| Name |
Est. |
City |
State/Prov. |
Notes |
Website |
| 168 Film Festival |
2003 |
Los Angeles |
California |
Speed filmmaking competition and festival. Entries accepted from anywhere in the world. Held annually in April. |
168project.com |
| Action On Film International Film Festival |
2005 |
Monrovia |
California |
Started as part of the World Martial Arts Trade Show and International Championships. |
aoffest.com |
| Atlanta Film Festival |
1977 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
Bringing the newest and most daring voices in cinema to Atlanta.Held annually in April. |
atlantafilmfestival.com |
| Ann Arbor Film Festival |
1961 |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
Longest-running film festival showcasing experimental and independent film in North America. Held annually in late March. |
aafilmfest.org |
| Bahamas International Film Festival |
2004 |
Paradise Island |
The Bahamas |
|
bintlfilmfest.com |
| Boston Film Festival |
1984 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
Annually showcasing feature films, documentaries and shorts in September. |
bostonfilmfestival.org |
| Calgary International Film Festival |
2000 |
Calgary |
Alberta |
Held annually for 10 days in late September or early October. |
calgaryfilm.com |
| Chicago International Children's Film Festival |
1983 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Largest fest of films for kids & youth in North America programming over 200 films from 40 countries annually. Held annually in late October for 10 days. |
cicff.org |
| Chicago International Film Festival |
1965 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
Held annually in October. |
chicagofilmfestival.org |
| Cleveland International Film Festival |
1977 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
|
clevelandfilm.org |
| Columbus International Film & Video Festival |
1953 |
Columbus |
Ohio |
North America's oldest film festival, held annually in November. As a competition festival, it is also known as The Chris Awards. |
www.chrisawards.org |
| Denver Film Festival |
1978 |
Denver |
Colorado |
Held annually in November. |
denverfilm.org |
| Dominican International Film Festival |
2004 |
Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic |
Held Annually in December for Spanish and Latin Independent Films. |
dominicaninternationalfilmfestival.com |
| Edmonton International Film Festival |
1986 |
Edmonton |
Alberta |
|
edmontonfilmfest.com |
| Expresión en Corto International Film Festival |
1997 |
San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato |
Guanajuato |
Mexico's largest competitive film festival. |
expresionencorto.com |
| Festival du Nouveau Cinéma |
1971 |
Montreal |
Quebec |
|
nouveaucinema.ca |
| Festivus film festival |
2006 |
Denver |
Colorado |
|
festivusfilmfestival.com |
| Florida Film Festival |
1992 |
Maitland |
Florida |
The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and a full array of educational forums, glamorous parties, and other special events. |
floridafilmfestival.com |
| Gotham Screen Film Festival & Screenplay Contest |
2007 |
New York City |
New York |
Showcase of new American and international cinema, with a competitive screenplay contest. |
gothamscreen.com |
| Guadalajara International Film Festival |
1988 |
Guadalajara |
Jalisco |
Mexico's and latinamerica's most prestigious and important international film festival as well as one of the oldest in the continent[1] |
http://www.guadalajaracinemafest.com |
| Hamptons International Film Festival |
1993 |
East Hampton |
New York |
|
hamptonsfilmfest.org |
| Hawaii International Film Festival |
1981 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
Held annually in the fall for two weeks. |
hiff.org |
| Indianapolis International Film Festival |
2004 |
Indianapolis |
Indiana |
|
indyfilmfest.org |
| Jacksonville Film Festival |
2003 |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
Held annually for 4 days in mid-May. |
jacksonvillefilmfestival.com |
| Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival |
2004 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
Also known as FICCO (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo), it is hosted by Cinemex. |
ficco.com.mx |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival |
1983 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Minnesota |
Held annually in the spring. |
mnfilmarts.org |
| Montreal World Film Festival |
1977 |
Montreal |
Quebec |
|
ffm-montreal.org |
| Nashville Film Festival |
1969 |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
Founded in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration. Takes place in April and is an Academy Award for Best Short Film and Best Animated Short Film. Features feature-length and short films from around the world. |
[1] |
| New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest |
2007 |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
Only film festival in tri-state area dedicated to South Asian independent films. Features North American premieres and a select list of fresh and brilliant independent films by debut as well as established South Asian filmmakers or films on South Asian themes from all over the world |
