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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Festival API
Ask your AI which film festivals fit your film and when their deadlines close. It searches Festival API by keyword, country, category, genre, entry fee and deadline window, reads a festival's full profile with dates, deadlines, fees and categories, and shows its roster and programming profile so you can see what kinds of films it selects.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Which festivals in Denmark have a deadline closing in the next 30 days?”
The AI lists submission deadlines closing within 30 days, filtered to Denmark.
“Find documentary festivals with an entry fee under 50 and a deadline after 1 March.”
It searches festivals by genre, maximum entry fee and deadline window and lists the matches.
“What are the dates, deadlines and fees for this festival?”
It reads the festival's full profile, including dates, deadlines, fees and categories.
What your AI can do
Festival search
Search by keyword, country, state, category, genre, maximum entry fee, deadline window or submission platform.
Deadlines and calendar
See deadlines closing soon and upcoming festival dates, filtered by days ahead, country or category.
Profiles and rosters
Read a festival's full profile, its programming profile and the films it has programmed, and list scored festivals.
“What kind of films does this festival usually pick?”
It gets the festival's programming profile and summarizes what it tends to select.
“Which films did this festival program?”
It lists the films on the festival's roster.
“Show me the festival calendar for the next 60 days in the short film category.”
It lists upcoming festival dates and deadlines for that category and period.
10 tools for Festival API
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_festivalGet one festival's full profile by `festival_id`, including dates, deadlines, fees and categories.get_festival_programming_profileGet a festival's programming profile by `festival_id`: what kinds of films it tends to select.list_categoriesList the festival categories you can use as filters in other searches.list_countriesList the countries you can use as filters in festival searches.list_deadlines_closing_soonList submission deadlines closing within the next `days`, optionally filtered by `country` or `category`.list_festival_calendarList upcoming festival dates and deadlines, filtered by `days` ahead, `country` or `category`.list_festival_rosterList the films a festival has programmed (its roster) by `festival_id`.list_scored_festivalsList festivals that have a quality score, paginated with `page` and `limit`.list_statesList states or regions for a `country`, for use as a festival search filter.search_festivalsSearch film festivals by keyword `q`, `country`, `state`, `category`, `genre`, maximum entry fee `fee_max`, submission deadline window (`deadline_after`, `deadline_before`) or `submission_platform`. Each call uses prepaid API credits.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Festival API from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste your Festival API key. Sign up at festivalapi.com, open your dashboard and go to API Keys; your account has one key by default. Calls use prepaid credits, so buy a credit pack on the pricing page first.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in Festival API?
The AI can search film festivals, read a festival's full profile, programming profile and roster, list deadlines closing soon and the festival calendar, list scored festivals, and look up the categories, countries and states you can filter on. All tools only read data.
Does the AI see my Festival API key?
No. Your Festival API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on. Every tool only reads data, and any of them can require your approval before it runs if you want to watch your credits. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Festival API account with prepaid credits.
Do searches use Festival API credits?
Yes. Festival API calls use prepaid credits, so you need to buy a credit pack on the Festival API pricing page before the AI can search. PipMCP logs every call, so you can see how many searches the AI has run.
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