List of Film Festivals - Awesome Friday!

Presented here is a list of Film Festivals that I 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 also have a Twitter list for film festivals via the @AwesomeFridayCa Twitter account, which is more extensive but less organized. Find that here.

I hope you find it useful.

-Matthew

Last Updated: 28 February 2022.

May 2022

EarthX Film Festival

Where: Dallas, TX, USA
When: May 12th – 15th, 2021
URL: https://earthxfilmfestival.org

DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
When: May 5th – 15th, 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

Blue Mountain Film Festival

Where: Blue Mountain/Collingwood, ON, Canada
When: June 1st – 5th, 2022
URL: https://bluemtnfilmfest.ca

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

First Look

Where: New York City, NY, USA
When: Expected July 2022. Last held July 22nd – August 1st, 2021
URL: http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2021/07/22/detail/first-look-2021/

August 2022

Bentonville Film Festival

Where: Bentonville, AK, USA
When: Expected August 2022. Last held: August 2nd – 8th, 2021
URL: https://bentonvillefilm.org

Fantasia International Film Festival

Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 5th – 25th, 2021
URL: https://fantasiafestival.com/

New York Asian Film Festival

Where: New York City, USA
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 6th to 22nd, 2021
URL: https://www.nyaff.org

Regina International Film Festival

Where: Regina, SK, Canada
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 10th-14th, 2021
URL: https://riffa.ca

Popcorn Frights Film Festival

Where: Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 12th – 19th, 2021
URL: https://www.popcornfrights.com

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 12th – 22nd, 2021
URL: https://outonscreen.com/vqff/

FrightFest

Where: London, UK.
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 26th – 30th, 2021
URL: https://frightfest.co.uk

Squamish International Film Festival

Where: Squamish, BC, Canada
When: Expected August 2022. Last held August 27th – 29th, 2021
URL: https://www.siffcanada.com

September 2022

La Biennale di Venezia

Where: Venice, Italy
When: Expected Early Sept 2022. Last held September 1st – 11th, 2021
URL: https://www.labiennale.org/en

Telluride Film Festival

Where: Telluride, CO, USA
When: Expected Early Sept 2022. Last held September 2nd – 6th, 2021
URL: https://www.telluridefilmfestival.org

Dumbo Film Festival

Where: Brooklyn, NY, USA
When: Expected early Sept 2022. Last held September 3rd – 7th, 2021
URL: https://www.dumbofilmfestival.com

Fighting Spirit Film Festival

Where: London, UK
When: Expected Sept 2022. Last held Sept 11th & 12th 2021
URL: https://www.fightingspiritfilmfestival.com

Indie Street Film Festival

Where: Red Bank, NJ, USA
When: Expected Early Sept 2022. Last held September 8th – 12th (In Person), September 13th – 19th (Virtual)
URL: https://www.indiestreetfilmfestival.org

Toronto International Film Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: Expected early Sept 2022. Last held September 9th – 18th, 2021
URL: https://tiff.net

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival

Where: Halifax, NS, Canada
When: Expected mid Sept 2022. Last held September 16th – 23rd, 2021
URL: https://www.finfestival.ca

Peoria Film Fest

Where: Phoenix, AZ, USA
When: Expected mid Sept 2022. Last held Sept 17th – 19th, 2021
URL: https://www.peoriafilmfest.com

Cinefest Sudbury

Where: Sudbury, ON, Canada
When: Expected late Sept 2022. Last held September 18th – 26th, 2021
URL: https://cinefest .com

Fantastic Fest

Where: Austin, TX,USA
When: Expected late Sept 2022. Last held September 23rd – 30th, 2021
URL: https://fantasticfest.com

Calgary International Film Festival

Where: Calgary, AB, Canada
When: September 22nd – October 2nd, 2022
URL: https://www.ciffcalgary.ca

New York Film Festival

Where: New York City, NY, USA
When: Expected late Sept 2022. Last held September 24th – October 10th, 2021
URL: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff

Beyond Fest

Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA
When: Expected late September 2022. Last held September 29th – October 11th, 2021.
URL: https://beyondfest.com

Reykjavik International Film Festival

Where: Reykjavik, Iceland
When: September 29th – October 9th, 2022
URL: https://riff.is/

October 2022

Edmonton International Film Festival

Where: Edmonton, AB, Canada
When: Expected early October 2022. Last held October 1st – 10th, 2021
URL: https://edmontonfilmfest.com

Vancouver International Film Festival

Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
When: Expected early October 2022. Last held October 1st – 11th, 2021
URL: https://viff.org

