This page lists notable film festivals and markets with links to their official home pages. It is a public reference list for filmmakers and festival or market planning.

Major international festivals and markets

• Festival de Cannes
• Marché du Film
• Berlin International Film Festival
• European Film Market
• Venice International Film Festival
• Toronto International Film Festival
• Sundance Film Festival
• International Film Festival Rotterdam
• SXSW Film and TV Festival
• Locarno Film Festival
• San Sebastián International Film Festival
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• Busan International Film Festival
• Tokyo FILMeX
• Tokyo International Film Festival

UK and Ireland festivals

• BFI London Film Festival
• Edinburgh International Film Festival
• Glasgow Film Festival
• Manchester Film Festival
• Raindance Film Festival
• Aesthetica Short Film Festival
• Encounters Film Festival
• Cork International Film Festival
• Galway Film Fleadh

North American festivals and markets

• AFI Fest
• Film Independent Spirit Awards
• Tribeca Festival
• New York Film Festival
• San Francisco International Film Festival
• Fantastic Fest
• Fantasia International Film Festival
• Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• American Film Market

Documentary, animation, genre, and specialist festivals

• IDFA
• Visions du Réel
• Sheffield DocFest
• Annecy International Animation Film Festival
• Animation Is Film
• Sitges Film Festival
• FrightFest
• Screamfest Horror Film Festival
• Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
• Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Other international festivals worth tracking

• Sydney Film Festival
• Melbourne International Film Festival
• New Zealand International Film Festival
• Durban International Film Festival
• Cairo International Film Festival
• Marrakech International Film Festival
• Guadalajara International Film Festival
• Mar del Plata International Film Festival
• Hawai'i International Film Festival