2026 Film Festival Dates

As the Film Fest Report team pursues its mission to promote independent cinema and report from the film festival circuit to our engaged audience of filmmakers, film professionals, and film enthusiasts, we compiled one of the most extensive lists of film festivals taking place in 2026 as possible.

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January

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026, USA, 2-13 January 2026

Montreal Critics’ Week 2026, Canada, 13-19 January 2026

Trieste Film Festival 2026, Italy, 16-24 January 2026

Tromsø International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 19-25 January 2026

Sundance Film Festival 2026, USA, 22 January – 1 February 2026

FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival 2026, France, 23-31 January 2026

Max Ophuels Film Festival 2027, Germany, 25-31 January 2027

Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival 2026, France, 27 January – 1 February 2026

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026, The Netherlands, 29 January – 8 February 2026

Göteborg Film Festival 2026, Sweden, 23 January – 1 February 2026

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026, France, 30 January – 7 February 2026

February

DocPoint Helsinki 2026, Finland, 3-8 February 2026

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2026, USA, 4-14 February 2026

Victoria Film Festival 2026, Canada, 6-15 February 2026

Available Light Film Festival 2026, Canada, 7-16 February 2026

Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2026, USA, 9-16 February 2026

Berlin International Film Festival 2026, Germany, 12-22 February 2026

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2026, USA, 13-22 February 2026

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2027, USA, 19-27 February 2027

FESPACO 2027, Burkina Faso, 27 February – 6 March 2027

Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Scotland, 25 February – 8 March 2026

March

IDFF Artdocfest / Riga 2026, Latvia, 1-8 March 2026

Punto de Vista 2026, Spain, 2-7 March 2026

Tempo Documentary Festival 2026, Sweden, 2-8 March 2026

True/False Film Fest 2026, USA, 5-8 March 2026

Tampere Film Festival 2026, Finland, 4-8 March 2026

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2026, Greece, 5-15 March 2026

BUFF Malmö Film Festival 2026, Sweden, 7-13 March 2026

Vilnius International Film Festival 2026, Lithuania, 9-22 March 2026

SXSW 2026, USA, 12-18 March 2026

Manchester Film Festival 2026, UK, 13-22 March 2026

HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival 2026, Norway, TBA

Visegrad Film Forum 2026, Slovakia, TBA

CPH:DOX 2026, Denmark, 11-22 March 2026

One World Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 11 March – 24 April 2026

International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) 2026, Canada, 12-29 March 2026

Sofia International Film Festival 2026, Bulgaria, 12-31 March 2026

Kaboom Animation Festival 2026, The Netherlands, 13-22 March 2026

Regard – Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2026, Canada, 18-22 March 2026

Nevada Women’s Film Festival (NWFFest) 2026, USA, 19-22 March 2026

WOW Film Festival 2026, Wales, 20-28 March 2026

Fribourg International Film Festival 2026, Switzerland, 20-29 March 2026

Boston Underground Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA

Cinéma du réel 2026, France, 21-28 March 2026

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2026, USA, 25-29 March 2026

Annapolis Film Festival 2026, USA, 26-29 March 2026

Reims Polar International Thriller Film Festival 2026, France, 31 March – 5 April 2026

April

Film & Folklore Festival 2026, Trinidad & Tobago, 1-7 April 2026

Hong Kong International Film Festival 2026, Hong Kong, 1-12 April 2026

Cleveland International Film Festival 2026, USA, 9-18 April 2026

Vues sur mer 2026, Canada, 9-12 April 2026

Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2026, Vietnam, TBD

Open City Documentary Film Festival 2026, UK, 14-19 April 2026

Milwaukee Film Festival 2026, USA, 16-30 April 2026

Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews 2026, USA, 17-19 April 2026

Visions du Réel 2026, Switzerland, 17-26 April 2026

Sunny Bunny 2026, Ukraine, 17-24 April 2026

Cameroon International Film Festival 2026, Cameroon, 20-25 April 2026

goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2026, Germany, 21-27 April 2026