[2] |
| Native American Film and Video Festival |
1979 |
New York |
New York |
Biannual festival held at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian featuring indigenous works from across the Americas |
nativenetworks.si.edu |
| Newport Beach Film Festival |
1999 |
Newport Beach |
California |
Founded in 1999, the Newport Beach Film Festival has evolved into a prestigious multicultural event, attracting over 40,000 attendees to Orange County. |
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com |
| New York Film Festival |
1962 |
New York City |
New York |
One of North America's oldest film festivals. |
www.filmlinc.com |
| New York International Children's Film Festival |
1997 |
New York City |
New York |
One of the largest film festivals for kids in North America, held annually from late-February to mid-March. |
www.gkids.com |
| Oxford Film Festival |
2003 |
Oxford |
Mississippi |
|
www.oxfordfilmfest.com |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival |
1989 |
Palm Springs |
California |
|
www.psfilmfest.org |
| Projecting Change Film Festival |
2008 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
Promotes green and sustainable living through the use of entertaining and educational film. |
www.projectingchange.ca |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival |
1997 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
Held annually for 6 days during the second week of August |
www.RIFilmFest.org |
| San Francisco International Film Festival |
1957 |
San Francisco |
California |
|
sffs.org |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
1985 |
Santa Barbara |
California |
|
sbfilmfestival.org |
| Seattle International Film Festival |
1976 |
Seattle |
Washington |
One of the largest film festivals in the United States. |
seattlefilm.org |
| Sonoma Valley Film Festival |
1996 |
Sonoma |
California |
Set in the heart of California wine country, one of the most prestigious of the smaller "destination" film festivals in the United States. |
sonomafilmfest.org |
| Sundance Film Festival |
1978 |
Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sundance |
Utah |
Held annually in January, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the United States. |
institute.sundance.org |
| Tallgrass Film Festival |
2003 |
Wichita |
Kansas |
This four-day festival, held in October, accepts independent short and feature submissions from all over the world. |
tallgrassfilmfest.com |
| Tampa International Film Festival |
2003 |
Tampa |
Florida |
|
tampafilmfest.com |
| Telluride Film Festival |
1974 |
Telluride |
Colorado |
Only 40 films are admitted each year. |
telluridefilmfestival.com |
| The Shortie Awards |
2001 |
Washington |
DC |
Recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18, and their teachers. |
mhznetworks.org |
| The United Film Festivals |
2002 |
Los Angeles & San Francisco, Tulsa, New York, Chicago, London |
California, Oklahoma, New York, Illinois, England |
The festival's focus is to bring together talented filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, thus creating a "United" showcase of creative energy and talent. |
theunitedfest.com |
| Toronto International Film Festival |
1976 |
Toronto |
Ontario |
The world's largest film festival open to the general public, it is held annually in September. |
torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca |
| Tribeca Film Festival |
2002 |
New York City |
New York |
Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. |
tribecafilmfestival.org |
| Traverse City Film Festival |
2005 |
Traverse City |
Michigan |
Annual festival co-founded by filmmaker Michael Moore. |
traversecityfilmfestival.org |
| True/False Film Fest |
2003 |
Columbia |
Missouri |
Championing films that breathe new life into the nonfiction format, the festival features the finest new movies redefining the now-exploding form. |
truefalse.org |
| Vancouver International Film Festival |
1982 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
Held annually for two weeks in late September and early October. |
viff.org |
| Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival |
1988 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
Largest queer film festival in Western Canada. Held annually for eleven days in late August. |
outonscreen.com |
| Vancouver Asian Film Festival |
1995 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
Largest Asian film festival in Western Canada. Held annually for 4-5 days in November. |
www.vaff.org |
| WILDsound Film Festival |
2003 |
Toronto |
Ontario |
World's only Monthly Feedback Film Festival; held at the National Film Board of Canada every month. |
Official WILDsound Site |
| Wisconsin Film Festival |
1999 |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
Annual showcase of independent and international documentary, narrative, experimental, student and animated films. Run for 4 days in early April |
[3] |
| Zero Film Festival |
2007 |
Los Angeles |
California |
First festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers. |
[4] |
