In alphabetical order
AGADIR
International Festival of Cinema and Migration, 4.2. - 10.2.2022 (original dates 13.12. - 18.12.2021)
postponed from December 2021 to February 2022
AMSTERDAM
Imagine Film Festival, 7.4. - 17.4.2021
held entirely online
ANGERS
Festival Premiers Plans, 25.1. - 31.1.2021
online screenings in January, festival continues until 31 August
with public events in Angers and the region
ANKARA
“Flying Broom” International Women’s Film Festival, 27.5. - 11.6.2021
held online (27.5. - 3.6.2021) and at open air venues (4.6. - 11.6.2021)
ANNAPOLIS, MD
Film Festival, 8.4. - 18.4.2021 (original dates 8.4. - 11.4.2021)
taking place as a virtual festival
ANNECY
Festival international du film d’animation, 14.6. - 19.6.2021
held as hybrid edition
ANNONAY
Festival International du Premier Film, 19.3. - 29.3.2021 (original dates 29.1. - 8.2.2021)
postponed from January to March and held in 2 parts:
Part 1: competition with no public audience in March
Part 2: indoor festival in June for the public
ARLINGTON, MA
International Film Festival, 4.11. - 14.11.2021
held entirely online
ASHLAND, OR
Independent Film Festival (original dates 15.4. - 29.4.2021)
held in 2 parts (April and June):
Part 1 Virtual: 15.4. - 29.4.2021
Part 2 Live & Outdoors: 24.6. - 28.6.2021
ATHENS
Ethnofest - Ethnographic Film Festival, 25.11. - 5.12.2021
held in a hybrid version
ATHENS
International Film Festival, 22.9. - 3.10.2021
held in a hybrid version
ATHENS
Marathon International Film Festival, 24.11. - 3.12.2021 (original dates 4.6. - 12.6.2021)
postponed twice: from June to September, then to November/December
ATHENS
Panorama of European Cinema, 27.1. - 2.2.2022 (originally scheduled for November 2021)
postponed from November 2021 to January/February 2022
ATHENS, OH
International Film + Video Festival, 15.10. - 24.10.2021 (scheduled 9.4. - 18.4.2021)
postponed from April to October (after being postponed in 2020 to 2021)
ATLANTA, GA
Jewish Film Festival, 17.2. - 28.2.2021
featuring virtual cinema and drive-in
ATLANTA, GA
Out On Film - LGBT Film Festival, 23.9. - 3.10.2021
in theatres and online
AUBAGNE
Festival International du Film - Music & Cinema, 31.5. - 5.6.2021 (original dates 15.3. - 20.3.2021)
postponed from March to May/June
AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON...
Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival, 28.10. - 5.12.2021
dates shifted from July/August to October/November
AUSTIN, TX
aGLIFF All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival, 26.8. - 6.9.2021
in-person and virtual screenings
AUSTIN, TX
Fantastic Fest, 23.9. - 30.9.2021
in-person and virtual screenings
AUSTIN, TX
Film Festival, 21.10. - 28.10.2021
held as a hybrid festival
AUSTIN, TX
SXSW Film Festival, 16.3. - 20.3.2021
held online
BADEN
Fantoche - Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm, 7.9. - 12.9.2021
live and online
BALI
Balinale - Bali International Film Festival, 11.11. - 14.11.2021
Balinale 2020 postponed to May 2021, then to September, then to November and held as a hybrid event
BALTIMORE, MD
Maryland Film Festival, 19.5. - 27.5.2021
held as a virtual festival
BANFF
Mountain Film and Book Festival, 30.10. - 7.11.2021
online and in-person
BARCELONA
D’A Film Festival, 29.4. - 9.5.2021
taking place online and in cinemas
BARCELONA
DocsBarcelona International Documentary Film Festival, 18.5. - 30.5.2021
held in a hybrid format
BARCELONA
“L’Alternativa” Festival de Cinema Independent, 15.11. - 5.12.2021 (original dates 15.11. - 28.11.2021)
taking place as a hybrid event, festival duration extended
BARCELONA
Mostra FIRE!! International LGBT Film Festival, 10.6. - 20.6.2021
held as a hybrid event
BASEL
Bildrausch - Filmfest Basel, 16.6. - 20.6.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
BEIJING
International Film Festival, 21.9. - 29.9.2021
postponed twice: from April to August, then to September
BELFAST
Film Festival, 4.11. - 13.11.2021
in cinemas and online
BELGRADE
Martovsky Festival - Documentary and Short Film Festival, 19.4. - 25.4.2021 (original dates 22.3. - 28.3.2021)
postponed from March to April
BELGRADE
International Film Festival “FEST”, 7.5. - 16.5.2021 (original dates 2.4. - 11.4.2021)
postponed from April to May
BELLEVILLE
Belleville Downtown DocFest, 5.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place as a virtual festival
BELMONT, MA
Belmont World Film’s Family Festival, 15.1. - 24.1.2021
virtual edition
BELMONT, MA
International Film Festival, 16.3. - 10.5.2021
taking place completely online
BENGALURU
International Film Festival, scheduled 24.3. - 31.3.2021
postponed to a later date
BERGAMO
Film Meeting, 24.4. - 2.5.2021 (original dates 6.3. - 14.3.2021)
postponed from March to April/May and held entirely online
BERGEN
International Film Festival, 20.10. - 28.10.2021
in-person screenings; online 25 Oct. - 14 Nov.
