Your film-festival calendar at a glance: what's on now - and what's next
If your newsroom calendar already looks like a spilled latte of color-coded holds, same. Festivals bunch up, markets overlap, and that one interview window always lands during a screening you can't miss.
So here's a clean, living snapshot of what's running now and what's coming up fast. Use it to lock travel, line up interviews, and avoid the "wait, that's this week?" panic. And yes, dates can shift - double-check the official sites before you book.
- Pro tip for coverage: markets open doors. If you're chasing distribution stories, keep an eye on American Film Market in mid-November and Asia TV Forum in early December.
- If you missed something earlier this year, scroll for the "Previous events" section - handy for follow-ups and awards trajectory pieces.
Ongoing
- Leeds International Film Festival, UK - October 30-November 16
- London Korean Film Festival, UK - November 5-18
- Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden - November 5-16
- Cork International Film Festival, Ireland - November 6-16
- European Film Festival Scanorama, Lithuania - November 6-23
- French Film Festival, UK - November 6-December 11
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan - November 6-23
- Women and the World International Film Festival, UK - November 6-12
- Just Film Youth & Children's Film Festival, Estonia - November 7-23
- London Baltic Film Festival, UK - November 7-12
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia - November 7-23
- Manchester Animation Festival, UK - November 9-13
- Asian World Film Festival, US
- American Film Market, US - November 11-16
- Ojai Playhouse Film Festival, US - November 11-16
- PÖFF Shorts, Estonia - November 11-19
November
- Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt - November 12-21
- DOC NYC, US - November 12-30
- French Film Festival London, UK - November 12-23
- Glimmerglass Film Days, US - November 13-17
- Festival of Future Storytellers, Germany - November 14-22
- Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, Estonia - November 14-21
- Chéries-Chéris LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival, France - November 15-25
- EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival, Poland - November 15-22
- Foyle Film Festival, UK - November 19-30
- Doha Film Festival, Qatar - November 20-28
- Houston Greek Film Festival, US - November 20-23
- IFFI - International Film Festival of India, Goa, India - November 20-28
- Waves Film Bazaar, India - November 20-24
- Leeds Palestinian Film Festival, UK - November 21-December 6
- Erotic Film Festival Barcelona, Spain - November 23-29
- King's Lynn Film Festival, UK - November 27-30
- African Diaspora International Film Festival, US - November 28-December 14
- Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco - November 28-December 6
- JAFF Market, Indonesia - November 29-December 1
- Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Indonesia - November 29-December 6
December
- Asia TV Forum & Market, Singapore - December 2-5
- Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, Greece - December 3-15
- Culver City Film Festival, US - December 4-12
- Dances With Films: NY, US - December 4-7
- Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia - December 4-13
- 225 Film Club Festival, UK - December 5
- Sun Valley Film Festival, US - December 3-7
- Les Arcs Film Festival, France - December 13-20
Previous events (earlier this year)
- Saint Augustine Film Festival, US - January 9-12
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, US - January 2-13
- Belmont World Film's Family Festival, US - January 18-20, 26
- FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival, France - January 24-February 1
- Sundance Film Festival, US - January 23-February 2
- Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden - January 24-February 2
- SCAD TVfest, US - February 5-7
- Ostend Film Festival, Belgium - January 31-February 8
- International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands - January 30-February 9
- DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland - February 4-9
- Victoria Film Festival, Canada - February 7-16
- European Film Market, Germany - February 13-19
- Berlin International Film Festival, Germany - February 13-23
- MIPTV London, UK - February 23-27
- Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland - February 20-March 2
- Romford Horror Film Festival, UK - February 27-March 2
- True/False Film Festival, US - February 27-March 2
- Australian International Documentary Conference, Australia - March 2-5
- Cartoon Movie, France - March 4-6
- FrightFest Glasgow, UK - March 6-8
- Over-The-Rhine International Film Festival, US - March 6-8
- Glasgow Film Festival, UK - February 26-March 9
- Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg - March 6-10
- Christian Worldview Film Festival, US - March 10-14
- Borderlines Film Festival, UK - February 28-March 15
- SXSW, US - March 7-15
- New York International Children's Film Festival, US - February 28-March 16
- Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece - March 6-16
- Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong - March 17-19
- Filmart, Hong Kong - March 17-20
- Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania - March 7-23
- Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, US - March 11-23
- Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria - March 13-23
- Malaga Film Festival, Spain - March 14-23
- Manchester Film Festival, UK - March 14-23
- Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, UK - March 19-23
- Sofia Meetings, Bulgaria - March 19-23
- Sonoma International Film Festival, US - March 19-23
- Red Lorry Film Festival, India - March 21-23
- Series Mania, France - March 21-28
- Gasparilla International Film Festival, US - March 25-30
- Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, UK - March 27-30
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, UK - March 19-30
- CPH:DOX, Denmark - March 19-30
- Garden State Film Festival, US - March 27-30
- Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, UK - February 7-March 31
- Diagonale, Austria - March 27-April 1
- Cleveland International Film Festival, March 27-April 5
- Hebden Bridge Film Festival, UK - April 6
- Qumra, Qatar - April 4-9
- Chicago Asian Pop-Up Cinema Festival, US - March 20-April 13
- Miami Film Festival, US - April 4-13
- Visions du Reel, Switzerland - April 4-13
- Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, Poland - April 7-14
- Qumra (online), Qatar - April 12-14
- Boston International Film Festival, US - April 10-15
- Asian Film Festival, Italy - April 8-16
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium - April 8-20
- Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong - April 10-21
- Istanbul Film Festival, Turkiye - April 11-22
- Kinoteka Polish Film Festival, UK - March 6-April 25
- Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Ukraine - April 18-25
- Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil - April 10-27
- San Francisco International Film Festival, US - April 17-27
- USA Film Festival, US - April 23-27
- Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews, UK - April 25-27
- Canneseries, France - April 24-29
- San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - April 24-29
- Screen Forever online market, Australia - April 29-30
- BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 24-May 2
- Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2
- Resistance Of Vision, US - May 1-3
- Atlanta Film Festival, US - April 24-May 4
- HotDocs, Canada - April 24-May 4
- JFilm Festival, US - April 24-May 4
- DocLands Documentary Film Festival, US - April 30-May 4
- Margaret Mead Film Festival, US - May 2-4
- Milwaukee Film Festival, US - April 24-May 8
- Screen Forever, Australia - May 6-8
- Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea - April 30-May 9
- Doc 'n Roll Brooklyn, US - May 5-10
- Cine International Film Festival, UK - May 7-10
- HipHop CineFest, Italy - May 9-10
- IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal - May 1-11
- UK Asian Film Festival, UK - May 1-11
- Queer East, UK - April 23-May 18
- DocsBarcelona, Spain - May 8-18
- Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, US - May 14-18
- Harlem International Film Festival, US - May 15-18
- Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, US - May 15-18
- Moonless International Film Festival, US - May 16-18
- Marche du Film, France - May 13-21
- Cannes Film Festival, France - May 13-24
- Seattle International Film Festival, US - May 15-25
- Docaviv, Israel - May 22-31
- Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Canada - May 23-31
- Resistance Of Vision, US - May 31
- Krakow Film Festival, Poland - May 25-June 1
- Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, US - May 27-June 1
- Nippon Connection Film Festival, Germany - May 27-June 1
- Mendocino Film Festival, US - May 29-June 1
- NewFest Pride, US - May 29-June 2
- New Media Film Festival, US - June 4-5
- Bali International Film Festival (Balinale), Indonesia - June 1-7
- SXSW London, June 2-7
- IndieX Film Fest Annual Awards, US - June 7
- Brooklyn Film Festival, US - May 30-June 8
- Lighthouse International Film Festival, US - June 4-8
- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Japan - May 28-June 11
- Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico - June 6-14
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market, France - June 8-14
- Sydney Film Festival, Australia - June 4-15
- Tribeca Film Festival, US - June 4-15
- American Black Film Festival, US - June 11-15
- Provincetown International Film Festival, US - June 11-15
- DC/DOX Film Festival, US - June 12-15
- Monte Carlo Television Festival, Monaco - June 13-17
- CineEurope, Spain - June 16-19
- Europe On Screen, Indonesia - June 13-22
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania - June 13-22
- Bentonville Film Festival, US - June 16-22
- Brighton Rocks International Film Festival, UK - June 16-22
- Nepal America International Film Festival, US - June 19-22
- Sheffield DocFest, UK - June 18-23
- Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US - June 18-28
- Oakville Film Festival, Canada - June 18-25
- Raindance Film Festival, UK - June 18-27
