مهرجان سينمائي، شهرًا بشهر حول العالم
عروض وسجّاد أحمر وأسبوعان من الفنادق الممتلئة.
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متى يكون قائمًا
مهرجان سينمائي في يناير
- بونه 🇮🇳 الهندPune International Film Festival · 10–25 ينا (عادةً)A week of world and Marathi cinema in mid-January, screened across several multiplexes, with on-the-spot delegate registration.89
- بالم سبرينغس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةPalm Springs Film Festival · 2–20 ينا (عادةً)Eleven days of screenings across the valley and an awards gala that pulls the Oscar campaigns out of Los Angeles for a night.79
- قبرة 🇮🇹 إيطالياCapri Hollywood film festival · 26 ديس – 2 يناFor a week over the new year the island's winter shutdown pauses for a film festival, and the few hotels that stay open fill with it.65
- ترييستي 🇮🇹 إيطالياTrieste Film Festival · 14–28 ينا (عادةً)Central and eastern European cinema, programmed here since 1989 because this is where the two halves of the continent met.61
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةSlapstick Festival · 20 ينا – 20 فبر (عادةً)Five days of silent and visual comedy on screen, with live accompaniment, a gala at Bristol Beacon and comedians talking about their heroes.56
- روتردام 🇳🇱 هولنداIFFR · 22 ينا – 8 فبر (عادةً)Eleven days of first and second features from everywhere, which is the one thing that reliably fills this city in deep winter.49
- غوتنبرغ 🇸🇪 السويدGoteborg Film Festival · 24 ينا – 5 فبر (عادةً)Scandinavia's largest film event: ten days, several hundred films and cinemas full at eleven in the morning in the darkest part of the year.39
- ترومسو 🇳🇴 النرويجTromso International Film Festival · 12–20 ينا (عادةً)A week of cinema in the middle of January, including screenings outdoors in the snow.24
مهرجان سينمائي في فبراير
- فورت لودرديل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةFort Lauderdale Film Festival · 18–28 فبر (عادةً)Ten days of premieres and documentaries across Broward, anchored on the restored Savor Cinema in Flagler Village.84
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةAcademy Awards weekend · 25 فبر – 20 مار (عادةً)Hollywood Boulevard closes for the best part of a week around the ceremony, and the hotel and restaurant scene in the middle of the city behaves accordingly.83
- سانتا باربارا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSanta Barbara Film Festival · 4–16 فبر (عادةً)Eleven days in early February with the awards-season names doing tributes at the Arlington, which is why the hotels fill in a month nothing else would fill them.80
- بورتو 🇵🇹 البرتغالFantasporto · 18 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)One of Europe's older fantasy and horror film festivals, ten days at the Rivoli in the wettest, cheapest part of the year.70
- طهران 🇮🇷 إيرانFajr Film Festival · 1–11 فبر (عادةً)Iran's premier film festival runs during the Ten Days of Fajr, filling the capital's main cinemas with domestic premieres and industry screenings.70
- سيدونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSedona International Film Festival · 15 فبر – 2 مار (عادةً)Nine days of independent film in late February, in the quiet stretch before the spring crowds.69
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوFESPACO · 20 فبر – 7 مار (عادةً)Africa's biggest film festival takes over the city's cinemas and the Place des Cineastes for a week.67
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةSlapstick Festival · 20 ينا – 20 فبر (عادةً)Five days of silent and visual comedy on screen, with live accompaniment, a gala at Bristol Beacon and comedians talking about their heroes.62
- روتردام 🇳🇱 هولنداIFFR · 22 ينا – 8 فبر (عادةً)Eleven days of first and second features from everywhere, which is the one thing that reliably fills this city in deep winter.59
- برلين 🇩🇪 ألمانياBerlinale · 8–25 فبر (عادةً)Ten days in February, and the one big festival whose audience is genuinely the public: half the seats go on open sale and Berliners queue for them at Potsdamer Platz in the cold.55
- غلاسكو 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةGlasgow Film Festival · 22 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)Eleven days at the end of February built around the Glasgow Film Theatre, with a habit of screening things in swimming pools and car parks rather than cinemas.53
