20 years

Kaunas International Film Festival

kinofestivalis.lt

International short and feature film festival.

Event Dates: 26 September — 6 October 2019

25 years

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival

mvfilmfest.com

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 8 — 13 September 2026

53 years

Telluride Film Festival

telluridefilmfestival.org

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 29 August — 1 September 2026

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

15 years

KONIK

kinofestkonik.com

Open Festival of Independent Short Films.

Event Dates: 20 — 24 August 2026

17 years

CineMigrante Festival

cinemigrante.org

International Film Festival about migration problems.

Event Dates: 20 — 27 September 2022

25 years

PinkPanorama

pinkpanorama.ch

International LGBT Film Festival.

Event Dates: 19 — 22 November 2025

21 years

Anim'est

animest.ro/home.aspx

International Animation Film Festival.

Event Dates: 2 — 11 October 2026

22 years

A man and a sea

vestiprim.ru/festival

Television Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 24 — 26 July 2026

10 years

KINOSVET

kinosvet.org/ru

Internatinal Children's festival of cinema and television

Event Dates: 1 — 5 October 2025

49 years

The Poitiers Film Festival

poitiersfilmfestival.com/en

International Student Film Festival.

Event Dates: 27 November — 4 December 2026

20 years

UNERHÖRT! music film festival

unerhoert-filmfest.de/en

International music film festival.

Event Dates: 29 October — 2 November 2025

9 years

Human Rights Film Festival Berlin

humanrightsfilmfestivalberlin.com

Documentary film festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 23 October 2022

9 years

ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival

anima.az/en

International Animation Festival in Azerbaijan.

Event Dates: 3 — 7 September 2025

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

Mayak

mayakfestival.ru

The festival of contemporary Russian cinema.

Event Dates: 3 — 8 October 2026

12 years

Scottish Queer International Film Festival

sqiff.org

International queer film festival in Glasgow.

Event Dates: 2 — 6 October 2019

68 years

Festival dei Popoli

festivaldeipopoli.org

Oldest European festival dedicated to the documentary cinema.

Event Dates: 31 October — 8 November 2026

16 years

Kuandu International Animation Festival

kdiaf.tnua.edu.tw

International Animation Film Festival.

Event Dates: 25 — 31 October 2026

14 years

FIFES

fifes.eu

International short film festival.

Event Dates: 23 October 2026

38 years

International Mountain & Adventure Film Festival Graz

mountainfilm.com

International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival.

Event Dates: 17 — 21 November 2026

18 years

SeSIFF

sesiff.org

Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival.

Event Dates: 13 — 18 September 2023

21 years

Comedy Cluj International Film Festival

comedycluj.ro/?lang=en

International comedy film festival.

Event Dates: 11 — 20 October 2019

39 years

Russia

rossia-doc.ru

Open Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 1 — 5 October 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

13 years

New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival

airport-anifes.jp

Animated Short Film Competition.

Event Dates: 20 — 24 November 2026

11 years

Eurasia.DOC

eurasia.film

CIS Countries Documentary Film Festival.

Event Dates: 29 September — 3 October 2026