BERLIN
achtung berlin - new berlin film award, 7.9. - 12.9.2021 (original dates 14.4. - 21.4.2021)
postponed from April to September
BERLIN
ALFILM Arab Film Festival, 21.4. - 30.4.2021
held on streaming platform
BERLIN
BLN Lesbian Non-Binary Filmfest, 2.12. - 5.12.2021
reduced program
BERLIN
Human Rights Film Festival, 16.9. - 25.9.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
BERLIN
Internationale Filmfestspiele 9.6. - 20.6.2021 (original dates 11.2. - 21.2.2021)
postponed from February to June and held as an outdoor event
European Film Market - EFM, 1.3. - 5.3.2021 (original dates 11.2. - 18.2.2021)
postponed to March and held as online market
BERLIN
Woche der Kritik, 27.2. - 7.3.2021
taking place on streaming platform
BERLIN
XPOSED International Queer Film Festival, 11.8. - 15.8.2021 (original dates 26.5. - 30.5.2021)
postponed from May to August
BERMUDA
International Film Festival, 6.10. - 10.10.2021
(scheduled 10.6. - 15.6.2021 - usually held in spring)
postponed several time (dates tba)
BERWICK
Film & Media Arts Festival, 10. - 12.9.2021 (online 10. - 30.9.2021)
live and online
BIARRITZ
FIPADOC - Festival International Documentaire, 12.6. - 17.6.2021 (original dates 18.1. - 24.1.2021)
postponed from January to June (Industry Days held online 18.1. - 22.1.2021)
BILBAO
The Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan, 4.11. - 13.11.2021
taking place online
BILBAO & LEKEITIO
Zinegoak - Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Escénicas Gaylesbitrans, 1.3. - 14.3.2021
held simultaneously in Lekeitio as well as online
BOLOGNA
Biografilm Festival - International Celebration of Lives, 4.6. - 14.6.2021
held in a hybrid form
BOLOGNA
Terra di Tutti Film Festival, 4.10. - 10.10.2021
held in a hybrid form
BOLTON
Film Festival, 29.9. - 3.10.2021
held as a hybrid event:
live: 29.9. - 3.10.2021
online: 6.10. - 17.10.2021
BOLZANO
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen, 13.4. - 18.4.2021
taking place online
BOSCO CHIESANUOVA
Film Festival della Lessinia, 20.8. - 29.8.2021
held as a hybrid festival
BOSTON, MA
Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston, 28.5. - 30.5.2021
taking place online
BOSTON, MA
Independent Film Festival, 6.5. - 16.5.2021
taking place virtually (IFFBoston 2020 postponed to 2021)
BOSTON, MA
Jewish Film Festival, 7.11. - 21.11.2021
taking place as a virtual festival
BOSTON, MA
Sci Fi Film Festival, 10.2. - 15.2.2021
held as virtual festival
BOSTON, MA
Wicked Queer - LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 8.4. - 18.4.2021
taking place as a virtual event
BOSTON, MA
Women’s Film Festival, 8.10. - 17.10.2021
in-person screening of opening film, all other screenings virtual
BOZCAADA
BIFED - International Festival of Ecological Documentary, 13.10. - 19.10.2021
held online
BRATISLAVA
International Film Festival Febiofest, 24.3. - 30.3.2021
cancelled!
BRATISLAVA
Slovak Queer Film Festival, 6.10. - 11.10.2021
cinemas closed 15 Oct., festival continued online
BREMEN
queerfilm festival, 27.10. - 7.11.2021
in cinemas and online
BRIDGETOWN, ST. LAWRENCE, CAVE HILL
Barbados Independent Film Festival, 30.10. - 31.10.2021 (original dates 27.1. - 31.1.2021)
postponed twice: from January to April, then to October (5th Anniversary Event)
BROOKLYN, NY
Brklyn Film Festival, 4.6. - 13.6.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
BRUGES
Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival, 11.2. - 20.2.2021 (original dates 29.10. - 7.11.2020)
postponed from October/November 2020 to February 2021 and finally cancelled!
BRUNSWICK
International Film Festival, 1.11. - 7.11.2021
taking place in a hybrid format
BRUSSELS
Anima - International Animation Film Festival, 12.2. - 21.2.2021
taking place online
BRUSSELS
Elles Tournent - Festival International de Films de Femmes, 21.1. - 29.1.2021
held online
BRUSSELS
Filem’On International Film Festival for Young Audiences, 27.10. - 6.11.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
BRUSSELS
International Documentary Film Festival Millenium, 5.5. - 30.5.2021 (original dates 2.5. - 9.5.2021)
held online
BRUSSELS
International Fantastic Film Festival, 6.4. - 18.4.2021
held entirely online
BRUSSELS
International Film Festival - BRIFF, 31.8. - 11.9.2021 (original dates 22.6. - 3.7.2021)
postponed from June/July to August/September
BRUSSELS
Offscreen Film Festival, 8.9. - 26.9.2021 (original dates 2.6. - 20.6.2021)
postponed from June to September
BUCHAREST
Animest - International Animation Film Festival, 8.10. - 17.10.2021
in theatres and online
BUCHAREST
One World Romania International Documentary & Human Rights Film Festival,
11.6. - 20.6.2021 in cinemas, 21.6. - 27.6.2021 online (original dates 21.5. - 30.5.2021)
postponed from May to June
BUCHEON
International Fantastic Film Festival BIFAN, 8.7. - 18.7.2021
in cinemas and online
BUDAPEST
International Documentary Festival BIDF, 1.3. - 7.3.2021 (original dates 25.1. - 31.1.2021)
postponed from January to March and held online
BUENOS AIRES
Construir Cine - International Labor Film Festival, 13.5. - 29.5.2021
held online
BUENOS AIRES
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI), 17.3. - 28.3.2021
held in cinemas, outdoor venues, and online
BUENOS AIRES
Festival Internacional de Cine Politico FICiP, 14.10. - 20.10.2021 (original dates 3.6. - 9.6.2021)
postponed from June to October
BUENOS AIRES
FIDBA Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, 13.12.2021 - 6.3.2022
held online for 12 weeks
BUENOS AIRES
International Human Rights Film Festival, 27.5. - 2.6.2021
taking place online
BUFFALO, NY
International Film Festival, 7.10. - 11.10.2021
in theatres and online
BYRON BAY