- بابيتي 🇵🇫 بولنيزيا الفرنسيةFIFO documentary festival · 2–18 فبر (عادةً)Ten days of Pacific documentary at the Maison de la Culture in early February, in the wettest part of the year, which is exactly why it is indoors.49
- غوتنبرغ 🇸🇪 السويدGoteborg Film Festival · 24 ينا – 5 فبر (عادةً)Scandinavia's largest film event: ten days, several hundred films and cinemas full at eleven in the morning in the darkest part of the year.47
- وايت هورس 🇨🇦 كنداAvailable Light Film Festival · 5–25 فبر (عادةً)Ten days of cinema, music and panels in the darkest, coldest stretch of the northern winter, which is exactly the point of scheduling it then.36
مهرجان سينمائي في مارس
- لوس أنجلوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةAcademy Awards weekend · 25 فبر – 20 مار (عادةً)Hollywood Boulevard closes for the best part of a week around the ceremony, and the hotel and restaurant scene in the middle of the city behaves accordingly.87
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياFestival de Malaga · 5–25 مار (عادةً)The Spanish-language film festival takes over the Cervantes and the Albeniz for ten days in March, with a red carpet on Calle Larios and the city's hotels full of Madrid.85
- باري 🇮🇹 إيطالياBif&st film festival · 15 مار – 20 أبر (عادةً)Bari's international film and TV festival fills the Petruzzelli and other city cinemas for a week of premieres, retrospectives and talks with directors, many screenings free or cheap.79
- سالونيك 🇬🇷 اليونانDocumentary Festival · 1–20 مار (عادةً)Ten days of documentary screened in the converted warehouses on the port in early March, the city's other film festival and the one that fills its cafes with argument.78
- ليون 🇫🇷 فرنساReflets du cinema iberique · 20 مار – 5 أبر (عادةً)A week of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American cinema at Le Zola in Villeurbanne, a tram ride from central Lyon, running for over forty years, with screenings spilling out to other venues afterwards.75
- سيدونا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSedona International Film Festival · 15 فبر – 2 مار (عادةً)Nine days of independent film in late February, in the quiet stretch before the spring crowds.75
- قرطاجنة 🇨🇴 كولومبياCartagena film festival · 5–20 مار (عادةً)The oldest film festival in Latin America, with free screenings on the walls and in the plazas of the old town; the walled city fills for a week and the boutique hotels go early.73
- بورتو 🇵🇹 البرتغالFantasporto · 18 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)One of Europe's older fantasy and horror film festivals, ten days at the Rivoli in the wettest, cheapest part of the year.72
- صوفيا 🇧🇬 بلغارياSofia Film Fest · 5–25 مار (عادةً)A fortnight of screenings across the city cinemas in the flattest month of the year here, with a strong Balkan competition.70
- ليل 🇫🇷 فرنساSeries Mania · 12–31 مار (عادةً)Europe's television festival takes over the Nouveau Siecle and the city cinemas for ten days, half industry market and half free public screenings.69
- غلاسكو 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةGlasgow Film Festival · 22 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)Eleven days at the end of February built around the Glasgow Film Theatre, with a habit of screening things in swimming pools and car parks rather than cinemas.64
- مالمو 🇸🇪 السويدBUFF Malmö Film Festival · 5–20 مار (عادةً)Scandinavia's big children's and youth film festival takes over Malmö's cinemas for a week in March, with premieres, visiting filmmakers and a family day.63
- كوبنهاغن 🇩🇰 الدنماركCPH:DOX · 12–25 مار (عادةً)Europe's largest documentary festival fills the cinemas and a few odd venues for a fortnight in March, which is otherwise the least interesting month in the city.62
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوFESPACO · 20 فبر – 7 مار (عادةً)Africa's biggest film festival takes over the city's cinemas and the Place des Cineastes for a week.45
مهرجان سينمائي في أبريل
- باري 🇮🇹 إيطالياBif&st film festival · 15 مار – 20 أبر (عادةً)Bari's international film and TV festival fills the Petruzzelli and other city cinemas for a week of premieres, retrospectives and talks with directors, many screenings free or cheap.88
- كان 🇫🇷 فرنساCanneseries · 15 أبر – 2 مايو (عادةً)A week-long festival of new television series in late April, with red-carpet premieres at the Palais.86
- جونجو 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةJeonju International Film Festival · 25 أبر – 10 مايو (عادةً)A week of screenings around Gaeksa and the old cinema street at the end of April, and the one time of year the city's rooms sell out on something other than food.84
