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  "id": "antenna-documentary-film-festival",
  "name": "Antenna Documentary Film Festival",
  "shortName": "Antenna",
  "location": "Sydney, NSW",
  "venue": null,
  "summary": "Creative non-fiction from Australia and around the world. Feature documentaries (60 min or longer) compete for a $10,000 cash prize; Australian short documentaries (30 min or less) compete for $5,000. Sydney premiere required.",
  "websiteUrl": "https://antennafestival.org/",
  "submissionUrl": "https://filmfreeway.com/AntennaFestival",
  "imageUrl": "https://antennafestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AntennaLogo.png",
  "sources": [
    "https://antennafestival.org/call-for-submissions/",
    "https://filmfreeway.com/AntennaFestival"
  ],
  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-08",
  "festival": {
    "text": "February",
    "startMonth": 2,
    "endMonth": 2,
    "startDate": "2027-02-04",
    "endDate": "2027-02-14"
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens Apr · Closes late Oct",
    "openMonth": 4,
    "closeMonth": 10,
    "closeDay": 31,
    "deadline": "2026-10-31"
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
    "text": "Shorts $15–$30 USD · Features $25–$30 USD",
    "min": 15,
    "max": 30,
    "currency": "USD"
  },
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  "tags": {
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    "state": [
      "nsw"
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      "documentary"
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  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T08:08:12Z",
  "next": {
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    "startDate": "2027-02-04",
    "endDate": "2027-02-14",
    "monthsAway": 3,
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  "submissionStatus": {
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    "closeExact": true,
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    "daysToClose": 356,
    "closingSoon": false
  },
  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/antenna-documentary-film-festival"
}