Film festivals in Europe
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Albania

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Tirana International Film Festival 2003 Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

International Annual http://www.tiranafilmfest.com/
International Film Summerfest of Durrës 2008 Durrës
Durrës
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...

International Annual http://www.isfdurres.com/
International Human Rights Film Festival Albania 2005 Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

International Annual http://www.ihrffa.net/
Tirana 48 Hour Film Festival 2010 Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

International Annual http://www.48hourfilm.com/

Armenia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Yerevan International Film Festival
Yerevan International Film Festival "Golden Apricot" is a Yerevan-based annual film festival. The objectives of the festival are "to present new works by the film directors and producers in Armenia and foreign cinematographers of Armenian descent and to promote creativity and originality in the...

2004 Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

International Annual http://www.gaiff.am/

Austria

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Crossing Europe Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

http://www.crossingeurope.at/
Diagonale
Diagonale
The Diagonale is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino...

1998 Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

International Held annually in March. http://www.diagonale.at/
fullframe 2006 Wien
Wien
Wien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...

International Experimental- & Avantgardefilm Held annually in April. Satellite projects during the year. http://www.fullframefestival.net/
International Youth Film Festival Kundl
Kundl
Kundl is a market town in the Kufstein district of Austria and has 3955 inhabitants.-Geography:Kundl is situated 7.70 km West of Wörgl as well as 18.30 km Southwest of Kufstein at the Southern side of the Inn River and is made up of 4 parts, namely Kundl, Liesfeld , Saulueg and St...

Special interest http://www.jugendfilmfestival.com
Internationales Berg und Abenteuer Filmfestival 1986 Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

second weekend of November http://www.mountainfilm.com/
Mittelamerikanisches Film Festival 2007 Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

International Held annually in November. Since 2011 will held annually in March. http://www.centroamerica.at/
Steirischer Herbst Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

http://www.steirischerherbst.at
Tyrolean Independent Film Festival 2011 Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

International Held annually in Autumn (October). http://www.tyrolean-independent-film-festival.com/
Viennale
Viennale
The Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria.The average number of visitors is about 75,000. Traditional cinema venues are Gartenbaukino, Urania, Metro-Kino, Filmmuseum and Stadtkino...

1960 Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

International Held annually in October. viennale.at
Vienna Independent Shorts
Vienna Independent Shorts
Vienna Independent Shorts is an international short film festival held annually in May in Vienna. It is the largest short film festival in Austria.- History :...

2004 Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

Special interest Short film festival held annually in May. http://www.viennashorts.com

Belgium

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Brussels Short Film Festival 1998 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

International-National http://www.courtmetrage.be/
Brussels European Film Festival 2000 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

International-regional Succeeded the Brussels International Film Festival, which was held from 1974 to 2000. http://www.fffb.be/
Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

Special interest
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. It takes place in Brussels, every year in March...

1983 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

Special interest Annual venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. http://www.bifff.org
Mons International Love Film Festival 1984 Mons
Mons
Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...

Special interest http://www.fifa-mons.be
International Health Film Festival
International Health Film Festival
The International Health Film Festival , is an annual French language documentary film festival held in Liege, Belgium. The festival was established in 1994 and is dedicated to promoting better health and increased knowledge of health and science....

1994 Liege
Liege
Liège is a municipality and a city of Belgium. The term Liège or Liege may also refer to:* Liege, a party to the oath of allegiance in feudalism .* Liège Island, in the Antarctic...

International Annual festival for international health and science films. http://www.imagesante.org
International Short Film Festival Leuven 1995 Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...

International-regional International and national competition for short films. Animation and experimental and thematic side programmings. http://www.kortfilmfestival.be
Brussels International Independent Film Festival
Brussels International Independent Film Festival
The Brussels International Independent Film Festival, or le Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles, has taken place since 1974. It originally focused on Super 8 films and today is a showcase for all kind of independent films....

1974 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

Special interest http://www.centremultimedia.org
Cinema Novo Festival 1984 Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....

Special interest Feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. http://www.cinemanovo.be
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
The Flanders International Film Festival Ghent was created in 1974. It takes place every year in October. The film festival is famous for its focus on film music, with the World Soundtrack Awards as the highlight.-Grand Prix for Best Film:...

1974 Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

International http://www.filmfestival.be/
Offscreen Filmfestival 2008 Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s
The festival is a showcase for unusual independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, cult classics, extraordinary documentaries and offbeat genres from around the world.
offscreen.be

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Name Est. City Type Details Website
BLIFF - Banja Luka International Film Festival 2008 Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

International http://www.bliff.net/
DukaFest 2008 Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

International Student Film Festival. Held annually in November, application during September and October http://www.dukafest.org
NAFF - Neum Animated Film Festival 2004 Neum
Neum
Neum is the only coastal town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises of coastline, the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea. As of 2009, municipal population was of 4,605 and the one of Neum main town was of 4,268 .-Features:Neum has steep hills, sandy beaches, and several large tourist...

Special interest http://www.rfaf.ba/
Kratkofil 2007 Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

International Short film festival. http://kratkofil.org
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an...

1995 Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

International Held annually in August. http://www.sff.ba/

Bulgaria

Name Est. City Type Details Website
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival is the largest and most prestigious cinema forum in Bulgaria, presenting films from all styles and genres of length up to 45 minutes...

2003 Balchik
Balchik
Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...

International Also known as Film Palace Fest. Held annually in June. Competitive festival for short films in all styles and genres. http://www.inthepalace.com/
International Animation Film Festival "Golden Kuker" 2010 Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

International
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...

Held annually in the fall http://www.animationfest-bg.eu
International Film Festival for Mountains
Bansko
1998 Bansko
Bansko
Bansko is a town and a popular ski resort in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Pirin Mountains at an elevation of 925 m above sea level....

International
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...

The Festival is the first of its kind in the Balkan region. The event is a unique platform for film-makers from around the globe, featuring new and exciting works on mountains, mountain peoples, mountain and extreme sports and adventures. It is a competitive Festival that brings together films and film-makers from all over the world in an enjoyable gathering to appreciate each other’s works and discuss ideas and issues related to highland dwellers, cultures and the environment. http://www.banskofilmfest.com
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia International Film Festival gathers together in Sofia films, guests, stars, journalists and cinema fans. Featured in Variety’s Top 50 of cinema festivals, the event presents Bulgaria to the world as the host one of the important film festivals in Europe and takes place annually in March...

1997 Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

International Also known as Sofia Film Fest. Held annually in March. Competitive specialized festival for first and second feature films. http://siff.bg/

Croatia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
SUPERTOON
SUPERTOON
Supertoon is an International Animation Festival taking place between 31st July and 4th August 2011, in Bol on the Croatian island of Brač....

 International Animation Festival
2011
Bol, Brač
Bol, Croatia
Bol is a town on the south of the island of Brač in theSplit-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,661 .Bol is renowned for its most popular beach, the Zlatni rat . It is a promontory composed mostly of pebble rock that visibly shifts with the tidal movement, a unique sight...

International 31st July – 4th August http://www.supertoonfestival.com
Opuzen Film Festival
2010
Opuzen
Opuzen
Opuzen is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The town is located upstream from the mouth of the river Neretva, in southern Dalmatia...

International - Europe August, 20-27th http://www.opuzenfilmfestival.com
25 FPS
2005
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

Special interest Also known as the International Festival of Experimental Film and Video http://www.25fps.hr
Animafest
1988
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

Special interest http://www.animafest.hr/
Croatian Minute Movie Cup
Croatian Minute Movie Cup
Croatian Minute Movie Cup is the longest running international film festival in Croatia, held every year in Požega. The festival began in 1993.The festival regularly attracts filmmakers from more than 20 countries.- External links :*...

1993
Požega
Požega, Croatia
Požega is a city in western Slavonia, eastern Croatia, with a total population of 26,403 . It is the administrative center of the Požega-Slavonia County.-Geography:...

International http://www.crominute.hr
Human Rights Film Festival
Human Rights Film Festival
Human Rights Film Festival is an annually-held Zagreb-based film festival founded in 2003. The festival is run by two prominent Croatian independent cultural organizations - the Multimedia Institute and Culture Development Association ....

2002
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

Special interest http://www.humanrightsfestival.org
Libertas Film Festival
2005
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...

http://www.libertasfilmfestival.com
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival
Motovun Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 1999 and held in Motovun, Croatia. It usually takes place over 5–6 days in late July or early August...

1999
Motovun
Motovun
Motovun is a village in central Istria, Croatia. The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality ; 442 of the residents have Italian as their mother language...

Special interest Dedicated to independent film. http://www.motovunfilmfestival.com
One Take Film Festival
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

Special interest International festival of films shot in one take. http://onetake.kkz.hr
Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

1953
Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...

Regional http://www.pulafilmfestival.hr/
ZagrebDox
ZagrebDox
ZagrebDox is an international documentary film festival established in 2005 and held annually in Zagreb, Croatia.It is the biggest festival of its kind in South East Europe and its goals are to showcase documentary films from the region as well as to provide a meeting place for authors from all...

2005
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

Special interest International documentary film festival http://www.zagrebdox.net
Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2003 and held in Zagreb, Croatia.The festival features three separate international competition programs , and one competition program for short films made by Croatian authors...

2003
Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

International http://www.zagrebfilmfestival.com
Tabor film festival
2003
Zabok
Zabok
Zabok is a town and municipality situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. It has a total population of 9,365 . Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko zagorje region...

International (Short films) International short film festival http://www.taborfilmfestival.com

Czech Republic

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Anemic festival
Anemic festival
ANEMIC festival is dedicated to the independent films, documentaries, experimental video and all artistic, poetic & digital creation form. ANEMIC intends to propose a fresh multi-disciplinary program...

2010 Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

Special interest Independent Film & New Media Art Festival http://www.anemicfestival.cz/
Bollywood Film Festival
Bollywood Film Festival
Bollywood Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Prague, Czech Republic. It was first launched in 2004 and its mission is to present India´s Bollywood films to a Czech audience...

2004 Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

Special interest Presents Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 films to Czech audiences.
http://www.bollywood.cz/
Febiofest
Febiofest
Febiofest is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the second most prestigious festival in the country . The festival presents a wide spectrum of contemporary and retrospective examples of high-quality film including alternative, film-school and amateur works to a diverse viewing...

1993 Nationwide International Takes place in 12 cities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. http://www.febiofest.cz/
Finále - Czech Films Festival Plzeň
Fresh Film Festival
Fresh Film Festival
The Fresh Film Fest International Film Festival or Fresh Film Fest is an international student film festival held annually in August in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic...

2004 Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...

