Film Fest Report is gearing up for the 2024 film festival season. Discover the dates of the world’s major film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Venice, Locarno, SXSW, IDFA…).
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 2024 as possible.
Feel free to reach out to us to highlight your festival so we can include it in our listing. Also, explore how we can promote your film festival by taking a look at our coverage opportunities (on-site coverage, interviews, etc.).
The festivals with an “*” are the ones we have partnered with as media partners in 2024.
January
Sundance Film Festival 2024, USA, 18-28 January 2024
Tromsø International Film Festival 2024, Norway, 15-21 January 2024
FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival 2024, France, 19-27 January 2024
Trieste Film Festival 2024*, Italy, 19-27 January 2024
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024, The Netherlands, 25 January – 4 February 2024
Göteborg Film Festival 2024, Sweden, 26 January – 4 February 2024
DocPoint Helsinki 2024, Finland, 30 January – 4 February 2024
February
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024, France, 2-10 February 2024
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2024, USA, 8-17 February 2024
Berlin International Film Festival 2024, Germany, 15-25 February 2024
Pan African Film & Arts Festival 2024, USA, 7-19 February 2024
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2024, USA, 16-25 February 2024
FESPACO 2024, Burkina Faso, 25 February – 4 March 2024
Glasgow Film Festival 2024, Scotland, 28 February – 10 March 2024
True/False Film Fest 2024, USA, 29 February – 3 March 2024
March
IDFF Artdocfest / Riga 2024, Latvia, 1-8 March 2024
Tempo Documentary Festival 2024, Sweden, 4-10 March 2024
Tampere Film Festival 2024, Finland, 6-10 March 2024
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2024, Greece, 7-17 March 2024
SXSW 2024, USA, 8-16 March 2024
BUFF Malmö Film Festival 2024, Sweden, 9-16 March 2024
Punto de Vista 2024, Spain, 11-16 March 2024
Visegrad Film Forum 2024*, Slovakia, 13-16 March 2024
International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) 2024, Canada, 14-24 March 2024
Vilnius International Film Festival 2024, Lithuania, 14-27 March 2024
Manchester Film Festival 2024, UK, 15-24 March 2024
Fribourg International Film Festival 2024, Switzerland, 15-24 March 2024
CPH:DOX 2024, Denmark, 13-24 March 2024
Sofia International Film Festival 2024, Bulgaria, 16-31 March 2024
Regard 2024, Canada, 20-24 March 2024
Boston Underground Film Festival 2024, USA, 20-24 March 2024
One World Festival 2024, Czech Republic, 20 March – 21 April 2024
Cinéma du réel 2024, France, 22-31 March 2024
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2024, USA, 26-31 March 2024
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024, Hong Kong, 28 March – 8 April 2024
April
Cleveland International Film Festival 2024, USA, 3-13 April 2024
Vues sur mer 2024, Canada, 4-7 April 2024
Annapolis Film Festival 2024, USA, 4-7 April 2024
Kaboom Animation Festival 2024, The Netherlands, 5-14 April 2024
Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF) 2024, Vietnam, 6-13 April 2024
Milwaukee Film Festival 2024, USA, 11-25 April 2024
Visions du réel 2024, Swtizerland, 12-21 April 2024
Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews 2024, USA, 19-21 April 2024
Sunny Bunny 2024, Ukraine, 19-26 April 2024
Open City Documentary Film Festival 2024, UK, 24-30 April 2024
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film 2024, Germany, 24-30 April 2024
Brussels Short Film Festival 2024, Belgium, 24 April – 4 May 2024
Atlanta Film Festival 2024, USA, 25 April – 5 May 2024
Hot Docs 2024, Canada, 25 April – 5 May 2024
May
Independent Film Festival Boston 2024, USA, 1-8 April 2024
Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea, 1-10 May 2024
DOK.fest München 2024, Germany, 1-12 May 2024
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2024, Canada, 2-12 May 2024
Docs Barcelona 2024, Spain, 2-12 May 2024
Taiwan Documentary Film Festival 2024, Taiwan, 10-19 May 2024
Cannes Film Festival 2024, France, 14-25 May 2024
Beldocs International Documentary Festival 2024, Serbia, 22-29 May 2024
IndieLisboa 2024, Lisboa, 23 May – 2 June 2024
Krakow Film Festival 2024, Poland, 26 May – 2 June 2024
Documenta Madrid 2024, Spain, 28 May – 2 June 2024
International Film Festival Innsbruck 2024, Austria, 28 May – 2 June 2024
Vienna Shorts 2024, Austria, 28 May – 2 June 2024
June
Bali International Film Festival 2024, Indonesia, 1-7 June 2024
San Diego French Film Festival 2024, USA, 2-5 June 2024
Hamburg Short Film Festival 2024, Germany, 4-9 June 2024
Tribeca Film Festival 2024, USA, 5-16 June 2024
Sydney Film Festival 2024, Australia, 5-16 June 2024
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024, France, 9-15 June 2024
Provincetown International Film Festival 2024, USA, 12-16 June 2024
Sheffield Docfest 2024, UK, 12-17 June 2024
Leiden Shorts 2024, The Netherlands, 13-16 June 2024
Champs Elysées Film Festival 2024, France, 18-25 June 2024
Doc Edge 2024, New Zealand, 19 June – 31 July 2024
Ouray International Film Festival 2024, USA, 20-23 June 2024