Brussels Short Film Festival 2026, Belgium, 22 April – 2 May 2026

Independent Film Festival Boston 2026, USA, 22-29 April 2026

Hot Docs 2026, Canada, 23 April – 3 May 2026

Atlanta Film Festival 2026, USA, 23 April – 3 May 2026

Made Here Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA

Novi Sad Film Festival 2026, Serbia, TBD

Jeonju International Film Festival 2026, South Korea, 29 April – 8 May 2026

DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2026, Canada, 30 April – 10 May 2026

May

Taiwan Documentary Film Festival 2026, Taiwan, 1-10 May 2026

IndieLisboa 2026, Portugal, 30 April – 10 May 2026

San Diego French Film Festival 2026, USA, 3-7 May 2026

Documenta Madrid 2026, Spain, 5-10 May 2026

DOK.fest München 2026, Germany, 6-17 May 2026

Docs Barcelona 2026, Spain, 7-17 May 2026

Cannes Film Festival 2026, France, 12-23 May 2026

Beldocs Internatinoal Documentary Festival 2026, Serbia, 20-26 May 2026

Krakow Film Festival 2026, Poland, 31 May – 7 June 2026

Vienna Shorts 2026, Austria, 26-31 May 2026

Leiden Shorts 2026, The Netherlands, 29 May – 2 June 2026

June

Bali International Film Festival 2026, Indonesia, 1-7 June 2026

Hamburg Short Film Festival 2026, Germany, 2-7 June 2026

International Film Festival Innsbruck 2026, Austria, 2-7 June 2026

Foyle Film Festival 2026, Northern Ireland, 2-27 June 2026

Tribeca Film Festival 2026, USA, 3-14 June 2026

Sydney Film Festival 2026, Australia, 3-14 June 2026

Norwegian Short Film Festival 2026, Norway, 10-14 June 2026

Provincetown International Film Festival 2026, USA, 10-14 June 2026

Sheffield Docfest 2026, UK, 10-15 June 2026

Ouray International Film Festival 2026, USA, 18-21 June 2026

Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, France, 21-27 June 2026

Mediterrane Film Festival 2026, Malta, 21-28 June 2026

Doc Edge 2026, New Zealand, 24 June – 10 August 2026

July

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 3-11 July 2026

FID Marseille 2026, France, 7-12 July 2026

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2026, Australia, 7-19 July 2026

Jerusalem Film Festival 2026, Israel/Palestine, 9-19 July 2026

Maine International Film Festival 2026, USA, 10-19 July 2026

Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival 2026, Armenia, 12-19 July 2026

Fantasia International Film Festival 2026, Canada, 16 July – 2 August 2026

WACO Independent Film Festival 2026, USA, 16-19 July 2026

Durban International Film Festival 2026, South Africa, 23 July – 2 August 2026

Amman International Film Festival 2026, Jordan, 26 July – 3 August 2026

Ariano International Film Festival 2026, Italy, 27 July – 2 August 2026

Oak Cliff Film Festival 2026, USA, 30 July – 2 August 2026

August

Membrana Film Festival 2026, UK, 1-2 August 2026

Mpumalanga International Film Festival 2026, South Africa, 2-10 August 2026

Locarno Film Festival 2026, Switzerland, 5-15 August 2026

Cobb International Film Festival 2026, USA, 6-9 August 2026

Melbourne International Film Festival 2026, Australia, 6-23 August 2026

Dokufest 2026, Kosovo, 7-15 August 2026

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026, Scotland, 13-19 August 2026

Sarajevo Film Festival 2026, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14-21 August 2026

Norwegian International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 22-28 August 2026

