2024 film festivals and markets calendar: latest dates
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Screen is running this regularly updated page with the latest film festival and market dates from across the world.
To submit details of or alter your festival dates, please contact us here with the name, dates, country and website for the event. Screen is also running a calendar for UK-Ireland film release dates here.
Ongoing
Doc Edge Festival, New Zealand – June 19-July 31
Filmfest Munich, Germany – June 28-July 7
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), South Korea – July 4-14
Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia – July 7-14
July
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland – July 9-14
New York Asian Film Festival, US July 12-28
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada – July 18-August 4
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel – July 18-28
New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland – July 18-28
Waco Indie, US – July 18-21
Ocean Films Husavik, Iceland – July 19-20
Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria – July 20-26
Cinema Rediscovered, UK – July 24-28
Comic-Con, US – July 25-28
San Diego International Children’s Film Festival, US – July 25-August 17
Woods Hole Film Festival, US – July 27-August 3
August
BlackStar Film Festival, US – August 1-4
Martha’s Vineyard American Film Festival, US – August 2-10
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland – August 7-17
HollyShorts Film Festival, US – August 8-17
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia – August 8-25
37ºSouth Market, Australia – August 8-11
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK – August 15-21
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia & Herzegovina – August 16-23
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway – August 17-23
Sidewalk Film Festival, US – August 19-25
New Nordic Films, Norway – August 20-23
FrightFest, UK – August 22-26
Venice International Film Festival, Italy – August 28-September 7
Venice Production Bridge, Italy – August 29-September 3
SOUL Fest, UK – August 30-September 1
September
Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, US – September 3-8
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada – September 5-15
Deauville American Film Festival, France – September 6-15
Women Over 50 Film Festival (online), UK – September 7-October 7
Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada – September 11-18
Camden International Film Festival, US – September 12-15
Prague Independent Film Festival, Czech Republic – September 12-15
Cheltenham International Film Festival, UK – September 13-22
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Canada – September 14-22
Boston Film Festival, US – September 18-23
Breckenridge Film Festival, US – September 19-22
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada – September 19-29
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland – September 19-29
Climate Film Festival, US – September 20-22
San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain – September 20-28
Women X Film Festival, UK – September 20-22
Women Over 50 Film Festival (in-person), UK – September 21
DMZ Docs, South Korea – September 26-October 2
FilmFest Hamburg, Germany – September 26 – October 5
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland – September 26-October 6
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada – September 26-October 6
New York Film Festival, US – September 27-October 13
October
Athens International Film Festival, Greece – October 2-13
Bolton International Film Festival, UK – October 2-6
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea – October 2-11
Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film, France – October 2-6
Marbella International Film Festival, Spain – October 2-6
RioMarket, Brazil – October 2-11
Festival do Rio – Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil – October 3-13
Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland – October 3-13
Asian Contents & Film Market, South Korea – October 5-8
Film Fest Gent, Belgium – October 8-19
Film London Production Finance Market, UK – October 8-9
BFI London Film Festival, UK – October 9-20
Boise Film Festival, US – October 10-13
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel – October 15-26
Woodstock Film Festival, US – October 15-20
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway – October 16-24
Chelsea Film Festival, US – October 16-20
Chicago International Film Festival, US – October 16-27
Folkestone Documentary Film Festival, UK – October 17-20
Newport Beach Film Festival, US – October 17-24
Riga International Film Festival, Latvia – October 17-27
Austin Film Festival, US – October 24-31
MIPCOM, France – October 21-24
Hof International Film Festival, Germany – October 22-27
Little Venice Film Festival, UK – October 22-27
Tallgrass Film Festival, US – October 24-27
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic – October 25-November 3
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, US – October 26-November 2
DOK Leipzig, Germany – October 28-November 3
Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan – October 28-November 6
The American French Film Festival, US – October 29-November 3
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain – October 30-November 5
TIFFCOM, Japan – October 30-November 1
Virginia Film Festival, US – October 30-November 3
Ojai Film Festival, US – October 31-November 17
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece – October 31-November 10
November
Denver Film Festival, US – November 1-10
Leeds International Film Festival, UK – November 1-17
Northern Lights Film Festival, Estonia – November 4-17
American Film Market, US – November 5-10
French Film Festival, UK – November 6-December 12
Nordic Film Days Luebeck, Germany – November 6-10
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, US – November 6-10
European Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania – November 7-21
CineCity Brighton Film Festival, UK – November 8-17
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US – November 8-17
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia – November 8-24
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands – November 13-24
Sound Unseen, US – November 13-17