International Film Festival, 17.12. - 21.12.2021 (original dates 15.10. - 24.10.2021)
postponed from October to December
CAIRO
Panorama of the European Film, 1.4. - 10.4.2021 (previously scheduled 13.1. - 22.1.2021)
postponed from January to April
CALGARY
Fairy Tales Queer Film Fest, 21.5. - 30.5.2021
taking place online
CALGARY
International Film Festival, 23.9. - 3.10.2021
held in a hybrid form
CALGARY
Underground Film Festival (original dates 23.4. - 2.5.2021)
held in 2 parts (April and June)
Part 1 Online: 23.4. - 2.5.2021
Part 2 Drive-ins: 3.6. - 5.6.2021
CAMBRIDGE
Film Festival, 18.11. - 25.11.2021
in venue and online
CAMBRIDGE, KITCHENER, WATERLOO
Grand River Film Festival, 3.5. - 8.5.2021
held as virtual festival
CAMDEN, ROCKPORT, ROCKLAND, ME
Camden International Film Festival, 16.9. - 26.9.2021
held in a hybrid form:
live: 16.9. - 19.9.2021
online: 16.9. - 26.9.2021
CANNES
Festival de Cannes, 6.7. - 17.7.2021 (original dates 11.5. - 22.5.2021)
Marché du Film, 6.7. - 15.7.2021 (original dates 11.5. - 20.5.2021)
postponed from May to July
CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
Festival Internacional de Cine - FICCI INTERRUPTUS, 27.3. - October 2021
open air screenings from March till October
CHELTENHAM
International Film Festival
held in 2 parts:
Part 1 Online: 24.5. - 5.6.2021
Part 2 Live: in October
CHERNIVTSI
International Film Festival ”Bucovina”, 29.11. - 30.11.2021
taking place online
CHICAGO, IL
International Children’s Film Festival, 5.11. - 14.11.2021
virtual and in-person
CHICAGO, IL
International Film Festival, 13.10. - 24.10.2021
theatrical, outdoor, and virtual screenings
CLEVELAND, OH
International Film Festival, 7.4. - 20.4.2021
taking place entirely online
CLOVERDALE, GEYSERVILLE, HEALDSBURG, CA
Alexander Valley Film Festival, 23.4. - 2.5.2021
held as virtual festival
CLUJ-NAPOCA
Transilvania International Film Festival, 23.7. - 1.8.2021 (original dates 28.5. - 6.6.2021)
postponed from May/June to July/August and held as a hybrid edition
CONSTANCE
Queergestreift Filmfestival, 23.9. - 6.10.2021
postponed from March to September/October
COOPERSTOWN, NY
Glimmerglass Film Days, 4.11. - 11.11.2021
mainly virtual festival with select in-person screenings
COPENHAGEN
CPH:DOX - International Documentary Film Festival, 21.4. - 12.5.2021 (original dates 17.3. - 28.3.2021)
postponed from March to April/May and duration extended - held as hybrid edition
COPENHAGEN
VOID International Animation Film Festival, 25.2. - 25.3.2021 (original dates 25.2. - 6.3.2021)
held online
CORK
IndieCork - Festival of independent film & music, 19.9. - 3.10.2021
held as a hybrid festival
in cinema: 19.9. - 26.9.2021
online: 19.9. - 3.10.2021
CORK
International Film Festival, 5.11. - 21.11.2021
in cinema and online
CRACOW
Film Festival, 30.5. - 6.6.2021
taking place in cinemas and online
CRESTED BUTTE, CO
Film Festival, 24.9. - 3.10.2021
held in a hybrid form:
in-person: 24.9. - 26.9.2021
virtual: 24.9. - 3.10.2021
CRETEIL
Festival International de Films de Femmes, 2.4. - 11.4.2021
held entirely online
DETROIT, ANN ARBOR, MI
Cinetopia Film Festival
remains paused in 2021 - returning in May 2022
DORTMUND
Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln, 15.6. - 20.6.2021 (original dates 20.4. - 25.4.2021)
postponed from April to June and held online
DUBLIN
Cinemagic - International Film & Television Festival for Young People, 16.7. - 26.8.2021
held as virtual film festival
DUBLIN
International Film Festival, 3.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place entirely online (planned as a hybrid edition)
DUBLIN
Silk Road International Film Festival, 9.2. - 13.2.2021
moving online, new dates tba
DURBAN
International Film Festival, 22.7. - 1.8.2021
virtual and drive-in cinema
DURHAM, NC
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, 2.6. - 6.6.2021 (originally scheduled 8.4. - 11.4.2021)
postponed from April to June and held as a virtual festival
EDMONTON
Jewish Film Festival, 2.5. - 11.5.2021
taking place as virtual festival
EMDEN-NORDERNEY
Internationales Filmfest, 6.10. - 13.10.2021 (original dates 9.6. - 16.6.2021)
postponed from June to October
ESPINHO
FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, 4.10. - 11.10.2021 (original dates 21.6. - 28.6.2021)
postponed from June to October
FAIRHOPE, AL
Film Festival, 11.11. - 14.11.2021
in-person and online screenings
FARGO, ND
Film Festival, 18.3. - 28.3.2021
held virtually
FLORENCE
Festival dei Popoli - International Documentary Film Festival, 20.11. - 28.11.2021
in cinemas and online
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
International Film Festival, 4.11. -21.11.2021
live and virtual screenings
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 14.10. - 24.10.2021
held as a hybrid festival
FRANKFURT
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International, 27.4. - 2.5.2021
held on streaming platform
FREIBURG
Freiburger Film Forum, 6.5. - 16.5.2021 (original dates 11.5. - 16.5.2021)
taking place online
FRIBOURG
Festival International de Films de Fribourg, 16.7. - 25.7.2021 (original dates 19.3. - 28.3.2021)
postponed from March to July
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Filmtage Friedrichshafen "Jetzt oder nie", 23.9. - 25.9.2021 (original dates 24.6. - 28.6.2021)
postponed from June to September and held online
GALWAY
Film Fleadh, 20.7. - 25.7.2021 (original dates 6.7. - 11.7.2021)
postponed by 2 weeks and held outdoors, online and in cinema
GENEVA
Back Movie Festival, 22.1. - 31.1.2021
taking place online
GENEVA
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, 5.3. - 14.3.2021
held as digital edition
GERA & ERFURT
Deutsches Kinder Medien Festival “Goldener Spatz”, 6.6. - 12.6.2021