Special interest International Student Film Festival http://www.freshfilmfest.net
International Festival of Animated Films
International Festival of Animated Films
The International Festival of Animated Films, often called AniFest is an international festival of animated films held annually in the Czech Republic...

Třeboň
Trebon
Třeboň is a historical town in South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. The population stands at 8,862 .-History:Třeboň was established around the middle of the 12th century. In 1366 the House of Rožmberk become owner of the estate...

International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava Jihlava
Jihlava
Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...

http://www.dokument-festival.cz
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....

1948 Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...

International Held annually in July. http://www.kviff.com/
Letni filmova skola 1964 Uherske Hradiste
Uherské Hradište
Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.- History :...

International Held annually in July/August http://www.lfs.cz/
Mezipatra Gay and Lesbian Film Festival‎ 2000 Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

 / Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

Special Interest Held annually in November. http://www.mezipatra.cz/
Mezinárodni Horolezecký Filmový Festival 1980 Teplice nad Metují
Teplice nad Metují
Teplice nad Metují is a small town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,800 inhabitants.Villages and hamlets Bohdašín, Dědov, Dolní Teplice, Horní Teplice, Javor, Lachov, Skály and Zdoňov are administrative parts of Teplice nad Metují.-External links:*...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

last weekend in August http://www.teplicenadmetuji.cz
One World Film Festival
One World Film Festival
One World is the biggest human rights film festival in the world, held annually in Prague and other cities of the Czech Republic. Established in 1999 by the Czech NGO People in Need, the presents over 100 documentary films during nine days in Spring from around the world...

Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

Special interest Screens documentaries on human rights. http://www.oneworld.cz/
Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradište
Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.- History :...

Tourfilm - International Festival of Tourism Films 1967 Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...

International Has competition http://www.tourfilm.cz/
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth 1961 Zlín
Zlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...

International Has competition http://www.zlinfest.cz/
European Student Film Festival 2006 Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

International Has competition, November 2 to 6, 2011 http://www.esff.org/

Cyprus

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Cyprus International Film Festival
Cyprus International Film Festival
The Cyprus International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cyprus. It is a non-profit organisation. The festival features premieres and screenings of many films, and contains competitive categories including Feature, Short, Documentary, Video art, Video Dance and animation...

2006 Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...

International http://www.cyiff.com
Cyprus International Short Film Festival
Cyprus International Short Film Festival
Cyprus International Short Film Festival is an international film festival for short films.-Inauguration:In its inauguration year of 2008, the festival received over 300 submissions from 39 different countries...

2008 Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...

International http://www.cyprusshortsfest.com

Deaf community

Name Est. City Type Details Website
BDA (British Deaf Association) Sign Arts & Film Festival London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Special interest http://deaffest.co.uk/
Deaf in the Picture Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest
Dövfilmfestival Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Special interest

Denmark

Name Est. City Type Details Website
International Kvindefilm Festival - International Women's Film festival 1976 Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

Special interest
Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 1986 Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

LGBT http://www.cglff.dk
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

Special interest http://www.cphdox.dk
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...

2003 Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

International Held annually in September. http://www.copenhagenfilmfestival.com/
Odense International Film Festival
Odense International Film Festival
Odense International Film Festival is a short film festival in Denmark that takes place every year in August. Odense International Film Festival made its debut in 1975, and is Denmark's oldest film festival...

1975 Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

International Short film festival held annually in August http://www.filmfestival.dk
NatFilm Festival
NatFilm Festival
The NatFilm Festival, staged annually across 16 cinemas in Copenhagen, in addition to several in Odense, Aalborg and Århus, shows the widest programme of films to the largest festival audience in Denmark...

1990 Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

, Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

http://www.natfilm.dk/

Estonia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Tallinn, Estonia...

2002 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

International Held annually in November and December; has touring screenings in cities throughout Estonia. http://poff.ee
tARTuFF 2007 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

International Devoted to love films; held annually in August. http://www.tartuff.ee
Kik in der Kok Film Festival 2007 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

International First festival of artistic films about explicit sexuality in Estonia, took place in September 2007 http://www.myspace.com/kikinderkok

Finland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Lens Politica Film and Media Art Festival 2005 Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

International http://www.lenspolitica.net/
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival is an annual event held in Espoo, Finland, in August. The festival was established in 1990 and it has since grown to be one of Finland's leading film festivals , screening about 100 feature films each year in addition to short films.Espoo Ciné focuses on...

1990 Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....

International Held annually in August. http://www.espoocine.fi/
Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Docpoint) Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

Special interest http://www.docpoint.info/
Helsinki Film Festival
Helsinki Film Festival
The Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy is a non-competitive film festival held since 1988 in Helsinki, Finland, yearly in September. The festival promotes the artistry of filmmaking, the inventive, visually stunning and controversial new films, revealing the promising talents of...

1987 Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

International http://www.hiff.fi/
Kettupäivät 1982 Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

Special interest Annual Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 short and documentary film festival.
http://www.kettupaivat.fi/
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Midnight Sun Film Festival is an annual five-day film festival in Sodankylä, Finland. The festival usually takes place in the second week of June. One of the main themes of the festival is to show films without a break all day and night long, while the sun keeps on shining.The Midnight Sun Film...

1986 Sodankylä
Sodankylä
-Twin towns: Kola, Russia, since 1968 Berlevåg, Norway, since 1971 Norsjö, Sweden, since 1977 Heiligenblut, Austria, since 1979-External links:* – Official website* * * * * *...

International Held annually in June. http://www.msfilmfestival.fi/
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere Film Festival
The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the short film festivals in Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand, it is among the most important European short film festivals.The...

1969 Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

Special interest Short film festival held annually in March. http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi
Vinokino
Vinokino
Vinokino is an annual lesbian and gay film festival in Finland. The festival started in 1991 in the southwestern city of Turku. In 2001, the festival spread to Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It now offers the same program in both cities and, moreover, shows smaller selections of films in the cities...

1991 Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

Special interest Lesbian and gay film festival, held annually in October-November. http://www.tuseta.fi/vinokino/2007/

France

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Amiens International Film Festival
Amiens International Film Festival
The Amiens International Film Festival is an annual special-interest film festival focusing on the cinemas of Europe, Africa and Latin America. The festival has been held annually in Amiens, France, since 1980....

1982 Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

Special interest Annual festival focusing on the cinemas of Europe, Asia and Latin America. http://www.filmfestamiens.org
Festival du Film Merveilleux Paris FRANCE 2010 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

International Annual film festival celebrating the imaginary, the Wonder and magic from all over the world. http://www.Festival-film-merveilleux.com/
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998...

1960 Annecy
Annecy
Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:...

Special interest http://www.annecy.org
Cabestany Short Film Festival 1981 Cabestany
Cabestany
Cabestany is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.The Master of Cabestany was from this area, and there is a museum dedicated to his work in the town.-References:*...

International Annual short film festival http://www.courts-metrages.org
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

1939 Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

International One 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
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
The first Palais des Festivals et des Congrès was a building built in 1949 to host the Cannes Film Festival. The original building was located on the boulevard of Promenade de la Croisette on the present site of the JW Marriott Cannes...

.
http://www.festival-cannes.com
Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival 1978 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Special interest http://www.cinereel.org
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
The Créteil International Women's Film Festival is an annual event in Créteil, Paris, France founded by Jackie Buet in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, at the time, had difficulty getting their films adequately distributed. The first festival was held in 1979 in Sceaux...

1978 Créteil
Créteil
-Health:As of 1 January 2006, 27 pharmacies, about 60 dentists, about 60 general practitioners, 10 pediatricians, and a half-dozen ophthalmologists and dermatologists constitute the general medical staff of the city.Health facilities include:...

Special interest Showcase of films by female directors. http://www.filmsdefemmes.com/
Deauville American Film Festival
Deauville American Film Festival
The Deauville American Film Festival is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, taking place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Chouchan and André Halimi....

1975 Deauville
Deauville
Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...

Special interest Annual festival devoted to American cinema
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...

.
http://www.festival-deauville.com/
Deauville Asian Film Festival
Deauville Asian Film Festival
The Deauville Asian Film Festival takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema...

1999 Deauville
Deauville
Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...

Special interest Annual festival devoted to Asian cinema
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...

.
http://www.deauvilleasia.com/
ÉCU The European Independent Film festival 2006 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Special Interest Annual festival devoted to Independent Cinema. http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/
Fantastique semaine du cinéma 2010 Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

International Annual festival devoted to horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 and fantastic
Fantastic
The Fantastic is a literary term that describes a quality of other literary genres, and, in some cases, is used as a genre in and of itself, although in this case it is often conflated with the Supernatural. The term was originated in the structuralist theory of critic Tzvetan Todorov in his work...

 cinema (Festival du Film Fantastique) cinema
http://www.cinenasty.com/
Hallucinations Collectives 2008 Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

Special interest Annual festival devoted to Horror, fantastic, strange and culte cinema. http://www.hallucinations-collectives.com
Fantastic'Arts
Fantastic'Arts
The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer is an international festival of horror and science fiction films which has been held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer in the Vosges, France towards the end of January...

1994 Gérardmer
Gérardmer
Gérardmer is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Culture:The Fantastic'Arts festival of horror and fantastic film has been held in Gérardmer each year since 1994.-External links:...

Special interest Annual festival devoted to horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 and fantastic
Fantastic
The Fantastic is a literary term that describes a quality of other literary genres, and, in some cases, is used as a genre in and of itself, although in this case it is often conflated with the Supernatural. The term was originated in the structuralist theory of critic Tzvetan Todorov in his work...

 cinema (Festival du Film Fantastique) cinema
http://www.gerardmer-fantasticart.com/
Festival du Film Polonais Cat.Studios 2007 Perpignan
Perpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...

Special interest Annual festival devoted to Polish cinema
Cinema of Poland
The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as history of cinematography, and it has universal achievements, even though Polish movies tend to be less commercially available than movies from several other European nations....

.
http://www.catstudios.net
Festival du Film Web Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The town of Oloron-Sante-Marie is positioned at the junction of two rivers and has a population of approximately 12,000. While not spectacular, it is a pleasant looking town, with an ancient quarter,...

Special interest
Festival International du Film de Montagne 1984 Autrans
Autrans
Autrans is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, it hosted the biathlon, cross country skiing, nordic combined, and the ski jumping normal hill events.-Reference:...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

first week in December http://www.festival-autrans.com
Festival Pocket Film Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

Special interest Mobile phone film festival. http://www.festivalpocketfilms.fr
International Festival of Audiovisual Programs Biarritz
Biarritz
Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....

Special interest http://www.fipa.tm.fr
International student short-film Festival of Cergy-pontoise 1991 Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise is a new town in France, in the Val d'Oise département, northwest of Paris on the Oise River. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise....

International Student Festival http://lefestivalducourt.org/
Lille European Film Festival Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...