- ليون 🇫🇷 فرنساReflets du cinema iberique · 20 مار – 5 أبر (عادةً)A week of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American cinema at Le Zola in Villeurbanne, a tram ride from central Lyon, running for over forty years, with screenings spilling out to other venues afterwards.83
- لينتس 🇦🇹 النمساCrossing Europe film festival · 20 أبر – 2 مايو (عادةً)Six days of European independent cinema at the end of April, the kind of programme that never reaches a multiplex.79
- كليفلاند 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةCleveland International Film Festival · 1–22 أبر (عادةً)Ten days and several hundred films in April, one of the older festivals in the country and unusually well attended for its size.74
مهرجان سينمائي في مايو
- كان 🇫🇷 فرنساCanneseries · 15 أبر – 2 مايو (عادةً)A week-long festival of new television series in late April, with red-carpet premieres at the Palais.94
- نيس 🇫🇷 فرنساCannes Film Festival · 10–28 مايو (عادةً)The festival is forty minutes down the coast, but the hotel market is regional: Nice reprices for the fortnight and the airport transfer queue doubles.91
- جونجو 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةJeonju International Film Festival · 25 أبر – 10 مايو (عادةً)A week of screenings around Gaeksa and the old cinema street at the end of April, and the one time of year the city's rooms sell out on something other than food.90
- لينتس 🇦🇹 النمساCrossing Europe film festival · 20 أبر – 2 مايو (عادةً)Six days of European independent cinema at the end of April, the kind of programme that never reaches a multiplex.86
- سياتل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSeattle International Film Festival · 8–26 مايو (عادةً)Eleven days of screenings across a dozen city venues in the middle of May, and the one stretch of the year Seattle's cinemas queue down the block.85
مهرجان سينمائي في يونيو
- تشيتا 🇷🇺 روسياZabaykalsky International Film Festival · 1–15 يون (عادةً)Held in Chita each June: premieres, meetings with Russian actors on the rhododendron-coloured carpet, and screenings spread across the region.93
- طبرمين 🇮🇹 إيطالياTaormina Film Festival · 10–25 يون (عادةً)A week of screenings in the ancient theatre with Etna behind the screen, plus enough red carpet to fill the small hotel stock in town.90
- أورو براتو 🇧🇷 البرازيلCineOP film festival · 18 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)A free festival of Brazilian cinema focused on film heritage and preservation, with screenings, debates and a June-party atmosphere spread across the historic centre.90
- زعفرانبول 🇹🇷 تركياGolden Saffron Documentary Film Festival · 1–20 يون (عادةً)A documentary festival run by the municipality since 2000, with screenings, talks and awards in the old town.90
- كلوج نابوكا 🇷🇴 رومانياTransilvania Film Festival · 5–25 يون (عادةً)Ten days of screenings across the cinemas, plus open-air nights in Unirii Square and a strand at Bánffy Castle out at Bonțida.89
- نانتوكيت 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNantucket Film Festival · 20 يون – 1 يول (عادةً)Five days at the end of June built around screenwriting rather than red carpets, with staged readings and panels in the old whaling-town halls.89
- بولونيا 🇮🇹 إيطالياIl Cinema Ritrovato · 18 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)Nine days of restored film, ending with free screenings on a big screen in Piazza Maggiore after dark.84
- أنسي 🇫🇷 فرنساAnnecy animation film festival · 8–27 يون (عادةً)The animation industry takes the town for a week; the fiftieth edition moved to the end of June.82
- كوريتيبا 🇧🇷 البرازيلOlhar de Cinema · 1–15 يون (عادةً)Curitiba's international film festival, about ten days in early June with screenings at the Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Opera de Arame and the city's arthouse cinemas.81
- زنجبار 🇹🇿 تنزانياZanzibar International Film Festival · 18 يون – 2 يول (عادةً)East Africa's largest film festival takes over the old fort and venues across Stone Town for a week in late June, with screenings outdoors after dark.75
- شانغهاي 🇨🇳 الصينShanghai International Film Festival · 10–25 يون (عادةً)Ten days of screenings across cinemas all over the city in the middle of June, with tickets released in one online rush a week ahead and the good ones gone in minutes.55