taking place online
GERARDMER
Festival International du Film Fantastique, 27.1. - 31.1.2021
held entirely online
GIFFONI
Film Festival, 21.7. - 31.7.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
GIJON
FICX - Festival Internacional de Cine, 19.11. - 27.11.2021
held in a hybrid form
GLASGOW
Film Festival, 24.2. - 7.3.2021
taking place online
GOA
International Film Festival of India (edition 2020), 16.1. - 24.1.2021 (original dates 20.11. - 28.11.2020)
postponed from November 2020 to January 2021 and held as a hybrid event
GOA
International Film Festival of India (edition 2021), 20.11. - 28.11.2021
planned as a hybrid festival
GÖTEBORG
Bright Future Independent Film Festival, 2.10. - 10.10.2021
live and online
GÖTEBORG
Film Festival, 29.1. - 8.2.2021
taking place as digital festival
GREAT BARRINGTON & PITTSFIELD, MA
Berkshire International Film Festival, 9.9. - 13.9.2021 (original dates 3.6. - 6.6.2021)
postponed from June to September and held in a virtual format
GUÍA DE ISORA
MiradasDoc – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, 26.2 - 6.3.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
HAAPSALU
Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, 13.8. - 15.8.2021 (original dates 30.4. - 2.5.2021)
postponed twice: from April to June, then to August
HAIFA
International Film Festival, 19.9. - 28.9.2021
held in a hybrid form
HAMBURG
dokumentarfilmwoche, 15.9. - 19.9.2021 (original dates 21.4. - 25.4.2021)
postponed from April to September
HAMBURG
International Queer Film Festival
held in theatres and online:
19.10. - 24.10.2021 cinema
19.10. - 31.10.2021 online
HARTFORD, CT
Out Film CT - Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival, 4.6. - 13.6.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
HAWAII, HI
International Film Festival, 4.11 - 28.11.2021
in theatres and online
HELSINKI
DocPoint - Documentary Film Festival, 29.1. - 7.2.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
HOF
Internationale Filmtage, 26.10. - 31.10.2021
in cinema and online
HONG KONG
International Film Festival, 1.4. - 12.4.2021
taking place as a hybrid event
HOUSTON, TX
Cinema Arts Festival, 11.11. - 22.11.2021
taking place virtually and in person
ISFAHAN & TEHRAN
International Film Festival for Children and Youth, 8.10. - 13.10.2021
held in theatres and online
ISTANBUL
Film Festival, 1.4. - 29.6.2021
held online, in cinemas, and open air venues (starting online in April)
National Competitions 20.5. - 29.5.2021
International Competition 18.6. - 28.6.2021
ISTANBUL
!f Istanbul Independent Film Festival, February 2021
cancelled!
JAIPUR
International Film Festival, 15.1. - 19.1.2021
taking place online
JAKARTA
100% Manusia Film Festival, 25.11. - 1.12.2021
held as online festival
JAKARTA
”Europe on Screen“ European Film Festival, 15.9. - 27.9.2021
held online
JEONJU
International Film Festival, 29.4. - 8.5.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
JIHLAVA
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, 26.10. - 31.10.2021
held as a hybrid event (live 26 - 31 Oct. | online 31 Oct. - 14 Nov.)
JOENSUU
Rokumentti Rock Film Festival, 3.3. - 6.3.2021 (original dates 4.11. - 8.11.2020)
postponed from November 2020 to March 2021
JOSÉ IGNACIO
International Film Festival, 19.1. - 23.1.2021
held as drive-in special edition
KALAMATA, PATRAS, ARGOS...
Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival
taking place in 2 parts:
Part 1 online: 5.2. - 14.2.2021
Part 2 live: 18.6. - 23.6.2021 (scheduled 7.5. - 16.5.2021)
part 2 postponed from May to June
KANSAS CITY, MO
KC FilmFest International, 12.4. - 18.4.2021
taking place online
KARLOVY VARY
International Film Festival, 20.8. - 28.8.2021 (original dates 2.7. - 10.7.2021)
postponed from July to August
KARLSRUHE
dokKa - das dokumentarfestival karlsruhe, 14.9. - 19.9.2021
live and online
KARLSRUHE
Internationales Beyond Filmfestival, 1.10. - 8.10.2021 (original dates 24.7. - 31.7.2021)
postponed (dates tba)
KASSEL
Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, 16.11. - 21.11.2021
held in a hybrid from (online until 26 Nov.)
KESWICK
Film Festival, February 2021
cancelled!
KHARKIV
Meet Docs Eastern Ukrainian Film Festival, 26.9. - 2.10.2021
held in a hybrid version
KIEL
CineMare International Ocean Film Festival, 20.4. - 25.4.2021
taking place as online festival
KIEV
Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 26.3. - 4.4.2021
held in a hybrid format
KIEV
International Film Festival “Molodist”, 29.5. - 6.6.2021
taking place in a hybrid format
KOLKATA
International Film Festival, 8.1. - 15.1.2021 (original dates 5.11. - 12.11.2020)
postponed from November 2020 to January 2021 and held primarily online
KRISTIANSAND
International Children’s Film Festival, 27.4. - 2.5.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
Festival Internacional de Cine, 9.4. - 18.4.2021
screenings in movie theatres and online
LAS VEGAS, NV
Nevada Women’s Film Festival, 21.6. - 27.6.2021
taking place as a hybrid event
LEEDS
International Film Festival, 3.11. - 18.11.2021
in venues and online
LEEDS
Young Film Festival, 29.3. - 30.4.2021
taking place online
LEIPZIG
DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, 25.10. - 31.10.2021
held as a hybrid event (live 25 - 31 Oct. | on demand 1 - 14 Nov.), DOK Industry held in a hybrid form
LEÓN, SAN MIGUEL, IRAPUATO
Festival Internacional de Cine Guanajuato, 17.9. - 26.9.2021 (original dates 23.7. - 31.7.2021)
postponed from July to September and held in a hybrid format
LEEUWARDEN
Noordelijk Film Festival, 10.11. - 14.11.2021
in theatres and online
LIEGE
Festival International du Film Policier, 6.5. - 9.5.2021
cancelled!