Orcas Island Film Festival

Where: Orcas Island, WA, USA
When: October 6th – 10th, 2022
URL: http://www.orcasfilmfest.com

Festival du Nouveau Cinema de Montreal

Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 6th – 17th 2021 in person, October 6th – 31st 2021 online.
URL: https://nouveaucinema.ca/

Nightstream

Where: Online (USA)
When: Expected October 2022. Last held 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: Expected October 2022. Last held October 10th, 2021
URL: https://vbaff.com

St Johns International Women’s Film Festival

Where: St. John’s, NFLD, Canada
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 13th – 17th, 2021
URL: https://www.womensfilmfestival.com

Double Exposure

Where: Washington, DC, USA
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 13th – 17th, 2021
URL: https://dxfest.com

La Femme International Film Festival

Where: Beverly Hills, CA, USA
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 14th – 17th, 2021
URL: https://lafemme.org

Toronto After Dark

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 13th – 17th, 2021
URL: https://torontoafterdark.com

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Where: Brooklyn, NY, USA
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 14th – 21st, 2021
URL: https://brooklynhorrorfest.com

Telluride Horror Show

Where: Telluride, CO, USA
When: October 14th – 16th, 2022
URL: https://www.telluridehorrorshow.com

ImagineNATIVE

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 19th – 24th, 2021
URL: https://imaginenative.org

Reelworld Film Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: Expected October 2022. Last held October 20th – 25th, 2021
URL: https://www.reelworld.ca

Nightmares Film Festival

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Where: Columbus, OH, USA
When: Expected late 2022. Last held October 21st – 24th, 2021.
URL: https://nightmaresfest.com

Blood in the Snow

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
Note: This festival is broadcast on the Canadian speciality channel SuperChannel
When: Expected late October 2022. Last held October 29th – 31st, 2021
URL: https://www.bloodinthesnow.ca

Raindance

Where: London, UK
When: Expected late October 2022. Last held October 26th – November 5th, 2021
URL: https://raindance.org/festival/

November 2022

AFI Film Festival

Where: Los Angeles, CA, USA
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 10th – 14th, 2021.
URL: https://fest.afi.com

Cinemania

Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 2nd – 14th 2021 in person, November 2nd – 21st, 2021 online
URL: https://www.festivalcinemania.com

Vancouver Asian Film Festival

Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 4th – 14th, 2021
URL: https://vaff.org

Toronto Shorts International Film Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 10th – 14th, 2021
URL: https://www.torontoshorts.com

Montreal International Documentary Film Festival

Where: Montreal, QC, Canada
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 10th – 21st, 2021
URL: https://ridm.ca/

Calgary Underground Film Festival Docs Festival

Where: Calgary, AB, Canada
When: Expected November 2022. Last held November 24th – 28th, 2021
URL: https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org

December 2022

Whistler Film Festival

Where: Whistler, BC, Canada
When: Expected December 2022. December 1st – 5th 2021 in person, 1st – 31st 2021 Online
URL: https://whistlerfilmfestival.com

Other Worlds Film Festival

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Where: Austin, TX, USA
When: December 1-4, 2022
URL: https://otherworldsfilmfest.com

January 2023

Slamdance Film Festival

Where: Park City, UT, USA
When: Expected January 2023. Last held. January 20th – 23rd, 2022 in person, 20th – 30th, 2022 online
URL: https://slamdance.com

Sundance Film Festival

Where: Park City, UT, USA
When: Expected January 2023. Last held January 20th – 30th, 2022
URL: https://festival.sundance.org

Vancouver Italian Fim Festival

Where: Vancouver, BC, Canada
When: Expected January 2023. Last held January 7th – 13th 2022.
URL: https://italianculturalcentre.ca/events/italian-film-festival/ | VIFF Page

February 2023

Available Light Film Festival

Where: Whitehorse, YT, Canada
When: Expected February 2023. Last held February 11th – 28th, 2022
URL: https://yukonfilmsociety.com/alff

Berlin International Film Festival

Where: Berlin, Germany
When: Expected February 2023. Last held February 10th – 20th, 2022
URL: https://www.berlinale.de

Victoria Film Festival

Where: Victoria, BC, Canada
When: Exected February 2023. Last held February 4th – 13th, 2022
URL: https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com

Powell River Film Festival

Where: Powell River, BC, Canada
When: Expected February 2023. Last held February 4th-13th, 2022
URL: https://www.prfilmfestival.ca

Reel Love Film Festival

Where: Online
When: Expected February 2023. Last held February 10th – 14th, 2021
URL: https://www.reellovefest.com

March 2023

True/False

Where: Columbia, MO, USA
When: Expected Early March. Last Held 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