th 44 Student Academy Awards​ ​ Qualifying Festival List ▪ AFI FEST (California, USA) ​ ​ www.afi.com/afifest ▪ ALCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE DE ALCALÁ DE HENARES (Spain) ​ ​ www.alcine.org ▪ ANIMA, THE BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Belgium) ​ ​ www.animafestival.be ▪ ANIMA MUNDI (Brazil) ​ ​ www.animamundi.com.br ▪ ANIMAFEST ZAGREB – WORLD FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Croatia) www.animafest.hr ▪ ANIMATOR INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (Poland) www.animator-festival.com ▪ ANIM’EST – INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Romania) www.animest.ro ▪ ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL (Michigan, USA) www.aafilmfest.org ▪ ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (France) ​ ​ www.annecy.org ▪ ASPEN SHORTSFEST (Colorado, USA) www.aspenfilm.org ▪ ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL (Ohio, USA) www.athensfest.org ▪ ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, USA) www.atlantafilmfestival.com ▪ AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (Texas, USA) www.austinfilmfestival.com ▪ BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Germany) www.berlinale.de ▪ BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Bermuda) www.biff.bm ▪ BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Montana, USA) ​ ​ www.bigskyfilmfest.org ▪ BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM (Spain) ​ ​ www.zinebi.com ▪ BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, USA) www.bronzelens.com ▪ CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada) www.calgaryfilm.com ▪ CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Maine, USA) www.camdenfilmfest.org ▪ CAMERAIMAGE (Poland) www.camerimage.pl ▪ CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (France) www.festival-cannes.fr ▪ CARTAGENA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Colombia) www.festicinecartagena.org ▪ CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Illinois, USA) ​ ​ www.cicff.org ▪ CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Illinois, USA) www.chicagofilmfestival.com ▪ CINANIMA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal) www.cinanima.pt ▪ CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) www.cinequest.org ▪ CLERMONT-FERRAND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (France) www.clermont-filmfest.com ▪ CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Ohio, USA) ​ ​ www.clevelandfilm.org ▪ CORK FILM FESTIVAL (Ireland) ​ ​ www.corkfilmfest.org ▪ DOC NYC (New York, USA) ​ ​ www.docnyc.net ▪ DOCLISBOA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal) www.doclisboa.org ▪ DOCUMENTARY EDGE FESTIVAL (New Zealand) www.documentaryedge.org.nz ▪ DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.A.E.) ​ ​ www.dubaifilmfest.com ▪ EDINDOCS (Scotland, U.K.) www.edindocs.com ▪ EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada) ​ ​ www.edmontonfilmfest.com ▪ ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL (U.K.) ​ ​ www.encounters-festival.org.uk ▪ FLICKERFEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Australia) ​ ​ www.flickerfest.com.au ▪ FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL (Florida, USA) ​ ​ www.floridafilmfestival.com ▪ FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL (Ireland) www.foylefilmfestival.org ▪ FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (North Carolina, USA) ​ ​ www.fullframefest.org ▪ GALWAY FILM FLEADH (Ireland) www.galwayfilmfleadh.com ▪ GIJON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain) www.gijonfilmfestival.com ▪ GO SHORT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN (The Netherlands) www.goshort.nl ▪ GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico) ​ ​ www.ficg.mx ▪ GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico) www.guanajuatofilmfestival.com ▪ HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA) www.hamptonsfilmfest.org ▪ HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL (Indiana, USA) ​ ​ www.heartlandfilm.org/festival ▪ HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Japan) www.hiroanim.org ▪ HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) ​ ​ www.hollyshorts.com ▪ HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL (Canada) ​ ​ www.hotdocs.ca ▪ HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Arkansas, USA) ​ ​ www.hsdfi.org ▪ HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain) www.huesca-filmfestival.com ▪ JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL (Israel) www.jff.org.il ▪ JIHLAVA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Czech Republic) ​ ​ www.dokument-festival.com ▪ KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL (Poland) ​ ​ www.kff.com.pl ▪ LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.) www.leedsfilm.com ▪ LEIPZIG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATED FILM (Germany) www.dok-leipzig.de ▪ LEUVEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Belgium) ​ ​ www.kortfilmfestival.be ▪ LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland) www.pardo.ch ▪ LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) ​ ​ www.festival.vconline.org ▪ LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) ​ ​ www.lafilmfest.com ▪ LA SHORTS FEST (California, USA) www.lashortsfest.com ▪ MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Australia) www.miff.com.au ▪ MONTREAL FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA (Canada) www.nouveaucinema.ca ▪ MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico) www.moreliafilmfest.com ▪ NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (Tennessee, USA) www.nashvillefilmfestival.org ▪ NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS FESTIVAL (New York, USA) ​ ​ www.newdirectors.org ▪ NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL (Louisiana, USA) www.neworleansfilmfestival.org ▪ NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA) ​ ​ www.gkids.com ▪ NORDISK PANORAMA FILM FESTIVAL (Five Nordic Countries) ​ ​ www.nordiskpanorama.com ▪ NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Norway) www.kortfilmfestivalen.no ▪ OBERHAUSEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Germany) www.kurzfilmtage.de ▪ ODENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Denmark) ​ ​ www.filmfestival.dk ▪ OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Canada) www.animationfestival.ca ▪ PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST (California, USA) www.psfilmfest.org ▪ THE PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (California, USA) ​ ​ www.paff.org ▪ RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.) ​ ​ www.raindance.co.uk ▪ REGARD – SAGUENAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada) www.festivalregard.com ▪ RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Rhode Island, USA) www.film-festival.org ▪ RIO DE JANEIRO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Brazil) www.curtacinema.com.br ▪ RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (North Carolina, USA) www.riverrunfilm.com ▪ ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL (Australia) ​ ​ www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au ▪ ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Missouri, USA) www.cinemastlouis.org ▪ SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) www.sffs.org ▪ SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA) www.sbfilmfestival.org ▪ SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Washington, USA) ​ ​ www.seattlefilm.com ▪ SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST (U.K.) www.sheffdocfest.com ▪ SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (Japan) ​ ​ www.shortshorts.org ▪ SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (New Zealand) ​ ​ www.showmeshorts.co.nz ▪ SIGGRAPH (USA) www.siggraph.org ▪ SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Singapore) ​ ​ www.sgiff.com ▪ SITGES INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL OF CATALONIA (Spain) ​ ​ www.sitgesfilmfestival.com ▪ SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (Utah, USA) www.slamdance.com ▪ SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (Texas, USA) www.sxsw.com ▪ STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Germany) www.itfs.de ▪ SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (Utah, USA) www.sundance.org/festival ▪ SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL (Australia) www.sff.org.au ▪ TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL (Finland) www.tamperefilmfestival.fi ▪ TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL (Michigan, USA) ​ ​ www.traversecityfilmfest.org ▪ TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA) www.tribecafilm.com ▪ UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden) www.shortfilmfestival.com ▪ URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA) ​ ​ www.urbanworld.com ▪ VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Italy) www.labiennale.org/en/cinema ▪ VIS VIENNA INDEPENDENT SHORTS (Austria) www.viennashorts.com ▪ VISIONS DU RÉEL, NYON (Switzerland) www.visionsdureel.ch ▪ WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL (Poland) ​ ​ www.wff.pl ▪ WINTERTHUR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland) www.kurzfilmtage.ch .