LIMA
Festival de Cine Al Este, 26.5. - 6.6.2021
held as online edition
LIMA
Festival de Cine Europeo, 22.6. - 30.6.2021
held in a hybrid format
LIMA
Semana del Cine, 12.11. - 20.11.2021
taking place online
LISBON
IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival, 21.8. - 6.9.2021 (original dates 29.4. - 9.5.2021)
postponed from April/May to August/September
LISBON
KINO - Mostra de Cinema de Expressão Alemã, 21.1. - 27.1.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
LJUBLJANA
Doc Film Festival, 24.3. - 31.3.2021
postponed from March to April, finally moved back to March and held as VOD film festival
LJUBLJANA
International Animation Film Festival Animateka, 29.11. - 5.12.2021
held in a hybrid version
LJUBLJANA
International Film Festival “Liffe”, 10.11. - 21.11.2021
in venues and online
LONDON
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, 17.3. - 28.3.2021
held online
LONDON
BFI Film Festival, 6.10. - 17.10.2021
taking place as a hybrid festival
LONDON
International Documentary Festival - LIDF, 27.1. - 30.1.2022
postponed from November 2021 to 2022 and held online
LONDON
Open City Documentary Festival
taking place in a hybrid form:
in theatres: 8.9. - 14.9.2021, online 13.9. - 23.9.2021 online
LONDON
Soho Horror Film Festival, 26.11. - 28.11.2021 (live)
Sohome Virtual Horror Festival, 3.12. - 5.12.2021
LONDON
UK Film Festival, 23.11. - 27.11.2021
live and online screenings
LONDON
UK Jewish Film Festival, 4.11. - 18.11.2021
taking place as a hybrid festival
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ
Lighthouse International Film Festival, 3.6. - 6.6.2021
taking place as a hybrid event
LOS ANGELES, CA
AFI FEST, 10.11. - 14.11.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
LOS ANGELES, CA
QueerX Music, Film, and Culture Festival, 7.9.- 11.10.2021
virtual & live
LOS CABOS
International Film Festival, 10.11. - 18.11.2021
held in a hybrid version
LÜBECK
Nordische Filmtage, 3.11. - 7.11.2021
in cinemas and online
LUBLIN, WROCLAW, WARSAW
Splat!FilmFest - International Fantastic Film Festival, 17.11. - 19.12.2021
in cinemas & online
LUCCA
Film Festival & Europa Cinema, 1.10. - 11.10.2021 (original dates 28.5. - 5.6.2021)
postponed from May/June to October and held in a hybrid form
LUDWIGSBURG
NaturVision Filmfestival, 14.7. - 18.7.2021
taking place online
LUDWIGSHAFEN
Festival des deutschen Films, 1.9. - 19.9.2021 (original dates 25.8. - 12.9.2021)
postponed by one week
LUGANO
OtherMovie Lugano Film Festival
postponed from May to the fall and held in 2 parts:
1.9. - 14.9.2021 and 18.10. - 24.10.2021 (original dates 1.5. - 9.5.2021)
LUND
International Fantastic Film Festival, 30.10. - 5.11.2021
in cinema and online
LUNENBURG
Doc Fest, 23.9. - 29.9.2021
taking place in a hybrid form
LUXEMBURG
Luxembourg City Film Festival, 4.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place in a hybrid setting
LYON
Les Intergalactiques - Festival de Science-Fiction, 9.9. - 14.9.2021
postponed from April to September
MADISON, WI
Wisconsin Film Festival, 13.5. - 20.5.2021 (original dates 8.4. - 15.4.2021)
taking place primarily online
MADRID
DocumentaMadrid International Film Festival, 26.5. - 6.6.2021
taking place in a hybrid version (26 - 30 May on-site, 31 May - 6 June online)
MADRID
FILMADRID Festival Internacional de Cine
held in 2 parts:
Part 1: 9.6. - 13.6.2021
Part 2: 9.9. - 11.9.2021
MAINZ
FILMZ - Festival des deutschen Kinos, 4.11. - 13.11.2021
in cinemas and online
MALIBU, CA
International Film Festival, 1.6. - 30.6.2021
held on streaming platform
MALMÖ
BUFF International Film Festival for Children & Young People, 13.3. - 19.3.2021
taking place online
MAMERS
Mamers en Mars festival de films européens, 3.9. - 5.9.2021 (original dates 26.3. - 28.3.2021)
postponed twice: from March to May, then to September
MANCHESTER
Film Festival, 11.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place as virtual festival
MANNHEIM-HEIDELBERG
Internationales Filmfestival, 11.11. - 21.11.2021
in cinemas and online
MAR DEL PLATA
Festival Internacional de Cine, 18.11. - 28.11.2021
in theatres and online
MARSEILLE
RISC - Rencontres Internationales Sciences & Cinemas, 19.3. - 27.3.2021
taking place online
MELBOURNE
Documentary Film Festival, 1.7. - 31.7.2021
held as Documentary Month - online 1.7. - 31.7.2021, in cinema 21.7. - 31.7.2021
MELBOURNE, CANBERRA
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, 22.4. - 1.5.2021
in-person and online screenings
MELBOURNE
International Film Festival, 5.8. - 22.8.2021
taking place in cinemas, at the drive-in and online
MELBOURNE
MQFF Together Queer Film Festival, 11.3. - 21.3.2021
taking place at cinemas and online
MELBOURNE
MQFF Queer Film Festival, 18.11. - 29.11.2021
in cinema and online
MELBOURNE
Transitions Film Festival, 26.2. - 15.3.2021
held as virtual festival
MEXICO CITY
Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, 1.10. - 10.10.2021
held in a hybrid format
MEXICO CITY
Festival Mix: Cine y Diversidad Sexual, 22.9. - 15.10.2021
postponed from May/June to September/October
MEXICO CITY
FICUNAM - Festival Internacional de Cine de la UNAM, 18.3. - 28.3.2021
held entirely online
MIAMI, FL
Film Festival, 5.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place as a hybrid festival
MIAMI, FL
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 23.4. - 2.5.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
MILAN
Festival del Cinema Africano, Asia e America Latina, 20.3. - 28.3.2021
held online
MILAN
Visioni dal Mondo - International Documentary Festival, 16.9. - 19.9.2021
planned as a hybrid edition
MILL VALLEY, CA
Film Festival, 7.10. - 17.10.2021
in theatres and online
MILWAUKEE, WI
Film Festival, 6.5. - 20.5.2021
held as a virtual festival
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL, MN
International Film Festival, 13.5. - 23.5.2021
held as virtual festival including in-person outdoor events
MISSOULA, MT
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 19.2. - 28.2.2021
held online
MOLINS DE REI
Terror Molins - Festival de Cine de Terror
live 5 - 14 Nov., online 28 Oct. - 21 Nov.
