List of Film Festivals 2026

Discovering the right platform to showcase a Film can shape its journey from creation to global recognition. As the world of cinema continues to expand, 2026 brings an exciting lineup of Film Festivals 2026 that champion fresh voices, bold storytelling, and diverse artistic visions. This article highlights the  List of Film Festivals 2026 across regions, genres, and industry niches: helping Filmmakers, producers, and cinephiles stay ahead of the most anticipated opportunities in the coming year. Let your Film find its ideal stage in 2026.

January

• Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026, USA, 2-13 January 2026
• Montreal Critics’ Week 2026, Canada, 13-19 January 2026
• Trieste Film Festival 2026, Italy, 16-24 January 2026
• Tromsø International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 19-25 January 2026
• Sundance Film Festival 2026, USA, 22 January – 1 February 2026
• FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival 2026, France, 23-31 January 2026
• International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026, The Netherlands, 29 January – 8 February 2026
• Göteborg Film Festival 2026, Sweden, 23 January – 1 February 2026
• Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026, France, 30 January – 7 February 2026

February

• DocPoint Helsinki 2026, Finland, 3-8 February 2026
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2026, USA, 4-14 February 2026
• Victoria Film Festival 2026, Canada, 6-15 February 2026
• Available Light Film Festival 2026, Canada, 7-16 February 2026
• Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2026, USA, 9-16 February 2026
• Berlin International Film Festival 2026, Germany, 12-22 February 2026
• Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2026, USA, 13-22 February 2026
• FESPACO 2027, Burkina Faso, 27 February – 6 March 2027
• Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Scotland, 25 February – 8 March 2026

March

• IDFF Artdocfest / Riga 2026, Latvia, 1-8 March 2026
• Punto de Vista 2026, Spain, 2-7 March 2026
• Tempo Documentary Festival 2026, Sweden, 2-8 March 2026
• True/False Film Fest 2026, USA, 5-8 March 2026
• Tampere Film Festival 2026, Finland, 4-8 March 2026
• Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2026, Greece, 5-15 March 2026
• BUFF Malmö Film Festival 2026, Sweden, 7-13 March 2026
• Vilnius International Film Festival 2026, Lithuania, 9-22 March 2026
• SXSW 2026, USA, 12-18 March 2026
• Manchester Film Festival 2026, UK, 13-22 March 2026
• CPH:DOX 2026, Denmark, 11-22 March 2026
• One World Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 11 March – 24 April 2026
• International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) 2026, Canada, 12-29 March 2026
• Sofia International Film Festival 2026, Bulgaria, 12-31 March 2026
• Kaboom Animation Festival 2026, The Netherlands, 13-22 March 2026
• Regard – Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2026, Canada, 18-22 March 2026
• Fribourg International Film Festival 2026, Switzerland, 20-29 March 2026
• Cinéma du réel 2026, France, 21-28 March 2026
• Ann Arbor Film Festival 2026, USA, 25-29 March 2026
• Annapolis Film Festival 2026, USA, 26-29 March 2026

April

• Film & Folklore Festival 2026, Trinidad & Tobago, 1-7 April 2026
• Hong Kong International Film Festival 2026, Hong Kong, 1-12 April 2026
• Cleveland International Film Festival 2026, USA, 9-18 April 2026
• Vues sur mer 2026, Canada, 9-12 April 2026
• Open City Documentary Film Festival 2026, UK, 14-19 April 2026
• Milwaukee Film Festival 2026, USA, 16-30 April 2026
• Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews 2026, USA, 17-19 April 2026
• Visions du Réel 2026, Switzerland, 17-26 April 2026
• Sunny Bunny 2026, Ukraine, 17-24 April 2026
• Cameroon International Film Festival 2026, Cameroon, 20-25 April 2026
• goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2026, Germany, 21-27 April 2026
• Brussels Short Film Festival 2026, Belgium, 22 April – 2 May 2026
• Independent Film Festival Boston 2026, USA, 22-29 April 2026
• Hot Docs 2026, Canada, 23 April – 3 May 2026
• Atlanta Film Festival 2026, USA, 23 April – 3 May 2026
• Jeonju International Film Festival 2026, South Korea, 29 April – 8 May 2026
• DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2026, Canada, 30 April – 10 May 2026

