List of film festivals in Europe

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Albania

Name Est. City Type Details
Tirana International Film Festival2003TiranaInternational
International Film Summerfest of Durrës2008DurrësInternational

Armenia

Name Est. City Type Details
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival2004YerevanInternational

Austria

Name Est. City Type Details
Crossing Europe2004LinzEuropean films
Diagonale1998GrazAustrian films
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival2015ViennaInternational
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival2013InnsbruckInternational Competition for Filmmakers on the Subject of Nature and Environment
Viennale1960ViennaInternational
Vienna Independent Shorts2004ViennaSpecial interest

Azerbaijan

Name Est. City Type Details
Baku International Film Festival East-West1991BakuInternational
Baku International Tourism Film Festival2013BakuInternational

Belarus

Name Est. City Type Details
Listapad 1994 Minsk International Competitive specialized film festival of Baltic countries, as well as countries of Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe

Belgium

Name Est. City Type Details
Brussels Film Festival2000BrusselsInternational-regional - European
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival1983BrusselsSpecial interest
Brussels International Independent Film Festival1974BrusselsSpecial interest
DOCVILLE - Documentary Film Festival2005LeuvenInternational-National
European Youth Film Festival1989Antwerp BrugesInternational children/youth
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur1984NamurInternational
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent1974GhentInternational
International Health Film Festival1994LiègeInternational
Mons International Love Film Festival1984MonsSpecial interest
Offscreen Film Festival2008BrusselsIndependent filmsThe festival is a showcase for unusual independent films, cult classics, extraordinary documentaries and offbeat genres from around the world.|
Ostend Film Festival2007OstendInternational-National

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name Est. City Type Details
Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival2018SarajevoInternational documentary
Merlinka Festival2013SarajevoLGBT
Tuzla Film Festival2012TuzlaInternational/Special Interest
Kratkofil2007Banja LukaInternational
Sarajevo Film Festival1995SarajevoInternational
Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival2015SarajevoInternational
Pravo Ljudski Film Festival2006SarajevoInternational
Sarajevo Youth Film Festival 2008 Sarajevo International www.omladinski.ba
VIVA Film Festival2015Sarajevo, Kakanj, VarešInternational Religious, Ecological And Touristic Documentary

Bulgaria

Name Est. City Type Details
Golden Rose National Film Festival[1]1961 [2][3]VarnaNational
Sofia International Film Festival1997SofiaInternational

Croatia

Name Est. City Type Details
SUPERTOON International Animation Festival
2011
Bol, Brač
International
Croatian Minute Movie Cup
1993
Požega
Kastav Film Festival
2009
Kastav
International
Motovun Film Festival
1999
Motovun
Special interest
Pula Film Festival
1953
Pula
Croatian, International
ZagrebDox
2005
Zagreb
Special interest
Zagreb Film Festival
2003
Zagreb
International
Vukovar Film Festival
2007
Vukovar
International
Zagreb Jewish Film Festival
2007
Zagreb
Subversive Film Festival
2008
Zagreb

Czech Republic

Name Est. City Type Details
Academia Film Olomouc1966OlomoucSpecial interest
Animefest2004BrnoSpecial interestJapanese animation and culture program, AMV and Cosplay competitions, held annually in May|
Bollywood Film Festival2004PragueSpecial interestPresents Bollywood films to Czech audiences.|
Cinema Mundi International Film Festival2010BrnoInternational
Febiofest1993NationwideInternational
Finále Plzeň Film FestivalPlzeň
Fresh Film Festival2004Karlovy VarySpecial interest
International Festival of Animated FilmsTřeboň
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival1997JihlavaInternational
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival1948Karlovy VaryInternational
Mezipatra Gay and Lesbian Film Festival2000Brno / PragueSpecial interest
One World Film FestivalPragueSpecial interest
Prague Independent Film Festival2016PragueInternational
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth1961ZlínInternational

Cyprus

Name Est. City Type Details
Cyprus International Film Festival2006NicosiaInternational
Cyprus International Short Film Festival2008NicosiaInternational

Denmark

Name Est. City Type Details
Copenhagen International Documentary FestivalCopenhagenSpecial interest
Copenhagen International Film Festival2003CopenhagenInternational
Odense International Film Festival1975OdenseInternational
NatFilm Festival1990Aalborg, Copenhagen, Odense

Estonia

Name Est. City Type Details
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival2002Tallinn, TartuInternational
International Random Film Festival2009AnijaInternational