MONS
Festival International du Film, 9.7. - 16.7.2021 (original dates 5.3. - 12.3.2021)
postponed twice: from March to May, then to July
MONTCLAIR, NJ
Film Festival, 21.10. - 30.10.2021
in-person and virtual screenings
MONTERREY
ficmonterrey - Festival Internacional de Cine, 16.8. - 29.8.2021
held as a hybrid event
MONTREAL
Fantasia International Film Festival, 5.8. - 25.8.2021
in-person and virtual screenings
MONTREAL
Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC), 6.10. - 17.10.2021
in-theatre and online
MONTREAL
Festival International du Film pour Enfants - FIFEM, 27.2. - 7.3.2021
held online
MONTREAL
image+nation LGBTQueer Film Festival, 18.11. - 28.11.2021
held online
MONTREAL
RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire
held in a hybrid form:
in theatres: 10.11. - 21.11.2021, online 14.11. - 25.11.2021
MOSCOW
Beat Film Festival - International Documentary Film Festival, 2.6. - 20.6.2021
held in a hybrid version
MÜHLDORF, BURGHAUSEN, HAAG...
Biennale Bavaria International - Festival des Neuen Heimatfilms, 15.9. - 19.9.2021 (original dates 21.4. - 25.4.2021)
postponed from April to September
MUNICH
DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival, 5.5. - 23.5.2021 (original dates 5.5. - 16.5.2021)
taking place entirely online, duration extended
MUNICH
Filmfest, 1.7. - 10.7.2021 (original dates 24.6. - 3.7.2021)
postponed by 1 week, held outdoors and at cinemas
MURCIA
IBAFF Festival Internacional de Cine, 4.3. - 12.3.2022
postponed several times: from March 2021 to June, then to October, and finally to March 2022
NASHVILLE, TN
Film Festival, 30.9. - 6.10.2021
in-person and online screenings
NASSAU
Bahamas International Film Festival, 4.1. - 10.1.2021
taking place as virtual event
NEUCHÂTEL
International Fantastic Film Festival, 2.7. - 10.7.2021
held in a hybrid format
NEW YORK, NY
Asian Film Festival, 6.8. - 22.8.2021
in-person and online screenings
NEW YORK, NY
DOC NYC Documentary Festival, 10.11. - 18.11.2021
in-person and online screenings
NEW YORK, NY
Film Festival, 24.9. - 10.10.2021
in-person screenings, outdoor and virtual events (no virtual screenings)
NEW YORK, NY
Filmmaker Festival of New York, 21.5.- 24.5.2021
taking place online
NEW YORK, NY
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, 19.5. - 27.5.2021
held as digital edition
NEW YORK, NY
International Children’s Film Festival, 5.3. - 14.3.2021
taking place entirely online
NEW YORK, NY
Jewish Film Festival, 13.1. - 26.1.2021
held as virtual edition
NEW YORK, NY
New Directors/New Films, 28.4. - 8.5.2021
virtual cinema with in-person screenings extending through May 13th
NEW YORK, NY
SR Socially Relevant Film Festival, 15.3. - 21.3.2021
held online
NEW YORK, NY
Tribeca Film Festival, 9.6. - 20.6.2021
held in a hybrid format
NEW YORK, NY
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival, 23.9. - 2.10.2021 (original dates 18.2. - 27.2.2021)
postponed from February to September
NIJMEGEN
InScience - International Science Film Festival, 10.11. - 14.11.2021
held in a hybrid form
NUREMBERG
International Human Rights Film Festival, 29.9. - 6.10.2021
in theatres and online
NYON
Visions du Réel - Festival International de cinéma, 15.4. - 25.4.2021
held as a digital event, VdR-Industry online and in person
OAKLAND, CA
International Film Festival, 16.9. - 25.9.2021
outdoor and online screenings
OAXACA
FilmFest | PitchFest, 8.2. - 26.2.2021 (original dates 9.11. - 27.11.2020)
postponed from November 2020 to February 2021
OJAI, CA
Film Festival, 4.11. - 14.11.2021
in-person 4 - 8 Nov., virtual 9 - 14 Nov.
OLDENBURG
Internationales Filmfest, 15.9. - 19.9.2021
in cinemas and online
OLOMOUC
International Festival of Science Documentary Films, 27.4. - 11.5.2021
held online
OMAHA, NE
Film Festival, 2.3. - 14.3.2021 (original dates 2.3. - 7.3.2021)
taking place as virtual festival with limited in-person screenings
ORLANDO, FL
Florida Film Festival, 9.4. - 22.4.2021
held in a hybrid version
OSLO
Architecture Film Festival, original dates 11.3. - 14.3.2021
postponed to a later date
OSLO
Human Rights Human Wrongs International Documentary Film Festival, 1.3. - 7.3.2021
held entirely online
OSLO
Oslo Pix International Film Festival, 31.5. - 10.6.2021
taking place in cinemas and online
OSTEND
Film Festival, scheduled 15.1. - 23.1.2021
taking place as FFO Nights throughout the year
OTTAWA
International Animation Festival, 22.9. - 3.10.2021 (original dates 22.9. - 26.9.2021)
held online, duration extended
OTTAWA
International Film Festival, 11.3. - 21.3.2021
taking place online
PALERMO
Sicilia Queer - International New Visions Filmfest
held in 2 parts:
Part 1: 3.6. - 6.6.2021
Part 2: 8.9. - 12.9.2021
PALM SPRINGS
International Film Festival, 25.2. - 8.3.2021
cancelled!
