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Film festivals

This is a list of major film festivals.

Africa

See also: List of film festivals in Africa
Name Est. City Country Type Notes Website
Cairo International Film Festival 1976 Cairo Egypt International The first film festival in the Middle East cairofilmfest.org
Carthage Film Festival 1966 Carthage Tunisia Regional In order to be eligible for competition, films in the festival must have a director of African or Middle Eastern nationality. jccarthage.org
Dockanema 2006 Maputo Mozambique Special interest First documentary film festival in the region. dockanema.org
Durban International Film Festival 1979 Durban South Africa Regional Most of the screenings are either African or South African premieres. cca.ukzn.ac.za
International Film Festival of Marrakech 2000 Marrakech Morocco International festival-marrakech.com
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou 1969 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Regional The largest African film festival fespaco.bf

Asia

See also: List of film festivals in Asia
Name Est. City Country Type Notes Website
Asia Pacific Film Festival 1954 Rotating Regionwide Regional First held in Tokyo, the annual festival is hosted by a country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific.
Bangkok International Film Festival 2003 Bangkok Thailand International Organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, a government agency. bangkokfilm.org
Cinemanila International Film Festival 1999 Manila Philippines International Founded by Filipino maverick filmmaker Tikoy Aguiluz it is held annually. cinemanila.com.ph
Eilat International Film Festival 2003 Eilat Israel International Founded by lead Israeli Publicist Chen Sadan Shelach -held annually. eilatfilmfest.com
Fajr International Film Festival 1982 Tehran Iran International Under supervision of Iran Ministry of Culture in, it takes place every February in on the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. fajrfestival.ir
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 1962 Taipei Taiwan Regional The annual month-long festival featuring Chinese-language and Asian films culminates in a prestigious awards ceremony. goldenhorse.org.tw
Haifa International Film Festival 1983 Haifa Israel International Israel's first film festival, it is held each year during the holiday of Sukkot on the ridge of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. haifaff.co.il
Hong Kong International Film Festival 1977 Hong Kong International hikiff.org.hk
International Film Festival of India 1952 Goa India International iffi.nic.in
International Film Festival of Kerala 1996 Thiruvananthapuram India International, Regional Held annually in November or December. Competition program is restricted to films produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America. keralafilm.com
Jakarta International Film Festival 1998 Jakarta Indonesia International jiffest.org
Jeonju International Film Festival 2000 Jeonju South Korea International Focuses on digital, independent and art films. jiff.or.kr
Mumbai International Film Festival 1990 Mumbai India International Organised by the Indian government's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Film Division, and focuses on documentary, short and animation films. filmsdivision.org
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 1997 Bucheon South Korea International Held annually in July, the festival, also known as PiFan, focuses on Asian and international horror, thriller, mystery and fantasy films. pifan.com
Pusan International Film Festival 1996 Busan South Korea International One of the largest film festivals in Asia[citation needed]. piff.org
Shanghai International Film Festival 1993 Shanghai China International Mainland China's largest film festival. siff.com
Singapore International Film Festival 1987 Singapore Singapore International Held annual around April or May. filmfest.org.sg
Tokyo Filmex 2000 Tokyo Japan International Organized annually by Office Kitano, Takeshi Kitano's film company. filmex.net
Tokyo International Film Festival 1985 Tokyo Japan International tiff-jp.net
World Film Festival of Bangkok 2003 Bangkok Thailand International Organized by Nation Multimedia Group. worldfilmbkk.com
ViBGYOR International Short and Documentary Film Festival 2006 Thrissur India Special interest Annual focus on short films and documentaries on issues and people's movements with an activist outlook. vibgyorfilm.com

