14 years

Social Impact Media Awards

simaawards.org

Global documentary competition

Event Dates: 9 January — 6 February 2026

24 years

Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival

flagstaffmountainfilms.org

Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 9 — 12 April 2026

10 years

Short Film Slam

madlabpost.com

International competition honoring short films and the people who make them.

Event Dates: 16 December 2023

28 years

RiverRun International Film Festival

riverrunfilm.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 17 — 25 April 2026

44 years

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

festival.vconline.org

International film festival of the Asian Pacific American and Asian cinema

Event Dates: 30 April — 7 May 2026

31 years

Milwaukee Short Film Festival

milwaukeeindependentfilmsociety.org

Short Film Festival in Milwaukee.

Event Dates: 12 September 2026

12 years

GLAS Animation Festival

glasanimation.com

International Competition Animation Festival.

Event Dates: 7 — 10 April 2022

25 years

Ashland Independent Film Festival

ashlandfilm.org

Independent Film Festival in Ashland.

Event Dates: 23 — 26 April 2026

23 years

Atlanta Underground Film Festival

auff.org

International Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 7 — 9 August 2026

15 years

International Mobil Film Festival

mobilfilmfestival.com

International Cell Phone Film Festival.

Event Dates: 24 — 26 April 2026

13 years

North Hollywood CineFest

nohocinefest.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 27 — 30 August 2026

25 years

Tribeca Film Festival

extranet.tribecafilm.com/home

International Film Festival in New York.

Event Dates: 3 — 14 June 2026

44 years

New Jersey Film Festival

njfilmfest.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 29 May — 7 June 2026

20 years

Manhattan Film Festival

manhattanff.com

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 21 June 2026

18 years

Los Angeles Reel Film Festival

lareelfilmfest.com

International film festival for independent filmmakers and writers.

Event Dates: 16 — 17 May 2026

19 years

Thin Line Film Fest

thinline.us

International Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 18 — 22 March 2026

29 years

Brooklyn International Film Festival

brooklynfilmfestival.org

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 31 May — 9 June 2024

32 years

Palm Springs International ShortFest

psfilmfest.org

International Short Film Festival in Palm Springs.

Event Dates: 23 — 29 June 2026

17 years

Hill Country Film Festival

hillcountryff.com

International Film Festival in Texas.

Event Dates: 30 May — 2 June 2024

21 years

Big Island Film Festival

bigislandfilmfestival.com

International Film Festival on Hawaii.

Event Dates: 26 — 30 May 2016

26 years

The Ivy Film Festival

ivyfilmfestival.org/index.html

International Film Festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 19 April 2026

34 years

Chicago Underground Film Festival

cuff.org

International Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 23 — 27 September 2026

23 years

SouthSide Film Festival

southsidefilmfestival.com

Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 10 — 13 June 2026

20 years

Short Short Story Film Festival

mergingartsproductions.com/Film/SSS/SSSFF....

Festival of films telling a story under six minutes, both live-action & animated

Event Dates: 24 November — 8 December 2025

31 years

Nantucket Film Festival & Screenplay Competition

nantucketfilmfestival.org

International Film Festival with focus on screenwriting.

Event Dates: 17 — 22 June 2026

20 years

Dallas International Film Festival

dallasfilm.org

International Film Festival in Dallas.

Event Dates: 23 — 30 April 2026

28 years

Provincetown International Film Festival

ptownfilmfest.org

International Independent Film Festival.

Event Dates: 10 — 14 June 2026

48 years

Mountainfilm in Telluride

mountainfilm.org

International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival.

Event Dates: 21 — 25 May 2026

14 years

Magikalcharm

magikalcharm.com

International festival of experimental video.

Event Dates: 27 December 2025

18 years

Environmental Film Festival at Yale

environment.yale.edu/film

International Environmental Film Festival.

Event Dates: 27 — 29 March 2026