PAPEETE
Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien, 6.2. - 14.2.2021
held as digital event
PARIS
Cinéma du réel - festival international du film documentaire, 12.3. - 21.3.2021
taking place as CANALRÉEL online festival
PARIS
“L’Europe autour de l’Europe”, 17.11. - 30.11.2021 (original dates 11.3. - 28.3.2021)
postponed twice: from March to June, then to November
PARIS
Pariscience - Festival international du film scientifique, 4.10. - 1.11.2021
in theatres and online
PARK CITY
Slamdance Film Festival, 12.2. - 25.2.2021
held as virtual festival with a few drive-in presentations
PARK CITY
Sundance Film Festival, 28.1. - 3.2.2021
taking place at cinemas across the USA and beyond as well as online
PETERBOROUGH
ReFrame Film Festival, 22.1. - 29.1.2021
held as virtual festival
PHNOM PENH
Cambodia International Film Festival, 27.10. - 31.10.2021 (original dates 16.3. - 21.3.2021)
postponed twice: from March to May, then to October
PILSEN
Finále Plzen Film Festival, 24.9. - 29.9.2021
moved from April to September
POINDIMIÉ
Ânûû-rû Âboro Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples, 15.10. - 23.10.2021
postponed to a later date
POITIERS
Festival international Filmer le travail, 19.2. - 28.2.2021
held entirely online
PORTLAND, OR
International Film Festival, 5.3. - 14.3.2021
drive-in and virtual screenings
PORTO
Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival, 26.4. - 4.5.2021 (original dates 26.2. - 6.3.2021)
postponed from February/March to April/May
PORTO
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival, 20.11. - 30.11.2021
hybrid event (online 20 Nov. - 8 Dec.)
PORTO ALEGRE
FANTASPOA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico, 9.4. - 18.4.2021
held on streaming platform
POZNAN
Animator - International Animated Film Festival, 9.7. - 15.7.2021
onsite and online
POZNAN
OFF CINEMA International Documentary Film Festival, 19.10. - 24.10.2021
in cinemas and online
PRAGUE, BRNO, OSTRAVA
Days of European Film, 16.6. - 23.6.2021
moved from April to June
PRAGUE
Future Gate Sci-fi Film Festival, 15.9. - 20.9.2021 (original dates 10.3. - 15.3.2021)
postponed from March to September
PRAGUE
International Film Festival - Febiofest, 17.9. - 24.9.2021 (original dates 29.4. - 7.5.2021)
postponed from April to September
PRAGUE
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 10.5. - 6.6.2021 (original dates 4.3. - 13.3.2021)
postponed from March to May/June and taking place online
PRAGUE, BRNO
Young Film Fest, 22.4. - 25.4.2021
held online
PRISHTINA
PriFest - International Film Festival, 24.8. - 29.8.2021
mostly onsite with some specific online activities
PROVIDENCE, RI
Rhode Island International Film Festival, 9.8. - 15.8.2021
held as a hybrid festival
PROVINCETOWN, MA
Film Festival, 16.6. - 25.6.2021
outdoor and virtual screenings
PUNE
International Film Festival, 18.3. - 25.3.2021 (original dates 14.1. - 21.1.2021)
postponed, virtual screenings held in March
PUNO
Festival Internacional de Animación Ajayu, 29.9. - 2.10.2021
held as a virtual festival
PYRGOS & AMALIADA
Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People, 27.11. - 4.12.2021
in cinemas 27 Nov. - 4 Dec., online 4 - 12 Dec.
QUEBEC CITY
Film Festival, 16.9. - 25.9.2021
cancelled!
QUERÉTARO
Doqumenta - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, 6.8. -15.8.2021
held in a hybrid version
QUITO, GUAYAQUIL
edoc - encuentros del otro cine - festival internacional de cine documental, 24.7. - 1.8.2021
taking place online
QUITO
Festival Internacional de Cine FICQ, 17.8. - 22.8.2021
held as a hybrid edition
REIMS
Reims Polar | Festival du Film Policier, 26.5. - 30.5.2021
taking place online
RENNES
“Travelling” Film Festival, 16.2. - 23.2.2021
taking place online
RENO-TAHOE, NV
Cordillera International Film Festival, 29.7. - 2.8.2021
held as a hybrid event
REYKJAVIK
International Film Festival, 30.9. - 10.10.2021
in theatres and online
RIGA
International Film Festival, 14.10. - 24.10.2021
n cinemas and online
RIO DE JANEIRO & NITERÓI
Filmambiente - International Environmental Film Festival, 28.10. - 3.11.2021
held online
ROTTERDAM
International Film Festival (original dates 27.1. - 7.2.2021)
taking place in 2 parts (February and June):
Part 1 Online: 1.2. - 7.2.2021 (sections Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Short Competition, Limelight,
and IFFR Pro Days online)
Part 2 Hybrid: 2.6. - 6.6.2021 - extending on demand until 9 June (sections Harbour, Bright Future, Cinema Regained, Short
& Mid-length, Art Directions)
ROTTERDAM
Sport Film Festival, 7.12. - 10.12.2021
live and online
ROTTERDAM
Wildlife Film Festival, 26.10. - 31.10.2021
taking place as a hybrid event
SAARBRÜCKEN
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, 17.1. - 24.1.2021
held entirely online
SAITAMA
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, 25.9. - 3.10.2021
held online
SALEM, MA
Film Fest, 19.3. - 28.3.2021
held as a virtual festival
SAN DIEGO, CA
International Film Festival, 14.10. - 24.10.2021
n-person and virtual screenings
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
“Berlin & Beyond” Film Festival, 25.5. - 30.5.2021 (original dates 29.4. - 4.5.2021)
postponed from the end of April to the end of May and held in a hybrid form
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Frameline - International LGBTQ Film Festival, 10.6. - 27.6.2021
held in a hybrid format (in person 10.6. - 27.6.2021, streaming 17.6. - 27.6.2021)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Global Voices Film Festival UN Women USA, 13.9. - 19.9.2021
held as virtual festival
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Independent Film Festival, 4.2. - 21.2.2021
taking place as virtual festival
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
International Film Festival, 9.4. - 18.4.2021
taking place in a hybrid format with online and in-person elements
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Jewish Film Festival, 22.7. - 1.8.2021
virtual & limited theatrical
SAN JOSE, CA
Cinequest Film & VR Festival, 20.3. - 30.3.2021
live and online events
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
International Film Festival - SLO Film Fest, 9.3. - 14.3.2021
virtual and drive-in screenings
SANTA BARBARA, CA
International Film Festival, 31.3. - 10.4.2021
held in drive-ins and online
SANTA MONICA, CA
AFM - American Film Market, 1.11. - 5.11.2021 (original dates 2.11. - 7.11.2021)
taking place entirely online
SANTA MONICA, CA
The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival, 22.4. - 25.4.2021
held as a virtual festival
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Festival Internacional de Cine SANFIC, 15.8. - 22.8.2021
held as a digital edition
SÃO PAULO
Festival Mix Brasil, 10.11. - 21.11.2021
held as a hybrid festival
SÃO PAULO
International Film Festival, 21.10. - 3.11.2021
in cinemas and online
SÃO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO
It’s All True - International Documentary Film Festival, 22.4. - 25.4.2021
held entirely online
SÃO PAULO
Mostra Ecofalante de Cinema Ambiental, 2.6. - 9.6.2021
held online
SARASOTA, FL
Film Festival, 30.4. - 9.5.2021
presented in a hybrid format
SARASOTA, FL
Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival, 5.3. - 8.3.2021
held as a virtual festival
SCHWANDORF, AMBERG, NITTENAU...