Europe

See also: List of film festivals in Europe
Name Est. City Country Type Notes Website
ANIMATOR International Animation Festival 2008 Poznan Poland International Animator-Poznań Festival, the first edition of which coincides with the Year of Polish Animation, is to become the major animation festival in Poland, competing with the most prestigious festivals in the world. A special emphasis on the connections between animation and music is a unique characteristic of ANIMATOR. animator-festival.com
Amsterdam Film eXperience 2006 Amsterdam The Netherlands International New Media, cross-over, animation, interaction, experimental, installations. www.amsterdamfilmexperience.com
Berlin International Film Festival 1951 Berlin Germany International Also called the "Berlinale", the festival is held annually in February. berlinale.de
Biberach Independent Film Festival 2004 Biberach an der Riß Germany Mostly German Also called B.I.F.F., the festival is held most every year in October/November. biff-filmfestival.de
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 1983 Brussels Belgium Special interest Annual venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. bifff.org
Belgrade International Film Festival 1971 Belgrade Serbia International Also called "FEST", the festival is held annually in February or March. fest.org.yu
Cannes Film Festival 1939 Cannes France International One of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious festivals, it is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. festival-cannes.com
Copenhagen International Film Festival 2003 Copenhagen Denmark International Held annually in September. copenhagenfilmfestival.com/
Cyprus International Film Festival 2006 Nicosia Cyprus International www.cyiff.com
Cyprus International Short Film Festival 2008 Nicosia Cyprus International www.cyprusshortsfest.com
Edinburgh International Film Festival 1947 Edinburgh Scotland International The longest continuously running film festival, it is part of the Edinburgh International Festival, which takes place annually in August. edfilmfest.org.uk
ekotopfilm - International Festival of Sustainable Development Films 1974 Bratislava Slovakia International The program of the Festival focuses on all branches of economic, industrial and human activity stressing the need for sustainable development to be a continuous process, in which all inhabitants should take part.Held annually in October. Free Entry. http://www.ekotopfilm.sk
Fresh Film Festival 2004 Karlovy Vary Czech Republic International Student film, feature, documentary, animation, experimental. www.freshfilmfest.net
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival 1985 Setúbal Portugal Special interest Held annually in June, the competition section is open to films from countries that produce fewer than 30 films per year. festroia.pt
Gijón International Film Festival 1963 Gijón Spain International gijonfilmfestival.com
International Film Festival Rotterdam 1972 Rotterdam Netherlands International Held annually in January or February. filmfestivalrotterdam.com/
International Thessaloniki Film Festival 1992 Thessaloniki Greece International Held annually in November filmfestival.gr
Istanbul International Film Festival 1982 Istanbul Turkey International Held annually around the end of April. iksv.org/film
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2002 Dublin Ireland International Succeeded Dublin Film Festival, which ran from 1985 to 2001. Held annually in February or March. dubliniff.com
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1946 Karlovy Vary Czech Republic International kviff.com/
Locarno International Film Festival 1946 Locarno Switzerland International Held annually in August. pardo.ch/
London Film Festival 1956 London England International Held annually by the British Film Institute and sponsored by The Times newspaper. lff.org.uk/
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 1995 Lund Sweden Special interest Annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction. http://www.fff.se/
Moscow International Film Festival 1935 Moscow Russia International First held in 1935, from 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, and since 1995 has been held annually.
Moscow Latin American Film Festival 2008 Moscow Russia International The Festival dedicated to promoting Latin American films in Russia showcases the best of the new Latin American movies each year. latinofiesta.ru
Norwegian International Film Festival 1973 Haugesund Norway International Held annually in August. filmweb.no
Offscreen Filmfestival 2008 Brussels Belgium Special interest The festival is a showcase for unusual independent films, cult classics, extraordinary documentaries and offbeat genres from around the world. offscreen.be
Raindance Film Festival 1993 London England Special interest A festival for independent films, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards. raindance.co.uk/
San Sebastian International Film Festival 1953 San Sebastián Spain International Supervised by the FIAPF, the annual A category festival is one of the most important for Spanish-language cinema. sansebastianfestival.com
Sarajevo Film Festival 1995 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina International Held annually in August. sff.ba
Spectre Film Festival 2005 Strasbourg France European Held annually in September. official website
Stockholm International Film Festival 1990 Stockholm Sweden International Held annually in November. filmfestivalen.se
Three Continents Festival 1979 Nantes France Special interest Annual festival is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. 3continents.com
Transilvania International Film Festival 2001 Cluj-Napoca Romania International Held annually in June. tiff.ro
Venice Film Festival 1932 Venice Italy International The world's oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido. labiennale.org/en/cinema/
Viennale 1960 Vienna Austria International Held annually in October. viennale.at