Special interest European short movies competition http://www.filmcourt-lille.com
Premiers Plans
Premiers Plans
The Premiers Plans festival takes place in Angers every year in January. It is dedicated to European first films, and is meant to help new directors meet their audience....

Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....

Special interest Showcase of European directorial debut films. http://www.premiersplans.org/
Three Continents Festival
Three Continents Festival
The Festival of the Three Continents is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, and is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau. The top award in the festival's competition is the balloon shaped Golden...

1979 Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

Special interest Annual festival is devoted to the cinemas of Asia
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...

, Africa
African cinema
The term African cinema refers to the film production in Africa, following formal independence. Some of the countries in North Africa developed a national film industry much earlier and are related to West Asian cinema...

 and Latin America.
http://www.3continents.com
Treguier International Film Festival 2009 Treguier
Tréguier
Tréguier is a port town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is the capital of the province of Trégor.-Geography:Tréguier is located 36 m. N.W. of Saint-Brieuc by road. The port is situated about 5½ m...

International Annual festival held in July. Open to all filmmakers. http://www.treguierfilmfest.com
Utopiales - Nantes International Science-Fiction Festival 1998 Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

Special interest Annual sci-fi festival. http://www.utopiales.org/

Germany

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Shortfilmfestival Cologne Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

European Held annually in November. http://www.unlimited-festival.de/
Filmfest Hamburg 1992 Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

International Held annually in September/October. http://www.filmfesthamburg.de/
Abgedreht International Short Film Festival Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Sulzbach-Rosenberg is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approx. 14 km northwest of Amberg, and 50 km east of Nuremberg. The town consists of two parts: Sulzbach in the west, and Rosenberg in the east. Archeological evidence tells, that...

http://www.filmfest-abgedreht.de
Achtung Berlin 2005 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

Special interest, regional Spotlights new films made in Berlin or Brandenburg or taking place in the region. http://www.achtungberlin.de/
Asia Filmfest 2004 Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

Asian cinema The largest Asian festival in Germany is held annually in the end of October.
Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2003 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

International Annual festival. Platform to promote independent film makers from different countries of Asia and the Asian-Pacific region (Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Asian-pacific islands) http://www.bapff.de/
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...

1951 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

International Also called the "Berlinale", the festival is held annually in February. http://www.berlinale.de/
Biberach Independent Film Festival
Biberach Independent Film Festival
The Biberach Independent Film Festival was a film festival that was held for the last time in 2008, in the southwestern German town of Biberach an der Riß, situated just south of Ulm. It premiered in November 2004. The festival was intended for a German audience and presents recent German and...

2004 Biberach an der Riß
Biberach an der Riß
Biberach is a town in the south of Germany. It is the capital of Biberach district, in the Upper Swabia region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg...

Special interest Focusses on experimental and documentary short films. Mostly German. http://www.biff-filmfestival.de
Black International Cinema Berlin 1986 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

International Annual film festival presenting cinema from the African Diaspora and intercultural diplomacy perspectives http://www.blackinternationalcinema.de
Britspotting - Independent British and Irish Film Festival Berlin Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

Special interest http://www.britspotting.de
Crank Cookie Kurzfilmtage 2006 Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....

International Annual short film festival. http://www.crankcookiekurzfilmtage.de/
Feminale
Feminale
The Feminale in Cologne is Germany's oldest feminist film festival. It is held annually since 1984.The Feminale was founded by students of film theory from the University of Cologne. Participating films must be made by females. They cover a broad spectrum of film genres, including experimental...

Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

Special interest Annual feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...

 film festival.
http://www.feminale.de/
film sharing VideoFilmfestival 2003 Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

, Heilbronn
Heilbronn
Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state....

, Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...

International Annual short film festival. Low & No Budget productions are shown at different locations, mainly in Southern Germany http://www.film-sharing.net
Filmfestival Türkei - Deutschland Nürnberg Special interest http://fftd.net
Fantasy Filmfest 1987 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

, Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

Special interest, international Annual festival for science fiction, horror and thriller films. http://www.fantasyfilmfest.com/
Festival of German Film 2005 Ludwigshafen National Held annually in June. http://www.festival-des-deutschen-films.de/
Film Festival ContraVision
Film Festival ContraVision
The International Short Film Festival ContraVision is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany, devoted to short film, student film, animation, experimental film and documentary films. The screened films range from the no-budget scene and amateurs to commercial productions. The festival has...

1992 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

Special interest Annual independent film festival held at the Cinema "Blow Up". http://www.contravision.de
Independent Days Filmfest 1998 Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...

Special interest Annual independent festival for low- and no-budget filmmakers, with short film competition. http://www.independentdays.de/
Internationalen Bergfilm-Festival Tegernsee 2003 Tegernsee
Tegernsee
Tegernsee is a town in the Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the shore of Tegernsee lake, at an elevation of 747 m above sea level....

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

third weekend in October http://www.bergfilm-festival-tegernsee.de
International Documentary Festival Munich (DOK.FEST) Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

Special interest http://www.dokfest-muenchen.de
International Cycling Video Festival
International Cycling Video Festival
The International Cycling Film Festival is a not-for-profit film festival held annually in the Ruhr Area, Germany. Its mission is to strengthen international cooperation in the areas of cycling, cycling films and cycling culture. The festival promotes interaction between movie makers and cyclists...

2005 Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

Special interest Held annually in August/September http://www.cyclingfilms.de/
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival is an annual film festival held jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The festival was established in 1952. In Mannheim there are six cinema centres and 19 single cinemas.The festival presents arthouse films of...

1950 Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....

, Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

International http://www.iffmh.de/en/
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film , also known as the Leipzig DOK Festival, is a film festival that takes place annually in Leipzig, Germany. It was founded in 1955 under the name "1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films" and was the...

1955 Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

Special interest http://www.dokfestival-leipzig.de
International Short Film Festival 1985 Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

Special interest http://festival.shortfilm.com/
International Short Film Festival Berlin 1985 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

Special interest http://www.interfilm.de
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world and one of the major international platforms for the short form...

1954 Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...

Special interest http://www.kurzfilmtage.de/
International Videofestival Bochum
International Videofestival Bochum
The International Videofestival Bochum is an annual international video festival which takes place every year at the Ruhr-University Bochum in Bochum, Germany....

Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

Special interest http://www.videofestival.org/
La.Meko Filmfestival Landau
La.Meko Filmfestival Landau
La.Meko Filmfestival Landau is a film festival now held annually during November in the German town of Landau since 2001.The idea for the festival originally came from the students of the department of Media Studies and Communications Psychology at the Koblenz-Landau University and the festival...

2001 Landau
Landau
Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town , a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the...

Special interest Annual festival for shortfilms of all genres. Different competitions. http://www.filmfestival-landau.de/
Nordische Filmtage
Nordische Filmtage
The Lübeck Nordic Film Days is a film festival for movies from the Nordic and Baltic countries held annually in Lübeck, Germany, since 1956 on the first weekend in November...

1956 Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...

Special interest Held annually in November, spotlighting the cinemas of Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

 and the Baltic states
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...

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http://www.filmtage.luebeck.de/
Perspektive - Filmfestival der Menschenrechte
Perspektive - Filmfestival der Menschenrechte
Perspektive is an international film festival dedicated to human rights that takes place biannually in Nuremberg, Germany.-External links:...

Nürnberg Special interest Annual human rights festival. http://www.humanrightsfilmfestival.org
Road Junky Travel Film Festival 2009 Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

Short documentaries Independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s focused on travel and world culture
http://www.roadjunkyfilms.com/
SCHLINGEL International Film Festival
SCHLINGEL International Film Festival
Schlingel is an international film festival for children and young audiences. The festival began in 1996, and has taken place annually in Chemnitz ever since in the week before the Saxon Fall Break. The festival gives an overview of the newest international productions in the area of children and...

1996 Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...

International Held annually in Autumn, spotlighting movies for children and young audience http://www.ff-schlingel.de/
Shooting Europe!
Shooting Europe!
Shooting Europe! is the European short film festival organised by AEGEE-Karlsruhe and AEGEE TV. This event combines art and creativity with thematic work on common social issues and cultural diversity such as human rights and intercultural dialogue....

2005 Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...

Special interest European short film festival organized by the European Students' Forum
Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe
AEGEE, or Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l'Europe, known as European Students' Forum in English, is one of Europe's largest cross-faculty student organisations....

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http://www.shooting-europe.de/
Videonale
Videonale
Videonale is an annual international festival and competition for art videos in Bonn, Germany, held since 1984.-History:Since its beginnings, the festival has constantly been altered. Apart from the competition, the Videonale presents a large exhibition of installation art and panel discussions on...

1984 Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....

Special interest Annual video- and installation art festival. http://www.videonale.org/

Greece

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Be There Corfu International Animation Film Festival 2011 Corfu Animation Film http://www.betherefest.gr/
International Short Film Festival in Drama 1993 Drama
Drama, Greece
Drama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the...

Special interest http://www.dramafilmfestival.gr/
International Thessaloniki Film Festival 1959 Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

International Held annually in November. http://www.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US
Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival 2004 Naousa
Naousa
Naousa is the name of several places in Greece:*Naousa, Imathia, a town in Imathia*Naoussa, Paros, a village on the island Paros, Cyclades...

International, Short film Held in May http://www.niff.gr/
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century is a film festival specialising in documentary films which takes place every March in Thessaloniki and is affiliated with the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.-History:...

1999 Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

Special interest http://www.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US
Thessaloniki Video Dance Festival
Thessaloniki Video Dance Festival
The VideoDance Festival started in 2000 in Athens and Thessaloniki as an international dance film festival, but soon it widened up to include more kinds of experiment on movement and the moving image....

2000 Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

Special interest Dance festival with a showcase of dance films. http://www.filmfestival.gr/videodance/uk/

Hungary

Name Est. City Type Details Website
AniFest Special interest http://anifest.hu/
Budapest Short Film Festival Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

Special interest http://gombolyag.uw.hu/
International Festival of Young Filmmakers Special interest http://www.filmfestival-miskolc.hu
Kecskemet Animation Film Festival Special interest http://www.kaff.hu/
Kiskakas Film Festival http://www.kiskakas.hu
Verzió Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Special interest http://www.verzio.ceu.hu

Iceland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Reykjavík International Film Festival
Reykjavík International Film Festival
- The festival :Reykjavík International Film Festival , is an international film festival held in Reykjavík, Iceland annually. The festival lasts 11 days each year and emphasizes young talents...

2004 Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

International http://www.filmfest.is/

Ireland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Cork Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
The Cork Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 and has grown to be an internationally recognised festival, particularly in the area of short films....

