Tier 2
Calgary, Canada
Last verified 12 June 2026
Fairy Tales is Calgary's queer film festival and one of Canada's largest LGBTQ2A+ film festivals.
CSA Animated · Canadian Screen Award — Best Animated Short
Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.
CSA Doc Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Documentary Short Film
Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.
CSA Feature Doc · Canadian Screen Award — Best Feature Length Documentary
Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.
CSA Short · Canadian Screen Award — Best Live Action Short Drama
Acceptance into at least two CSA-eligible Canadian festivals qualifies a feature documentary or theatrical short for the Canadian Screen Awards.
The main submission deadline for Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival is around 1 February 2027. Estimated from the festival's usual schedule; confirm on the official site.
Submitting to Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival costs from USD 25 as a rough guide. Entry fees usually rise closer to the deadline and vary by category.
No premiere requirement. Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival accepts films that have screened elsewhere.
Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival takes place in Calgary, Canada.
Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival is a legitimate, established film festival: it is listed in Circkit's curated, human-vetted festival database, which deliberately excludes known scam festivals and certificate mills; it ranks among the upper tiers of the festival circuit. As with any festival, confirm the current deadline and fee on the official site before you pay. You can also run Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival through Circkit's free Scam Radar for an independent safety check.
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