North and Central America

See also: List of film festivals in North and Central America
Name Est. City State/Prov. Type Notes Website
Atlanta Horror-Fest 2006 Atlanta Georgia International Showcase of the top independent adventure and horror genre films from across the world. Held annually in October. AtlantaHorrorFest.com
ACE Film Festival 2006 New York City New York American Showcase of American independent film and media. Held annually in September. acefest.com
Ann Arbor Film Festival 1961 Ann Arbor Michigan International Longest-running film festival showcasing experimental and independent film in North America. Held annually in late March. aafilmfest.org
Artsfest Film Festival 1999 Harrisburg Pennsylvania International Experimental and Undergroud Friendly, many filmmakers attend. Film Screenings have always been FREE to the public. Held annually in May, over Memorial Day Weekend. moviate.org
Bahamas International Film Festival 2004 Paradise Island The Bahamas International bintlfilmfest.com
Calgary International Film Festival 2000 Calgary Alberta International Held annually for 10 days in late September or early October. calgaryfilm.com
Canada International Film Festival 2005 Vancouver British Columbia, Canada International One of Canada's premiere film events. Held annually in late October. canadafilmfestival.com
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2001 Cedar Rapids Iowa Regional accepting international entries Held annually the first full non-Easter weekend in April. [1]
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 1983 Chicago Illinois International 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 International Held annually in October. chicagofilmfestival.org
Cleveland International Film Festival 1977 Cleveland Ohio International clevelandfilm.org
Columbus International Film & Video Festival 1953 Columbus Ohio International 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
DC Independent Film Festival 1998 Washington District of Columbia International Over 100 feature and short films from independent and international filmmakers, held annually in March for 11 days. Includes an Advocacy Forum, seminars and music festival featuring local bands. www.dciff.org
Denver Film Festival 1978 Denver Colorado International Held annually in November. denverfilm.org
Edmonton International Film Festival 1986 Edmonton Alberta International edmontonfilmfest.com
Expresión en Corto International Film Festival 1997 San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato Guanajuato International Mexico's largest competitive film festival. expresionencorto.com
Fantasia Festival 1996 Montreal Quebec Special interest Devoted to fantasy, horror, martial arts and science fiction genres. fantasiafest.com
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 1971 Montreal Quebec International nouveaucinema.ca
Florida Film Festival 1992 Maitland Florida International 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
Guadalajara International Film Festival 1988 Guadalajara Jalisco International guadalajaracinemafest.com
Hamptons International Film Festival 1993 East Hampton New York International hamptonsfilmfest.org
Hawaii International Film Festival 1981 Honolulu Hawaii International Held annually in the fall for two weeks. hiff.org
Havana Film Festival 1979 Havana Cuba Regional Held annually, focuses on Latin-American films. habanafilmfestival.com
Honolulu International Film Festival 2005 Honolulu Hawaii International Surrounded by the sparkling Pacific and spectacular scenery, the Honolulu International Film Festival recognizes outstanding achievement in filmmaking from around the world. HonoluluFilmFestival.com
Indianapolis International Film Festival 2004 Indianapolis Indiana International indyfilmfest.org
Jacksonville Film Festival 2003 Jacksonville Florida International Held annually for 4 days in mid-May. jacksonvillefilmfestival.com
Las Vegas International Film Festival 2000 Las Vegas Nevada International One of the premiere film events in Las Vegas. Awards and cash prizes given annually. LVfilmfest.com
Marfa Film Festival 2008 Marfa Texas National Born out of reception of There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men, both of which were filmed in the area [2]
Magnolia Independent Film Festival 1997 Starkville Mississippi International and Regional Mississippi's first and oldest independent film festival. Held annually in February for one weekend. Short films, experimental films, and many special events in which filmmakers participate. [3]
