Events, Festivals and Exhibitions

Film Festivals

Discover amazing world festivals, events and exhibitions
 

The UK Dracula Film Festival 2024, Derby

Derby QUAD & Cinema Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, United Kingdom

Derby will be the setting for the UK Dracula Film Festival this September, as part of the city's programme of events celebrating the  centenary of the first staging of the

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BFI London Film Festival, UK

london London, United Kingdom

The BFI London Film Festival sponsored by American Express is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world along with alongside the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlinale, Venice International

Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK, 2024

Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

Supported by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the Wildscreen Festival is the leading natural world storytelling event. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the festival...

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Tokyo International Film Festival 2024, Japan

Roppongi Hills 6 Chome-10-1 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan

Prepare yourself to rub shoulders with film stars and to discover top international movies at one of Asia’s most prestigious competitive film events, the annual Tokyo...

Denver Film Festival 2024 Colorado

Denver Denver, CO, United States

The Denver Film Festival is one of the major film festivals in the United States. Held in November across 10 days the festival is an amalgam of filmmakers and creatives

Interested in Film Festivals?

There are many film festivals around the world, from Cannes and the Berlinale, to Sundance and Riverdance, Travel Begins at 40 runs through the best.

The Mostra, Venice International Film Festival

There appears to be an ever increasing number of festivals devoted to movies around the world, especially in Europe, where the original film festival, the Venice International Film Festival or Mostra, which started in 1932, still continues to this day, and is held in September.

Berlinale and Cannes

The other two major festivals in Europe are the Cannes Film Festival, held in the town in the South of France each May, and the Berlin International Film Festival or Berlinale, which rolls out its red caret in the German capital at the end of February.
Other Internatonal Film Festivals
The UK capital introduced its major movie festival a little more recently,  but the BFI London Film Festival is a rival to its continental cousins, and appears in autumn. While of the many offerings from Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival, which starts just after London, is the stand out.
Indie Festivals
There are also festivals devoted to independent movie makers, such as the Robert Redford inspired Sundance in California (January to February), and Raindance in London in September.You can read our extensive round up of the seven best film festivals around the world.Whether you are a movie buff or just someone who likes going to the flicks, you really should attend a film festival at some stage, and with so many to choose from there really is no excuse.
Cover image: Movie still from Northwest Passage. Photo: 1940 Turner Entertainment Co.