2023 Film Festival dates: a list of all upcoming festivals, from Cannes and Venice to TIFF, Sundance, SXSW, Berlin and more, by month!
So many film festivals are coming in 2023, from Cannes, Venice, Sundance and TIFF to London, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, AFI Fest and many more! We made a list of all film festival dates of upcoming events all over the world, divided by month, to help you decide which ones to attend, in person and online, and plan your schedule.
If you’re looking for next year’s list of film festival dates, you will find them here: 2024 Film Festival Dates: List of All Upcoming Festivals By Month! Happy watching!
2023 Film Festival Dates: List of All Upcoming Festivals in: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Last updated on: October 15, 2023
JANUARY 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Sundance Film Festival (US): January 20-30
- Tromsø International Film Festival (Norway): January 16-22
- My French Film Festival (worldwide): January 13-February 13
- FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival (France): January 20-28
- Trieste Film Festival 2023 (Italy): January 20-28
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands): January 25-February 5
- Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France): January 27-February 4
- Göteborg Film Festival (Sweden): January 27 – February 5
- Ostend Film Festival (Belgium): January 27-February 4
- DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (Finland) January 31-February 5
FEBRUARY 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- From Venice To London (UK): February 3-6
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival (US): February 8-18
- SCAD TVFest (US): February 9-11
- Pan African Film & Arts Festival (US): February 9-20
- Berlin Film Festival (Germany): February 16-26
- RENDR Festival (UK): February 23-24
- Dublin Film Festival (Ireland): February 23-March 4
- BFI Future Film Festival (UK): dates TBA (February/March)
MARCH 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Atlanta DocuFest (US): March 1-3
- Oxford Film Festival (UK): March 1-5
- Glasgow Film Festival (UK): March 1-12
- True/False Film Fest (US): March 2-5
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece): March 2-12
- Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (UK): March 3-5
- Miami Film Festival (US): March 3-12
- New York International Children’s Film Festival (US): March 3-19
- Borderlines Film Festival (UK): March 3-19
- RAI Film Festival (UK): March 2-31
- Tempo Dokumentar Film Festival (Sweden): March 6-12
- Cartoon Movie (France): March 7-9
- Tampere Film Festival (Finland): March 8-12
- Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (UK): March 9-April 27
- South By Southwest (US): March 10-19
- Malaga Film Festival (Spain): March 10-19
- FrightFest Glasgow (UK): March 10-11
- WOW – Women of the World (UK): March 10-12
- BUFF Malmö Film Festival (Sweden): March 11-17
- Filmart (Hong Kong): March 13-16
- CPH:DOX (Denmark): March 15-26
- BFI Flare (UK): March 15-26
- Sofia International Film Festival (Bulgaria): March 16-26
- Vilnius Film Festival (Lithuania): March 16-26
- Series Mania (France): March 17-24
- Festival of Austrian Film (Austria): March 21-26
- Sonoma Film Festival (US): March 22-26
- Gasparilla International Film Festival (US): March 23-26
- watchAUT Austrian Film Festival (UK): March 23-26
- Sun Valley Film Festival (US): March 29-April 2
- The Overlook Film Festival (US): March 30-April 2
- Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong) March 30-April 10
APRIL 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey): April 7-18
- San Francisco International Film Festival (US): April 13-23
- Fantaspoa (Brazil): April 13-30
- Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews (UK): April 14-16
- Canneseries (France): April 14-19
- Queer East Festival (UK): April 18-30
- Atlanta Film Festival (US): April 20-30
- Milwaukee Film Festival (US): April 20-May 4
- Visions du Réel (Switzerland): April 21-30
- Far East Film Festival (Italy): April 21-29
- Old School Kung Fu Fest (US): April 21-30
- San Luis Obispo Film Festival (US): April 25-May 7
- Cinema Columbus Film Festival (US): April 26-30
- Jeonju Film Festival (South Korea) April 27-May 6
- Indie Lisboa (Portugal): April 27-May 7
- Hot Docs Festival (Canada): April 27-May 7
MAY 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- DOK.fest München (Germany): May 4-14
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival (Canada): May 4-14
- Seattle International Film Festival (US): May 11-21
- Docaviv (Israel): May 11-20
- Doc Edge (New Zealand): May 11-June 11
- Cannes Film Festival (France): May 16-27
- Harlem Film Festival (US): May 18-28
- Mountainfilm: A Documentary Film Festival (US): May 25-29
- Krakow Film Festival (Poland): May 28-June 4
- Sci-Fi London Film Festival: May 31-June 6
JUNE 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Tribeca Film Festival (US) June 7-18
- Sydney Film Festival (Australia) June 7-18
- Cine Las Americas (US): June 7-11
- New Media Film Festival (US): June 7-8
- BFI Film on Film Festival (UK): June 8-11
- Balinale (Indonesia): June 8-11
- Transilvania Film Festival (Romania): June 9-18
