Open data

The whole index is available as JSON (CORS enabled, cached at the edge). Each festival includes its official websiteUrl, submissionUrl and any other sources, so you can verify every detail at the source.

GET /api/festivals

Accepts the same query parameters as the website:

• q: free-text search
• open=1: only festivals accepting submissions today
• month=1..12: festivals running in that month
• runtime: your film's runtime in minutes
• sort: upcoming (default), deadline or name
• Any facet id from /api/facets, e.g. state=nsw&state=vic or format=short. Values in the same facet are OR'd; different facets are AND'd.
• limit (max 500) and offset for paging.

Example: https://film-festivals.au/api/festivals?state=vic&open=1

GET /api/festivals/:id

A single festival, e.g. /api/festivals/sydney-film-festival.

GET /api/facets

Every filter group and its values, with the number of festivals tagged with each.

GET /llms.txt

A plain-text summary of every festival with its official links, for AI agents and other tools (view).

Field notes

• imageUrl links to an image for the festival; image credits appear on the festival page.
• verifiedOn is the date the details were last checked against the official sources (null if not yet checked).
• updatedAt is when the listing last changed here.