1956 Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

International http://www.corkfilmfest.org/
Darklight Film Festival 1999 Dublin Special interest Celebrating Digital Art, Film & Technology http://www.darklight.ie
Fresh Film Festival
Fresh Film Festival (Ireland)
The Fresh Film Festival is a festival for young people which takes place in Limerick, Ireland each Spring.Running since 1996, the Festival includes the annual competitive event, Ireland's Young Film Maker of the Year, which screens films made by young people aged between seven and 18 years.-The...

1996 Limerick Special Interest Films by young people, aged 7 to 18 years. http://www.freshfilmfestival.net/
Galway Film Fleadh 1988? Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

International The Galway Film Fleadh – Ireland’s leading film festival, is a six day international film event held every July. The Fleadh is a festival for the public, film buffs, film students, industry professionals and invited guests. http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/welcome.html
Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival 2006 Gortahork Documentaries Films mainly on human rights and Social issues. http://www.guthgafa.com/
Horrorthon
Horrorthon
A Horrorthon is an event held around Halloween in which several horror movies are watched consecutively.The term Horrorthon was used in the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch to describe such an event....

1997 Dublin Special interest Annual horror festival. http://www.horrorthon.com/
Irish Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Special interest
Irish Film Institute - French Film Festival Special interest
Irish Film Institute - European Film Festival Special interest
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is a film festival that is held annually in February over the course of ten days in Dublin, Republic of Ireland-History:The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival was established in 2003...

2002 Dublin International http://www.dubliniff.com/
Waterford Film Festival 2007 Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.com
Mid Ulster Film Festival
Mid Ulster Film Festival
The Mid Ulster Film Festival is an international film festival, established in 2004 by Mary Mullin and Roisin Nevin. Hugh Mullin and Geoffrey Sproule, film co-ordinator and technician joined in 2005....

2004 Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...

Films by first time film makers. http://www.midulsterfilmfestival.com/
Galway African Film Festival
Galway African Film Festival
Galway African Film Festival is an annual African film festival taking place in Galway on the westcoast of Ireland in late May / early June to coincide with Africa Day, an annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity...

2008 Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

African Film http://galwayafricanfilmfestival.wordpress.com/

Italy

Name Est. City Type Details Website
4 Film Festival http://www.4ff.it
A Film for Peace/Un Film per la Pace Festival 2006 Organized by the Province of Gorizia, the City of Medea and Windcloak Film Production.The film, documentary or fiction, must focus on the theme of peace, wartime conflict, civil war or human rights.The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2011 http://www.unfilmperlapace.it/
Borderlands International Film Festival http://www.borderlands.it
CinemadaMare Film Festival
CinemadaMare Film Festival
CinemadaMare Film Festival is the annual film festival for youth amateur short movie makers that is held in Italy.The event was first held in 2003. During the event, groups of participants travel along several cities of Southern Italy residing in locations such as schools turned into hostels...

2003 Annual festival for amateur youth filmmakers http://www.cinemadamare.com/
Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

Special interest http://www.circuitooff.com
Fantafestival
Fantafestival
Fantafestival is a film festival devoted to fantasy film that is held annually in Italy from 1981....

1981 Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

Special interest Annual festival of science fiction, horror and thriller films. http://www.fanta-festival.it/
Far East Film Festival 1999 Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...

International The largest showcase of Asian Cinema in the West, held annually at the end of April. http://www.fareastfilm.com
Festival del Cinema all'Aperto "Accordi @ DISACCORDI"
Festival del Cinema all'Aperto "Accordi @ DISACCORDI"
The Outdoor Film Festival "Agreements @ DISAGREE" is a film festival in Naples, Campania region, Italy.Film festival created by Pietro Pizzimento and by Associazione Culturale "Movies Events", held in Naples, at the Parco del Poggio, from July to September....

2000 Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

Special interest
International
Annual three months outdoor Film Festival http://www.accordiedisaccordi.com
Festival dei Popoli Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

Special interest Annual international documentary festival. http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org
Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

Festival internazionale film della montagna di Trento 1952 Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

last week of April and the first week of May http://www.mountainfilmfestival.trento.it/
Flaiano Film Festival
Flaiano Film Festival
The Flaiano Film Festival is one of Italy International Film Festivals. It involves a lot because the city is conducted through a survey that takes about one month , with the presentation of films in competition and out of competition, allowing the participation of thousands of spectators...

1974 Pescara
Pescara
Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...

International 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. http://www.premiflaiano.it/
Giffoni Film Festival
Giffoni Film Festival
The Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...

1971 Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana
Giffoni Valle Piana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms.-History:...

International One of the largest film festivals for kids, held annually in July, with short films and features from around the world. giffoni.it/en
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto - aka: Pordenone Silent Film Festival 1982 Pordenone
Pordenone
Pordenone is a comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.The name comes from the Latin "Portus Naonis" meaning the port on the river Noncello - History :...

International The world most important film festival dedicated to silent cinema, held annually during the first week of October. http://www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it
Io Isabella International Film Week
Io Isabella International Film Week
is the first film festival in the south of Italy, and the second in Italy, devoted to Women and Documentary. It spotlights the work by and about women and Creative Documentary...

2005 Special interest Spotlights the work by and about women, particularly documentaries. http://www.ioisabella.org
Milano Film Festival 1995 Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

International http://www.milanofilmfestival.it
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Pesaro
No Words International Short Film Festival Special interest http://www.nowords.it
Opere Nuove Festival Nazionale del Film Corto http://www.operenuove.it
Pentedattilo Film Festival 2006 Pentedattilo, R.C. International One of the largest International Short Film Festival in Southern Italy, held annually in September. http://www.pentedattilofilmfestival.net
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2003 Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...

Special interest Annual horror festival. http://www.ravennanightmare.it/
Rimusicazioni Festival Special interest Add a new soundtrack to an old silent movie. http://www.rimusicazioni.it
Roma Independent Film Festival Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

Special interest http://www.riff.it/
CINEMA. Festa Internazionale di Roma Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

Held annually in October. http://www.romacinemafest.org
Taormina Film Festival
Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema 1989 Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

International The leading Italian event on central and eastern European cinema, held annually on the thirst week of January. http://www.triestefilmfestival.it
Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival (Science Plus Fiction) 2000 Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

Special interest http://www.scienceplusfiction.org/
Torino Film Festival
Torino Film Festival
The Torino Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival...

1982 Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

International Held annually in November http://www.torinofilmfest.org/
Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...

1932 Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

International The world's oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido. http://www.labiennale.org
Video Festival Imperia 2006 Imperia
Imperia
Imperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany...

International Held annually in April. http://www.videofestivalimperia.org

Latvia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Riga International Fantasy Film Festival 2003 Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

Special interest A biennial showcase of science fiction, thriller and horror films, held on odd years, alternating with the Riga International Film Festival. http://main.arsenals.lv
Riga International Film Festival 1986 Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

International Also known as "Arsenals", the biennial festival is held on even years, alternating with the Riga International Fantasy Film Festival. http://main.arsenals.lv/

Lithuania

Name Est. City Type Details Website
International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris 1995 Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

International Independent films from all over the world. http://www.kinopavasaris.lt/
European Film Forum SCANORAMA 2003 Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

, Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...

, Klaipėda
Klaipeda
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....

International Presenting arthouse films from all over Europe. http://www.scanorama.lt/

Luxembourg

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Festival CinEast (Festival du Film d'Europe Centrale au Luxembourg) 2008 Luxembourg City International New film productions from Central and Eastern Europe. http://www.cineast.lu/

Macedonia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
International Cinematographers 'Film Festival 'Manaki Brothers' 1979 Bitola
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...

International Official competition for Cinematographers http://www.manaki.com.mk
Skopje International Film Festival 1997 Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

International International Festival http://www.skopjefilmfestival.com.mk/
Cinedays 2002 Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

International International Festival of European Films http://www.cinedays.com.mk/
MakeDOX 2010 Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

International International Festival of Documentary Film http://www.makedox.mk/
Asterfest 2006 Strumica
Strumica
Strumica is the largest city in eastern Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with Bulgaria. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. The city is named after the Strumica River which runs through it...

International Festival of Film Authors http://asterfest.mk

Monaco

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Monaco Film Premiere 2006 Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....

Special interest Charity screenings of new films. http://www.tendance-lifestyle.com
Monaco International Film Festival
Monaco International Film Festival
The Monaco International Film Festival, one of the premiere European film festivals, is an annual international special interest film festival held in Monaco. It is a non-profit organization, formed in December 2003. The festival focuses on Non-Violent films, screening productions from around the...

2003 Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....

Special interest The festival focuses on non-violent films. http://www.monacofilmfest.com/
Monaco Music Film Festival
Monaco Music Film Festival
The Monaco Music Film Festival is held annually in Monte Carlo. The first festival was held in 2006. The festivals mission is to celebrate film and the music of film. The festival focuses on the International and European premiers of feature films with a strong musical element...

2006 Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....

Special interest Celebrates film and the music of film. http://www.monacofilm.org/

Netherlands

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Fantasy, horror, anime, thriller, cult, science fiction http://www.afff.nl/
Amsterdam Film eXperience
Amsterdam Film eXperience
The Amsterdam Film eXperience, or AFX for short, is an annual filmfestival that takes place in Amsterdam. It's being organized by the AISFF...

2006 Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest New Media, cross-over, animation, interaction, experimental, installations http://www.amsterdamfilmexperience.com/
Africa In The Picture Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest African cinema
Arab Film Festival Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

Special interest Arab cinema and Arab filmmakers
Black Soil The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

Special interest Hip-hop films
BuitenBeeld Doesburg
Doesburg
Doesburg Doesburg Doesburg (Dutch is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Doesburg received city rights in 1237 and currently has 11,602 inhabitants (1 January 2007, source: CBS). The city is situated on the right bank of river IJssel, at the...

Special interest short films http://www.buitenbeeld-doesburg.nl/buitenbeeld/welkom/
B-movie Underground and Trash Film Festival Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...

Special interest B-movie, Underground, Trash http://www.butff.nl/
Cinekid Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Film, television and new media for children http://www.cinekid.nl
CinemAsia Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Asian films http://www.cinemasia.nl
Deaf in the Picture Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Films about/for deaf people
Dejima Japanese Film Festival
Dejima Japanese Film Festival
The Dejima Japanese Film Festival was named after the artificial island Dejima in the bay of Nagasaki, which was used by the Dutch to trade with the Japanese starting in the 17th century. The festival was aimed at the current state of Japanese cinema. The first edition in May 2005 was held in...

Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

, Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

Special interest Japanese films http://www.dejimafilmfestival.nl/en/
Festival Vrouwenfilms Assen 1980 Assen
Assen
Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen's main claim to fame is the TT Circuit Assen the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Dutch TT is run...

