List of film festivals in Europe
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This is a list of film festivals in Europe.
Austria
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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International Youth Film Festival | Kundl | Special interest | http://www.jugendfilmfestival.com | ||
Crossing Europe | Linz | ||||
Diagonale | 1998 | Graz | International | Held annually in March. | http://www.diagonale.at/ |
Steirischer Herbst | Graz | ||||
Viennale | 1960 | Vienna | International | Held annually in October. | viennale.at |
Vienna Independent Shorts | 2004 | Vienna | Special interest | Short film festival held annually in May. | http://www.viennashorts.com |
Belgium
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Brussels Short Film Festival | 1998 | Brussels | International-National | http://www.courtmetrage.be/ | |
Brussels European Film Festival | 2000 | Brussels | International-regional | Succeeded the Brussels International Film Festival, which was held from 1974 to 2000. | http://www.fffb.be/ |
Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film | Brussels | Special interest | |||
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film | 1983 | Brussels | Special interest | Annual venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. | http://www.bifff.org |
Brussels International Independent Film Festival | 1974 | Brussels | Special interest | http://www.centremultimedia.org | |
Cinema Novo Festival | Bruges | ||||
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent | 1974 | Ghent | International | http://www.filmfestival.be/ |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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NAFF-Neum Animated Film Festival | 2004 | Neum | Special interest | http://www.rfaf.ba/ | |
Sarajevo Film Festival | 1995 | Sarajevo | International | Held annually in October or November. | http://www.sff.ba/ |
Bulgaria
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Sofia International Film Festival | 1997 | Sofia | International | http://www.cinema.bg/sff/ |
Croatia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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25 FPS | 2005 | Zagreb | Special interest | Also known as the International Festival of Experimental Film and Video | http://www.25fps.hr |
Animafest | 1988 | Zagreb | Special interest | http://www.animafest.hr/ | |
Croatian Minute Movie Cup | 1993 | Požega | International | http://www.crominute.hr/ | |
Motovun Film Festival | 1999 | Motovun | Special interest | Dedicated to independent film. | http://www.motovunfilmfestival.com/ |
One Take Film Festival | Zagreb | Special interest | International festival of films shot in one take. | http://onetake.kkz.hr | |
Pula Film Festival | Pula | Regional | http://www.pulafilmfestival.hr/ | ||
ZagrebDox | Zagreb | Special interest | http://www.zagrebdox.net | ||
Zagreb Film Festival | Zagreb | International | http://www.zagrebfilmfestival.com/ |
Czech Republic
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Bollywood Film Festival | 2004 | Prague | Special interest | Presents Bollywood films to Czech audiences. | http://www.bollywood.cz/ |
Febiofest | 1993 | Nationwide | International | Takes place in 12 cities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. | http://www.febiofest.cz/ |
Finále - Czech Films Festival | Plzeň | ||||
Fresh Film Festival | 2004 | Karlovy Vary | Special interest | International Student Film Festival | http://www.freshfilmfest.net |
International Festival of Animated Films | Třeboň | ||||
International Film Festival for Children and Youth | Zlín | ||||
International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava | Jihlava | http://www.dokument-festival.cz | |||
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 1948 | Karlovy Vary | International | Held annually in July. | http://www.kviff.com/ |
One World Film Festival | Prague | Special interest | Screens documentaries on human rights. | http://www.oneworld.cz/ | |
Summer Film School | Uherské Hradiště |
Cyprus
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Cyprus International Film Festival | 2006 | Nicosia | International | http://www.cyiff.com |
Deaf community
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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BDA (British Deaf Association) Sign Arts & Film Festival | London | Special interest | |||
Deaf in the Picture | Amsterdam | Special interest | |||
Dövfilmfestival | Stockholm | Special interest |
Denmark
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Copenhagen | Special interest | http://www.cglff.dk | ||
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival | Copenhagen | Special interest | http://www.cphdox.dk | ||
Copenhagen International Film Festival | 2003 | Copenhagen | International | Held annually in September. | http://www.copenhagenfilmfestival.com/ |