Oak Cliff Film Festival 2024, USA, 20-23 June 2024
FID Marseille 2024, France, 25-30 June 2024
Brussels International Film Festival 2024, Belgium, 25 June – 3 July 2024
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic, 28 June – 6 July 2024
International Film Festival Cologne 2024, Germany, TBA
FIDADOC 2024, Morocco, TBA
July
Dokufest 2024, Kosovo, 2-10 July 2024
Amman International Film Festival 2024, Jordan, 3-10 July 2024
Golden Apricot – Yerevan International Film Festival 2024, Armenia, 7-14 July 2024
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2024*, Australia, 11-31 July 2024
Maine International Film Festival 2024, USA, 12-21 July 2024
Durban International Film Festival 2024, South Africa, 18-28 July 2024
Jerusalem Film Festival 2024, Israel/Palestine, 18-28 July 2024
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada, 18 July – 4 August 2024
Ariano International Film Festival 2024, Italy, 29 July – 4 August 2024
August
Locarno Film Festival 2024, Switzerland, 7-17 August 2024
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024, Australia, 8-25 August 2024
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024, Scotland, 15-21 August 2024
Sarajevo Film Festival 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16-23 August 2024
Norwegian International Film Festival 2024, Norway, 17-23 August 2024
Venice International Film Festival 2024, Italy, 28 August – 7 September 2024
Telluride Film Festival 2024, USA, 29 August – 2 September 2024
September
Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Canada, 9-19 September 2024
Boston Film Festival 2024, USA, 19-22 September 2024
Nordisk Panorama 2024, Sweden, 19-24 September 2024
Nashville Film Festival 2024, USA, 19-25 September 2024
Fantastic Fest 2024, USA, 19-26 September 2024
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2024, Spain, 20-28 September 2024
Tirana Film Festival 2024, Albania, 22-28 September 2024
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2024, Norway, 25-29 September 2024
Filmfest Hamburg 2024, Germany, 26 September – 5 October 2024
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2024, Iceland, 26 September – 6 October 2024
Vancouver International Film Festival 2024, Canada, 26 September – 6 October 2024
New York Film Festival 2024, USA, 27 September – 13 October 2024
DMZ International Documentary Festival 2024, South Korea, 26 September – 2 October
October
Busan International Film Festival 2024, South Korea, 2-11 October 2024
Zurich International Film Festival 2024, Austria, 3-13 October 2024
Mill Valley Film Festival 2024, USA, 3-13 October 2024
New York Greek Film Expo 2024, USA, 3-13 October 2024
FIDBA 2024, Argentina, 3-13 October 2024
NatureTrack Film Festival 2024, USA, 4-6 October 2024
BFI London Film Festival 2024, UK, 9-20 October 2024
Film Fest Gent 2024, Belgium, 9-20 October 2024
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2024, Canada, 9-20 October 2024
DocsMX 2024, Mexico, 10-20 October 2024
Altered Images Fest 2024, UK, 11 October 2024
San Diego International Film Festival 2024, USA, 16-20 October 2024
Bergen International Film Festival 2024, Norway, 16-24 October 2024
Newport Beach Film Festival 2024, USA, 17-24 October 2024
Doclisboa 2024, Portugal, 17-27 October 2024
Philadelphia Film Festival 2024, USA, 17-27 October 2024
Black Bear Film Festival 2024, USA, 18-20 October 2024
Vermont International Film Festival 2024, USA, 18-27 October 2024
Byron Bay International Film Festival 2024, Australia, 18-27 October 2024
Jakarta Film Week 2024, Indonesia, 23-27 October 2024
Adelaide Film Festival 2024, Australia, 23 October – 3 November 2024
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic, 25 October – 3 November 2024
DOK Leipzig 2024, Germany, 28 October – 3 November 2024
November
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2024, USA, 1-10 November 2024
Festival dei Popoli 2024, Italy, 2-10 November 2024
Zagreb Film Festival 2024, Croatia, 4-10 November 2024
Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2024, Germany, 6-10 November 2024
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival 2024, USA, 6-10 November 2024
Coronado Island Film Festival 2024, USA, 6-10 November 2024
Cinemania 2024, Canada, 6-17 November 2024
Stockholm International Film Festival 2024, Sweden, 6-17 November 2024
Tucson Film Festival 2024, USA, 7-10 November 2024
PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024, Estonia, 8-24 November 2024
Norwich Film Festival 2024, UK, 11-24 November 2024
Cairo International Film Festival 2024, Egypt, 13-22 November 2024
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2024, The Netherlands, 13-24 November 2024
DOC NYC 2024, USA, 13 November – 1 December 2024
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) 2024, Canada, 20 November – 1 December 2024
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2024, Indonesia, 30 November – 7 December 2024
Marrakech International Film Festival 2024, Morocco, 29 November – 7 December 2024
December
Red Sea Film Festival 2024, KSA, 5-14 December 2024
The dates mentioned above are subject to change and are regularly updated.
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