National Held annually in March http://www.festivalvrouwenfilms.nl/
Film Festival SCENECS Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...

International Held annually in November. http://www.scenecs.com/
Himalaya Film Festival Amstelveen
Amstelveen
' is a suburban municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen,...

Special interest
Indies Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Films about the Dutch East Indies
International Film Festival Breda 2009 Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...

International Held annually end March. The focus of the festival is cinema and its influence on current visual culture, with links between films, internet, photography, performance and gaming http://www.filmfestivalbreda.com/
International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...

1972 Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

International Held annually in January and February, featuring independent and experimental films. http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 1988 Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest http://www.idfa.nl/
Jewish Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest
Latin American Film Festival Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

Special interest http://www.laff.nl
Leiden Film Festival Leiden International http://www.leidsfilmfestival.nl/
Leiden International Short Film Festival Leiden Special interest Short Films http://www.lisfe.nl/
Netherlands Film Festival
Netherlands Film Festival
The Netherlands Film Festival is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht.During the ten-day festival, all Dutch film productions of the previous year are exhibited. Besides feature films, the program also consists of short subjects, documentary...

1982 Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

Regional Feature films, short subjects, documentaries, television drama http://www.filmfestival.nl
Netherlands Online Film Festival Special interest Drama, documentary, experimental, animation, interactive
Noordelijk Film Festival 1978 Leeuwarden International http://www.noordelijkfilmfestival.nl
Pink Film Days Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

Special interest Gay films
Film by the Sea 1998 Vlissingen International Held annually, usually in September. http://www.filmbythesea.nl

Norway

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival
The Bergen International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The 11th edition of the festival in 2010 featured 150 films in the program, a new record...

2000 Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

International Held annually in October. http://www.biff.no/
Films from the South Festival 1991 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

International Held annually in October. http://www.filmfrasor.no/
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 1994 Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....

Nordic and Baltic Held annually in November. http://www.animationfestival.no/
The Norwegian Short Film Festival 1978 Grimstad
Grimstad
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...

Special interest Devoted to short- and documentary films. Held annually in June. http://www.kortfilmfestivalen.no/
Norwegian International Film Festival
Norwegian International Film Festival
The Norwegian International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. The festival goes back to 1973.In 1985, the Amanda award was instituted. The Amanda is awarded every year at the festival in different movie categories...

1973 Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...

International Held annually in August. http://www.filmweb.no
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival 2004 Trondheim International Held annually. http://www.kosmorama.no
Oslo International Film Festival 1991 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

International Held annually in November. http://www.oslofilmfestival.com/
Oslo Screen Festival 2008 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

International Held biannually in March. http://www.screenfestival.no/
Skeive Filmer 1991 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

Special interest Devoted to queer cinema. Held annually in September. http://www.oglff.org/
Tromsø International Film Festival
Tromsø International Film Festival
The Tromsø International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Tromsø, Norway.The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991, and today TIFF is the largest film festival in Norway as considered by attendance figures; in 2010 there were 58 267 admissions. In 2006 TIFF...

1991 Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

International Held annually in January. http://www.tiff.no/
WT Os International Film Festival
WT Os International Film Festival
WT Os International Film Festival, also known as the WT-festival, is an international film festival in Os, south of Bergen, Norway, held annually in early November....

1999 Os
Os, Hordaland
Os is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Due to its proximity to Bergen, Os is experiencing strong population growth. -History:...

International Devoted to independent film. http://www.wt-festivalen.no wt-festivalen.no
ØyaKino
ØyaKino
ØyaKino is a film festival held annually in Oslo, Norway. The festival screens music-related films during Øyafestivalen, and takes place at Eldorado Kino.- External links :*...

Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

Special interest Devoted to music-related films. http://www.oyafestivalen.no/

Poland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
American Film Festival
American Film Festival
American Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Wrocław, Poland. First edition was held from 20 to 24 October 2010. The festival is organized by Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty and co-funded by the Wroclaw Municipality and Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.-...

2010 | Wrocław International American cinema www.americanfilmfestival.pl
ANIMATOR International Animation Festival 2008 | Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

International Animator-Poznań Festival, the first edition of which coincides with the Year of Polish Animation, is to become the major animation festival in Poland, competing with the most prestigious festivals in the world. A special emphasis on the connections between animation and music is a unique characteristic of ANIMATOR. animator-festival.com
The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! 1969 Poznan
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

International The International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! has been founded for young and very young people who treat the cinema as a journey into the unknown, a challenge and a thrilling adventure. It shows films which avoid cultural and commercial clichés. Each year, there are a number of films for children and young people which, thanks to their sincerity, artistry and original outlook on the world of the young generation, escape excessive didacticism or mindless entertainment. alekino.com
The Art of the Document 1984 Warsaw International Multimedia Festival. http://www.artofdocument.pl
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE
Camerimage
The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE is a festival dedicated to cinematography and its creators cinematographers.The first seven events were held in Toruń, Poland. The next ten events were held in Łódź...

1993 Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

, since 2000 Łódź
International http://www.pluscamerimage.pl/
Era New Horizons Film Festival
Era New Horizons Film Festival
New Horizons Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in July in Wrocław, Poland. It has been organised since 2001.- Festival programme 2009 :* Opening gala – Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon...

2001 Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...

, Cieszyn
Cieszyn
Cieszyn is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants . Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín....

, Wrocław
International http://www.eranowehoryzonty.pl
KAN Film Festival 1999 Wrocław Special interest Formal name is the Amateur and Independent Film Festival KAN; held annually around the end of April. http://www.kan.art.pl/
Kraków Film Festival
Kraków Film Festival
The Kraków Film Festival is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. It has been organised year after year since 1961....

1960 Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

Special interest Annual festival dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. http://www.kff.com.pl/
Planete Doc Film Festival 2004 Warsaw International One of the biggest documentary film festivals in Europe. Held annually in May. http://www.docreview.pl/
Spotkania z Filmem Górskim 2007 Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

first half of September http://www.spotkania.zakopane.pl
Warsaw International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival , also known as the Warsaw FilmFest, is a film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland. The festival has been held every year since 1985....

1984 Warsaw International Held annually in October. http://www.wff.pl

Portugal

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Algarve International Film Festival 1971 Portimão
Portimão
Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...

International Held annually in Spring. http://www.algarvefilmfest.com/
Avanca International Film Festival 1997 Avanca
Avanca
Avanca is a town in Estarreja Municipality in Portugal. The town has a museum dedicated to António Egas Moniz, a doctor who won Portugal's only Nobel Prize in 1949 for his contribution to medicine....

International Held annually in July. http://www.avanca.com/
Douro Film Harvest
Douro Film Harvest
Douro Film Harvest is the first totally decentralized international summit of cinema, that takes place in Alto Douro Wine Region,a area classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Patrimony and homeland of Porto Wine....

2009 Douro International Held annually in September http://www.dourofilmharvest.com
Doclisboa 2004 Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

Special interest An international film festival for documentaries. http://www.doclisboa.org
Évora International Short Film Festival (FIKE) 2001 Évora
Évora
Évora is a municipality in Portugal. It has total area of with a population of 55,619 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Évora District and capital of the Alentejo region. The municipality is composed of 19 civil parishes, and is located in Évora District....

Special interest Held annually in November, the competition section is open to international short films, animation, fiction and documentaries up to 40 minutes. No entry fee. http://www.fikeonline.net/
Estoril Film Festival  2006 Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...

International Held annually in November, the competition section is open to international films, animation, fiction and documentaries http://www.estoril-filmfestival.com/
Fantasporto
Fantasporto
Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from...

1982 Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...

Internacional Fantasy, horror, action and science-fiction festival. http://www.fantasporto.com/
FEST-International Youth Film Festival 2004 Espinho International Yearly festival held in late June dedicated to young filmmakers http://www.fest.pt/
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival 1985 Setúbal
Setúbal
Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....

Special interest Held annually during the first week in June, the competitive section is open to films from countries producing less than 30 features per year. http://www.festroia.pt/
Funchal International Film Festival Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

International http://www.funchalfilmfest.pt
IndieLisboa International Film Festival 2004 Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

Special interest An international film festival for independent movies. http://www.indielisboa.com/
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
The Queer Lisboa - Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is one of the most important European forums of international LGBT film/video.Having first been held in 1997, it celebrated its 10th annual edition in 2006, showcasing 114 films .It is one of the most important exhibition vehicles in Portugal of...

1996 Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

Special interest
Madeira Film Festival 2012 Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

Nature / Environment Creating awareness of the Laurisilva forest through the persuasive strength of audio-visual communication. Held during the first week in May at Reid's Palace Hotel in Funchal, Reid's is cosidered to be one of the finest hotels in the world. MFF is a competetive fest with the Laurisilva Award presented to the best short, feature, documentary and nature orientated film. http://www.madeirafilmfestival.com/
MONSTRA
Monstra
Monstra is a comic book character in Marvel Comics X-Men series.-Fictional character biography:It is an alien member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, a superguardian. She has four arms and three eyes, and has super-strength and durability...

2000 Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

Special interest An international festival for animated films. http://www.monstrafestival.com/
MOTELx 2007 Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

Special interest An international festival for horror films. http://www.motelx.org/

Romania

Name Est. City Type Details Website
ALTER-NATIVE 1993 Târgu Mureş Special interest International short film festival. http://www.madisz.ro
Anim'est Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

Special interest International animation film festival http://www.animest.ro
Anonimul 2004 Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea
Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea
Sfântu Gheorghe is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. It is located at the end of the southern arm of the Danube near the Black Sea, in the Dobruja region. It is composed of a single village, Sfântu Gheorghe. It has approximately 1000 inhabitants.-Town:...

Special interest International independent film festival. http://www.festival-anonimul.ro
Astra Film Festival
Astra Film Festival
Astra Film Festival is an international film festival of documentary film and visual anthropology, organized biannually by Astra Film in Sibiu, Romania....

1993 Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...

International Sibiu International Festival of Documentary Film http://www.astrafilm.ro
Comedy Cluj
Comedy Cluj
Comedy Cluj is an international film festival of comedy film organized annually in October in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania.- History :The first edition of Comedy Cluj was held in 2009 and comprised 70 films coming from 19 countries as well as several workshops, street theater shows,...

2009 Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

International International Comedy Film Festival http://www.comedycluj.ro/
DaKINO Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

Special interest http://www.dakino-filmfestival.ro
Filmul de Piatra 2008 Piatra Neamț
Piatra Neamt
Piatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...

Special interest Short film festival. http://www.filmuldepiatra.ro/
Gay Film Nights
Gay Film Nights
Gay Film Nights is an LGBT film festival organised annually in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by the LGBT association Be An Angel. By presenting a series of films with LGBT themes, it seeks to showcase LGBT culture and cinema, while also initiating a dialogue with other members of society...