- San Diego French Film Festival (US): June 11-13
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France): June 12-17
- Bentonville Film Festival (US): June 13-18
- Provincetown International Film Festival, US – June 14-18
- Sheffield Docfest (UK): June 14-19
- Frameline47 (US): June 14-24
- Ponta Lopud Film Festival (Croatia): June 20-24
- Nantucket Film Festival (US): June 21-26
- Palm Springs ShortFest (US): June 21-27
- Champs Elysées Film Festival (France): June 21-28
- Munich Film Festival (Germany): June 22-July 1
- Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival (UK): June 22-25
- Oak Cliff Film Festival (US): June 22-25
- Brussels International Film Festival (Belgium): June 27-July 5
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic): June 30-July 8
JULY 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (Australia): July 1-31
- FID Marseille (France): July 5-11
- Over-The-Rhine International Film Festival (US): July 6-9
- Galway Film Fleadh (Ireland): July 11-16
- Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel): July 13-23
- Fantasia Film Festival (Canada): July 13-August 2
- Indy Shorts Film Festival (US): July 18-23
- San Diego Comic-Con International (US): July 20-23
- Deep In The Heart Film Festival (US): July 20-23
AUGUST 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland): August 2-12
- Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia): August 3-20
- Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina): August 11-18
- New Horizons International Film Festival (Poland): August 20-23
- Sidewalk Film Festival (US): August 21-27
- Venice Film Festival (Italy) August 30-September 9
- Ariano International Film Festival: dates TBA
- Telluride Film Festival (USA): dates TBA
- Open City Documentary Film Festival (UK): dates TBA
SEPTEMBER 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Deauville Film Festival (France): September 1-10
- TIFF (Canada): September 7-17
- Prishtina Film Festival (Kosovo): September 12-17
- Prague Film Festival (Czech Republic): September 16-19
- Nordisk Panorama (Denmark): September 21-26
- Calgary International Film Festival (Canada): September 21-October 1
- Out on Film (US): September 21-October 1
- Tirana Film Festival (Albania): September 23-29
- Schlingel International Film Festival (Germany): September 23-30
- Encounters Short Film Festival (UK): September 26-October 1
- Nashville Film Festival (US): September 28-October 4
- Zurich Film Festival (Switzerland): September 28-October 8
- Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland): September 28-October 8
- Haifa Film Festival (Israel): September 28-October 7
- FilmFest Hamburg (Germany): September 28-October 8
- San Sebastian International Film Festival: dates TBA
- New York Film Festival: dates TBA (September/October)
- VIFF (Canada): dates TBA (September/October)
OCTOBER 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- BFI London Film Festival (UK): October 4-15
- Tallgrass Film Festival (US): October 5-8
- Heartland Film Festival (US): October 5-15
- Big Syn International Film Festival (UK): October 5-November 11
- Tryon International Film Festival (US): October 6-8
- Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (US): October 6-14
- Hamptons International Film Festival (US): October 6-15
- DOK Leipzig (Germany): October 8-15
- Film Fest Ghent (Belgium): October 10-21
- Newport Beach Film Festival (US): October 12-19
- MIPCOM (France): October 16-19
- San Diego International Film Festival (US): October 18-22
- Adelaide Film Festival (Australia): October 18-29
- Bergen International Film Festival (Norway): October 18-26
- Rome Film Festival (Italy): October 18-29
- Doc Lisboa (Portugal): October 19-29
- Byron Bay International Film Festival (Australia): October 20-29
- Savannah Film Festival (US): October 21-28
- Tokyo International Film Festival (Japan): October 23-November 1
- Ji.hlava (Czech Republic): October 24-29
- TIFFCOM 2023 (Japan): October 25-27
- AFI Fest (US): October 25-29
- Raindance Film Festival (UK): October 25-November 4
- 1261 Grenada Film Festival (Grenada): October 26-29
- Richard Harris Film Festival (Ireland): October 26-30
- Monaco Streaming Film Festival (Monaco): October 31-November 3
NOVEMBER 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Germany): November 1-5
- Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland): November 3-12
- PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights (Estonia): November 3-19
- Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia): November 6-11
- Norwich Film Festival (UK): November 6-19
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK): November 7-12
- Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival (US): November 8-12
- DOC NYC (US): November 8-16
- Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden): November 8-19
- Baltic Film Festival NY (US): November 8-19
- IDFA (Netherlands): November 8-19
- Camerimage (Poland): November 11-18
- RIDM (Canada): November 15-26
- Torino Film Festival (Italy): November 24-December 2
- Ventana Sur (Argentina): November 27-December 1
- French Film Festival UK (UK): November/December 2023
DECEMBER 2023 FILM FESTIVAL DATES
- Les Arcs Film Festival (France): December 16-23