EBS International Documentary Festival 2026, Korea, 24-30 August 2026

Oslo Pix Film Festival 2026, Norway, 25-31 August 2026

Telluride Film Festival 2026, USA, 28-31 August 2026

September

Venice International Film Festival 2026, Italy, 2-12 September 2026

Brussels International Film Festival 2026, Belgium, 4-12 September 2026

Deauville American Film Festival 2026, France, 4-13 September 2026

DMZ International Documentary Festival 2026, South Korea, 10-16 September 2026

Toronto International Film Festival 2026, Canada, 10-20 September 2026

Nordisk Panorama 2026, Sweden, 17-22 September 2026

Busan International Film Festival 2026, South Korea, 16-25 September 2026

Boston Film Festival 2026, USA, 17-21 September 2026

Fantastic Fest 2026, USA, 17-24 September 2026

San Sebastian International Film Festival 2026, Spain, 18-26 September 2026

Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 19-28 September 2026

Tirana Film Festival 2026, Albania, 21-27 September 2027

Chicago Underground Film Festival 2026, USA, 23- September 2026

Nashville Film Festival 2026, USA, 24-30 September 2026

Filmfest Hamburg 2026, Germany, 24 September – 3 October 2026

Reykjavik International Film Festival 2026, Iceland, 24 September – 4 October 2026

Zurich International Film Festival 2026, Austria, 24 September – 4 October 2026

New York Film Festival 2026, USA, 25 September – 12 October 2026

October

Vancouver International Film Festival 2026, Canada, 1-11 October 2026

Mill Valley Film Festival 2026, USA, 1-11 October 2026

International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival 2026, Lithuania, 6-25 October 2026

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) 2026, Canada, 7-18 September 2026

BFI London Film Festival 2026, UK, 7-18 October 2026

Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2026, USA, 8-11 October 2026

Tucson Film Festival 2026, USA, 9-11 October 2026

Film Fest Gent 2026, Belgium, 14-25 October 2026

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2027, Japan, TBA

International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsMX) 2026, Mexico, 22-30 October 2026

New York Greek Film Expo 2026, USA, 8-18 October 2026

Adelaide Film Festival 2026, Australia, 14-25 October 2026

Bergen International Film Festival 2026, Norway, 14-22 October 2026

Newport Beach Film Festival 2026, USA, 15-22 October 2026

El Gouna Film Festival 2026, Egypt, 15-23 October 2026

Philadelphia Film Festival 2026, USA, 15-25 October 2026

Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) 2026, 16-25 October 2026

Byron Bay International Film Festival 2026, Australia, 16-25 October 2026

Doclisboa 2026, Portugal, 16-26 October 2026

Black Bear Film Festival 2026, USA, 17-19 October 2026

Wildscreen Festival 2026, UK, 19-22 October 2026

Planet in Focus 2026, Canada, 20-25 October 2026

Jakarta Film Week 2026, Indonesia, 21-25 October 2026

ICP Entertainment Film Festival 2026, USA, 23-27 October 2026

Vermont International Film Festival 2026, USA, TBA

Altered Images Fest 2026, UK, 25 October 2026

Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2026, Czech Republic, 23 October – 1 November 2026

DOK Leipzig 2026, Germany, 26 October – 1 November 2026

Festival dei Popoli 2026, Italy, 31 October – 8 November 2026

November

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival 2026, USA, 1-8 November 2026

Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2026, 4-8 November 2026

Coronado Island Film Festival 2026, USA, 4-8 November 2026

Cinemania 2026, Canada, 4-15 November 2026

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2026, USA, 5-8 November 2026

NatureTrack Film Festival 2026, USA, 6-8 November 2026

Norwich Film Festival 2026, UK, 6-15 November 2026

PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026, Estonia, 6-22 November 2026

Zagreb Film Festival 2026, Croatia, 9-15 November 2026

Cairo International Film Festival 2026, Egypt, 11-20 November 2026

Stockholm International Film Festival 2026, Sweden, 11-22 November 2026

DOC NYC 2026, USA, 11-29 November 2026

International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2026, The Netherlands, 12-22 November 2026

Flensburg Short Film Days 2026, Germany, 18-22 November 2026

Doha Film Festival 2026, Qatar, 19-27 November 2026

Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) 2026, Canada, 19-29 November 2026

Marrakech International Film Festival 2026, Morocco, 20-28 November 2026

Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2026, Argentina, 21 November – 1 December 2026

FIDBA 2026, Argentina, 24-30 November 2026

Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2026, Indonesia, TBA

December

Red Sea Film Festival 2026, KSA, 3-12 December 2026

Anchorage International Film Festival 2026, USA, 4-13 December 2026

Nuevas Miradas 2026, Cuba, TBA

The dates mentioned above are subject to change and are regularly updated.