Finland

Name Est. City Type Details
Animatricks Animation Festival 2000 Helsinki Special interest Annual animation film festival. Programme consists of feature animations, short animation screenings and competition screenings.
Cinemaissí2005HelsinkiInternational
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival1990EspooInternational
Helsinki International Film Festival1988HelsinkiInternational
Midnight Sun Film Festival1986SodankyläInternational
Night Visions1998HelsinkiSpecial interest
Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival1982OuluInternational
Tampere Film Festival1969TampereSpecial interest
Vinokino1991Turku, HelsinkiSpecial interest

France

Name Est. City Type Details
Annecy International Animated Film Festival1960AnnecySpecial interest
Brest European Short Film Festival1986BrestSpecial interest
Cannes Film Festival1939CannesInternationalOne of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious festivals, it is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.|
Chéries-Chéris1994ParisInternational
Créteil International Women's Film Festival1978CréteilSpecial interest
Deauville American Film Festival1975DeauvilleSpecial interestAnnual festival devoted to American cinema.|
Deauville Asian Film Festival1999DeauvilleSpecial interestAnnual festival devoted to Asian cinema.|
ÉCU The European Independent Film festival2006ParisInternationalAnnual festival devoted to Independent Cinema.|
Festival du Film Merveilleux2010ParisInternational
Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer1994GérardmerSpecial interestAnnual festival devoted to horror and fantastic cinema (Festival du Film Fantastique) cinema|
Paris Independent Film Festival2015ParisInternational
Three Continents Festival1979NantesSpecial interestAnnual festival is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.|

Germany

Name Est. City Type Details
Berlin Independent Film Festival2010BerlinInternational
Berlin International Directors Lounge2005BerlinInternational
Berlin International Film Festival1951BerlinInternational
Dok Leipzig1955LeipzigSpecial interest
FeminaleCologneSpecial interestAnnual feminist film festival.|
Filmfest Hamburg 1992 Hamburg International and German cinema Held annually in September/October, focussed on feature films.
Filmfest München1983MünchenInternational
filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1992SchwerinGerman and international film
Hof International Film Festival1967HofInternational
International Cycling Film Festival2005HerneSpecial interest
Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München1981MunichInternational
International Film Awards Berlin (ifab)2012BerlinInternational
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg1952Mannheim, HeidelbergInternational
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen1954OberhausenSpecial interest
KALIBER35 Munich International Short Film Festival2006MunichInternational
Kurzfilmfestival Köln/KFFK2006CologneSpecial interest
NaturVision Fimfestival2002LudwigsburgInternational Competition for Filmmakers on the Subject of Nature, Animal and Environment
Nordische Filmtage1956LübeckSpecial interestHeld annually in November, spotlighting the cinemas of Scandinavia and the Baltic states.|
Oldenburg International Film Festival1994Oldenburg (Lower Saxony)International
de:OpenEyes Filmfest 1994 Marburg International Open-air shortfilm festival, held annually in July
PRIX EUROPA - The European Broadcasting Festival1987BerlinInternational
SCHLINGEL International Film Festival1996ChemnitzInternational

Greece

Name Est. City Type Details
Drama International Short Film Festival1978DramaInternational
International Thessaloniki Film Festival1959ThessalonikiInternational
Mykonos Biennale2013MykonosInternational
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival1999ThessalonikiSpecial interest
Thessaloniki Video Dance Festival2000ThessalonikiSpecial interest

Hungary

Name Est. City Type Details
Kecskemet Animation Film Festival1985KecskemétSpecial interestbiennial; June festival; associated with the Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials|

Iceland

Name Est. City Type Details
Reykjavík International Film Festival2004ReykjavíkInternational

Ireland

Name Est. City Type Details
Cork Film Festival1956CorkInternational
Darklight Film Festival1999DublinSpecial interest
Fingal Film Festival2012DublinInternational
Fresh Film Festival1996LimerickSpecial Interest
Galway Film Fleadh1989GalwayInternational
Irish Gay and Lesbian Film Festival or "Gaze"Special interest
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival2002DublinInternational
Waterford Film Festival2007Waterford
Mid Ulster Film Festival2004Omagh
Galway African Film Festival2008GalwayAfrican Film

