Film Festivals
It might seem odd to travel to faraway places to only sit in a darkened theater and watch films. But film festivals can be an exciting addition to a travel itinerary. Here is the list for 2012!
If you are a producer of a film festival or know of a festival coming up, let us know by sending the festival name, dates, and link to the web site so I can add it to the calendar!
January
January 5-16 Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 12-15 San Joaquin International Film Festival
January 13-15 Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
January 11-26 The New York Jewish Film Festival
January 19-29 Sundance Film Festival
January 26-28 Trail Dance Film Festival
Starts January 26 Spokane International Film Festival
Starts January 27 Clermont-Ferrand Short-Film Festival
February
Until February 4-12 Clermont-Ferrand Short-Film Festival
Until February 5 Spokane International Film Festival
February 3-12 Victoria Film Festival
February 8-29 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
February 9-23 SF Independent Film Festival
February 9-11 Dam Short Film Festival
February 17-19 Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Short Film Challenge
February 16-19 Boulder International Film Festival
February 19 Tropfest Film Festival
March
March 1-4 Taos Shortz Film Fest
March 7-11 Omaha Film Festival
March 14-18 Go Short International Short Film Festival
Starts March 29 Gasparilla International Film Festival
Starts March 29 Vail Film Festival
Starts March 29 Dead By Dawn Film Festival
Starts March 30 Faux Film Festival
April
Until April 1 Gasparilla International Film Festival
Until April 1 Vail Film Festival
Until April 1 Faux Film Festival
Until April 1 Dead By Dawn Film Festival
April 13-15 San Francisco Woman’s Film Festival
April 11-15 Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival
April 11-15 SeaScape Films Short Film Festival
April 12-16 Ashland Film Independent Film Festival
April 13-22 Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival
April 13-22 Sarasota Film Festival
April 13-22 WorldFest Houston Film Festival
April 13-22 Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival
April Japan Film Festival
April 16-22 Calgary Underground Film Festival
April 26-29 L.A. Comedy Shorts
April 19-22 Memphis International Film Fest
April 19-22 Indie Spirit Film Festival
April 18-22 Wisconsin Film Festival
April San Francisco International Film Festival
April 20-22 Globians Doc Fest Halle
April Indie Fest USA and Expo
April 26-29 National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Starts April 27 Brussels Short Film Festival
May
May 3 Golden Trailer Awards
May 4-6 Globians Doc Fest Harz
May 4-13 Festival des Très Courts
Until May 6 Brussels Short Film Festival
May 8-15 Monaco Film Festival
May 16-27 Cannes Film Festival
May Kimera Film Festival
May 22-25 Ethnocineca
May 4-13 DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Starts May 27 Zlín
Starts May 29 Little Rock Film Festival
June
Until June 3 Zlín
Until June 3 Little Rock Film Festival
June Mendocino Film Festival
June 6-12 Gen Art Film Festival
June Staten Island Film Festival
June 15-17 San Francisco Black Film Festival
June Banff World Television Festival
June 7-10 Breckenridge Festival of Film
June 20-24 Nantucket Film Festival & Screenplay Competition
June Melbourne International Animation Festival
June Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Starts June 29 FilmFest Munchen
July
Until July 7 FilmFest Munchen
July 12-15 Comic-Con International Film Festival
July 6-14 Sarajevo Film Festival
Starts July 31 Traverse City Film Festival
August
Until August 5 Traverse City Film Festival
August 7-12 Rhode Island International Film Festival
August FilmOut San Diego-LGBT Film Festival
August Monterrey International Film Festival
August Landlocked Film Festival
August Strasbourg International Film Festival
Starts August 29 Venice Film Festival
September
Until September 8 Venice Film Festival
September 5-9 Burbank International Film Festival
September Oldenburg International Film Festival
September 13-16 Atlanta Underground Film Festival
September 20-23 DocuFest Atlanta
Month of September Animation Attack!
September 20-30 Online Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
September Port Townsend Film Festival
September Coney Island Film Festival
September 21-29 Edmonton International Film Festival
September Vancouver International Film Festival
October
October 11-25 Chicago International Film Festival
October Mill Valley Film Festival
October Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival
October Freak Show Horror Film Festival
October FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
October Doclisboa – The Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival
October Flint Film Festival
October Terror Film Festival
October Fetisch Film Festival
October Kerry Film Festival
November
November 9-17 Costa Rica International Film Festival
November Lone Star International Film Festival
November Mammoth Film Festival
December
None listed yet.
Image at left: Pulp Fiction Movie Poster