Forside Odense International Film Festival | Odense | http://www.filmfestival.dk | |||
NatFilm Festival | 1990 | Aalborg, Copenhagen, Odense | http://www.natfilm.dk/ |
Estonia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2002 | Tallinn, Tartu | International | Held annually in November and December; has touring screenings in cities throughout Estonia. | http://poff.ee/ |
Kik in der Kok Film Festival | 2007 | Tallinn | International | First festival of artistic films about explicit sexuality in Estonia, took place in September 2007 | http://www.myspace.com/kikinderkok/ |
Finland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | 1990 | Espoo | International | Held annually in August. | http://www.espoocine.fi/ |
Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Docpoint) | Helsinki | Special interest | http://www.docpoint.info/ | ||
Helsinki Film Festival | 1987 | Helsinki | International | http://www.hiff.fi/ | |
Kettupäivät | 1982 | Helsinki | Special interest | Annual Finnish short and documentary film festival. | http://www.kettupaivat.fi/ |
Midnight Sun Film Festival | 1986 | Sodankylä | International | Held annually in June. | http://www.msfilmfestival.fi/ |
Tampere Film Festival | 1969 | Tampere | Special interest | Short film festival held annually in March. | http://www.tamperefilmfestival.fi |
Vinokino | 1991 | Turku, Helsinki | Special interest | Lesbian and gay film festival, held annually in October-November. | http://www.tuseta.fi/vinokino/2007/ |
France
Germany
Greece
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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International Short Film Festival in Drama | 1993 | Drama | Special interest | http://www.dramafilmfestival.gr/ | |
International Thessaloniki Film Festival | 1992 | Thessaloniki | International | Held annually in November. | http://www.filmfestival.gr/index_uk.htm |
Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival | 2004 | Naousa | International, Short film | Held in May | http://www.niff.gr/ |
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 1999 | Thessaloniki | Special interest | http://www.filmfestival.gr/docfestival/uk/info.htm | |
Thessaloniki Video Dance Festival | 2000 | Thessaloniki | Special interest | Dance festival with a showcase of dance films. | http://www.filmfestival.gr/videodance/uk/ |
Hungary
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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AniFest | Special interest | http://anifest.hu/ | |||
Budapest Short Film Festival | Budapest | Special interest | http://gombolyag.uw.hu/ | ||
International Festival of Young Filmmakers | Special interest | http://www.filmfestival-miskolc.hu | |||
Kecskemet Animation Film Festival | Special interest | http://www.kaff.hu/ | |||
Kiskakas Film Festival | http://www.kiskakas.hu | ||||
Verzió Human Rights Documentary Film Festival | Special interest | http://www.verzio.ceu.hu |
Iceland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Reykjavík International Film Festival | 2004 | Reykjavík | International | http://www.filmfest.is/ |
Ireland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Cork Film Festival | 1956 | Cork | International | http://www.corkfilmfest.org/ | |
Fresh Film Festival | 1996 | Limerick | Special Interest | Films by young people, aged 7 to 18 years. | http://www.freshfilmfestival.net/ |
Horrorthon | 1997 | Dublin | Special interest | Annual horror festival. | http://www.horrorthon.com/ |
Irish Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Special interest | ||||
Irish Film Institute - French Film Festival | Special interest | ||||
Irish Film Institute - European Film Festival | Special interest | ||||
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2002 | Dublin | International | http://www.dubliniff.com/ | |
Waterford Film Festival | Waterford | http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.com |
Italy
Latvia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Riga International Fantasy Film Festival | 2003 | Riga | Special interest | A biennial showcase of science fiction, thriller and horror films, held on odd years, alternating with the Riga International Film Festival. | http://main.arsenals.lv |
Riga International Film Festival | 1986 | Riga | International | Also known as "Arsenals", the biennial festival is held on even years, alternating with the Riga International Fantasy Film Festival. | http://main.arsenals.lv/ |
Lithuania
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris | 1995 | Vilnius | International | Name means "Spring of Cinema". | http://www.kinopavasaris.lt/ |
Monaco
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Monaco Film Premiere | 2006 | Monte Carlo | Special interest | Charity screenings of new films. | http://www.tendance-lifestyle.com |
Monaco International Film Festival | 2003 | Monte Carlo | Special interest | The festival focuses on non-violent films. | http://www.monacofilmfest.com/ |