Mexico International Film Festival 2006 Baja Mexico International Features premiere screenings, award ceremonies, seminars, a screenplay competition and more. Mexicofilmfestival.com
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival 2004 Mexico City Mexico International 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 International Held annually in the spring. mnfilmarts.org
Mods & Rockers Film Festival 1999 Los Angeles California Special interest Celebration of rock music culture films. modsandrockers.com
Montreal World Film Festival 1977 Montreal Quebec International ffm-montreal.org
New York Asian Film Festival 2002 New York City New York Special interest Features North American premieres and classic titles from Asian cinemas, especially horror, action and martial arts genres. subwaycinema.com
Newport Beach Film Festival 1999 Newport Beach California International 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 International One of North America's oldest film festivals. www.filmlinc.com
Palm Springs International Film Festival 1989 Palm Springs California International www.psfilmfest.org
Rhode Island International Film Festival 1997 Providence Rhode Island International Held annually for 6 days during the second week of August www.RIFilmFest.org
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival 1997 Champaign Illinois Special interest Founded by film critic Roger Ebert. ebertfest.com
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 1982 San Francisco California Special interest Dedicated to Asian and Asian-American films. asianamericanfilmfestival.org
San Francisco International Film Festival 1957 San Francisco California International sffs.org
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 1985 Santa Barbara California International sbfilmfestival.org
SFMUG Short Movie Festival 2007 Santa Fe New Mexico International Great Showcase, Great Prizes santafemug.org
Seattle International Film Festival 1985 Seattle Washington International One of the largest film festivals in the United States. seattlefilm.org
Sonoma Valley Film Festival 1996 Sonoma California International 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
South by Southwest 1987 Austin Texas Special interest SXSW Film was added to the annual music festival in 1994, focusing on new directing talent. sxsw.com
Sundance Film Festival 1978 Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sundance Utah International Held annually in January, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the United States. institute.sundance.org
Tampa International Film Festival 2003 Tampa Florida International tampafilmfest.com
Telluride Film Festival 1974 Telluride Colorado International Only 40 films are admitted each year. telluridefilmfestival.com
The Shortie Awards 2001 Washington DC International Recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18, and their teachers. mhznetworks.org
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2006 Toronto Ontario Special interest Annual showcase of horror and fantasy cinema from around the world. torontoafterdark.com
Toronto International Film Festival 1976 Toronto Ontario International The world's largest film festival open to the general public, it is held annually in September. torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 1997 Toronto Ontario Special Interest http://www.reelasian.com/
Toronto Singapore Film Festival 2006 Toronto Ontario Special Interest Annual showcase of Singaporean films. http://www.tsff.org/
Tribeca Film Festival 2002 New York City New York International Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. tribecafilmfestival.org
Traverse City Film Festival 2005 Traverse City Michigan International Annual festival co-founded by filmmaker Michael Moore. traversecityfilmfestival.org
Vancouver International Film Festival 1982 Vancouver British Columbia International Held annually for two weeks in late September and early October. viff.org
Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival 1988 Vancouver British Columbia International 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 International Largest asian film festival in Western Canada. Held annually for 4-5 days in November. www.vaff.org
WILDsound Film Festival 2003 Toronto Ontario International World's only Monthly Feedback Film Festival; held at the National Film Board of Canada three days each month. wildsound.ca
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 1961 Houston Texas Special interest Dedicated to the independent features and short films. worldfest.org

