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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Europe

Europe carries most of the dedicated music video awards, and most of them sit in the autumn. Fees here are usually quoted per category rather than per film, which changes the arithmetic if you want to enter more than one.

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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 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 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

Closedkept on file for next year

Festival, award or callDeadline wasEntry feeCategoriesStatus
Dizzee Rascal — ‘Foxtrot Oscar’ (dir. Romain Chassaing)A four‑minute live‑action cartoon mixing on‑set effects, Ready VFX work and what Promonews calls “ethical generative AI.” 11 September 2026 Music videoEurope Caviar Paris signs Nicolás Méndez for French representationSpanish director and CANADA co‑founder Nicolás Méndez has joined Caviar Paris for representation in France. 11 September 2026 Music videoEurope MISSU — 'OUTTASIGHT' (dir. Anastasja Black) official videoUK four-piece MISSU premiere the promo for 'OUTTASIGHT', directed by Anastasja Black. 10 September 2026 Music videoEurope 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