مهرجان سينمائي في يوليو
- Bonito 🇧🇷 البرازيلFestival de Cinema de Bonito · 20 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)A week of open-air and small-hall screenings in a town of twenty thousand, mostly Brazilian features and shorts.92
- أورو براتو 🇧🇷 البرازيلCineOP film festival · 18 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)A free festival of Brazilian cinema focused on film heritage and preservation, with screenings, debates and a June-party atmosphere spread across the historic centre.92
- بارنو 🇪🇪 إستونياParnu Film Festival · 1–20 يول (عادةً)A documentary and visual-anthropology festival in July, one of the oldest of its kind anywhere and much quieter than the beach outside.92
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياDurban International Film Festival · 18 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)Africa's longest-running film festival takes over the city's cinemas for the back end of July into early August, in the dry, mild middle of winter, which is the best time to be in Durban anyway.91
- كارلوفي فاري 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكKarlovy Vary Film Festival · 1–13 يول (عادةً)For nine days in early July the spa town turns into a film festival, students sleeping in the park and queues outside the Thermal.91
- فروتسواف 🇵🇱 بولنداNew Horizons Film Festival · 18 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)Ten days of art-house programming in the summer, built around a cinema that keeps showing the same films afterwards.88
- غالواي 🇮🇪 جمهورية أيرلنداGalway Film Fleadh · 6–14 يول (عادةً)Ireland's main film festival runs for six days in early July, with premieres at the Town Hall Theatre and a market alongside it.86
- نانتوكيت 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNantucket Film Festival · 20 يون – 1 يول (عادةً)Five days at the end of June built around screenwriting rather than red carpets, with staged readings and panels in the old whaling-town halls.86
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلJerusalem Film Festival · 15–31 يول (عادةً)Ten days at the Cinematheque under the Old City walls in late July, with open-air screenings down in the Sultan's Pool.83
- زنجبار 🇹🇿 تنزانياZanzibar International Film Festival · 18 يون – 2 يول (عادةً)East Africa's largest film festival takes over the old fort and venues across Stone Town for a week in late June, with screenings outdoors after dark.80
- بولا 🇭🇷 كرواتياPula Film Festival · 9–16 يول (عادةً)Croatia's oldest film festival, screened after dark inside the Roman amphitheatre with several thousand seats on the arena floor.80
- يريفان 🇦🇲 أرمينياGolden Apricot film festival · 5–20 يول (عادةً)Armenia's international film festival, screening across the centre in the middle of July and named for the fruit that is in the markets at the same time.79
- عمان 🇯🇴 الأردنAmman International Film Festival · 20 يول – 10 أغس (عادةً)A first-features festival with an Arab-cinema focus, screening across the western half of the city.79
- بولونيا 🇮🇹 إيطالياIl Cinema Ritrovato · 18 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)Nine days of restored film, ending with free screenings on a big screen in Piazza Maggiore after dark.78
- برث 🇦🇺 أسترالياRevelation Film Festival · 1–20 يول (عادةً)Perth's independent film festival fills Luna Leederville and other screens for about twelve days in July with features, shorts and documentaries, a welcome indoor programme in the wettest weeks.72
- أوكلاند 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداWhanau Marama film festival · 25 يول – 12 أغس (عادةً)The Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival runs for about twelve days from late July, with the grand old Civic as its main screen; a good reason to be indoors in the wettest part of winter.69
مهرجان سينمائي في أغسطس
- ديربان 🇿🇦 جنوب إفريقياDurban International Film Festival · 18 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)Africa's longest-running film festival takes over the city's cinemas for the back end of July into early August, in the dry, mild middle of winter, which is the best time to be in Durban anyway.92
- أودنسه 🇩🇰 الدنماركOdense International Film Festival · 22 أغس – 2 سبت (عادةً)Denmark's oldest film festival, a week of short films in the last week of August, with many screenings free.91