Italy

Name Est. City Type Details
CinemadaMare Film Festival2003 Annual festival for amateur youth filmmakers
Courmayeur Noir Film Festival1991CourmayeurFilm noir
Ecologico International Film Festival2008NardòInternational The Ecologico International Film Festival (EIFF), which takes place annually in August, aims to help discover and develop independent films - social, national and international - committed to issues of contemporary society.
Fantafestival1981RomeSpecial interest Annual festival of science fiction, horror and thriller films.
Festival del Cinema all'Aperto "Accordi @ DISACCORDI"2000Naples Special interest
International		Annual three months outdoor Film Festival
Flaiano Film Festival1974PescaraInternational Annual International festival with prizes for the films,the foreign film, interpreters male and female roles, male and female interpreters, not actors, directors, photographers, editing, soundtrack, set design, costumes. Also, we assigned the special jury prize, best film debut and also the career award.
Giffoni Film Festival1971Giffoni Valle PianaInternational One of the largest film festivals for kids, held annually in July, with short films and features from around the world.
Io Isabella International Film Week2005Special interest Spotlights the work by and about women, particularly documentaries.
Lucca Film Festival2005LuccaInternational
Milan International Film Festival2000MilanInternational
Milano Film Festival1996MilanInternational
Religion Today1997TrentoInternational The first film festival about religion and dialogue, held annually in October.
Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest 1983 Milan International The world's final of the "World FICTS Challenge", the Worldwide Championship of Cinema, Television and Sport Culture, organized by the FICTS.
CINEMA. Festa Internazionale di RomaRomeHeld annually in October.
Taormina Film Festival
Trieste Film Festival1989TriesteInternational The leading Italian event on central and eastern European cinema, held annually on the thirst week of January.
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival2000TriesteInternational, Special interest Held annually in November, it is a multidisciplinary event devoted to the exploration of the realms of the “fantastic” genre
Torino Film Festival1982TurinInternational Held annually in November
Venice Film Festival1932VeniceInternational The world's oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido.

Kosovo

Name Est. City Type Details
Dokufest - International Documentary and Short Film Festival2002PrizrenInternational

Latvia

Name Est. City Type Details
Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS1996RigaInternational

Lithuania

Name Est. City Type Details
VIFF Kino Pavasaris1995VilniusInternational
Kaunas International Film Festival2007KaunasInternational

Macedonia

Name Est. City Type Details
Manaki Brothers Film Festival1979BitolaInternational
Skopje Film Festival1997SkopjeInternational

Malta

Name Est. City Type Details
Valletta Film Festival 2015 Valletta International Held Annually in June

Monaco

Name Est. City Type Details
Monaco International Film Festival2003Monte CarloSpecial interest
Monaco Music Film Festival2006Monte CarloSpecial interest

Netherlands

Name Est. City Type Details
Amsterdam Fantastic Film FestivalAmsterdamSpecial interest
Amsterdam Film eXperience2006AmsterdamSpecial interest
Arab Film FestivalRotterdamSpecial interest
CinemAsia Film FestivalAmsterdamSpecial interest
Dejima Japanese Film FestivalAmsterdam, Rotterdam, UtrechtSpecial interest
Film by the Sea 1999 Vlissingen International Held annually in September
ShortCutz Amsterdam2013AmsterdamSpecial interest
International Film Festival Rotterdam1972RotterdamInternational
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam1988AmsterdamSpecial interest
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival2007AmsterdamInternational
Latin American Film FestivalUtrechtSpecial interest
Leiden International Film FestivalLeidenInternational
Leiden International Short Film FestivalLeidenSpecial interest
Netherlands Film Festival1982UtrechtRegional
Pluk de nacht2003AmsterdamInternational
SCENECS International Debut Film Festival2006AmersfoortInternational

Norway

Name Est. City Type Details
Bergen International Film Festival2000BergenInternational
Norwegian International Film Festival1973HaugesundInternational
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards2010OsloInternational
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival2004TrondheimInternational
Tromsø International Film Festival1991TromsøInternational
WT Os International Film Festival1999OsInternational
ØyaKinoOsloSpecial interest

Poland

Name Est. City Type Details
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival1969PoznańInternational
American Film Festival2008PoznańInternational
ANIMATOR2010WrocławInternational
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE1993Toruń, since 2000 Łódź, since 2010 BydgoszczInternational
[[Cinema in Sneakers]2013WarszawaInternational|Annual film festival for children and youth|
Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival1994KrakówInternational
Gdynia Film Festival1974GdyniaSpecial interest
International Cycling Film Festival2012CzęstochowaSpecial interest
[International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera]]2008KrakówInternational
[International Random Film Festival]]2009RadomInternational
Kraków Film Festival1960KrakówSpecial interest
Jewish Motifs International Film Festival2003WarszawaInterntional
New Horizons Film Festival2001WrocławInterntional
Tofifest2002ToruńInterntional
Transatlantyk Festival2011ŁódźInterntional
Planete Doc Film Festival2004WarsawInternational
Warsaw International Film Festival1984WarsawInternational

