Experiments in Cinema 2027: Experimental Film and Artist Moving-Image Submissions Close 1 November
A festival for moving image outside conventional categories
Experiments in Cinema invites filmmakers and media artists worldwide to submit their work for the 2027 edition, styled EIC v22.3. The festival is scheduled in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 15–18 April 2027, with an online programme from 29 April through 11 May. Submissions opened on 1 August 2026 and close on 1 November. The organisation is explicitly looking beyond commercial narrative cinema, welcoming unconventional formal experimentation and works that challenge ordinary genre definitions.
From film poems to expanded installations
Possible submissions include essay films, dance films, film poems, structural and abstract cinema, experimental narratives, documentary hybrids, portraits, underground film and video installations. Artists using algorithmic visuals, projection performance or experimental editing can consider whether a screenable version of their work fits the festival's FilmFreeway application format. The organiser does not state a requirement that every film have been newly finished in 2026; it welcomes both earlier and recent moving-image works, subject to the live submission rules.
Apply on FilmFreeway; check costs and screening terms
The official site links to its current FilmFreeway submission entry. Before uploading, verify the category, submission charge (if any), accepted screening files, running-time constraints and permission for online exhibition, as these conditions are maintained on FilmFreeway rather than completely summarised on the landing page. Filmmakers should be clear about music, footage and performance rights and any territory-sensitive online screening licences. A place in the programme is not the same as a guaranteed production grant or funded trip.
About Basement Films and the event's track record
Experiments in Cinema grew as a platform for independent and experimental cinema in Albuquerque, with past programmes and visiting international artists publicly archived. The associated nonprofit Basement Films supports archival work and the festival, which says donations help pay screening fees to participating artists. Applicants can examine previous editions to judge whether their work fits, rather than relying on the word 'international' alone.
Official organiser information and full application
Information reviewed 23 October 2026. Organisers may adjust deadlines, eligibility, fee waivers, insurance, media rights and grant conditions. Always verify the live original call before submitting.