- فروتسواف 🇵🇱 بولنداNew Horizons Film Festival · 18 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)Ten days of art-house programming in the summer, built around a cinema that keeps showing the same films afterwards.87
- سراييفو 🇧🇦 البوسنة والهرسكSarajevo Film Festival · 10–25 أغس (عادةً)Started under siege in 1995 and now the region's biggest, with open-air screenings and the whole city out on Ferhadija until late.84
- Bonito 🇧🇷 البرازيلFestival de Cinema de Bonito · 20 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)A week of open-air and small-hall screenings in a town of twenty thousand, mostly Brazilian features and shorts.83
- نيش 🇷🇸 صربياFilm Encounters, Nis Fortress · 20 أغس – 2 سبت (عادةً)Serbia's oldest film festival, devoted to screen acting, fills the big open-air stage inside the fortress for a week at the end of August.83
- جرامودا 🇧🇷 البرازيلFestival de Cinema de Gramado · 8–25 أغس (عادةً)Brazil's best-known film week takes over the Palácio dos Festivais in the middle of August, with a red carpet down the main avenue and the Kikito awards at the end of it.79
- عمان 🇯🇴 الأردنAmman International Film Festival · 20 يول – 10 أغس (عادةً)A first-features festival with an Arab-cinema focus, screening across the western half of the city.77
- البندقية 🇮🇹 إيطالياVenice Film Festival · 28 أغس – 14 سبت (عادةً)Eleven days on the Lido at the start of September.75
- أوكلاند 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداWhanau Marama film festival · 25 يول – 12 أغس (عادةً)The Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival runs for about twelve days from late July, with the grand old Civic as its main screen; a good reason to be indoors in the wettest part of winter.73
مهرجان سينمائي في سبتمبر
- برشتينا كوسوفوPriFest film festival · 5 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The Prishtina International Film Festival brings a week of international and Balkan films to the city's cinemas each September, with a competition programme.94
- تورونتو 🇨🇦 كنداToronto International Film Festival · 5–20 سبت (عادةً)Eleven days in early September when King Street West closes and the entertainment district's hotel stock reprices.93
- تيميشوارا 🇷🇴 رومانياTIFF Timișoara · 17–20 سبت (عادةً)The Timișoara leg of the Transilvania International Film Festival runs four days each September across Cinema Timiș, Cinema Studio and the Capitol summer garden, with Romanian premieres and open-air screenings.92
- نيش 🇷🇸 صربياFilm Encounters, Nis Fortress · 20 أغس – 2 سبت (عادةً)Serbia's oldest film festival, devoted to screen acting, fills the big open-air stage inside the fortress for a week at the end of August.92
- متحف الأحياء القديمة 🇨🇴 كولومبياFestival Villa del Cine · 20–30 سبت (عادةً)A small film festival in late September, running since 2015, with screenings and guests from a different invited country each year.87
- كالغاري 🇨🇦 كنداCalgary International Film Festival · 20 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Eleven days of Canadian premieres, international award winners and free outdoor screenings each fall, Alberta's largest film festival and an Oscar-qualifying showcase for short films.86
- البندقية 🇮🇹 إيطالياVenice Film Festival · 28 أغس – 14 سبت (عادةً)Eleven days on the Lido at the start of September.85
- برازيليا 🇧🇷 البرازيلFestival de Brasília · 5–25 سبت (عادةً)The country's oldest film festival, run out of the Cine Brasília in Asa Sul since 1965 and still the place where an argument about Brazilian cinema is worth sitting through.85
- غدانسك 🇵🇱 بولنداPolish Film Festival, Gdynia · 15–30 سبت (عادةً)The national film awards, a week of premieres in Gdynia twenty minutes up the coast.84
- سان سبستيان 🇪🇸 إسبانياZinemaldia film festival · 16–28 سبت (عادةً)Nine days in late September that fill the city harder than August does, with public tickets sold in a scramble a fortnight ahead and red carpets outside the Kursaal every evening.83
- أودنسه 🇩🇰 الدنماركOdense International Film Festival · 22 أغس – 2 سبت (عادةً)Denmark's oldest film festival, a week of short films in the last week of August, with many screenings free.83
- أترخت 🇳🇱 هولنداNetherlands Film Festival · 18 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The national film festival belongs to Utrecht: ten days at the end of September ending in the Golden Calf awards, with free open-air screenings on the cathedral square.82
- مالمو 🇸🇪 السويدNordisk Panorama · 14–25 سبت (عادةً)The Nordic short and documentary film festival fills the city's cinemas for about a week in mid-September, with a public programme alongside the industry market.82
