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:  9 – 11 August 2024

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Celtic Deaf Festival – Wales, UK

Festival Date: 29 – 31 August 2025

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Cinedeaf – International Deaf Film Festival – Rome, Italy

Festival Date: N/A

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Deaffest – Wolverhampton, UK

Festival Date: 8 – 10 May 2026

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Deaf Film Festival – Munich, Germany

Festival Date: N/A

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Deaf Film Festival – Texas, USA

Festival Date: 10 – 12 October 2025

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Deaf Rochester Film Festival – Rochester, USA

Festival Date: November 2025

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Deaf Visual Arts Festival – St. Louis, USA

Festival Date: 29 March 2025

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Döv’s Deaf Film Festival Skåne – Sweden

Festival Date: 15 – 21 March 2025

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Edinburgh Deaf Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland

Festival Date: 8 – 17 August 2025

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Festival Clin d’Oeil – Reims, France

Festival Date: 2 – 5 July 2026

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Festival Film’Ô – Toulouse, France

Festival Date: 13 – 14 June 2025

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

Festival Date: N/A

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FlareWave Festival – Brighton, UK

Festival Date: 4 – 7 September 2025

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Flow Festival – Australia

Festival Date: 19 – 21 September 2025

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Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival – Hong Kong

Festival Date: N/A

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India International Deaf Film Festival – India

Festival Date: N/A

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Matara Deaf Film and Arts Festival – Sri Lanka

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: 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: 16 – 20 April 2024

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Sound Off – Canada

Festival Date: 4 – 9 March 2025

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Taiwan Deaf Film Festival – Taiwan

Festival Date: N/A

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Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival – Tokyo, Japan

Festival Date: 6 – 9 November 2025

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Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival – Tokyo, Japan

Festival Date: N/A

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Toronto International Deaf Film and Arts Festival – Toronto, Canada

Festival Date: N/A

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Unify Deaf Film Festival – Toronto, Canada

Festival Date: 21 – 26 October 2025

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ViFest – Berlin, Germany

Festival Date: N/A

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VV Underground Festival – Germany

Festival Date: 8 – 11 November 2025