This is a list of film festivals in Europe. [edit] Albania [edit] Armenia [edit] Austria [edit] Belgium [edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina [edit] Bulgaria [edit] Croatia [edit] Czech Republic [edit] Cyprus [edit] Denmark [edit] Estonia [edit] Finland [edit] France [edit] Germany | Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website | | | Shortfilmfestival Cologne | | Cologne | European | Held annually in November. | http://www.unlimited-festival.de/ | | Filmfest Hamburg | 1992 | Hamburg | International | Held annually in September/October. | http://www.filmfesthamburg.de/ | | Abgedreht International Short Film Festival | | Sulzbach-Rosenberg | | | http://www.filmfest-abgedreht.de | | Achtung Berlin | 2005 | Berlin | Special interest, regional | Spotlights new films made in Berlin or Brandenburg or taking place in the region. | http://www.achtungberlin.de/ | | Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival | 2003 | Berlin | International | Annual festival. Platform to promote independent film makers from different countries of Asia and the Asian-Pacific region (Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Asian-pacific islands) | http://www.bapff.de/ | | Berlin International Film Festival | 1951 | Berlin | International | Also called the "Berlinale", the festival is held annually in February. | http://www.berlinale.de/ | | Biberach Independent Film Festival | 2004 | Biberach an der Riß | Special interest | Focusses on experimental and documentary short films. Mostly German. | http://www.biff-filmfestival.de | | Black International Cinema Berlin | 1986 | Berlin | International | Annual film festival presenting cinema from the African Diaspora and intercultural diplomacy perspectives | http://www.blackinternationalcinema.de | | Britspotting - Independent British and Irish Film Festival Berlin | | Berlin | Special interest | | http://www.britspotting.de | | Crank Cookie Kurzfilmtage | 2006 | Passau | International | Annual short film festival. | http://www.crankcookiekurzfilmtage.de/ | | Feminale | | Cologne | Special interest | Annual feminist film festival. | http://www.feminale.de/ | | film sharing VideoFilmfestival | 2003 | Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Mainz | International | Annual short film festival. Low & No Budget productions are shown at different locations, mainly in Southern Germany | http://www.film-sharing.net | | Filmfestival Türkei - Deutschland | | Nürnberg | Special interest | | http://fftd.net | | Fantasy Filmfest | 1987 | Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart | Special interest, international | Annual festival for science fiction, horror and thriller films. | http://www.fantasyfilmfest.com/ | | Festival of German Film | 2005 | Ludwigshafen | National | Held annually in June. | http://www.festival-des-deutschen-films.de/ | | Film Festival ContraVision | 1992 | Berlin | Special interest | Annual independent film festival held at the Cinema "Blow Up". | http://www.contravision.de | | Independent Days Filmfest | 1998 | Karlsruhe | Special interest | Annual independent festival for low- and no-budget filmmakers, with short film competition. | http://www.independentdays.de/ | | International Documentary Festival Munich (DOK.FEST) | | Munich | Special interest | | http://www.dokfest-muenchen.de | | International Cycling Video Festival | 2005 | Bochum | Special interest | Held annually in August/September | http://www.cyclingfilms.de/ | | International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | 1950 | Mannheim, Heidelberg | International | | http://www.mannheim-filmfestival.com | | International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film | 1955 | Leipzig | Special interest | | http://www.dokfestival-leipzig.de | | International Short Film Festival | 1985 | Hamburg | Special interest | | http://festival.shortfilm.com/ | | International Short Film Festival Berlin | 1985 | Berlin | Special interest | | http://www.interfilm.de | | International Videofestival Bochum | | Bochum | Special interest | | http://www.videofestival.org/ | | La.Meko Filmfestival Landau | 2001 | Landau | Special interest | Annual festival for amateur and student filmmakers, with short film competition. | http://www.filmfestival-landau.de/ | | Nordische Filmtage | 1956 | Lübeck | Special interest | Held annually in November, spotlighting the cinemas of Scandinavia and the Baltic states. | http://www.filmtage.luebeck.de/ | | Perspektive - Filmfestival der Menschenrechte | | Nürnberg | Special interest | Annual human rights festival. | http://www.humanrightsfilmfestival.org | | Shooting Europe! | 2005 | Karlsruhe | Special interest | European short film festival organized by the European Students' Forum. | http://www.shooting-europe.de/ | | Videonale | 1984 | Bonn | Special interest | Annual video- and installation art festival. | http://www.videonale.org/ | [edit] Greece [edit] Hungary [edit] Iceland [edit] Ireland [edit] Latvia [edit] Lithuania [edit] Monaco [edit] Netherlands | Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website | | Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival | | Amsterdam | Special interest | Fantasy, horror, anime, thriller, cult, science fiction | http://www.afff.nl/ | | Amsterdam Film eXperience | 2006 | 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 | | | BuitenBeeld | | Doesburg | Special interest | short films | http://www.buitenbeeld-doesburg.nl/buitenbeeld/welkom/ | | B-movie Underground and Trash Film Festival | | Breda | Special interest | B-movie, Underground, Trash | http://www.butff.nl/ | | 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 | | | Festival Vrouwenfilms Assen | 1980 | Assen | National | Held annually in March | http://www.festivalvrouwenfilms.nl/ | | 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 | 1988 | 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 | 1982 | Utrecht | Regional | Feature films, short subjects, documentaries, television drama | http://www.filmfestival.nl | | Netherlands Online Film Festival | | | Special interest | Drama, documentary, experimental, animation, interactive | | | Noordelijk Film Festival | 1978 | Leeuwarden | International | | http://www.noordelijkfilmfestival.nl | | Pink Film Days | | Amsterdam | Special interest | Gay films | | | Film by the Sea | 1998 | Vlissingen | International | Held annually, usually in September. | http://www.filmbythesea.nl | [edit] Norway [edit] Poland Multimedia Festival The Art of the Document 2001 Warsaw International http://www.artofdocument.pl [edit] Portugal [edit] Romania [edit] Russia | | | | | | Festival of Festivals, St. Petersburg | 1993 | St. Petersburg | International | Held annually June 23-29th. Features several traditional screening sections as well as special prizes. | http://www.filmfest.ru/ | | 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) | | Kinotavr Film Festival | 1991 | Sochi | International | | http://www.kinotavr.ru/ | | KROK International Animated Films Festival | 1989 | Cities along the Volga or Dnieper rivers | Special Interest | International animation festival which is held in Russia on even years and in Ukraine on odd years. It takes place on a cruise ship and visits various cities. | www.krokfestival.com | | Message to Man | 1988 | Saint Petersburg | Special Interest | International competitive festival for documentary, animated and short films | message-to-man.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. | | | Open Russian Festival of Animated Film | 1996 | Suzdal | Special Interest | The only festival devoted to professional appraisal of domestic Russian animation. Films from Belarus and Ukraine are also often admitted. | suzdalfest.ru | | Russia's Family Short Film Festival | | Galich | Special interest | | | | International Kansk Video Festival | 2002 | Kansk, Russia | Special Interest | The most innovative festival in Russia. It focuses on experimental, alternative, independent video and film shorts | [1] | | International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival «Side by Side» | 2008 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | International | This is international film festival, which raises issues of homosexuality, bisexual and transgender (dec. LGBT) | [2] | [edit] Serbia [edit] Slovakia [edit] Slovenia - See also: Calendar of film festivals in Spain.
[edit] Sweden [edit] Switzerland [edit] Turkey [edit] Ukraine [edit] United Kingdom [edit] England [edit] Northern Ireland [edit] Scotland | Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website | | Africa in Motion | 2006 | Edinburgh | African cinema | Held annually towads the end of October, the festival features films from all over the African continent. | http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/ | | 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/ | | Deep Fried Film Fesitival | 2004 | Coatbridge | International | Held annually in August, the festival showcases films from around the globe. | http://www.deepfriedfilm.org.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 | | | | | T In The Park | 1994 | Balado, near Kinross | Pop/Rock Music | Held annually in July, now spread over three days, with some of the worlds biggest bands and live acts | http://www.tinthepark.com/ | | RockNess | 2006 | Loch Ness, near Inverness | Dance/Rock Music | Held annually in June, becoming bigger with every year so far, now part owned by international promoters AEG | http://www.rockness.co.uk | | Live at Loch Lomond | 2007 | Loch Lomond, near Glasgow | Pop/Rock Music | Held annually in August | http://www.liveatlochlomond.com/ | | Coloursfest | 1998 | Glasgow | Dance Music | Held annually in June, the festival showcases some of the worlds biggest DJ's and dance acts. | http://www.colours.co.uk/ | [edit] External links
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