Monaco Music Film Festival | 2006 | Monte Carlo | Special interest | Celebrates film and the music of film. | http://www.monacofilm.org/ |
Netherlands
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | Amsterdam | Special interest | Fantasy, horror, anime, thriller, cult, science fiction | http://www.afff.nl/ | |
Amsterdam Film eXperience | Amsterdam | Special interest | New Media, cross-over, animation, interaction, experimental, installations | http://www.amsterdamfilmexperience.com/ | |
Africa In The Picture | Amsterdam | Special interest | African cinema | ||
Arab Film Festival | Rotterdam | Special interest | Arab cinema and Arab filmmakers | ||
Black Soil | The Hague | Special interest | Hip-hop films | ||
Cinekid | Amsterdam | Special interest | Film, television and new media for children | ||
CinemAsia Film Festival | Amsterdam | Special interest | Asian films | ||
Deaf in the Picture | Amsterdam | Special interest | Films about/for deaf people | ||
Dejima Japanese Film Festival | Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht | Special interest | Japanese films | ||
Film Festival SCENECS | Amersfoort | International | Held annually in November. | http://www.scenecs.com/ | |
Himalaya Film Festival | Amstelveen | Special interest | |||
Indies Film Festival | Amsterdam | Special interest | Films about the Dutch East Indies | ||
International Film Festival Rotterdam | 1972 | Rotterdam | International | Held annually in January and February, featuring independent and experimental films. | http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/ |
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Special interest | http://www.idfa.nl/ | ||
Jewish Film Festival | Amsterdam | Special interest | |||
Latin American Film Festival | Utrecht | Special interest | |||
Leiden Film Festival | Leiden | International | |||
Netherlands Film Festival | Utrecht | Regional | Feature films, short subjects, documentaries, television drama | ||
Netherlands Online Film Festival | Special interest | Drama, documentary, experimental, animation, interactive | |||
Noordelijk Film Festival | Leeuwarden | International | |||
Pink Film Days | Amsterdam | Special interest | Gay films |
Norway
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Bergen International Film Festival | 2000 | Bergen | International | Held annually in October. | http://www.biff.no |
Festival Films from the South | Oslo | http://www.filmfrasor.no/ | |||
Kortfilmfestivalen i Grimstad | |||||
Norwegian International Film Festival | 1973 | Haugesund | International | Held annually in August. | http://www.filmweb.no |
Oslo International Film Festival | Oslo | International | |||
Tromsø International Film Festival | 1991 | Tromsø | International | http://www.tiff.no tiff.no | |
ØyaKino | Oslo | Special interest | Devoted to music-related films. | http://www.oyafestivalen.no/ |
Poland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Camerimage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography | 1993 | Toruń, since 2000 Łódź | International | http://www.pluscamerimage.pl/ | |
Era New Horizons Film Festival | 2001 | Sanok, Cieszyn, Wrocław | International | http://www.eranowehoryzonty.pl | |
KAN Film Festival | 1999 | Wrocław | Special interest | Formal name is the Amateur and Independent Film Festival KAN; held annually around the end of April. | http://www.kan.art.pl/ |
Kraków Film Festival | 1960 | Kraków | Special interest | Annual festival dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. | http://www.cracowfilmfestival.pl/ |
Warsaw International Film Festival | 1984 | Warsaw | International | Held annually in October. | http://www.wff.pl |
Portugal
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Évora International Short Film Festival (FIKE) | 2001 | Évora | Special interest | Held annually in November, the competition section is open to international short films, animation, fiction and documentaries up to 40 minutes. No entry fee. | http://www.fikeonline.net/ |
Fantasporto | 1982 | Porto | Special interest | Fantasy, horror, action and science-fiction festival. | http://www.fantasporto.com/ |
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival | 1985 | Setúbal | Special interest | Held annually during the first week in June, the competitive section is open to films from countries producing less than 30 features per year. | http://www.festroia.pt/ |
Funchal International Film Festival | Madeira | International | http://www.funchalfilmfest.com/ | ||
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | 1996 | Lisbon | Special interest | ||
Indielisboa | 2004 | Lisbon | Special interest | An international film festival for independent movies. | http://www.indielisboa.com/ |
Doclisboa | 2004 | Lisbon | Special interest | An international film festival for documentaries. | http://www.doclisboa.org |
Romania
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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ALTER-NATIVE | 1993 | Târgu Mureş | Special interest | International short film festival. | http://www.madisz.ro |