2004 Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

Special interest Lesbian and gay film festival http://www.beanangel.ro/sfg
Iaşi International Film Festival 2009 Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...

International http://www.iasifilmfest.ro/
IPIFF Constanţa
Constanta
Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....

Special interest The Independent Producers International Film Festival http://www.ipiff.ro
International Digital Film Festival Kinofest 2007 Bucharest International Kinofest is the first digital film festival in Romania. Kinofest has the explicit goal of promoting young film-makers, artists and their work - film, music and visual art-wise; and also, to cultivate the interest in and promote the arts and media culture among the general public through independent film, video and new media making. http://kinofest.com/
NexT Film Festival 2007 Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

Special interest International short film festival http://www.nextproject.ro
Spune pe scurt Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

Special interest International online short film festival http://www.spunepescurt.ro
Timishort 2009 Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

Special interest International short film festival. http://www.timishort.ro
Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
The Transilvania International Film Festival is a film festival held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and established in 2001 by Romanian Film Promotion...

2002 Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

International http://www.tiff.ro
Where is the love? Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

Special interest International short film festival http://www.whereisthelove.ro

Russia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg
Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg
The Festival Of Festivals, established in 1993, is Russia’s largest, non-competitive festival of recent outstanding works of international and Russian cinema. It is held annually June 23–29, during St. Petersburg's White Nights. The festival attracts more than 30,000 viewers, as well as a number of...

1993 St. Petersburg International Held annually June 23-29th. Features several traditional screening sections as well as special prizes. http://www.filmfest.ru/
Golden Minbar International Muslim Film Festival 2005 Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

International First held in 2005 since then has been held annually. http://www.mfmk.ru/ (in Russian, English, and Arabic)
Kinotavr Film Festival 1991 Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

International http://www.kinotavr.ru/
KROK International Animated Films Festival
KROK International Animated Films Festival
The KROK International Animated Films Festival is an annual international animation film festival. It is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine on odd years. The festival takes place over the course of 12 days between September and October on the cruise ship Taras Shevchenko...

1989 Cities along the Volga
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

 or Dnieper
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...

 rivers
Special Interest International animation festival which is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 on odd years. It takes place on a cruise ship and visits various cities.
www.krokfestival.com
Message to Man
Message to Man
Message to Man is an international competitive documentary, short and animated film festival held annually in Saint Petersburg, Russia.- History :...

1988 Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

International International competitive festival for documentary, animated and short films m2m.iffc.ru
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....

1935 Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

International First held in 1935, from 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, and since 1995 has been held annually.
Moscow International Festival of Mountaineering and Adventure Films "Vertical" 1996 Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

April http://www.8848.ru/
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
Open Russian Festival of Animated Film
The Open Russian Festival of Animated Film is an annual animation film festival held in Suzdal, Russia. It is the only festival devoted to professional appraisal of domestic Russian animation...

1996 Suzdal
Suzdal
Suzdal is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated northeast of Moscow, from the city of Vladimir, on the Kamenka River. Population: -History:...

Special Interest The only festival devoted to professional appraisal of domestic Russian animation. Films from Belarus and Ukraine are also often admitted. suzdalfest.ru
Russia's Family Short Film Festival Galich
Galich, Russia
Galich is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. It is also a minor railroad node of the Trans-Siberian railway. Population: -History:...

Special interest
International Kansk Video Festival 2002 Kansk, Russia International, Special Interest The most innovative festival in Russia. It focuses on experimental, alternative, independent video and film shorts http://www.festival-cannes.ru
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival «Side by Side»
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival «Side by Side»
«Side by Side» Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival is an international film festival that seeks to explore the issues of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender through art cinema. Since 2008 it has taken place every autumn in St. Petersburg...

2008 Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, Russia
International This is international film festival, which raises issues of homosexuality, bisexual and transgender (dec. LGBT) http://www.festival-cannes.ru

Serbia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Belgrade International Film Festival 1971 Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

International Shortnamed "FEST" Link
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival (Annual film festival in Belgrade) 1953 Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

International documentary, experimental, short fiction, animated Link
Palić Film Festival
Palic Film Festival
Palić Film Festival is the European film festival that takes place in the town of Palić . As of 2011 , it was held 18 times.-External links:**...

1992 Palić
Palic
Palić is a town in Serbia, from Subotica, and from the border between Serbia and Hungary. It is a part of the Subotica Municipality, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,745 people...

International "Golden Tower" award Link
Film Festival of Serbia 2007 Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....

National "Ibis" award Link
FreeNetWorld International Film Fest
FreeNetWorld International Film Fest
FreeNetWorld is annual film festival held annually in Niš, Niš Fortress, Serbia.FreeNetWorld is an international film festival which aims to support and promote the creativity of film and authors from all over the world, primarily through the Internet that we think is the basic kind of...

2008 Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

International The best FNW film award

The best documentary film

The best animated film

The best fiction

The best music video/experimental film

Audience award
http://www.freenetworld.org/
Mini Film Festival 2007 Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....

Regional "Festival mini filma"

Short films, up to 3 minutes

Held annually @ Radio Cafe
Link

Slovakia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Art Film Fest
Art Film Fest
The Art Film Fest is an International Film Festival established in Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia in 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia...

1992 Trenčianske Teplice
Trencianske Teplice
Trenčianske Teplice is a health resort and small spa town in western Slovakia, in the valley of the river Teplička, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains.-Characteristics:...

, Trenčín
Trencín
Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...

International Held annually in June http://www.artfilmfest.sk
ekotopfilm–International Festival of Sustainable Development Films 1974 Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

International Held annually in October. http://www.ekotopfilm.sk/
Golden Beggar
Golden Beggar
The Golden Beggar is the first and the oldest international festival of local TV broadcasters, which takes place every year in June in Košice, Slovakia....

1995 Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...

International Annual festival and awards for local television programs http://www.festival.sk/
International Film Festival Bratislava
International Film Festival Bratislava
The International Film Festival Bratislava is an international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia....

Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

International http://www.iffbratislava.sk
International Film Festival Cinematik
International Film Festival Cinematik
International Film Festival Cinematik is an international film festival. The 4th year was held from 11 to 15 September 2009.The organizers of the festival are non-governmental organization MFF Piešťany, o.z., backed by the City of Piešťany and Slovak Health Spa Piešťany...

2006 Piešťany
Pieštany
Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...

International Specialized on best European films http://www.cinematik.sk
Medzinárodný Festival Horských Filmov Poprad 1993 Poprad
Poprad
Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

second week of October http://www.mfhf.sk/index.php?lang=uk

Slovenia

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Filofest
Filofest
The International Student Film and Video Festival is the first international festival in Slovenia, the focal point of which is student film and video production. It takes place annually at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, since 2006...

2006 Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

Special interest International Student Film and Video Festival http://www.filofest.com/
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Ljubljana International Film Festival
The Ljubljana International Film Festival is an international film festival established in 1990 and held annually in Ljubljana, Slovenia....

1989 Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

International http://liffe.si/
Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 1984 Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

International Gay and Lesbian film festival http://www.ljudmila.org/siqrd/fglf/
Kino Otok 2004 Izola
Izola
Izola is an old fishing city and a municipality in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. Its name originates from the Italian Isola, which means island.- History :...

International http://www.isolacinema.org/
Festival of Slovenian Film 1998 Portorož
Portorož
- External links :**...

Slovenian http://www.fsf.si/
Film Festival Novo Mesto 2004 Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...

Regional http://www.klapa.si/festival/index.html
Grossmann Film and Wine Festival
Grossmann film and wine festival
The Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is a Slovenian film festival specialized in genre movies, with emphasis on Horror and Fantasy. The festival takes place every year in late July in the picturesque town of Ljutomer, at the heart of the winegrowing Prlekija region.The 7th edition has...

2005 Ljutomer
Ljutomer
Ljutomer is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Pomurska statistical region....

Regional http://en.grossmann.si/
International Mountain Film Festival Domžale 2007 Domžale
Domžale
Domžale is a municipality and city Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry . It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

April http://www.imffd.com

Spain

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Alcances Film Festival of the Atlantic Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....

Barcelona Asian Film Festival 1999 Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

International http://www.baff-bcn.org/
Animac - Catalunya International Animation Film Festival Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...

Special interest http://www.animac.cat
Cinema Jove International Film Festival Valencia http://www.cinemajove.com/
San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...

1953 San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...

International Supervised by the FIAPF
FIAPF
The FIAPF based in Paris, created in 1933, is an organization composed with 31 member associations from 25 of the leading audiovisual production countries...

, the annual festival is one of the most important in Europe.
http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/
Festival de Cine de Sitges
Festival de Cine de Sitges
The Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival that is one of the most recognizable ones held in Europe, considered the world's foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies...

1967 Sitges
Sitges
*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site...

Special interest Festival for the fantasy, horror, science fiction, cult film and martial arts genres. http://www.cinemasitges.com/
Festival de Cinema de Muntanya i Aventura de Torelló 1983 Torelló
Torelló
Torelló is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Osona, in the Province of Barcelona, Catalonia. As of 2009 its population was of 13,808.-Geography:...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

third week in November http://www.torellomountainfilm.cat
Gijón International Film Festival
Gijón International Film Festival
Gijón International Film Festival was created in 1963. It was born as an initiative of the local authority and it was sponsored mainly by Gijón City Council and the then Caja de Ahorros de Asturias ; both institutions are still the main organisers of the festival, along with funding from the...

1963 Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...

International http://www.gijonfilmfestival.com/
Granada Short Film Festival Special interest http://www.filmfest-granada.com/
International Week of Fantastic Film 1980 Málaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

Special interest http://www.fantastico.uma.es/
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival is an international film festival that is held in Las Palmas in the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. The festival takes place every year...

2000 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...

International http://www.festivalcinelaspalmas.com
Málaga Spanish Film Festival 1998 Málaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

Spanish http://www.festivaldemalaga.com
Marbella Film Festival 2006 Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....

Independent cinema http://www.marbellafilmfestival.com/
Renderyard Film Festival 2004 Spain & London International Held annually in Spain and London, Renderyard showcases independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, Animations, Documentaries and Music Videos. Founder of the Renderyard Film Award.
http://renderyard.com/
San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 1989 San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...

Special interest http://www.sansebastianhorrorfestival.com/
San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival 2003 San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...

Special interest http://www.cineyderechoshumanos.com
Seminci
Seminci
Valladolid International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain since 1956....

1956 Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...

