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Unify Deaf Film Festival – Toronto, Canada

Festival Date: 22nd – 24th October 2027

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Visual Vernacular (VV) Festival – Indianapolis, USA

Festival Date: 21st – 22nd August 2026

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VV Underground Festival – Germany

Festival Date: November 2026