- Dances With Films: LA - June 19-29
- Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium - June 20-28
- Italian Global Series Festival, Italy - June 21-28
- Kimolos International Film Festival, Greece - June 21-25
- Mediterrane Film Festival, Malta - June 21-29
- London Screenings, UK - June 23-25
- Sunny Side Of The Doc, France - June 23-26
- Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues, France - June 24-29
- Docs Ireland, Ireland - June 24-29
- Palm Springs ShortFest, US - June 24-30
- Nantucket Film Festival, US - June 25-30
- Oak Cliff Film Festival, US - June 26-29
- SCAD Lacoste Film Festival, France - June 26-28
- FilmFest Munich, Germany - June 27-July 6
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czechia - July 4-12
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea - July 3-13
- FID Marseille, France - July 8-13
- Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland - July 8-13
- Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia - July 13-20
- Waco Independent Film Festival, US - July 17-20
- Copenhagen Headliner Film Festival, Denmark - July 17-24
- New York Asian Film Festival, US - July 11-27
- Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel - July 17-27
- New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland - July 17-27
- Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria - July 19-25
- Malaysia International Film Festival, Malaysia - July 19-27
- Cinema Rediscovered, UK - July 23-27
- Asian Film Festival Of Dallas, US - July 24-27
- Comic-Con, US - July 24-27
- Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand - June 18-July 31
- Woods Hole Film Festival, US - July 26-August 2
- Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada - July 17-August 3
- BlackStar Film Festival, US - July 31-August 3
- The African Diaspora International Film Festival, US - August 1-3
- Membrana Film Festival, UK - August 3
- Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, US - August 1-9
- Festival Of Cinema NYC, US - August 1-10
- Greenpoint Film Festival, US - August 6-10
- 37ºSouth Market, Australia - August 7-10
- Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland - August 6-16
- HollyShorts Film Festival, US - August 7-17
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK - August 14-20
- Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia & Herzegovina - August 15-22
- Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway - August 16-22
- New Nordic Films, Norway - August 19-22
- Creative Guts Short Film Festival, US - August 22
- Gramado Film Festival, Brazil - August 13-23
- Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia - August 7-24
- Chichester International Film Festival, UK - August 8-24
- Sidewalk Film Festival, US - August 18-24
- FrightFest, UK - August 21-25
- Dora Maar Film Festival, France - August 29-31
- Venice International Film Festival, Italy - August 27-September 6
- Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, US - September 2-7
- Armenian Film Festival, US - September 3-7
- London Rolling Film Festival, UK - September 5-7
- Cinehealth International Film Festival, US - September 9-11
- Jakarta International Documentary Experimental Film Festival, Indonesia - September 5-13
- LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival, US - September 10-13
- Women Over 50 Film Festival, UK - September 13 (in-person)
- 100% Manusia Film Festival, Indonesia - September 4-14
- Toronto International Film Festival, Canada - September 4-14
- Deauville American Film Festival, France - September 6-14
- Camden International Film Festival, US - September 11-14
- Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada - September 10-17
- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea - September 11-17
- Minikino Film Week, Indonesia - September 12-19
- Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Canada - September 13-21
- Calabasas Film Festival, US - September 17-21
- Harlem International Film Festival, US - September 17-21
- The Valley Film Festival, US - September 17-21
- Breck Film Festival, US - September 18-21
- Prague Independent Film Festival, Czechia - September 19-21
- Climate Film Festival, US - September 19-22
- Nordisk Panorama, Sweden - September 18-23
- Asian Contents & Film Market, South Korea - September 20-23
- Busan International Film Festival, South Korea - September 17-26
- Clapham International Film Festival, UK - September 17-26
- Content Christian Media Conference, US - September 22-26
- San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain - September 19-27
- Hong Kong Film Festival UK, UK - September 12-28
- Calgary International Film Festival, Canada - September 18-28
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, Finland - September 18-28
- Cheltenham International Film Festival, UK - September 19-28
- Encounters Film Festival, UK - September 24-28
- San Diego Comic-Con Malaga, Spain - September 25-28
- L.A. Comic Con, US - September 26-28
- Women X Film Festival, UK - September 26-28
- Jakarta World Cinema, Indonesia - September 4-October 4
- Filmfest Hamburg, Germany - September 25-October 4
- International Film Festival Schlingel, Germany - September 27-October 4
- Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland - September 25-October 5
- Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland - September 25-October 5
- Bolton International Film Festival, UK - October 1-5
- Dinard British & Irish Film Festival, France - October 1-5
- Marbella Film Festival, Spain - October 1-5
- Boise Film Festival, US - October 2-5
- Film London's Production Finance Market, UK - October 7-8
- Women Over 50 Film Festival, UK - September 14-October 12 (online)
- Athens International Film Festival, Greece - October 1-12
- Mill Valley Film Festival, US - October 2-12
- New York Greek Film Expo, US - October 2-12
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil - October 2-12
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada - October 2-12
- Madani International Film Festival, Indonesia - October 8-12
- New York Film Festival, US - September 26-October 13
- Screamfest Horror Film Festival, US - October 7-16
- MIPCOM, France - October 13-16
- Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, US - October 10-18
- Native Spirit Festival, UK - October 12-18
- BFI London Film Festival, UK - October 8-19
- Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montreal, Canada - October 8-19
- Film Fest Ghent, Belgium - October 8-19
- Sitges Film Festival, Spain - October 9-19
- Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland - October 10-19
- Chelsea Film Festival, US - October 15-19
- Woodstock Film Festival, US - October 15-19
- Middleburg Film Festival, US - October 16-19
- New Hampshire Film Festival, US - October 16-19
- Tallgrass Film Festival, US - October 16-19
- Santa Fe International Film Festival, US - October 15-20
- Bergen International Film Festival, Norway - October 15-23
- Newport Beach Film Festival, US - October 16-23
- British Urban Film Festival, UK - October 10-24
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt - October 16-24
- Adelaide Film Festival, Australia - October 15-26
- Chicago International Film Festival, US - October 15-26
- Rome Film Festival, Italy - October 15-26
- Bath Film Festival, UK - October 17-26
- North East International Film Festival, UK - October 20-26
- AFI Fest, US - October 22-26
- Folkestone Documentary Festival, UK - October 22-26
- GlobeDocs Film Festival, US - October 22-26
- Jakarta Film Week, Indonesia - October 22-26
- London Breeze Film Festival, UK - October 22-26
- Virginia Film Festival, US - October 22-26
- Naples International Film Festival, US - October 23-26
- Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival, Austria - October 16-28
- Little Venice Film Festival, UK - October 22-28
- Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain - October 21-29
- Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil - October 16-30
- Austin Film Festival, US - October 23-30
- TIFFCOM, Japan - October 29-31
- Seminci, Valladolid Internacional Film Festival, Spain - October 24-November 1
- SCAD Savannah Film Festival, October 25-November 1
- Purbeck Film Festival, UK - October 17-November 2
- Cambridge Film Festival, UK - October 23-November 2
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czechia - October 24-November 2
- Budapest International Film Festival, Hungary - October 25-November 2
- Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine - October 25-November 2
- DOK Leipzig, Germany - October 27-November 2
- Bradford Film Festival, UK - October 28-November 2
- The American French Film Festival, US - October 28-November 3
- Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan - October 27-November 5
- Miami Film Festival, US - October 29-November 5
- Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland - November 3-6
- Belfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland - October 30-November 8
- Nordic International Film Festival, US - November 6-8
- GuadaLAjara Film Festival, US - November 6-8
- Doc 'n Roll Film Festival, UK-Ireland - October 23-November 9
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece - October 30-November 9
- Denver Film Festival, US - October 31-November 9
- Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland - October 31- November 9
- Rehoboth Independent Film Festival, US - November 3-9
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK - November 5-9
- Coronado Film Festival, US - November 5-9
- Nordic Film Days Luebeck, Germany - November 5-9
- One Fluid Night LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, UK - November 6-9
- Round Top Film Festival, US - November 6-9
- Billy The Kid Film Festival, US - November 7-9
Why this matters for your coverage
This stretch is busy. AFM stories are still landing, Camerimage brings the craft angle, and DOC NYC is a magnet for awards-season docs. Then December drops Red Sea and Les Arcs - often the last big discoveries before critics' lists lock.
Plan interviews around market hours, not red carpets. And build a short list now for January: Sundance and Rotterdam are closer than they look from a cluttered desk in November.
If you spot a date change, check the festival's official site. It happens. And it's always better to catch it before your editor does.