International http://www.seminci.es/
Seville Festival of European Cinema http://www.festivaldesevilla.com/
Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur 2007 Granada
Granada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

International http://www.cinesdelsur.com
Barcelona International Audiovisual Festival (Former Barcelona International Television Festival) 1997 Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

International Organized by OETI, European observatory for children's television, the Festival is aimed at providing ethical content in audiovisual communication media in children and youth targeted television. http://www.oeti.org/

See also: Calendar of film festivals in Spain.

Sweden

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Arctic Light Film Festival  "late '80s" Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...

 
also showing in villages http://www.arcticlight.org/
BUFF (Malmö Film Festival)
BUFF (Malmö Film Festival)
The International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö. Swedish: Barn- och ungdomsfilmfestivalen i Malmö – BUFF, is a film festival in Malmö, Sweden, held in March.-External links:* - official web page in English...

Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

Special interest The International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö takes its acronym from its Swedish name, Barn- och ungdomsfilmfestivalen http://www.buff.se/
Dövfilmfestival Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Filmörnen
Filmörnen
Filmörnen is a Swedish short films festival held annually in September by Värmlands Filmförbund. The festival was founded in 1978 by Erik Fasth and Kjell Bergström...

1978 Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...

Special interest Festival for Swedish short films http://www.varmlandsfilmforbundm.se/
Gothenburg Film Festival
Gothenburg Film Festival
Göteborg International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, launched in 1979. The first year the festival showed 17 films on 3 screens, and had 3 000 visitors. Today, the film festival is the biggest in Scandinavia and takes place 10 days every year between January and...

1979 Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

International http://www.filmfestival.org
HBT-GBG
HBT-GBG
HBT-Festivalen is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, started in June 2007. The annual event is arranged by the Gothenburg Municipality and Västra Götaland region, in cooperation with RFSL and other LGBT-organizations...

2007 Gotenburg Special interest Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival. http://www.hbt-gbg.se/
Luleå Filmfestival  Luleå
Luleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....

 
http://www.luleafilmfestival.se
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 1995 Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

Special interest Annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction. http://www.fff.se/
Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year in the second half of November...

1990 Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

International Held annually in November. http://www.filmfestivalen.se
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival is an annual festival hosted in Uppsala, Sweden since 1982. As of 2002 the winner of the award "Uppsala Grand Prix" and the winner of the Uppsala Film Jackdaw for Best Children's Film are eligible for an Academy Award nomination...

1982 Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

Special interest Held annually in late October. http://www.shortfilmfestival.com/
Umeå Film Festival defunct http://www.filmfest.se/

Switzerland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Videoex 1998 Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

International Experimental film and video festival. http://www.videoex.ch/
Cinéma Tout Ecran
Cinéma Tout Ecran
Cinéma Tous Ecrans , is an international film festival held annually in the city of Geneva, Switzerland since 1995. The current Artistic and General Director is Claudia Durgnat....

Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

International Film and television festival. http://www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch/
Geneva International Jewish Film Festival Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

International Film and television festival. http://www.gijff.org/
Festival dei Festival 1993 Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

beginning of June http://www.festival-dei-festival.ch/
Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
The Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival, or LUFF, is a film festival and music festival devoted to underground film and music. It is held each year in Lausanne, Switzerland. It began with the formation of the LUFF Association For The Promotion of Independent Cinema. The festival thus rests...

2000 Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

Special interest Film and music festival devoted to underground culture. http://www.luff.ch
Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...

1946 Locarno
Locarno
Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000...

International Held annually in August. http://www.pardo.ch/
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2000 Neuchâtel Special interest Annual genre festival for fantasy, horror, sci-fi and cult films. http://www.nifff.ch/
Pink Apple Film Festival 1997 Zurich / Frauenfeld Special interest The biggest gay, lesbian and transgender film festival in Switzerland. http://www.pinkapple.ch/
Queersicht
Queersicht
Queersicht is a gay and lesbian film festival held in Bern, Switzerland. Founded in 1997, it is the oldest film festival for LGBT and queer movies in Switzerland. It is linked to radical left-wing and alternative structures and has a non-profit structure...

1997 Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...

Special interest The oldest LGBT film festival in Switzerland. http://www.queersicht.ch/
shnit international shortfilmfestival
Shnit international shortfilmfestival
The shnit international shortfilmfestival is an annual international film festival based in Berne, Switzerland.- History :The festival was founded in 2003 under the name shnit Kurzfilmnächte...

2003 Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...

Special interest Held annually in October. http://www.shnit.ch/
Solothurn Film Festival
Solothurn Film Festival
The Solothurn Film Festival is the most important festival for Swiss film productions. Every year since 1966 it has presented a representative selection of current Swiss feature, documentary and short films in the “Swiss Forum” programme...

1966 Solothurn
Solothurn
The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.-Pre-roman settlement:...

Swiss Film Held annually in January, the film festival is the most important festival for Swiss cinema. http://www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch/
Visions du réel
Visions du réel
Visions du Réel is an international documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995....

Nyon
Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...

Special interest Annual documentary festival. http://www.visionsdureel.ch/
European Student Film Festival 2009 Les Sciernes/Gruyère Special interest Annual high school students movie festival and workshops http://www.esff.org/

Turkey

Name Est. City Type Details Website
AFM International Independent Film Festival
AFM International Independent Film Festival
AFM International Independent Film Festival, more commonly known as !f Istanbul is an annual, international film festival dedicated to independent films from all around the world...

2002 Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

Special interest Held annually around mid-February. A festival for independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s.
http://www.ifistanbul.com
Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival
Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival
The Flying Broom, Women's Film Festival is an annual event celebrating women's contributions to filmmaking. It is organized by an Ankara-based Turkish organization, was established by Halime Güner in 1996 to fight and raise awareness for women's human rights. The event began in 1997.The Flying...

1997 Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

Special interest http://festival.ucansupurge.org/
International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival 1963 Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

International Held annually in October http://www.aksav.org.tr/
Avrupa Filmleri Festivali
Marmara University Faculty of Communication International Short Film Competition 1998 Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

International Held annually in May. http://iletisim.marmara.edu.tr
Istanbul International Film Festival
Istanbul International Film Festival
The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts , a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey...

1982 Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

International Held annually in April. http://www.iksv.org/film
Istanbul Animation Festival
Istanbul Animation Festival
Istanbul Animation Festival is a festival of animated films founded in 2003 and held annually in November. Festival Director and Founder is Efe Efeoglu...

2003 Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

International Held annually in November. http://www.iafistanbul.com
Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival
Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival
Altın Koza International Film Festival is a film festival of Adana, that was held 17 times since 1969 and took place every year since 2005. The event is organized by the Greater Adana Municipality and takes place in June...

1993 Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...

International Held annually in June. http://www.altinkozafestivali.org.tr
Kaş Irish Film Festival 2011 Kaş
Kas
Kas is the brand name of soft drink produced by PepsiCo. It comes in grapefruit, orange , lemon , bitter , and apple flavors. Kasfruit juices are also offered in multiple flavors...

Irish Will be held in November 2011 http://en.kasirishfilmfestival.com

Ukraine

Molodist 1970 Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

International The oldest and most known Ukrainian film festival http://www.molodist.com/
Odessa International Film Festival
Odessa International Film Festival
The Odessa International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the middle of the July in Odessa, Ukraine. It was held for the first time July 16th – 24th, 2010.The festival is young...

2010 Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

International The widest and most popular festival in Ukraine http://www.oiff.com.ua/
KROK International Animated Films Festival
KROK International Animated Films Festival
The KROK International Animated Films Festival is an annual international animation film festival. It is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine on odd years. The festival takes place over the course of 12 days between September and October on the cruise ship Taras Shevchenko...

1989 Cities along the Volga
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

 or Dnieper
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...

 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. www.krokfestival.com
Mute Nights Festival
Mute Nights Festival
Mute Nights ) or Festival of Silent Film and Contemporary Music, is an annual film festival, which takes place in Odessa, Ukraine the third weekend of June,. organized by Ivan and Yuriy Lypa Charitable Foundation and State Film Agency of Ukraine...

2010 Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

Special Interest International silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 festival which is held in Odessa on the third week on June.
http.mutenightsfestival.com
Stozhary
Stozhary
Festival Stozhary is the international actors film festival which takes place in Kiev, Ukraine. The name of the festival is an Old Slavonic counterpart for the asterism of Pleiades. In the mythology of ancient Greece Pleiads were the 7 beautiful daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione...

1995 Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

Special interest An actors' film festival, in which actors' performances on film are the focus of jury assessment and awards. http://stozhary.kiev.ua/

England

Name Est. City Type Details Website
3 Short Online Film Festival Special interest http://www.3shortfilmfestival.com
Angel Film Festival
Angel Film Festival
The Angel Film Festival is an annual independent film festival that takes places in Islington, London. The festival seeks to support London- and UK-based makers of independent film, as well as to provide a relaxed environment for London film goers to enjoy movies that would not traditionally be...

Islington
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

Birds Eye View
Birds Eye View
Birds Eye View is an organisation established in 2002 to celebrate and support women's work in film, most notably by way of an annual film festival in London that places women at the heart of the creative vision.-Overview and History:...

London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Special interest For emerging women directors. http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
Bloomsbury Park Film Festival 2006 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Independent film Held annually at University of Westminster in Camden Town and on the green at Regents Park Bloomsbury London. http://bloomsburyparkfilmfestival.mosaicglobe.com/
Brazilian Film Festival of London
Brazilian Film Festival of London
The Brazilian Film Festival of London is a Brazilian-state-sponsored film festival held annually in London. It is currently in its second edition after first taking place in 2009...

2009 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Brazilian Cinema Held annually in London.
British Urban Film Festival
British Urban Film Festival
The British Urban Film Festival was formed in July 2005 to showcase urban independent cinema in the absence of any such state-sponsored activity in the UK....

2005 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Independent film Also called BUFF, the festival is held every year around September http://www.buffenterprises.co.uk
Cambridge International Super 8 Festival 2007 Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

Annual festival dedicated to films shot using the Super 8 format Competition and special programmes. http://www.Cambridge-super8.org/
Commonwealth Film Festival 2001 Manchester International festival dedicated to films shot within the Commonwealth Competition and special programmes http://www.commonwealthfilm.com/
Encounters Short Film Festival 1994 Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

Annual festival dedicated to short films and animation Competition and special programmes. http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/
East End Film Festival
East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival is one of the biggest film festivals in London. Taking place annually in various venues throughout East London, the festival "showcases hot new talent and homegrown films alongside larger independent releases and special events, informing and inspiring a new generation of...

1991 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Independent film International, UK, and local East London films alongside music and industry events http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com
End Of The Pier International Film Festival 2004 South Coast Independent film International, UK, and local South Coast films. Short Film Competition http://www.eotpfilmfestival.com
Falstaff International Film Festival
Falstaff International Film Festival
Falstaff International Film Festival was a film festival that took place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2009. During its inaugural year it was the largest film festival for rising talent and new cinema in the Midlands region of England...