- سرقوسة 🇮🇹 إيطالياOrtigia Film Festival · 20–26 سبت (عادةً)Independent cinema screened outdoors in the squares of the old island for a week in late September, free or close to it, and starting late enough that the heat has gone out of the day.81
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةEncounters Film Festival · 15 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The UK's leading short film and animation festival, fitting for Aardman's home town: five days of screenings and talks at the Watershed and around the harbourside.81
- حيفا 🇮🇱 إسرائيلHaifa International Film Festival · 15 سبت – 15 أكت (عادةً)Israel's oldest film festival, staged on the Carmel over the Sukkot holiday, which is also when the city is fullest.77
- تيلورايد 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةTelluride Film Festival · 2–8 سبت (عادةً)Labor Day weekend, and the programme is not announced until the morning it opens, which is the whole point of it.73
- بريكنريدج 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBreckenridge Film Festival · 15–30 سبت (عادةً)Four days of independent screenings in late September, timed to the aspens turning on the Boreas Pass road.71
- ياوندي 🇨🇲 الكاميرونEcrans Noirs film festival · 15 سبت – 31 أكت (عادةً)Central Africa's main African cinema festival, founded in 1997, screens films for a week at the Palais des Congres, the National Museum and the Institut Francais.65
مهرجان سينمائي في أكتوبر
- سالونيك 🇬🇷 اليونانThessaloniki Film Festival · 28 أكت – 15 نوف (عادةً)The biggest film festival in south-east Europe, ten days at the start of November in the port warehouses and the old cinemas on Aristotelous.89
- موريليا 🇲🇽 المكسيكMorelia International Film Festival · 14–27 أكت (عادةً)Ten days in the third week of October, and the most serious film festival in Mexico outside the capital.89
- دارامسالا 🇮🇳 الهندDharamshala International Film Fest · 25 أكت – 5 نوف (عادةً)An independent film festival in McLeod Ganj since 2012, with documentaries and dramas from around the world screening as the autumn air clears and trekking peaks.89
- أنطالية 🇹🇷 تركياGolden Orange Film Festival · 15 أكت – 5 نوف (عادةً)Turkey's oldest film festival, and the week the old town belongs to the industry rather than to tour groups.87
- روما 🇮🇹 إيطالياRome Film Fest · 13–25 أكت (عادةً)Two weeks at the Auditorium in mid-October, with a red carpet that draws crowds north of the centre and a public ticket ballot that opens weeks ahead.86
- بوسان 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةBusan International Film Festival · 1–18 أكت (عادةً)Ten days centred on the Cinema Center in Haeundae in early October, in the best weather of the Busan year.86
- حيفا 🇮🇱 إسرائيلHaifa International Film Festival · 15 سبت – 15 أكت (عادةً)Israel's oldest film festival, staged on the Carmel over the Sukkot holiday, which is also when the city is fullest.85
- الإسكندرية 🇪🇬 مصرAlexandria Film Festival · 1–15 أكت (عادةً)Egypt's oldest film festival for Mediterranean cinema screens for about a week at the Alexandria Library and other downtown venues, drawing regional filmmakers and a modest crowd of local cinephiles.84
- سافانا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSCAD Savannah Film Festival · 24 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)Eight days at the end of October run by the art school that owns half the buildings downtown, with awards-season screenings in a restored 1920s cinema on Broughton Street.82
- بانيا لوكا 🇧🇦 البوسنة والهرسكBanjalukanima animation festival · 20–30 أكت (عادةً)A week of international animated shorts in late October, small enough that you can walk in off the street and get a seat.81
- حديقة هوت سبرينغس الوطنية 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHot Springs Documentary Film Fest · 5–20 أكت (عادةً)The longest-running all-documentary festival in North America takes over the venues along and around Bathhouse Row for nine days in October, which is also the best fortnight of the year for the hills behind the town.78
- برشتينا كوسوفوPriFest film festival · 5 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The Prishtina International Film Festival brings a week of international and Balkan films to the city's cinemas each September, with a competition programme.76