Anim'est | Bucharest | Special interest | International animation film festival | http://www.animest.ro | |
Anonimul | Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea | Special interest | International independent film festival. | http://www.festival-anonimul.ro | |
Astra Film Festival | Sibiu | Special interest | International Documentary and Visual Anthropology Film Festival | http://www.astrafilm.ro | |
DaKINO | Bucharest | International | http://www.dakino-filmfestival.ro | ||
Gay Film Nights | Cluj-Napoca | Special interest | LGBT film | ||
IPIFF | Constanţa | Special interest | The Independent Producers International Film Festival | http://www.ipiff.ro | |
NexT Film Festival | Bucharest | Special interest | International short film festival | http://www.nextproject.ro | |
Transilvania International Film Festival | Cluj-Napoca | http://www.tiff.ro | |||
Where is the love? | Bucharest | Special interest | International short film festival | http://www.whereisthelove.ro |
Russia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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International Film Festival in Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | International | |||
Kinotavr Film Festival | 1991 | Sochi | International | http://www.kinotavr.ru/ | |
Moscow International Film Festival | 1935 | Moscow | International | First held in 1935, from 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, and since 1995 has been held annually. | |
Russia's Family Short Film Festival | Galich | Special interest | |||
Golden Minbar International Muslim Film Festival | 2005 | Kazan | International | First held in 2005 since then has been held annually. | http://www.mfmk.ru/ (in Russian, English, and Arabic) |
Serbia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Belgrade International Film Festival | 1971 | Belgrade | International | Shortnamed "FEST" | Link |
Palić Film Festival | 1992 | Palić | International | "Golden Tower" award | Link |
Film Festival of Serbia | 2007 | Novi Sad | National | "Ibis" award | Link |
Slovakia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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ArtFilm Festival | Trenčianske Teplice, Trenčín | ||||
ekotopfilm (International Festival of Sustainable Development Films) | 1974 | Bratislava | Special interest | Held annually in October. | http://www.ekotopfilm.sk/ |
Golden Beggar | 1995 | Košice | Regional | Annual festival and awards for television programs. | http://www.festival.sk/ |
International Film Festival Bratislava | Bratislava | International | http://www.iffbratislava.sk |
Slovenia
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Filofest | 2006 | Ljubljana | Special interest | International Student Film and Video Festival | http://www.filofest.com/ |
Ljubljana International Film Festival | 1989 | Ljubljana | International | http://liffe.si/ |
Spain
- See also: Calendar of film festivals in Spain.
Sweden
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Arctic Light Film Festival | "late '80s" | Kiruna | also showing in villages | http://www.arcticlight.org/ | |
BUFF (Malmö Film Festival) | Malmö | Special interest | The International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö takes its acronym from its Swedish name, Barn- och ungdomsfilmfestivalen | http://www.buff.se/ | |
Dövfilmfestival | Stockholm | ||||
Filmörnen | 1978 | Värmland | Special interest | Festival for Swedish short films | http://www.varmlandsfilmforbundm.se/ |
Gothenburg Film Festival | 1979 | Gothenburg | International | http://www.filmfestival.org | |
HBT-GBG | 2007 | Gotenburg | Special interest | Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival. | http://www.hbt-gbg.se/ |
Luleå Filmfestival | Luleå | http://www.luleafilmfestival.se | |||
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival | 1995 | Lund | Special interest | Annual festival of fantasy, horror and science fiction. | http://www.fff.se/ |
Stockholm International Film Festival | 1990 | Stockholm | International | Held annually in November. | http://www.filmfestivalen.se |
Uppsala International Short Film Festival | 1982 | Uppsala | Special interest | Held annually in late October. | http://www.shortfilmfestival.com/ |
Umeå Film Festival | defunct | http://www.filmfest.se/ |
Switzerland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Cinéma Tout Ecran | Geneva | International | Film and television festival. | http://www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch/ | |
Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival | 2000 | Lausanne | Special interest | Film and music festival devoted to underground culture. | http://www.luff.ch |
Locarno International Film Festival | 1946 | Locarno | International | Held annually in August. | http://www.pardo.ch/ |
