Presented here is a list of Upcoming Film Festivals. Assembled for my own reference, I figured that others might find it useful. I know there are ways to find this info but I like having it all in one big list and I figure I can’t be the only one.

This list is by no means exhaustive, it’s just the festivals that are presently on my radar. If you know of a festival that I don’t have here please feel free to shoot me an email or @ me on twitter.

The list is presented in chronological order. Expected dates are present whenever they’re not available, and those dates are my guesses. I will do my best to keep this up to date on a monthly-ish basis.

I hope you find it useful.

-Matthew

Last Updated: 22 July 2021.

July 2021

First Look

• Where: New York City, NY, USA
• When: July 22nd – August 1st, 2021
• URL: http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2021/07/22/detail/first-look-2021/

August 2021

Bentonville Film Festival

• Where: Bentonville, AK, USA
• When: August 2nd – 8th, 2021
• URL: https://bentonvillefilm.org

Fantasia International Film Festival

• Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
• When: August 5th – 25th, 2021
• URL: https://fantasiafestival.com/

New York Asian Film Festival

• Where: New York City, USA
• When: August 6th to 22nd, 2021
• URL: https://www.nyaff.org

Regina International Film Festival

• Where: Regina, SK, Canada
• When: August 10th-14th, 2021
• URL: https://riffa.ca

Popcorn Frights Film Festival

• Where: Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
• When: August 12th – 19th, 2021
• URL: https://www.popcornfrights.com

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: August 12th – 22nd, 2021
• URL: https://outonscreen.com/vqff/

FrightFest

• Where: London, UK.
• When: August 26th – 30th, 2021
• URL: https://frightfest.co.uk

Squamish International Film Festival

• Where: Squamish, BC, Canada
• When: August 27th – 29th, 2021
• URL: https://www.siffcanada.com

September 2021

La Biennale di Venezia

• Where: Venice, Italy
• When: September 1st – 11th, 2021
• URL: https://www.labiennale.org/en

Telluride Film Festival

• Where: Telluride, CO, USA
• When: September 2nd – 6th, 2021
• URL: https://www.telluridefilmfestival.org

Dumbo Film Festival

• Where: Brooklyn, NY, USA
• When: September 3rd – 7th, 2021
• URL: https://www.dumbofilmfestival.com

Indie Street Film Festival

• Where: Red Bank, NJ, USA
• When: September 8th – 12th (In Person), September 13th – 19th (Virtual)
• URL: https://www.indiestreetfilmfestival.org

Toronto International Film Festival

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: September 9th – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://tiff.net

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival

• Where: Halifax, NS, Canada
• When: September 16th – 23rd, 2021
• URL: https://www.finfestival.ca

Cinefest Sudbury

• Where: Sudbury, ON, Canada
• When: September 18th – 26th, 2021
• URL: https://cinefest.com

Fantastic Fest

• Where: Austin, TX,USA
• When: September 23rd – 30th, 2021
• URL: https://fantasticfest.com

Calgary International Film Festival

• Where: Calgary, AB, Canada
• When: September 23rd – October 3rd, 2021
• URL: https://www.ciffcalgary.ca

New York Film Festival

• Where: New York City, NY, USA
• When: September 24th – October 10th, 2021
• URL: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2021/

Reykjavik International Film Festival

• Where: Reykjavik, Iceland
• When: September 30th – October 10th, 2021
• URL: https://riff.is/

October 2021

Beyond Fest

• Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA
• When: Last held October 2nd – 8th, 2020
• URL: https://beyondfest.com

Edmonton International Film Festival

• Where: Edmonton, AB, Canada
• When: October 1st – 10th, 2021
• URL: https://edmontonfilmfest.com

Vancouver International Film Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: October 1st – 11th, 2021
• URL: https://viff.org

Orcas Island Film Festival

• Where: Orcas Island, WA, USA
• When: October 7th – 11th, 2021
• URL: http://www.orcasfilmfest.com

Nightstream

• Where: Online (USA)
• When: October 7th – 13th, 2021
• Note: Created as an online collaboration between North Bend Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Boston Underground Film Festival, and The Overlook Film Festival.
• URL: https://nightstream.org

Vancouver Badass Film Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: October 10th, 2021
• URL: https://vbaff.com

St Johns International Women’s Film Festival

• Where: St. John’s, NFLD, Canada
• When: October 13th – 17th, 2021
• URL: https://www.womensfilmfestival.com

Double Exposure

• Where: Washington, DC, USA
• When: October 13th – 17th, 2021
• URL: https://dxfest.com

La Femme International Film Festival

• Where: Beverly Hills, CA, USA
• When: October 14th – 17th, 2021
• URL: https://lafemme.org

Toronto After Dark

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: October 14th – 17th, 2021
• URL: https://torontoafterdark.com

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

• Where: Brooklyn, NY, USA
• When: October 14th – 21st, 2021
• URL: https://brooklynhorrorfest.com

Telluride Horror Show

• Where: Telluride, CO, USA
• When: October 15th – 17th, 2021
• URL: https://www.telluridehorrorshow.com

AFI Film Festival

• Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA
• When: ??? Last held October 15th – 22nd, 2020
• URL: https://fest.afi.com

ImagineNATIVE

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: October 19th – 24th, 2021
• URL: https://imaginenative.org

Reelworld Film Festival

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: October 20th – 25th, 2021
• URL: https://www.reelworld.ca

Nightmares Film Festival

• Where: Columbus, OH, USA
• When: October 21st – 24th, 2021. Note: Nightmares Film Fest 2020 was held virtually.
• URL: https://nightmaresfest.com

Blood in the Snow

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• Note: This festival is broadcast on the Canadian speciality channel SuperChannel
• When: October 29th – 31st, 2021
• URL: https://www.bloodinthesnow.ca

