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Festivals in categories: First Features

35 Festivals found
Javea
Marere Film Festival
Spain
March
Dance / Music Documentary General Festival Short Films First Features First or Second Features
Buenos Aires
Ficc – Festival Internacional de Cine Cannábico / Cannabis Film Festival
Argentina
February
Animation UK Film Documentary Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Human Rights New Directors Short Films Women First Features First or Second Features
New York NY
Winter Film Festival
United States of America
February
Animation Asian Cinema Black Cinema UK Film Dance / Music Digital Documentary Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Horror / Fantasy Human Rights Jewish New Directors Short Films Student Wildlife Women First Features First or Second Features TV Episodic
London
London Bengali Film Festival
United Kingdom
April
Asian Cinema UK Film Children and Young people Documentary Environment Experimental LGBTQ+ General Festival Human Rights New Directors Women First Features First or Second Features
Greenwich, London
Greenwich Film Festival
United Kingdom
September
Animation UK Film Dance / Music Documentary Environment Experimental General Festival Horror / Fantasy New Directors Short Films First Features First or Second Features
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
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
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
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
United Kingdom
November
Children and Young people Dance / Music Disabilities Environment LGBTQ+ Human Rights Jewish Science General Sports Wildlife First Features First or Second Features
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