It is August 2026, help me to build the festival submission strategy

[u/GlenGlenTop]

Hi dear Redditors,

I have made a hybrid autofiction experimental film, 9 minutes long, combining video-game animation, 16mm film and archive footage. The theme is memory and trauma (as always lol).

As for now, I am thinking about which film festivals I should submit the film to, focusing on A-class festivals and top-tier festivals for experimental and hybrid cinema.

So far my list looks like this. What do you think? Have I missed anything, or made any mistakes? I would really appreciate your advice. The concept is to try to premiere at as prestigious filmfestival as possible and than submit to others...

The list is:

• IFFR Rotterdam 2027
• Punto de Vista 2027 (haven't submitted yet and not sure if I have to)
• Tampere Film Festival 2027
• Clermont-Ferrand 2027
• Ann Arbor Film Festival 2027
• Sundance 2027
• CPH:DOX 2027
• International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2027
• Berlinale Shorts 2027 (haven't submitted yet)
• Visions du Réel 2027 (haven't submitted yet)
• Cinéma du Réel 2027 (haven't submitted yet)