2009 Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...

International Held annually in November. http://www.fiff.org.uk
The Filmic Film Festival Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

Special interest Abstract, Unconventional and Stylised Film Coming Soon
Family Friendly Film Festival 2005 Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

Special interest Held annually, the festival is aimed at children and young adults. http://www.familyfriendly.org.uk
FilmLab Festival 2010 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Student films Held annually, the festival promotes short films by students and recent graduates. http://www.filmlabfestival.co.uk
Flatpack Film Festival
Flatpack Film Festival
Flatpack Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Birmingham, England. During the festival a variety of different films and media forms are shown, including animation, documentaries, short films, music videos and experimental cinema, amongst others...

2006 Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

International Held annually in March. http://www.flatpackfestival.org/
Flip Animation Festival
Flip Animation Festival
FLIP, is an animation festival primarily hosted by the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton, UK. It is one of two festivals hosted by Light House, the other of which is Deaffest. Official literature for the festival says that FLIP occurs annually at the beginning of November and attracts...

2004 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...

International Held annually in October. http://www.flipfestival.co.uk/
FrightFest
FrightFest
Fright Fest or FrightFest is used for several festivals including:* Darien Lake Fright Fest* Fangoria FrightFest* Fright Fest at Six Flags parks* FrightFest at PARC Management parks* London FrightFest Film Festival...

2002 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Special interest Annual horror and fantasy festival. http://www.frightfest.co.uk/
Heart of England International Film Festival 2008 Tamworth
Tamworth
Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...

The friendly international one Annual event catering for all film genres with global film-making input. http://www.heartofenglandinternationalfilmfestival.com/
I Will Tell international film festival 2007 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International focussed on issues of social, economic and environmental justice and equity. http://www.jerichofilms.com/iwilltell
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
The Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London. Held in November at various venues throughout Leeds, West Yorkshire it shows over 200 films from around the world, commercial and independent....

1986 Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

International Largest film festival in England outside London. http://www.leedsfilm.com/
London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...

1956 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Held annually by the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

 and sponsored by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...

newspaper.
http://www.lff.org.uk/
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 1986 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Held annually by the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...

.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/
Kendal Mountain Film Festival 1980 Kendal
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

third weekend in November http://www.mountainfilm.co.uk/
Meniscus Film Festival
Meniscus Film Festival
The Meniscus Film Festival is an annual event which takes place in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Based at the Whitgift Film Theatre in Grimsby the festival screens a range of independent films and has been running since 2001...

2001 Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...

International Held annually by film fans, filmmakers and volunteers. http://www.meniscusfilms.com/
moves - International Festival of Movement on Screen 2004 Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

International Largest exhibition platform for experimental short film and screen based video works centred around movement on screen. Annual festival (April time) http://www.movementonscreen.org.uk/
Norwich Film Festival
Norwich Film Festival
Norwich Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Norwich. During its inaugural year the festival supported independent films as well as student films, and showcased feature films, short films, animated films, and documentary films....

2009 Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

International Predominantly short films, with awards for student films, animated films and documentaries. http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/
onedotzero
Onedotzero
onedotzero is a contemporary, digital arts organisation with a remit to promote innovation across all forms of moving image and motion arts....

London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Special interest Worldwide digital short film festival. http://www.onedotzero.com
One Voice Youth Film Festival 2009 Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...

Youth films Held annually for aspiring filmmakers in Dorset aged up to 25. http://www.onevoicefestival.com
Peckham Free Film Festival 2010 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Community Free indoor and outdoor film events in community locations across the SE15 district of London. http://www.freefilmfestivals.org/
Rainbow Film Festival (Shropshire Lesbian & Gay Film Festival) 2006 Shrewsbury, Shropshire Special interest An annual festival featuring films from around the world with a lesbian and gay context. http://www.rainbowfilmfestival.org.uk/
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...

1993 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Special interest A festival for independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards
The Moët British Independent Film Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in independently funded British film and cinema. Nominations and jury are announced at the beginning of November with the award ceremony taking place in late November or early December.-History:The British...

.
http://raindance.co.uk/
Renderyard Film Festival 2004 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Held annually in London and Spain, Renderyard showcases independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, Animations, Documentaries and Music Videos. Founder of the Renderyard Film Award.
http://renderyard.com/
Rob Knox Film Festival 2007 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Held annually in London Borough of Bexley, Rob Knox Film Festival showcases independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, all genres and lengths.
http://bexley.gov.uk/
Salford Film Festival 2004 Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...

Independent Premieres, Features and shorts http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/
Sefton Short Film Festival
Sefton Short Film Festival
S2F2, the Sefton Short Film Festival is an independent film festival based in Sefton, Merseyside to the North of Liverpool. The festival first began in 2005....

2004 Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

Special interest Annual short film festival http://www.s2f2.org.uk/
Strawberry Shorts (film festival)
Strawberry Shorts (film festival)
Strawberry Shorts is a new film festival which has grown out of the annual film screenings held as part of Strawberry Fair, one of Europe's largest free festivals, which enjoys an estimated 80,000 visitors each year. The film festival, in Cambridge, England, is open to the public and since 2004 it...

2004 Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...

International Local, national and international independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s under 20 minutes
http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/film.php
Super Shorts International Film Festival 2003 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International For films under twenty minutes http://www.supershorts.org.uk/
Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2008 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

East Asian Selection of new films from Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Thailand. http://terracottafestival.com/
The End of the Pier International Film Festival
The End of the Pier International Film Festival
The End of the Pier International Film Festival is a not-for profit independent film festival based in West Sussex, England. The festival began in 2002 and showed work by local film makers, but it has since grown to showcase shorts and features from all over the world...

2002 West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...

Special interest An independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 festival, it shows work by local filmmakers, as well as international shorts and features.
eotpfilmfestival.com
Witney Film Festival 2009 Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....

International An independent film festival screening shorts from local, national and international filmmakers, 2011 sees the introduction of a feature screening.
Wood Green International Short Film Festival 2002 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Annual short film festival http://www.woodgreenfilmfest.com
London Turkish Film Festival 1993 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

International Selection of Turkish features, documentaries and short films, with many UK premieres and directorial debuts. http://www.ltff.org.uk
UK Film Festival London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 
International Annual film festival http://www.ukfilmfestival.com

Northern Ireland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Belfast Film Festival
Belfast Film Festival
Founded in 1995 by author Laurence McKeown, in its early stages of development the West Belfast Film Festival was part of Féile an Phobail. In its third and fourth year, it was autonomous and under the stewardship of Michele Devlin and Laurence McKeown, the Film Festival ran as a citywide event...

Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

http://www.belfastfilmfestival.org/
CineMagic
CineMagic (film festival)
Cinemagic is an international children's film festival in Belfast, UK, and in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1988 that bills itself as the World Screen Festival for young people. The organisation is a company Limited By Guarantee and a registered charity....

1988 Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

Special interest Children's film festival. http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/
Mid Ulster Film Festival
Mid Ulster Film Festival
The Mid Ulster Film Festival is an international film festival, established in 2004 by Mary Mullin and Roisin Nevin. Hugh Mullin and Geoffrey Sproule, film co-ordinator and technician joined in 2005....

2004 Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...

International first time film makers http://www.midulsterfilmfestival.com/

Scotland

Name Est. City Type Details Website
Africa in Motion
Africa in Motion
Africa in Motion is an annual African film festival which takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in late October/early November. The primary aim of the festival is to offer audiences in Scotland a chance to view the best of African cinema from across the continent...

2006 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

African cinema Held annually towads the end of October, the festival features films from all over the African continent. http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/
Dead by Dawn
Dead by Dawn
Dead by Dawn is a film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland specifically devoted to horror films. Established in 1993 by Adele Hartley, this is a discovery festival showcasing mostly independent films, both short films and feature length films...

1993 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

Special interest Held annually in April, the festival showcases independent, short and feature horror films. http://www.deadbydawn.co.uk/
Deep Fried Film Fesitival
Deep Fried Film Fesitival
The Deep Fried Film Festival is an independent Film Festival that takes place every July in Lanarkshire, Scotland.-Birth Of The Deep Fried Film Festival:Festival Director, Martin Greechan, conceived the Deep Fried Film Festival in 2005...

2004 Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...

International Held annually in August, the festival showcases films from around the globe. http://www.deepfriedfilm.org.uk/
Dundee Mountain Film Festival 1983 Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

Mountain film
Mountain film
A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of man against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment....

last weekend of November http://www.dundeemountainfilm.org.uk
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...

1947 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

International The longest continuously running film festival, it is part of the Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around the middle of August. By invitation from the Festival Director, the International Festival brings top class performers of music , theatre, opera...

, which takes place annually in August.
http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival is an independent film festival which aims to inspire, enlighten and entertain outdoor enthusiasts, whether they are climbers, skiers or snowboarders, kayakers, BASE jumpers or explorers....

2003 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

International This lively festival takes place each October and screens adventure films from across the globe. http://www.emff.co.uk
French Film Festival UK
French Film Festival UK
The French Film Festival UK is an association founded in 1992. The association was first based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, before spreading to other parts of the United Kingdom...

1992 Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

French and French-language films Held in November and December http://frenchfilmfestival.org.uk/wp/
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland, started in 2005.-2010:2010's festival took place between 18-28th February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter...

Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival 2010 Hawick
Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...

International Takes place annually in autumn in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...

, specialising in feature films and moving image art relating to landscape and nature
http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk

Wales

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|Abertoir
Abertoir
Abertoir is an annual horror and horror film festival held in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Ceredigion, Wales in November. Currently in its sixth year, the festival began as a 3-day event and has grown since to its current 6-day schedule. Abertoir is currently Wales' only horror festival and is a...

||2006||Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....

||Special interest||Held annually in October, showcasing both independent and Hollywood horror films, some unreleased.||http://www.abertoir.co.uk/
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|beyondTV
BeyondTV
BeyondTV is an international video festival in Swansea. Organised by independent filmmakers Undercurrents, BeyondTV has taken place since 2000 in various venues, from the Patti Pavilion, BeyondTV 2005-06 in the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea Marina. BeyondTV 2005 hosted the Misty Awards for...

|| ||Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

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|Cardiff Film Festival|| ||Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

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|Flaneur Film Festival|| ||Fishguard
Fishguard
Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....

|| ||A complete indie film festival in an iphone app ||http://www.flaneur.me.uk/film-festival/
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|Llanberis Mountain Film Festival||2004||Llanberis
Llanberis
Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, lying on the southern banks of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia. It takes its name from Saint Peris, an early Welsh saint.According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llanberis was 1,954...

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