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | 2000 | Neuchâtel | Special interest | Annual genre festival for fantasy, horror, sci-fi and cult films. | http://www.nifff.ch/ |
Queersicht | 1997 | Berne | Special interest | The oldest LGBT film festival in Switzerland. | http://www.queersicht.ch/ |
Visions du réel | Nyon | Special interest | Annual documentary festival. | http://www.visionsdureel.ch/ |
Turkey
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival | 1997 | Ankara | Special interest | http://www.ucansupurge.org/ | |
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival | 1963 | Antalya | National | National film festival and awards ceremony. | http://altinportakal.tursak.org.tr/ |
Avrupa Filmleri Festivali | |||||
Istanbul International Film Festival | 1982 | Istanbul | International | Held annually around the end of April. | http://www.istfest.org/film |
!f Istanbul Independent Film Festival | 2002 | Istanbul | Special interest | Held annually around mid-February. A festival for independent films. | http://www.ifistanbul.com |
Ukraine
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Stozhary | 1995 | Kiev | Special interest | An actors' film festival, in which actors' performances on film are the focus of jury assessment and awards. | http://stozhary.kiev.ua/ |
United Kingdom
England
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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3 Short Online Film Festival | Special interest | http://www.3shortfilmfestival.com | |||
Angel Film Festival | Islington | ||||
Birds Eye View | London | Special interest | For emerging women directors. | http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk | |
Cambridge International Super 8 Festival | 2007 | Cambridge | Annual festival dedicated to films shot using the Super 8 format | Competion and special programmes. | http://www.Cambridge-super8.org/ |
East End Film Festival | London | http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com | |||
Family Friendly Film Festival | 2005 | Manchester | Special interest | Held annually, the festival is aimed at children and young adults. | http://www.familyfriendly.org.uk |
FrightFest | 2002 | London | Special interest | Annual horror and fantasy festival. | http://www.frightfest.co.uk/ |
Leeds International Film Festival | 1986 | Leeds | International | Largest film festival in England outside London. | http://www.leedsfilm.com/ |
London Film Festival | 1956 | London | International | Held annually by the British Film Institute and sponsored by The Times newspaper. | http://www.lff.org.uk/ |
Meniscus Film Festival | 2001 | Grimsby | International | Held annually by film fans, filmmakers and volunteers. | http://www.meniscusfilms.com/ |
onedotzero | London | Special interest | Worldwide digital short film festival. | http://www.onedotzero.com | |
Raindance Film Festival | 1993 | London | Special interest | A festival for independent films, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards. | http://raindance.co.uk/ |
Sefton Short Film Festival | 2004 | Liverpool | Special interest | Annual short film festival | http://www.s2f2.org.uk/ |
Supershorts Film Festival | London | Special interest | http://www.supershorts.org.uk/ | ||
The End of the Pier International Film Festival | 2002 | West Sussex | Special interest | An independent film festival, it shows work by local filmmakers, as well as international shorts and features. | eotpfilmfestival.com |
Northern Ireland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Belfast Film Festival | Belfast | http://www.belfastfilmfestival.org/ | |||
CineMagic | 1988 | Belfast | Special interest | Children's film fstival. | http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/ |
Scotland
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Dead by Dawn | 1993 | Edinburgh | Special interest | Held annually in April, the festival showcases independent, short and feature horror films. | http://www.deadbydawn.co.uk/ |
Dundee Mountain Film Festival | http://www.dundeemountainfilm.org.uk/ | ||||
Edinburgh International Film Festival | 1947 | Edinburgh | International | The longest continuously running film festival, it is part of the Edinburgh International Festival, which takes place annually in August. | http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk |
Glasgow Film Festival | Glasgow |
Wales
Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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Abertoir | 2006 | Aberystwyth | Special interest | Held annually in October, showcasing both independent and Hollywood horror films, some unreleased. | http://www.abertoir.co.uk/ |
beyondTV | Swansea | ||||
Cardiff Film Festival | Cardiff | http://www.cardifffilmfestival.co.uk/ | |||
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival | 2004 | Llanberis | Special interest | www.llamff.co.uk | |
Swansea Film Festival | Swansea | http://www.swanseafilmfestival.com/ |
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