May

• Taiwan Documentary Film Festival 2026, Taiwan, 1-10 May 2026
• Documenta Madrid 2026, Spain, 5-10 May 2026
• DOK.fest München 2026, Germany, 6-17 May 2026
• Docs Barcelona 2026, Spain, 7-17 May 2026
• Cannes Film Festival 2026, France, 12-23 May 2026
• Beldocs Internatinoal Documentary Festival 2026, Serbia, 20-26 May 2026
• Krakow Film Festival 2026, Poland, 31 May – 7 June 2026
• Vienna Shorts 2026, Austria, 26-31 May 2026

June

• Bali International Film Festival 2026, Indonesia, 1-7 June 2026
• Hamburg Short Film Festival 2026, Germany, 2-7 June 2026
• International Film Festival Innsbruck 2026, Austria, 2-7 June 2026
• Tribeca Film Festival 2026, USA, 3-14 June 2026
• Sydney Film Festival 2026, Australia, 3-14 June 2026
• Norwegian Short Film Festival 2026, Norway, 10-14 June 2026
• Provincetown International Film Festival 2026, USA, 10-14 June 2026
• Sheffield Docfest 2026, UK, 10-15 June 2026
• Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, France, 21-27 June 2026
• Ouray International Film Festival 2026, USA, 18-21 June 2026

July

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 3-11 July 2026
• FID Marseille 2026, France, 7-12 July 2026
• Jerusalem Film Festival 2026, Israel/Palestine, 9-19 July 2026
• Maine International Film Festival 2026, USA, 10-19 July 2026
• Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival 2026, Armenia, 12-19 July 2026
• Durban International Film Festival 2026, South Africa, 23 July – 2 August 2026
• Fantasia International Film Festival 2026, Canada, 16 July – 2 August 2026
• Ariano International Film Festival 2026, Italy, 27 July – 2 August 2026
• Oak Cliff Film Festival 2026, USA, 30 July – 2 August 2026

August

• Locarno Film Festival 2026, Switzerland, 5-15 August 2026
• Cobb International Film Festival 2026, USA, 6-9 August 2026
• Melbourne International Film Festival 2026, Australia, 6-23 August 2026
• Dokufest 2026, Kosovo, 7-15 August 2026
• Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, Scotland, 13-19 August 2026
• Sarajevo Film Festival 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14-21 August 2026
• Norwegian International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 22-28 August 2026
• Oslo Pix Film Festival 2026, Norway, 25-31 August 2026
• Telluride Film Festival 2026, USA, 28-31 August 2026

September

• Venice International Film Festival 2026, Italy, 2-12 September 2026
• Toronto International Film Festival 2026, Canada, TBA
• Brussels International Film Festival 2026, Belgium, 4-12 September 2026
• DMZ International Documentary Festival 2026, South Korea, 10-16 September 2026
• Busan International Film Festival 2026, South Korea, 16-25 September 2026
• Boston Film Festival 2026, USA, 17-21 September 2026
• Fantastic Fest 2026, USA, TBA
• San Sebastian International Film Festival 2026, Spain, TBA
• Filmfest Hamburg 2026, Germany, 24 September – 3 October 2026
• Reykjavik International Film Festival 2026, Iceland, 24 September – 4 October 2026
• Zurich International Film Festival 2026, Austria, 24 September – 4 October 2026
• New York Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA
• Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2026, Norway, TBA

October

• Vancouver International Film Festival 2026, Canada, TBA
• International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2026, Lithuania, 6-25 October 2026
• Film Fest Gent 2026, Belgium, 14-25 October 2026
• DocsMX 2026, Mexico, TBA
• San Diego International Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA
• Adelaide Film Festival 2026, Australia, TBA
• Bergen International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 14-22 October 2026
• Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 23 October – 1 November 2026
• BFI London Film Festival 2026, UK, TBA
• Jakarta Film Week 2026, Indonesia, TBA
• DOK Leipzig 2026, Germany, TBA

November

• Tucson Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA
• Zagreb Film Festival 2026, Croatia, TBA
• Cinemania 2026, Canada, TBA
• Stockholm International Film Festival 2026, Sweden, TBA
• International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2026, The Netherlands, TBA
• DOC NYC 2026, USA, TBA
• Doha Film Festival 2026, Qatar, TBA
• Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) 2026, Canada, TBA
• Cairo International Film Festival 2026, Egypt, TBA

December

• Red Sea Film Festival 2026, KSA, TBA
• Anchorage International Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA
• Nuevas Miradas 2026, Cuba, TBA