Three Rivers Film Festival, US – November 13-20
Pittsburgh Shorts, US – November 21-24
TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, Italy – November 21-23
Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco – November 29-December 7
December
Whistler Film Festival, Canada – December 4-8
Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival, Greece – December 5-15
Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudia Arabia – December 5-14
Sound Unseen, US – December 12-15
Previous Events
Saint Augustine Film Festival, US – January 11-14
Palm Springs International Film Festival, US – January 4-15
FIPADOC Documentary Film Festival, France – January 19-27
Sundance Film Festival, US – January 18-28
Ostend Film Festival, Belgium – January 26-February 3
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands – January 25-February 4
Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden – January 26-February 4
DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland – January 30-February 4
SCAD TVFest, US – February 7-10
Victoria Film Festival, Canada – February 2-11
European Film Market, Germany – February 15-21
Berlin International Film Festival, Germany – February 15-25
Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland – February 22-March 2
Sun Valley Film Festival, US – February 28-March 3
Romford Horror Film Festival, UK – February 29-March 3
True/False Film Fest, US – February 29-March 3
Australian International Documentary Conference, Australia – March 3-6
Qumra, Qatar – March 1-6
Cartoon Movie, France – March 5-7
FrightFest Glasgow, UK – March 7-9
Glasgow Film Festival, UK – February 28-March 10
Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg – February 29-March 10
Malaga Film Festival, Spain – March 1-10
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, UK – March 7-10
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong – March 11-13
Filmart, Hong Kong – March 11-14
SXSW, US – March 8-16
Borderlines Film Festival, UK – March 1-17
Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival, US – March 7-17
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece – March 7-17
Hebden Bridge Film Festival, UK – March 15-17
Screen Forever, Australia – March 19-21
CPH:DOX, Denmark – March 13-24
Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria – March 13-24
Manchester Film Festival, UK – March 15-24
Series Mania, France – March 17-24
Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, UK – March 20-24
Sofia Meetings, Bulgaria – March 20-24
Sonoma International Film Festival, US – March 20-24
Garden State Film Festival, US – March 21-24
Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania – March 14-27
Screen Forever Online Market, Australia – March 26-27
Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Part 1, US – March 29-31
Red Lorry Film Festival, India – April 5-7
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong – March 28-April 8
Diagonale, Austria – April 4-9
Canneseries, France – April 5-10
MIPTV, France – April 8-10
Cleveland International Film Festival, US – April 3-13
Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival, Vietnam – April 6-13
Miami Film Festival, US – April 5-14
Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, Poland – April 8-15
Visions Du Reel, Switzerland – April 12-21
Sands: International Film Festival Of St Andrews, UK – April 19-21
BCN Film Fest, Spain – April 18-26
Sunny Bunny, Ukraine – April 19-26
Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil – April 11-28
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkiye – April 17-28
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US – April 25-30
Far East Film Festival, Italy – April 24-May 2
Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference, US – April 25-May 5
HotDocs, Canada – April 25-May 5
San Francisco International Film Festival, US – April 25-May 5
Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea – May 1-10
DocsBarcelona, Spain – May 2-12
JFilm Festival, US – May 2-12
UK Asian Film Festival, UK – May 2-12
Seattle International Film Festival, US – May 9-19
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, US – May 15-19
Harlem International Film Festival, US – May 16-19
Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, US – May 16-19
Marche Du Film, France – May 14-22
Cannes Film Festival, France – May 14-25
Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Part 2, US – May 11-26
Romford Film Festival, UK – May 24-28
Docaviv, Israel – May 23-June 1
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Canada – May 24-June 1
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Portugal – May 23-June 2
Krakow Film Festival, Poland – May 26-June 2
Nippon Connection Film Festival, Germany – May 28-June 2
Mendocino Film Festival, US – May 30-June 2
New Media Film Festival, US – June 5-6
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, US – June 1-9
Lighthouse International Film Festival, US – June 5-9
Sundance Film Festival: London, UK – June 6-9
ECAM Forum, Spain – June 10-13
Sydney Film Festival, Australia – June 5-16
Tribeca Film Festival, US – June 5-16
Annecy International Animation Film Festival And Market, France – June 9-15
Bentonville Film Festival, US – June 10-16
American Black Film Festival, US – June 12-16
Provincetown International Film Festival, US – June 12-16
DC/DOX Film Festival, US – June 13-16
Sheffield DocFest, UK – June 12-17
Monte Carlo Television Festival, Monaco – June 14-18
CineEurope, Spain – June 17-20
Shanghai International Film Festival, China – June 14-23
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania – June 14-23
Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues, France – June 18-23
Oak Cliff Film Festival, US – June 20-23
Frameline International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, US – June 14-24
Palm Springs International ShortFest, US – June 18-24
Nantucket Film Festival, US – June 19-24
Oakville Film Festival, Canada – June 19-25
London Screenings, UK – June 24-26
Sunny Side Of The Doc, France – June 24-27
Raindance Film Festival, UK – June 19-28
Shanghai TV Festival, China – June 24-28
Dances With Films Festival, US – June 20-30
Kimolos International Film Festival, Greece – June 24-29
FID Marseille, France – June 25-30
Brussels International Film Festival, Belgium – June 25-July 3
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic – June 28-July 6