November 2021 

Cinemania

• Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
• When: November 2rd – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://www.festivalcinemania.com

Vancouver Asian Film Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: November 4th – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://vaff.org

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: November 10th – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://www.torontoshorts.com

Montreal International Documentary Film Festival

• Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
• When: November 10th – 21st, 2021
• URL: https://ridm.ca/

Calgary Underground Film Festival Docs Festival

• Where: Calgary, AB, Canada
• When: November 24th – 28th, 2021
• URL: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org

December 2021

Whistler Film Festival

• Where: Whistler, BC, Canada
• When: December 1st – 20th, 2021
• URL: https://whistlerfilmfestival.com

Other Worlds Film Festival

• Where: Austin, TX, USA
• When: December 2nd – 22nd, 2021
• URL: https://otherworldsfilmfest.com

January 2022

Sundance Film Festival

• Where: Park City, UT, USA
• When: January 20th – 30th, 2022
• URL: https://www.sundance.org

Vancouver Italian Fim Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: Expected January 2022. Last held January 8th – 21st, 2021
• URL: https://italianculturalcentre.ca/events/italian-film-festival/

February 2022

Available Light Film Festival

• Where: Whitehorse, YT, Canada
• When: February 4th – 21st, 2022
• URL: https://yukonfilmsociety.com/alff

Berlin International Film Festival

• Where: Berlin, Germany
• When: February 10th – 20th, 2022
• URL: https://www.berlinale.de

Victoria Film Festival

• Where: Victoria, BC, Canada
• When: Exected February 2022. Last held February 5th – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com

Canadian International Comedy Film Festival 2022

• Where: Winnpeg, MB, Canada
• When: Expected February 2022. Last held February 2020.
• URL: https://www.cicff.ca

Powell River Film Festival

• Where: Powell River, BC, Canada
• When: Expected February 2022. Last held February 5th – 16th, 2021
• URL: https://www.prfilmfestival.ca

Reel Love Film Festival

• Where: Online
• When: Expected February 2022. Last held February 10th – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://www.reellovefest.com

March 2022

True/False

• Where: Columbia, MO, USA
• When: March 3rd – 6th, 2022
• URL: https://truefalse.org

Vancouver International Women in Film Festival 

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: March 8th – 13th, 2022
• URL: https://www.womeninfilm.ca/Film_Festival.html

SXSW

• Where: Austin, TX, USA
• When: March 11th – 19th, 2022
• URL: https://www.sxsw.com

Boston Underground Film Festival

• Where: Boston, MA, USA
• When: March 23rd – 27th, 2022
• URL: https://bostonunderground.org

Dublin International Film Festival

• Where: Dublin, Ireland
• When: Expected March 2022. Last held March 3rd – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://www.diff.ie

Portland International Film Festival

• Where: Portland, OR, USA
• When: Expected March 2022. Last held March 5th – 14th, 2021
• URL: https://nwfilm.org

April 2022

Arctic Film Festival

• Where: Svalbard, Norway
• When: Expected April 2022. 2020 edition originally scheduled April 1st – 2nd 2020 was postponed.
• URL: https://www.arcticfilmfestival.net

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: Expected April/May 2022. Last held April 29th – May 9th, 2021
• URL: https://www.hotdocs.ca

Canadian Film Fest

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: Expected April 2022. Last held April 1st – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://www.canfilmfest.ca

Panic Fest

• Where: Kansas City, MO, USA
• When: Expected April 2022. Last held April 8th – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://panicfilmfest.com

Calgary Underground Film Festival

• Where: Calgary, AB, Canada
• When: April 25th – May 1st, 2022
• URL: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org

San Francisco Film Festival

• Where: San Francisco, CA, USA
• When: Expected April 2022. Last held April 9th – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://sffilm.org

Seattle International Film Festival

• Where: Seattle, WA, USA
• When: Expected April 2022. Last held April 8th – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://www.siff.net

Atlanta Film Festival

• Where: Atlanta, GA, USA
• When: Expected April/May 2022. Last held April 22nd – May 2nd, 2021.
• URL: https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com

May 2022

TCM Classic Film Festival

• Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA
• When: Expected May 2022. last held May 6th – 9th, 2021
• URL: https://filmfestival.tcm.com

DOXA Documentary Film Festival

• Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
• When: Expected May 2022. Last held May 6th – 16th, 2021
• URL: https://www.doxafestival.ca

Inside Out

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: Expected May 2022. Last held May 27th – June 6th, 2021
• URL: https://insideout.ca

The Overlook Film Festival

• Where: New Orleans, LA, USA
• When: TBD – Last held May 30th – June 2nd, 2019. The 2020 and 2021 Overlook Film Festival happened only as part of Nightstream
• URL: https://www.overlookfilmfest.com

June 2022

Toronto Japanese Film Festival

• Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
• When: Expected June 2022. Last held June 5th – 27th, 2021
• URL: https://jccc.on.ca/films/tjff

Tribeca Film Festival

• Where: New York City, NY, USA
• When: Expected June 2022. Last held June 9th – 20th, 2021
• URL: https://tribecafilm.com

AFI Documentary Festival

• Where: Silver Spring, MD, USA
• When: Expected June 2022. Last held June 22nd – 27th, 2021
• URL: https://docs.afi.com

July 2022

North Bend Film Festival

• Where: North Bend, WA, USA
• When: Expected July 2022. Last held July 15th – 18th, 2021
• URL: https://northbendfilmfest.com

August 2022

• No entries yet.

September 2022

• No entries yet.

October 2022

Raindance

• Where: London, UK
• When: October 26th – November 5th, 2022
• URL: https://raindance.org/festival/