Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) 2026

Deadline: May 01, 2026

Description of the Opportunity

Applications are now open for the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) 2026. Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) seeks to highlight excellence in filmmaking through the exhibition of fiction and documentary films and New Media works made in T&T, the Caribbean and its diaspora. They therefore accept submissions from Caribbean filmmakers in the region and the diaspora, and international filmmakers with films from or about the Caribbean or its diaspora. They also accept films from filmmakers in West Africa and South Asia (selected films form part of their non-competitive Origins programme).

Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) is the world’s foremost Caribbean-focused film festival. Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora through a flagship annual festival, a Carnival film series and a UK-based screening series as well as other year-round screenings. They also seek to nurture the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. In 2026, they are delighted to be celebrating their 20th anniversary.

Prizes

• Best documentary film
  • Feature-length
  • Mid-length
  • Short

• Best fiction film
  • Feature-length
  • Mid-length
  • Short

• Best film made in T+T
• Paddington Prize for best graduating student film
• Audience award for best T+T film

Eligibility

• They therefore accept submissions from Caribbean filmmakers in the region and the diaspora, and international filmmakers with films from or about the Caribbean or its diaspora. They also accept films from filmmakers in West Africa and South Asia;
• Submissions must have been completed after 01 January 2023;
• Films must be Caribbean or Trinidad and Tobago Premieres (Note: preference will be given to the former). Occasionally, however, the Festival considers films that have already been shown publicly in T+T. Please contact them directly if you have a film that falls into this category, or if you have any other queries, at hello@ttfilmfestival.com;
• Films must not be screened at other Caribbean-focused film festivals during the months of June to September 2026;
• All submissions must be made online, via FilmFreeway.

TTFF selects films under a range of programmes as follows:

• The Caribbean programme (competitive) comprises feature-length films (60 minutes +) from the Caribbean, the diaspora, and films by international filmmakers made in and about the region.
• The Origins programme (curated) is non-competitive, and consists of short and feature-length films from South Asia and West Africa.
• Short + mid-length films: This competitive programme comprises films under 30 minutes in length (shorts) and films between 30 and 59 minutes in length (mid-length) from the Caribbean and its diaspora.
• The New Media programme (curated/ non-competitive) comprises avant garde and experimental film and video works from artists and filmmakers in the Caribbean and its diaspora.
• The Student films programme (competitive) spotlights narrative and documentary films with a Caribbean focus made by student filmmakers (whether secondary or tertiary) in the Caribbean.

For more information, please visit Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival

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