Events

The Busan International Film Festival has grown from Korea’s first international film festival to Korea’s largest, and has become a film festival loved by many filmmakers and audiences not only in Asia but also in the world. TIMELINE: September 17-26,...

Since its birth in the mid-fifties as a showcase for religious cinema and human values, the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) has consolidated itself as one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe, a showcase where consolidated authors and new...

From its inception, the Festival has dedicated a central and unique place to Israeli cinema, premiering features, documentaries, and shorts.In 1989, the Festival granted an official stamp of validity to Israeli cinema with the introduction of the Wolgin Competition, which...

The Angers European First Film Festival (French: Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers) is an annual film festival held in the city of Angers, France every January since 1989, dedicated to European cinema. TIMELINE: January 18-26, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: September 29, 2024...

The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival is a cinematographic event socially and culturally minded and by choice, free for anyone to access. FICCI constantly reads the particular circumstances of our country and our world to produce every year a...

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, founded in 1993, has continually developed its own character throughout its history, knowing how to establish points of harmony between innovation centred on contemporaneity and the dignification of cinematic memory.Curtas addresses cinema...

Founded in 2002, Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) is the first and largest festival dedicated to feature film in Romania and one of the most important genre events in the region, with over 100,000 participants at each edition. TIFF takes...

Hot Docs was founded in 1993 by the Documentary Organization of Canada, previously known as the Canadian Independent Film Caucus. The DOC is a national association of independent filmmakers. Paul Jay, then chair of the CIFC, was the founding board chairperson...

The Global Film Festival presents a selection of the best international, documentary and dramatic films to enrich the country’s cinematic culture and take the seventh art to all sec-tors of Dominican society.The Festival contributes to raising awareness and understanding of...

The Cannes Film Festival originated in 1932 when the then French Minister of Education, Jean Zay, at the suggestion of Philippe Erlanger and with American and British help, organized the first French International Film Festival. Since 1947, the festival has been called "Festival du film de Cannes". Since then the venue of the festival has remained the same, the city of Cannes on the French Riviera.

Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest events in the world dedicated to documentary, animated and short feature films.  It core consists of three competitions of equal rank: documentary film competition, short film competition and national competition. During the...

Sydney Film Festival takes place at its flagship venue the State Theatre, as well as cinemas in the CBD, Newtown, Cremorne, Randwick, Western Sydney and more, screening films you won’t usually find in the multiplex.12 films are selected for the...

Set in the heart of the alps, FFKB aims to address filmmakers, industry professionals, as well as people interested in film and cinema – locally, nationally and internationally.The festival focuses on establishing a connection between the contemporary art of film...

The Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) was founded in 2011. Under the principle of “Share the Screen, Shape the Future”, the BJIFF has experienced a process of strong start, leapfrog development, international presence and all-round upgrading, and developed its unique...

Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist”, also known as the Molodist International Film Festival is an international film festival which takes place every October in Kyiv, Ukraine. TIMELINE: October 25 – November 2, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES:December 1, 2024 Opening DateJanuary 1,...

Positioning itself, as a leading organization and facilitating crucial debates within the industry, the European Film Academy, strives to unite everyone who loves European cinema, culminating annually in the Month of European Film and the European Film Awards, by including...

The Stockholm International Film Festival (Swedish: Stockholms filmfestival) is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November. TIMELINE: November 5-16, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: September 15, 2025...

In 2018, CINEDAYS was recognized by FIAPF and was accredited as “Competitive film festival specialized in European first and second feature films”.The Festival is dedicated to promotion of young and talented European authors in two large competitive selections, as well...

Towards the end of the four-year siege of Sarajevo, in 1995, Obala Art Centar initiated the Sarajevo Film Festival with the aim of helping to reconstruct civil society and retain the cosmopolitan spirit of the city.Today, two decades later, the...

DOK Leipzig is an international festival for documentary and animated film, being the first in the world to combine these two genres. DOK Leipzig is built on more than 60 years of history and takes place every year in autumn...

Doclisboa is a festival dedicated to documentary and to the new possible paths that are being opened for the genre.We are particularly interested on the new modes of relation between the cinematographic and the real, and we are looking for...

The Viennale is Austria’s most important international film event, as well as one of the oldest and best-known festivals in the German-speaking world.Every October, the Viennale takes place in beautiful cinemas in Vienna’s historic center, providing the festival with an...

In a pioneering initiative, the Government of Kerala set up Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (Motion Picture Academy of the Kerala State) in August 1998. The first of its kind in the country, the Academy is an effort to counter the...

ZINEBI is the only Class A international festival in the documentary and short film category in Spain.It is accredited by the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifier for the Oscars, for the European Film Academy’s...

Established in 1985, the Warsaw Film Festival joined in 2009 the elite group of events recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (www.fiapf.org)As international film festivals – next to Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, San Sebastian, Karlovy Vary, Tokyo,...

The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual internationally accredited film festival held at the Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976. It is the only international competitive feature film festival recognized by FIAPF in the Arab world and Africa, as well as the oldest in this category.

The 38th edition of IDFA, the world’s largest documentary film festival, runs November 13–23, 2025. For 11 days, audiences and filmprofessionals can immerse themselves in a diverse program of the latest films, interactive projects, an exhibition, performances, events, post-screening talks...

The Cinemed in Montpellier is the second largest French film festival after Cannes Film Festival. It offers screenings and debates. TIMELINE: October 17-25, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: 24 martie – 21 august, 2025 Website: www.cinemed.tm.fr

Tampere Film Festival is one of the three largest short film festivals in Europe, alongside Clermont-Ferrand (France) and Oberhausen (Germany).Festival is a recognized festival by International Federation of Film Producers Associations FIAPF and member of Short Film Conference ISFC. The...

The Festival presents animated films exclusively, namely films created frame by frame (traditional animated cartoons or using puppets, plasticine etc. or digital films), and not shot in live action.

The Gijón International Film Festival is held in different cinemas and cultural centres in this town in Asturias. The Jovellanos Theatre is the event’s main stage. TIMELINE: November 14-22, 2025 SUBMISSON DEADLINES:21May 2025 Call for entries17 Sep 2025 Final deadline Website: www.gijonfilmfestival.com

ZagrebDox is an international documentary film festival taking place in Zagreb every year, in late February / early March. Launched in 2005, the festival is intended to provide audiences and experts insight into recent documentary films, stimulate national documentary production and boost international...

THE major rendezvous for young filmmakers in Europe!Today, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is the world’s largest film festival dedicated to short films. In term of audience and professional presence, it is the second largest film festival in France after...

One of the flagship events of the State Government, KIFF not only caters to the cinephile in Kolkata but it captivates viewers who have penchant for cinema of international standard.With each year, KIFF has grown bigger, greater and more fulfilling...

The Academy Awards, known as the Academy Awards, are a group of 24 awards presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the field of motion pictures. The academy is based in Los Angeles,...

The Berlinale is a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment. It is one of the largest public film festivals in the world, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe each year. For the film industry and the media, the eleven days in February are also one of the most important events in the annual calendar and an indispensable trading forum.

Marking the 23 st edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, the 2026 edition will offer an outstanding programme of films, talks, debates, performances, exhibitions, parties and much more. TIMELINE: March 11 – 22, 2026 SUBMISSON DEADLINES: 01 November,...