Portugal

Name Est. City Type Details
Caminhos do Cinema Português1988CoimbraSpecial Interest
Doclisboa2004LisbonSpecial interest
Douro Film Harvest2009DouroInternational
Estoril Film Festival2006EstorilInternational
Fantasporto1982PortoInternacional
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival1985SetúbalSpecial interest
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival1996LisbonSpecial interest
Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino2014LisbonSpecial interest

Romania

Name Est. City Type Details
Comedy Cluj2009Cluj-NapocaInternational
Gay Film Nights2004Cluj-NapocaSpecial interest
Transilvania International Film Festival2002Cluj-NapocaInternational

Russia

Name Est. City Type Details
Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg1993St. PetersburgInternational
Kinotavr Film Festival1991SochiInternational
KROK International Animated Films Festival1989Cities along the Volga or Dnieper riversSpecial InterestInternational animation festival which is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine on odd years. It takes place on a cruise ship and visits various cities.|
Message to Man1988Saint PetersburgInternational
Moscow International Film Festival1935MoscowInternational
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film1996SuzdalSpecial Interest
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival «Side by Side»2008Saint Petersburg, RussiaInternational

Serbia

Name Est. City Type Details
FEST1971BelgradeInternationalConceptualized as "the festival of festivals". Screening a selection of award-winning films from recent top international festivals as well as currently trending films. Belgrade's best-known film festival.
Palić Film Festival1992PalićInternational"Golden Tower" award. Held annually in July.
Cinema City2007Novi SadInternational"Ibis" award
Küstendorf2008DrvengradInternationalHeld annually in January. Short films enter competition for the festival main award - the Golden Egg. The festival is organized and run by Emir Kusturica.
FreeNetWorld International Film Fest2008NišInternationalThe best FNW film award. The best documentary film. The best animated film. The best fiction. The best music video/experimental film. Audience award.
Kratka Forma – The International Festival of Short Films2011Gornji MilanovacNationalShort film festival.

Slovakia

Name Est. City Type Details
Art Film Fest1992Trenčianske Teplice, TrenčínInternational
Golden Beggar1995KošiceInternational
International Film Festival BratislavaBratislavaInternational
International Film Festival Cinematik2006PiešťanyInternational

Slovenia

Name Est. City Type Details
Filofest2006LjubljanaSpecial interest
Ljubljana International Film Festival1989LjubljanaInternational
ENIMATION Little Elephant - International Children and Youth Film Festival2011MariborInternational
Grossmann Film and Wine Festival2005LjutomerRegional

Spain

Name Est. City Type Details
Animac - Catalunya International Animation Film FestivalLleidaSpecial interest
Festival de Cine de Sitges1967SitgesSpecial interest
Gijón International Film Festival1963GijónInternational
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival2000Las Palmas de Gran CanariaInternational
Málaga Spanish Film Festival1998MálagaSpanish
Marbella Film Festival2006MarbellaInternational
San Sebastián International Film Festival1953San SebastiánInternationalSupervised by the FIAPF, the annual festival is one of the most important in Europe. |
Seminci1956ValladolidInternational

Sweden

Name Est. City Type Details
BUFF International Film Festival1984MalmöSpecial interest
Filmörnen1978VärmlandSpecial interest
Gothenburg Film Festival1979GothenburgInternational
HBT-GBG2007GothenburgSpecial interest
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival1995LundSpecial interest
Malmö Arab Film Festival2011MalmöSpecial interest
Stockholm International Film Festival1990StockholmInternational
Uppsala International Short Film Festival1982UppsalaSpecial interest
International Random Film Festival2009GarpenbergInternational

Switzerland

Name Est. City Type Details
Cinéma Tout EcranGenevaInternational
Geneva International Jewish Film FestivalGenevaInternational
Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival2000LausanneSpecial interest
Locarno International Film Festival1946LocarnoInternational
Mobile Motion Film Festival2014ZurichInternational
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival2000NeuchâtelSpecial interest
Queersicht1997BernSpecial interest
shnit international shortfilmfestival2003BernSpecial interest
Solothurn Film Festival1966SolothurnSwiss Film
Visions du Réel1969NyonInternational Held annually in April. Most important documentary film festival in Switzerland.
Zurich Film Festival2005ZurichInternational
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 1997 Winterthur International Held annually in November. Most important short film festival in Switzerland.

