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660 Festivals found
London
London Breeze Film Festival
United Kingdom
October
Animation Black Cinema UK Film Children and Young people Digital Documentary Environment LGBTQ+ Human Rights New Directors Short Films Women First Features First or Second Features XR
London
London Pakistani Film Festival
United Kingdom
May , October
Animation Asian Cinema UK Film Children and Young people Documentary LGBTQ+ Horror / Fantasy New Directors Short Films Student Women First or Second Features TV Episodic
London
Tibet Film Festival London
United Kingdom
October , November
Animation Asian Cinema Documentary Environment Human Rights New Directors Short Films Women First Features First or Second Features
AJACCIO
Under My Screen – Corsica British & Irish Film Festival
France
November , December
UK Film Children and Young people Documentary General Festival New Directors Short Films
Quezon City
QCinema International Film Festival
Philippines
November , December
Animation Asian Cinema Children and Young people Documentary Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Horror / Fantasy Human Rights Markets New Directors Short Films Student Women First Features First or Second Features
Rieti
Rieti International Film Festival
Italy
February
Animation Asian Cinema Black Cinema UK Film Children and Young people Dance / Music Digital Disabilities Environment Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Horror / Fantasy Human Rights Jewish New Directors Science General Short Films Student Women
Brighton
Oska Bright
United Kingdom
March , April
Animation UK Film Dance / Music Disabilities Documentary Environment Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Horror / Fantasy New Directors Short Films Wildlife Women
Detroit, Michigan (travels every year). 2026, Alaska and 2027 Nairobi, Kenya
Afrofuturist Femmes Film Festival
United States of America
October , November
Black Cinema Digital LGBTQ+ New Directors Short Films Student Women First Features First or Second Features TV Episodic
London
London Director Talents Movie Awards
United Kingdom
February
UK Film New Directors Short Films First Features
Surabaya
Petra International Film Festival
Indonesia
March , April , May
Asian Cinema Documentary New Directors Short Films Student
Byron Bay
Byron Bay International Film Festival
Australia
October
Animation Children and Young people Dance / Music Digital Disabilities Documentary Environment Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Human Rights New Directors Short Films Women First Features First or Second Features XR
Folkestone
Folkestone Documentary Festival
United Kingdom
October
Animation Black Cinema UK Film Dance / Music Disabilities Documentary Environment Experimental LGBTQ+ Human Rights New Directors Short Films Sports Wildlife Women