Getting recognized at the right film festival can be a turning point for any filmmaker. Many films have premiered at film festivals, been picked up by an international distributor and then even go on to win an Oscar (see the list here). To help you figure out which film festivals to budget for, submit and/or attend we have put together this list of the top film festivals for 2015.
List of 2015 Film Festivals
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Berlinale – International Film Festival Berlin Berlin, Germany February 5 – 15, 2015 https://www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html |
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Fantasporto Film Festival Porto, Portugal February 27 – March 7, 2015 http://www.fantasporto.com/home |
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March 2015 |
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Tampere Film Festival Tampere, Finland March 4 – 8, 2015 http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi/site/index.php?page=home |
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Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara Guadalajara, México March 6 – 15, 2015 https://www.ficg.mx/30/index.php/en |
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SXSW – South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival Austin, Texas March 13 – 22, 2015 http://sxsw.com/ |
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April 2015 |
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ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival Paris, France April 10 – 12, 2015 http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/ |
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BAFICI Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente Buenos Aires, Argentina April 15 – 26, 2015 http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/bafici |
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Tribeca Film Festival New York, New York April 15 – 26, 2015 http://tribecafilm.com/festival |
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Nashville Film Festival Nashville, Tennessee April 16 – 25, 2015 https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/ |
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San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco, California April 23 – May 7, 2015 http://www.sffs.org/ |
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Newport Beach Film Festival Newport Beach, California April 23 – 30, 2015 http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/ |
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May 2015 |
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Cannes International Film Festival Cannes, France May 13 – 24, 2015 http://www.festival-cannes.com/en.html |
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SIFF – Seattle International Film Festival Seattle, Washington May 14 – June 7, 2015 http://www.siff.net/festival-2015 |
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June 2015 |
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Shanghai International Film Festival Shanghai, China June 13 – 21, 2015 http://www.siff.com/InformationEn/Index.aspx |
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Moscow International Film Festival Moscow, Russia June 18 – 27, 2015 http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/ |
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July 2015 |
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic July 3 – 11, 2015 http://www.kviff.com/en/ |
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Durban International Film Festival Durban, South Africa July 16 – 26, 2015 http://www.durbanfilmfest.co.za/ |
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Giffoni Film Festival Giffoni, Italy July 17 – 26, 2015 http://www.giffonifilmfestival.it/en/ |
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Zanzibar international Film Festival Zanzibar, Tanzania July 18 – 26, 2015 http://www.ziff.or.tz/ |
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Melbourne International Film Festival Melbourne, Australia July 30 – August 16, 2015 http://miff.com.au/ |
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August 2015 |
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Locarno International Film Festival Locarno, Switzerland August 5 – 15, 2015 http://www.pardolive.ch/en/ |
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Festival de Gramado Gramado, Brazil August 14 – 22, 2015 http://www.festivaldegramado.net/ |
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Sarajevo Film Festival Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 14 – 22, 2015 http://www.sff.ba/en |
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Montreal World Film Festival Montreal, Canada August 27 – September 7, 2015 http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/home.html |
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September 2015 |
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Venice International Film Festival Venice, Italy September 2 – 12, 2015 http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/index.html |
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Telluride Film Festival Telluride, Colorado September 4 – 7, 2015 http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org/ |
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Toronto International Film Festival Toronto, Canada September 10 – 20, 2015 http://tiff.net/ |
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San Sebastián International Film Festival San Sebastián, Spain September 18 – 26, 2015 http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/in/ |
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Raindance Film Festival London, UK September 23 – October 4, 2015 http://www.raindance.org/ |
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Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver, Canada September 24 – October 9, 2-015 http://www.viff.org/ |
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New York Film Festival New York City, New York September 25 – October 11, 2015 http://www.filmlinc.com/ |
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October 2015 |
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Busan International Film Festival Busan, South Korea October 1 – 10, 2015 http://www.biff.kr/structure/eng/default.asp |
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Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia Sitges, Spain October 9 – 18, 2015 http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng |
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Warsaw Film Festival Warsaw, Poland October 9 – 18, 2015 http://www.wff.pl/en/ |
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Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo, Japan October 22 – 31, 2015 http://2015.tiff-jp.net/en/ |
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Morelia International Film Festival Morelia, México October 23 – November 1, 2015 http://moreliafilmfest.com/en/ |
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Austin Film Festival Austin, Texas October 29 – November 5, 2015 http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/ |
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Abu Dhabi Film Festival Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates October 2015 http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/ |
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November 2015 |
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Film Festival Cottbus Cottbus, Germany November 3 – 8, 2015 http://www.filmfestivalcottbus.de/en/home/ |
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Festival Tous Écrans, Geneva International Film Festival Geneva, Switzerland November 5 – 12, 2015 http://www.tous-ecrans.com/ |
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Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece November 6 – 15, 2015 http://www.filmfestival.gr/ |
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Cairo International Film Festival Cairo, Egypt Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2015 http://www.ciff.org.eg/ |
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International Film Festival of India Goa, India November 2015 http://www.iffigoa.org/ |
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IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands November 18 – 29, 2015 http://www.idfa.nl/industry.aspx |
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Torino Film Festival Turin, Italy November 20 – 28, 2015 http://www.torinofilmfest.org/ |
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Mar del Plata Film Festival Mar del Plata, Argentina November 22 – 30, 2015 http://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/ |
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January 2015 (Festivals that have already happened) |
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Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California January 2 – 12, 2015 http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/ |
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Tromsø International Film Festival Tromsø, Norway January 12 – 18, 2015 http://www.tiff.no/en |
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International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands January 21 – February 1, 2015 https://www.iffr.com/en/ |
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Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 22 – February 1, 2015 http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival |
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Göteborg Film Festival Gothenburg, Sweden January 23 –February 2, 2015 http://www.giff.se/en |
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