- الجونة 🇪🇬 مصرEl Gouna Film Festival · 10–31 أكت (عادةً)A week of screenings and industry parties in the middle of October, when the sea is still warm and the town fills with Cairo's film crowd.76
- سيبيو 🇷🇴 رومانياAstra Film Festival · 10–31 أكت (عادةً)One of Eastern Europe's main documentary festivals, with screenings spread across Sibiu's cinemas and cultural halls for about a week in October.76
- خنت 🇧🇪 بلجيكاFilm Fest Gent · 5–20 أكت (عادةً)Belgium's main film festival, built around film music and the World Soundtrack Awards.73
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةEncounters Film Festival · 15 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The UK's leading short film and animation festival, fitting for Aardman's home town: five days of screenings and talks at the Watershed and around the harbourside.70
- أترخت 🇳🇱 هولنداNetherlands Film Festival · 18 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)The national film festival belongs to Utrecht: ten days at the end of September ending in the Golden Calf awards, with free open-air screenings on the cathedral square.69
- كالغاري 🇨🇦 كنداCalgary International Film Festival · 20 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Eleven days of Canadian premieres, international award winners and free outdoor screenings each fall, Alberta's largest film festival and an Oscar-qualifying showcase for short films.68
- سانت جونز 🇨🇦 كنداInternational Women's Film Festival · 15–28 أكت (عادةً)One of the longest-running festivals of films by women, now in its late thirties, with five days of screenings downtown in the third or fourth week of October.66
- فانكوفر 🇨🇦 كنداVancouver International Film Festival · 1–12 أكت (عادةً)Eleven days of screenings downtown at the start of October, which is when the rain comes back and the city admits it is indoors again.65
- ريغا 🇱🇻 لاتفياRiga International Film Festival · 10–28 أكت (عادةً)About ten days of new international and Baltic cinema in mid to late October, screened in the city's old picture houses, with many films subtitled in English.62
- كاوهسيونغ 🇹🇼 تايوانKaohsiung Film Festival · 10–31 أكت (عادةً)A fortnight of screenings around the harbour with a long-running short-film and immersive strand.60
- ياوندي 🇨🇲 الكاميرونEcrans Noirs film festival · 15 سبت – 31 أكت (عادةً)Central Africa's main African cinema festival, founded in 1997, screens films for a week at the Palais des Congres, the National Museum and the Institut Francais.59
- بانف 🇨🇦 كنداBanff Mountain Film Festival · 28 أكت – 8 نوف (عادةً)Nine days of mountain film and books at the Banff Centre at the turn of October into November, in the quietest weeks of the year.57
- ليك بلاسيد 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةLake Placid Film Festival · 25 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)Independent and documentary screenings around Mirror Lake each Halloween weekend, now in its third decade and one of the last quiet stretches before ski season.57
…و2 غيرها في أكتوبر.
مهرجان سينمائي في نوفمبر
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربMarrakech Film Festival · 25 نوف – 10 ديس (عادةً)A week of screenings at the end of November or the start of December, including free ones on a big screen in Jemaa el-Fna.90
- مار دل بلاتا 🇦🇷 الأرجنتينMar del Plata Film Festival · 1–20 نوف (عادةً)The only A-list festival in Latin America takes over the Auditorium and the old cinemas for eleven days in November, out of season and pleasantly unglamorous.90
- القاهرة 🇪🇬 مصرCairo International Film Festival · 10–25 نوف (عادةً)The oldest film festival in the Arab world runs for ten days out of the opera house grounds in Zamalek, in the best fortnight of the Cairo year for being outdoors.88
- سافانا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSCAD Savannah Film Festival · 24 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)Eight days at the end of October run by the art school that owns half the buildings downtown, with awards-season screenings in a restored 1920s cinema on Broughton Street.84
- أنطالية 🇹🇷 تركياGolden Orange Film Festival · 15 أكت – 5 نوف (عادةً)Turkey's oldest film festival, and the week the old town belongs to the industry rather than to tour groups.80
- دارامسالا 🇮🇳 الهندDharamshala International Film Fest · 25 أكت – 5 نوف (عادةً)An independent film festival in McLeod Ganj since 2012, with documentaries and dramas from around the world screening as the autumn air clears and trekking peaks.79
