Film Festivals
A public reference list of film festivals and markets with links to their official home pages.
This page lists notable film festivals and markets with links to their official home pages. It is a public reference list for filmmakers and festival or market planning.
Cannes Festival Guide
Maps, venue orientation, and practical public resources for navigating the Cannes Film Festival.
Major international festivals and markets
- Festival de Cannes Mysterious Movies Cannes Festival Guide — maps, venues, and practical public resources.
- Marché du Film
- Berlin International Film Festival
- European Film Market
- Venice International Film Festival
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Sundance Film Festival
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- SXSW Film and TV Festival
- Locarno Film Festival
- San Sebastián International Film Festival
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Busan International Film Festival
- Tokyo FILMeX
- Tokyo International Film Festival
UK and Ireland festivals
- BFI London Film Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Glasgow Film Festival
- Manchester Film Festival
- Raindance Film Festival
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival
- Encounters Film Festival
- Cork International Film Festival
- Galway Film Fleadh
North American festivals and markets
- AFI Fest
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Tribeca Festival
- New York Film Festival
- San Francisco International Film Festival
- Fantastic Fest
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
- American Film Market
Documentary, animation, genre, and specialist festivals
- IDFA
- Visions du Réel
- Sheffield DocFest
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Animation Is Film
- Sitges Film Festival
- FrightFest
- Screamfest Horror Film Festival
- Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Other international festivals worth tracking
- Sydney Film Festival
- Melbourne International Film Festival
- New Zealand International Film Festival
- Durban International Film Festival
- Cairo International Film Festival
- Marrakech International Film Festival
- Guadalajara International Film Festival
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival
- Hawai'i International Film Festival
Festival submissions (FilmFreeway)
Submitting to festivals
Many festivals accept entries through FilmFreeway. Use it to discover deadlines, rules, and fee structures before you commit travel or market plans.