53 years

Telluride Film Festival

telluridefilmfestival.org

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 30 August — 2 September 2025

14 years

Courant 3D

courant3d-filmfest.com

International festival dedicated to short festival in 3D stereoscopic format.

Event Dates: 7 — 13 October 2024

19 years

Northern Wave

northernwavefestival.com

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 28 — 30 October 2022

17 years

CineMigrante Festival

cinemigrante.org

International Film Festival about migration problems.

Event Dates: 20 — 27 September 2022

19 years

Boomtown Music and Film Festival

boomtownfestival.com

Independent music and film festival.

Event Dates: 19 — 22 February 2026

25 years

PinkPanorama

pinkpanorama.ch

International LGBT Film Festival.

Event Dates: 19 — 22 November 2025

10 years

KINOSVET

kinosvet.org/ru

Internatinal Children's festival of cinema and television

Event Dates: 1 — 5 October 2025

20 years

UNERHÖRT! music film festival

unerhoert-filmfest.de/en

International music film festival.

Event Dates: 29 October — 2 November 2025

9 years

ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival

anima.az/en

International Animation Festival in Azerbaijan.

Event Dates: 3 — 7 September 2025

PILOT

festivalpilot.ru

TV-series festival.

Event Dates: 15 — 17 July 2022

12 years

VOID International Animation Film Festival

voidfilmfestival.com

International Animation Film Festival.

Event Dates: 25 February — 6 March 2021

13 years

"UNI-KORN"

uni-korn.ru/about

VI International Youth Festival of Short Films "Uni-KoRn"

Event Dates: 1 November — 1 December 2025

12 years

Scottish Queer International Film Festival

sqiff.org

International queer film festival in Glasgow.

Event Dates: 2 — 6 October 2019

49 years

The Poitiers Film Festival

poitiersfilmfestival.com/en

International Student Film Festival.

Event Dates: 28 November — 5 December 2025

32 years

Slamdance Film Festival

slamdance.com

International film festival of independent film run by filmmakers.

Event Dates: 19 — 25 February 2026

48 years

Cinemed

cinemed.tm.fr

Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film.

Event Dates: 17 — 25 October 2025

18 years

SeSIFF

sesiff.org

Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 18 September 2023

New Media Film Festival®

newmediafilmfestival.com

Honoring Stories Worth Telling. An innovative catalyst for story & technology.

Event Dates: 4 — 5 June 2025

48 years

International Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

clermont-filmfest.com

International Short Film Festival.

Event Dates: 30 January — 7 February 2026

21 years

FRICINE

fricine.com.br

International SocioEnvironmental Film Festival of Nova Friburgo.

Event Dates: 1 — 11 November 2023

21 years

Sardinia Film Festival

sardiniafilmfestival.it

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 27 November — 2 December 2023

19 years

Naples Human Rights Film Festival

cinenapolidiritti.it

International Human Rights Film Festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 21 November 2025

49 years

Sundance

sundance.org/festival

The largest U.S. independent film festival.

Event Dates: 22 January — 1 February 2026

36 years

FANCINE

fancine.org

International Fantastic Film Festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 21 November 2024

8 years

International Halicarnassus Film Festival

hffestival.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 21 September 2024

42 years

Warsaw Film Festival

wff.pl

The largest film festival in Poland and Eastern Europe.

Event Dates: 10 — 19 October 2025

68 years

Zinebi

zinebi.com

International Festival of Documentary and Short Films of Bilbao.

Event Dates: 8 — 15 November 2024

21 years

Vancouver Women in Film Festival

womeninfilm.ca

International Women's Film Festival in Vancouver.

Event Dates: 8 — 12 March 2023

24 years

Asiana International Short Film Festival

aisff.org

International Short Film Festival in South Korea.

Event Dates: 14 — 19 October 2021

26 years

Beverly Hills Film Festival

beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com

International Film Festival in Beverly Hills.

Event Dates: 19 — 26 April 2026