Closing next International Music Video Awards 20 September 2026Porto Music Video Festival 23 September 2026Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 24 September 2026Overlook Film Festival 2027 25 September 2026Munich Music Video Awards 27 September 2026Cannes Cinéma de Demain · La Résidence 30 September 2026 All deadlines →

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Festival, award or callDeadlineEntry feeCategoriesStatus
International Music Video Awards🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary · 34 categories · results 25 October 2026 20 September 2026 €35–49 per category Music videoEurope Porto Music Video Festival🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal · 12 categories · maximum 8 minutes 23 September 2026 €15 per category Music videoEurope Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand, France · festival 29 January – 6 February 2027 · no music video category 24 September 2026 €13 + Shortfilmdepot stamp Short filmEurope Overlook Film Festival 2027🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana · horror, thriller and sci-fi · festival 15–18 April 2027 25 September 2026 $50 shorts Short filmNorth America Munich Music Video Awards🇩🇪 Munich, Germany · 16 categories · notification 30 September 2026 27 September 2026 €29 per category Music videoEurope Cannes Cinéma de Demain · La Résidence🇫🇷 Paris, France · 53rd session, 15 March – 31 July 2027 · six directors 30 September 2026 No fee stated Grants & residenciesEurope Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2027🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan · Academy Award-qualifying · music videos not accepted 30 September 2026 Fee not published Short filmAsia PRS Foundation · Composers' Fund🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £8,000–£15,000 · contemporary classical, opera, sound art, Indian classical 7 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope PPL Momentum Music Fund🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £5,000–£15,000 · recording, touring and marketing 26 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope PRS Foundation · Early Career Promoter Fund🇬🇧 England · up to £3,500 · for promoters, not artists 29 October 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope Musicboard Berlin · Karrieresprungbrett🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · twice a year, 1 April and 1 November · for projects in 2027 1 November 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope Berlinale Shorts 2027🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · 77th Berlinale, 10–21 February 2027 · maximum 30 minutes 4 November 2026 €75 including VAT Short filmEurope Berlin Music Video Awards 2027🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · festival 11–13 June 2027 · maximum 8 minutes · €7,000 grand prize 15 November 2026 $45 early bird Music videoEurope Musicboard Berlin · Support Tour Funding🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · up to €3,500 per tour · rolling, with a hard annual cut-off 30 November 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope Hollywood Music Video Awards 2027🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California · videos published during 2026 7 December 2026 Fee not published Music videoNorth America

Music video callsawards and festivals with a music video category

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Award or festivalDeadlineEntry feeCategoriesStatus
International Music Video Awards🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary · 34 categories · results 25 October 2026 20 September 2026 €35–49 per category Music videoEurope Porto Music Video Festival🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal · 12 categories · maximum 8 minutes 23 September 2026 €15 per category Music videoEurope Munich Music Video Awards🇩🇪 Munich, Germany · 16 categories · notification 30 September 2026 27 September 2026 €29 per category Music videoEurope Berlin Music Video Awards 2027🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · festival 11–13 June 2027 · maximum 8 minutes · €7,000 grand prize 15 November 2026 $45 early bird Music videoEurope Hollywood Music Video Awards 2027🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California · videos published during 2026 7 December 2026 Fee not published Music videoNorth America

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PRS Foundation · Composers' Fund
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £8,000–£15,000 · contemporary classical, opera, sound art, Indian classical
Deadline 7 October 2026
Free entry
PPL Momentum Music Fund
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £5,000–£15,000 · recording, touring and marketing
Deadline 26 October 2026
Free entry
PRS Foundation · Early Career Promoter Fund
🇬🇧 England · up to £3,500 · for promoters, not artists
Deadline 29 October 2026
Free entry
Musicboard Berlin · Karrieresprungbrett
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · twice a year, 1 April and 1 November · for projects in 2027
Deadline 1 November 2026

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Cannes Cinéma de Demain · La Résidence
Deadline 30 September 2026
🇫🇷 Paris, France · 53rd session, 15 March – 31 July 2027 · six directors
No fee stated
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PRS Foundation · Composers' Fund
Deadline 7 October 2026
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £8,000–£15,000 · contemporary classical, opera, sound art, Indian classical
Free to apply
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PPL Momentum Music Fund
Deadline 26 October 2026
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · £5,000–£15,000 · recording, touring and marketing
Free to apply
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PRS Foundation · Early Career Promoter Fund
Deadline 29 October 2026
🇬🇧 England · up to £3,500 · for promoters, not artists
Free to apply

In the diaryceremonies and festival dates, nothing to submit

Upcoming
Leeds International Film Festival, 40th edition
29 October 2026
Leeds, United Kingdom · nine short film competitions · £8,000 in prizes
Upcoming
UK Music Video Awards ceremony
4 November 2026
Roundhouse, London · the newcomer categories are announced on the night
Upcoming
ToruńCAMERIMAGE 2026
7 November 2026
Toruń, Poland · 34th edition · music video selections announced 5 October
Upcoming
77th Berlinale
10 February 2027
Berlin, Germany · shorts entry closes 4 November 2026

Recently closednoted so you can plan next year's entry

Award or festivalDeadline wasEntry feeCategoriesStatus
SXSW Film & TV Festival 2027🇺🇸 Austin, Texas · music video, short, feature, TV and XR · festival 15–21 March 2027 15 September 2026 $70 short & music video Music videoShort filmNorth America PRS Foundation · Open Fund for Music Creators🇬🇧 United Kingdom · up to £5,000 · next round not announced 7 September 2026 Free to apply Free entryGrants & residenciesEurope UK Music Video Awards 2026🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom · ceremony 4 November 2026, Roundhouse 6 August 2026 Entries closed Music videoEurope ToruńCAMERIMAGE · Music Videos Competition🇵🇱 Toruń, Poland · free entry · Golden Frog for cinematography 31 July 2026 Free entry Music videoFree entryEurope Leeds International Film Festival · Music Video Competition🇬🇧 Leeds, United Kingdom · festival 29 October – 15 November 2026 · £500 music video prize 30 July 2026 Entries closed Music videoShort filmEurope

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Every music video call we can verify, and what each one costs

Nine awards and festivals with a music video category, from free to $85 a category. The cheapest serious entry is the one almost nobody entering music videos knows about.

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