Oceania

See also: List of film festivals in Oceania
Name Est. City State/Prov. Type Notes Website
Adelaide Film Festival 2002 Adelaide South Australia International A biennial, non-competitive film festival held on alternating years to the Adelaide Festival of Arts over two weeks in late February. adelaidefilmfestival.org
Australian International Film Festival 2006 Melbourne Victoria International Held annually in October. An unrelated festival with the same name was renamed the Canberra International Film Festival. aiff.com.au
Brisbane International Film Festival 1992 Brisbane Queensland International Focuses on films from the Pacific Rim. stgeorgebiff.com.au
Canberra International Film Festival 1996 Canberra Australian Capital Territory International First known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October. canberrafilmfestival.com.au
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2007 Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth Australia Special interest Features films that focus on various human rights issues. hraff.org.au
Melbourne International Film Festival 1951 Melbourne Victoria International Held annually in July or August. melbournefilmfestival.com.au
New Zealand International Film Festivals 1970 Major cities nationwide New Zealand International Held in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch, the travelling festival offers a smaller program in 10 other cities. enzedff.co.nz
Sydney Film Festival 1954 Sydney New South Wales International Held annually for two weeks in June. sydneyfilmfestival.org

South America

See also: List of film festivals in South America
Name Est. City Country Type Notes Website
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 1999 Buenos Aires Argentina International Held annually in April. bafici.gov.ar
Mar del Plata Film Festival 1954 Mar del Plata Argentina International Held annually in March. mardelplatafilmfest.com
São Paulo International Film Festival 1976 São Paulo Brazil International www2.uol.com.br

Traveling, online festivals

Name Est. Type Details Website
48 Hour Film Project 2001 Special interest A traveling contest in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop and a line of dialog, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. The films are then shown in cities across the United States. http://www.48hourfilm.com/
Ann Arbor Film Festival 1963 International One of the pioneers of the travelling film festival, the AAFF annually visits more than 16 cities with highlights of cutting-edge, experimental and artistically-inspired films from that year's full festival program. http://www.aafilmfest.org/tour/
Bicycle Film Festival 2000 Special interest Films about bicycling. http://bicyclefilmfestival.com
Campus MovieFest 2001 Special interest The world's largest student film festival, CMF is held annually at over 30 colleges and universities worldwide. Participation is free and participants are provided an Apple Computer, a video camera, and software to create 5-minute films. http://www.campusmoviefest.com/
Gadabout Traveling Film Festival 2003 Special interest Touring festival that screens a program of around 20 international independent short films. http://www.gadaboutfilmfest.com/
International Very Short Film Festival Très Courts 1998 International An annual international competition of less than three minutes films. Best short films are simultaneously shown all around the world. Free suscription, films, and cities involved on website.. http://www.trescourt.com/?page=en_home
National Film Challenge 2003 Special interest An online festival the screens films that were completed in three days and contain assigned elements. http://www.filmchallenge.com/
The Nicktoons Film Festival 2004 Special interest An annual animation short film contest in which the winners have their works broadcast on Nickelodeon. http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/
Night Gallery Film Festival 2006 Special interest A traveling showcase of independent films, with screenings at around six venues in North America and Oceania. http://www.nightgalleryfilmfestival.com/
Filminute 2006 International Filminute is the international one-minute film festival that showcases, awards and promotes the best one-minute films from around the world. http://www.filminute.com/
Robotmedia Special interest Has "nodes" in several U.S. cities where local filmmakers create works on various themes that are assigned monthly. http://www.robotmedia.com
Ambulart 2004 German and Spanish language films Ambulart is a cultural exchange platform for native Spanish and German speaker creators, is an itinerant audiovisual fest that travels around the cities of Guadalajara (Mexico), Quito, Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Hamburg (Germany). http://www.ambulart.com
Haydenfilms 2001 Annual Online Festival Haydenfilms (8/30 through 10/30)was the first online festival with an interactive voting mechanism. An Awards Ceremony is held each January at the Director's Guild Theater in New York City. Also a Crew Database, Production Board, and links to resources. http://www.haydenfilms.com/

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