Turkey

Name Est. City Type Details
Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival1997AnkaraSpecial interest
International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival1963AntalyaInternational
Yıldız Technical University Cinema Club International Short Film Competition2002IstanbulInternational
Istanbul International Film Festival1982IstanbulInternational
Istanbul Animation Festival2003IstanbulInternational
Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival1993AdanaInternational

Ukraine

Name Est. City Type Details
Molodist 1970 Kiev International The oldest and the most well-known Ukrainian film festival
Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2012 Kiev International Short films festival
Odessa International Film Festival 2010 Odessa International The widest and most popular festival in Ukraine
KROK International Animated Films Festival 1989 Cities along the Volga or Dnieper rivers Special Interest International animation festival which is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine on odd years. It takes place on a cruise ship and visits various cities.
Mute Nights Festival 2010 Odessa Special Interest International silent film festival which is held in Odessa on the third week on June.
Stozhary 1995 Kiev Special interest An actors' film festival, in which actors' performances on film are the focus of jury assessment and awards.
Wiz-Art 2008 Lviv International International short film festival
Children KinoFest 2014 Kiev International International children's film festival

United Kingdom

England

Name Est. City Type Details
London Image FestivalSpecial interest
Aesthetica Short Film Festival2011YorkIndependent Film
Angel Film FestivalIslington
Bath Film Festival2012Bath, SomersetPreviewsFeatures Docs and Shorts film festival. Categories for Art & Design, Sci-Fi, Bath Debuts|
Birds Eye ViewLondonSpecial interest
Brazilian Film Festival of London2009LondonBrazilian Cinema
British Urban Film Festival2005LondonIndependent film
Cambridge Film Festival1977CambridgeAnnual festival, 3rd oldest in the UK after London and Edinburgh
Colchester Film Festival2012Colchester, EssexIndependent film
East End Film Festival1991LondonIndependent film
Falstaff International Film Festival2009Stratford-upon-AvonInternational
Flatpack Film Festival2006BirminghamInternational
Flip Animation Festival2004WolverhamptonInternational
FrightFest2002LondonSpecial interest
From Page to Screen Festival2011BridportSpecial interestCelebrates and rewards excellence in film adaptation of books, affiliated with the Bridport Prize fiction competition. |
Insight Film Festival2007ManchesterInternational
Kendal Mountain Film Festival1980KendalMountain film
Leeds International Film Festival1986LeedsInternational
Let's All Be Free Film Festival2013LondonInternational
London Asian Film Festival1999LondonInternationalHeld annually in spring at the BFI or BAFTA.|
London Independent Film Festival2007LondonInternational
London Film Festival1956LondonInternationalHeld annually by the British Film Institute and sponsored by The Times newspaper.|
London Fashion Film Festival2014LondonInternationalHeld annually by the London Fashion Film Festival.|
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival1986LondonInternationalHeld annually by the British Film Institute.|
London Turkish Film Festival1993LondonInternational
Meniscus Film Festival2001GrimsbyInternational
Moves - International Festival of Movement on Screen2004LiverpoolInternational
Norwich Film Festival2009NorwichInternationalBIFA (British Independent Film Awards) qualifying short film festival that champions independent film. Annual festival held in November.|
onedotzeroLondonSpecial interest
Pennine Film Festival2006LancashireCommunity
Public Health Film Festival2014OxfordCommunity
Raindance Film Festival1993LondonSpecial interestA festival for independent films, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards.|
Sefton Short Film Festival2004LiverpoolSpecial interest
Sheffield Doc/Fest1994SheffieldInternational
The End of the Pier International Film Festival2002West SussexSpecial interestAn independent film festival, it shows work by local filmmakers, as well as international shorts and features.|
Watersprite2010CambridgeshireInternational

Northern Ireland

Name Est. City Type Details
Belfast Film FestivalBelfast
CineMagic1988BelfastSpecial interest
Mid Ulster Film Festival2004Omagh

Scotland

Name Est. City Type Details
Africa in Motion2006EdinburghAfrican cinema
Dead by Dawn1993EdinburghSpecial interest
Deep Fried Film Festival2004CoatbridgeInternational
Edinburgh International Film Festival1947EdinburghInternational
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival2003EdinburghInternational
French Film Festival UK1992EdinburghFrench and French-language films
Glasgow Film FestivalGlasgow

Wales

Name Est. City Type Details
Abertoir2006AberystwythSpecial interest
Cardiff Film FestivalCardiff

References

  1. ↑ Pavlina Jeleva (20 September 2016). "FNE at the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival: The Singing Shoes". Film New Europe. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ a551434701280279 (5 October 2011). "The Golden Rose: A Short Introduction". BULstack. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival". Varna Culture & Art. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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