List of Film Festivals 2025

Film festivals are a celebration of cinema, bringing together filmmakers, audiences, and industry professionals from around the world. They offer a platform for showcasing films, exploring new cinematic territories, and fostering a dialogue about the art of filmmaking. Here is a list of film festivals 2025:

January 2025

• Palm Springs International Film Festival, US - January 2-13
• Saint Augustine Film Festival, US - January 9-12
• Sundance Film Festival, US - January 23-February 2
• FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival, France - January 24-February 1
• Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden - January 24-February 2
• International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands - January 30-February 9
• Ostend Film Festival, Belgium - January 31-February 8

February 2025

• DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland - February 4-9
• SCAD TVfest, US - February 5-7
• Victoria Film Festival, Canada - February 7-16
• Berlin International Film Festival, Germany - February 13-23
• European Film Market, Germany - February 13-19
• Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland - February 20-March 2
• MIPTV London, UK - February 23-27
• Glasgow Film Festival, UK - February 26-March 9
• Romford Horror Film Festival, UK - February 27-March 2
• True/False Film Festival, US - February 27-March 2
• Borderlines Film Festival, UK - February 28-March 15

March 2025

• Australian International Documentary Conference, Australia - March 2-5
• Cartoon Movie, France - March 4-6
• FrightFest Glasgow, UK - March 6-8
• Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg - March 6-10
• Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece - March 6-16
• SXSW, US - March 7-15
• 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
• Filmart, Hong Kong - March 17-20
• Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong - March 17-19
• CPH:DOX, Denmark - March 19-30
• 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
• Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, UK - March 27-30
• Cleveland International Film Festival, March 27-April 5
• Diagonale, Austria - March 27-April 1
• Garden State Film Festival, US - March 27-30

April 2025

• Miami Film Festival, US - April 4-13
• Visions du Reel, Switzerland - April 4-13
• Hebden Bridge Film Festival, UK - April 6
• Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, Poland - April 7-14
• Boston International Film Festival, US - April 10-15
• Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Portugal - April 10-27
• Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong - April 10-21
• Istanbul Film Festival, Turkiye - April 11-22
• San Francisco International Film Festival, US - April 17-27
• Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Ukraine - April 18-25
• Atlanta Film Festival, US - April 24-May 4
• BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 24-May
• Canneseries, France - April 24-29
• Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2
• HotDocs, Canada - April 24-May 4
• JFilm Festival, US - April 24-May 4
• San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - April 24-29
• Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews, UK - April 25-27
• Screen Forever online market, Australia - April 29-30
• Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea - April 30-May 9

May 2025

• IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal - May 1-11
• UK Asian Film Festival, UK - May 1-11
• Doc ‘n Roll Brooklyn, US - May 5-10
• Screen Forever, Australia - May 6-8
• Cine International Film Festival, UK - May 7-10
• DocsBarcelona, Spain - May 8-1
• Cannes Film Festival, France - May 13-24
• Marche du Film, France - May 13-21
• 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
• Seattle International Film Festival, US - May 15-25
• Docaviv, Israel - May 22-31
• Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Canada - May 23-31
• 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

June 2025

• Lighthouse International Film Festival, US - June 4-8
• New Media Film Festival, US - June 4-5
• Sydney Film Festival, Australia - June 4-15
• Tribeca Film Festival, US - June 4-1
• Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico - June 6-14
• Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market, France - June 8-14
• 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
• Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania - June 13-22
• Bentonville Film Festival, US - June 16-2
• CineEurope, Spain - June 16-1
• Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand - June 18-July 31
• Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US - June 18-28
• Oakville Film Festival, Canada - June 18-25
• Sheffield DocFest, UK - June 18-23
• Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium - June 20-28
• Kimolos International Film Festival, Greece - June 21-25
• Sunny Side Of The Doc, France - June 23-26
• Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues, France - June 24-29
• Palm Springs ShortFest, US - June 24-30
• Nantucket Film Festival, US - June 25-3
• Oak Cliff Film Festival, US - June 26-29
• FilmFest Munich, Germany - June 27-July 6

July 2025

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czechia - July 4-12
• FID Marseille, France - July 8-1
• Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland - July 8-13
• Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia - July 13-20
• Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada - July 17-August 3
• Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel - July 17-27
• New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland - July 17-27
• Waco Independent Film Festival, US - July 17-20
• Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria - July 19-2
• Malaysia International Film Festival, Malaysia - July 19-27
• Cinema Rediscovered, UK - July 23-27
• Comic-Con, US - July 24-27
• Woods Hole Film Festival, US - July 26-August 2
• BlackStar Film Festival, US - July 31-August 3

August 2025

• Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, US - August 1-9
• Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland - August 6-16
• 37ºSouth Market, Australia – August 7-10
• HollyShorts Film Festival, US - August 7-17
• Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia - August 7-24
• Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK - August 14-20
• Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway - August 16-22
• Sidewalk Film Festival, US - August 18-2
• New Nordic Films, Norway - August 19-22
• FrightFest, UK - August 21-25
• Venice International Film Festival, Italy - August 27-September 6

September 2025

• Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, US - September 2-7
• Deauville American Film Festival, France - September 6-14
• Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada - September 10-17
• Camden International Film Festival, US - September 11-14
• DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea - September 11-17
• Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Canada - September 13-21
• Women Over 50 Film Festival, UK - September 13 (in-person)
• Women Over 50 Film Festival, UK - September 14-October 12 (online)
• Busan International Film Festival, South Korea - September 17-26
• Breck Film Festival, US - September 18-21
• Calgary International Film Festival, Canada - September 18-28
• Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, Finland - September 18-28
• Nordisk Panorama, Sweden - September 18-2
• Cheltenham International Film Festival, UK - September 19-28
• Prague Independent Film Festival, Czechia - September 19-21
• Asian Contents & Film Market, South Korea - September 20-23
• Filmfest Hamburg, Germany - September 25-October 4
• Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland - September 25-October 5
• Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland - September 25-October 5
• Women X Film Festival, UK - September 26-28
• International Film Festival Schlingel, Germany - September 27-October 4

October 2025

• Bolton International Film Festival, UK - October 1-5
• Dinard British & Irish Film Festival, France - October 1-5
• New York Greek Film Expo, US - October 2-12
• Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada - October 2-12
• Film Fest Ghent, Belgium - October 8-19
• Sitges Film Festival, Spain - October 9-19
• Native Spirit Festival, UK - October 12-18
• MIPCOM, France - October 13-16
• Bergen International Film Festival, Norway - October 15-23
• Santa Fe International Film Festival, US - October 15-19
• Woodstock Film Festival, US - October 15-19
• British Urban Film Festival, UK - October 16-31
• Newport Beach Film Festival, US - October 16-23
• Tallgrass Film Festival, US - October 16-19
• Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain - October 22-28
• Little Venice Film Festival, UK - October 22-28
• Austin Film Festival, US - October 23-30
• Doc ‘n Roll Film Festival, UK-Ireland - October 23-November 9
• Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czechia - October 24-November 2
• Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine - October 25-November 2
• SCAD Savannah Film Festival, October 25-November 1
• DOK Leipzig, Germany - October 27-November 2
• Nordic Film Days Luebeck, Germany - October 29-November 2
• Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland - October 31- November 9

November 2025

• Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland, November 3-6
• Rehoboth Independent Film Festival, US - November 3-
• Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden - November 5-16
• Cork International Film Festival, Ireland - November 6-16
• Leeds International Film Festival, UK - November 6-23
• London Baltic Film Festival, UK - November 27-30
• Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco - November 28-December 6

December 2025

• Sun Valley Film Festival, US - December 5-8