- كلكتا 🇮🇳 الهندKolkata International Film Festival · 25 نوف – 20 ديس (عادةً)A week of screenings around Nandan and the Rabindra Sadan complex, mostly free or nearly so, with queues that form before the box office opens.76
- الدوحة 🇶🇦 قطرDoha Film Festival · 15 نوف – 5 ديس (عادةً)The Doha Film Institute's week of screenings and the Ajyal youth jury, staged in the Cultural Village and downtown in late November as the outdoor season restarts.75
- سالونيك 🇬🇷 اليونانThessaloniki Film Festival · 28 أكت – 15 نوف (عادةً)The biggest film festival in south-east Europe, ten days at the start of November in the port warehouses and the old cinemas on Aristotelous.74
- جدة 🇸🇦 السعوديةRed Sea Film Festival · 25 نوف – 15 ديس (عادةً)Ten days of screenings and red carpets based in the restored merchant houses of Al-Balad, which is the reason to time a visit to the old town for early December.71
- قلمرية 🇵🇹 البرتغالCaminhos do Cinema Português · 8–25 نوف (عادةً)Running since 1988, this week of Portuguese film screens features, documentaries and film-school work at the Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente and the Casa do Cinema.70
- تورينو 🇮🇹 إيطالياTorino Film Festival · 20 نوف – 1 ديس (عادةً)Ten days of first and second features in late November, run out of a city that keeps its national film museum inside the Mole.65
- كيلكيني 🇮🇪 جمهورية أيرلنداSubtitle Film Festival · 17–29 نوف (عادةً)A week of European cinema — Irish premieres alongside classics — screened at the Watergate Theatre and a handful of pubs and small venues around town in late November.61
- كالي 🇨🇴 كولومبياCali International Film Festival · 15 أكت – 20 نوف (عادةً)A week of screenings, talks and workshops across the city's cinemas and cultural centres, traditionally in November, though recent editions have moved into late October.56
- تالين 🇪🇪 إستونياBlack Nights Film Festival · 6–22 نوفTwo and a half weeks of cinema in the darkest part of November, the only competitive festival of its rank in northern Europe.45
- ليك بلاسيد 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةLake Placid Film Festival · 25 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)Independent and documentary screenings around Mirror Lake each Halloween weekend, now in its third decade and one of the last quiet stretches before ski season.43
- بانف 🇨🇦 كنداBanff Mountain Film Festival · 28 أكت – 8 نوف (عادةً)Nine days of mountain film and books at the Banff Centre at the turn of October into November, in the quietest weeks of the year.40
- كيرونا 🇸🇪 السويدArctic Light Film Festival · 5–16 نوف (عادةً)Sweden's northernmost film festival runs five days in mid-November at Folkets Hus, a rare reason to be in town in the dark weeks before the snow properly sets in.32
مهرجان سينمائي في ديسمبر
- خاجوراهو 🇮🇳 الهندKhajuraho International Film Festival · 10–25 ديس (عادةً)A week of screenings from around the world, workshops and guest appearances by Indian film people, backed by the state culture department and usually held in mid-December.93
- كلكتا 🇮🇳 الهندKolkata International Film Festival · 25 نوف – 20 ديس (عادةً)A week of screenings around Nandan and the Rabindra Sadan complex, mostly free or nearly so, with queues that form before the box office opens.88
- الدوحة 🇶🇦 قطرDoha Film Festival · 15 نوف – 5 ديس (عادةً)The Doha Film Institute's week of screenings and the Ajyal youth jury, staged in the Cultural Village and downtown in late November as the outdoor season restarts.86
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربMarrakech Film Festival · 25 نوف – 10 ديس (عادةً)A week of screenings at the end of November or the start of December, including free ones on a big screen in Jemaa el-Fna.85
- هافانا 🇨🇺 كوباHavana Film Festival · 1–15 ديس (عادةً)Ten days of Latin American cinema in the old Vedado picture houses.81
- جدة 🇸🇦 السعوديةRed Sea Film Festival · 25 نوف – 15 ديس (عادةً)Ten days of screenings and red carpets based in the restored merchant houses of Al-Balad, which is the reason to time a visit to the old town for early December.78
- قبرة 🇮🇹 إيطالياCapri Hollywood film festival · 26 ديس – 2 يناFor a week over the new year the island's winter shutdown pauses for a film festival, and the few hotels that stay open fill with it.67
- تورينو 🇮🇹 إيطالياTorino Film Festival · 20 نوف – 1 ديس (عادةً)Ten days of first and second features in late November, run out of a city that keeps its national film museum inside the Mole.60