Zwickl Roadshow - Schwandorfer Dokumentarfilmtage, 1.10. - 1.11.2021 (original dates 6.3. - 21.3.2021)
postponed from March to October
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
International Film Festival, 5.11. - 12.11.2021
in-person and virtual screenings
SEATTLE, WA
Children’s Film Festival, 18.2. - 28.2.2021
held as a virtual festival
SEATTLE, WA
International Film Festival, 8.4. - 18.4.2021
held virtually
SEATTLE, WA
Seattle Queer Film Festival, 14.10. - 24.10.2021
taking place as a hybrid festival
SEBASTOPOL, CA
Documentary Film Festival, 10.6. - 13.6.2021 (original dates 22.4. - 25.4.2021)
postponed from April to June and held as a virtual festival
SEDONA, AZ
Illuminate Film Festival, 20.5. - 26.5.2021
held in a hybrid format
SEDONA, AZ
International Film Festival, 10.6. - 20.6.2021 (original dates 20.2. - 28.2.2021)
postponed from February to June
SEOUL
Eco Film Festival, 3.6. - 9.6.2021
taking place online and in selected theatres
SESTRI LEVANTE
Riviera International Film Festival, 20.5. - 30.5.2021
taking place online
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
Film Festival (original dates 25.6. - 1.7.2021)
postponed to a later date
SHEFFIELD
Doc|Fest, 4.6. - 13.6.2021
taking place as hybrid edition
SHERBROOKE
Festival cinéma du monde
held in 2 parts:
digital edition: 3.6. - 10.6.2021
physical edition: 29.7. - 28.8.2021
SIBIU
Astra Film Festival, 5.9. - 12.9.2021
taking place outdoors, in cinemas and online
SINGAPORE
International Festival of Arts, 14.5. - 30.5.2021
held as a hybrid event
SITGES
Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, 7.10. - 17.10.2021
held in hybrid version
SODANKYLÄ
Midnight Sun Film Festival, 17.6. - 21.6.2021
taking place online
SOFIA
International Film Festival (original dates 11.3. - 21.3.2021)
taking place in 2 parts:
Part 1 in a hybrid version, 11.3. - 31.3.2021
Part 2 as a special edition later in the year
SOLOTHURN
Solothurner Filmtage, 20.1. - 27.1.2021
taking place online
SONOMA, CA
International Film Festival, 24.3. - 28.3.2021
held as virtual festival with a few drive-in presentations
ST. LOUIS, MO
Whitaker International Film Festival, 4.11. - 21.11.2021
in-person and virtual
ST. PETERSBURG
New Holland Island International Debut Film Festival, 6.10. - 13.10.2021 (original dates 24.7. - 31.7.2021)
postponed from July to October
STOCKHOLM
Independent Film Festival, 17.6. - 24.6.2021 (original dates 14.5. - 15.5.2021)
2021 edition postponed from May to June, editions 2020 & 2021 held online
STOCKHOLM
International Film Festival Junior, 19.4. - 24.4.2021
held in a hybrid version with focus on digital screenings
STOCKHOLM
REX Animation Film Festival, 29.10. - 7.11.2021
in cinema and online
STOCKHOLM
Tempo Documentary Festival, 8.3. - 14.3.2021
held as digital festival
STUTTGART
Internationales Trickfilm Festival, 4.5. - 9.5.2021
taking place online (was planned as a hybrid edition)
SUDBURY
Cinéfest - International Film Festival, 18.9. - 26.9.2021
held as a hybrid festival
SUN VALLEY, ID
Film Festival, 14.4. - 18.4.2021
taking place on streaming platform
SYDNEY
Antenna Documentary Film Festival, 2.2. - 13.2.2022 (original dates 14.10. - 24.10.2021)
postponed from October 2021 to February 2022
SYDNEY
Film Festival, 3.11. - 21.11.2021 (original dates 9.6. - 20.6.2021)
postponed twice: from June to August, then to November, held in-person and on demand
SYDNEY
Queer Screen Film Fest, 16.9. - 26.9.2021
held as online festival
SYDNEY
Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, 18.2. - 4.3.2021
in cinema and on demand
SYDNEY
Taiwan Film Festival in Australia, 16.9. - 30.9.2021
held online
TAIPEI
Film Festival, 23.9. - 7.10.2021 (original dates 24.6. - 10.7.2021)
postponed from June to September/October
TALLINN
DocPoint - Documentary Film Festival, 2.2. - 7.2.2021
taking place online
TAMPA, FL
Gasparilla International Film Festival, 10.6. – 13.6.2021
postponed from March 2020 to June 2021
TEHRAN
Fajr International Film Festival, 26.5. - 2.6.2021
held in a hybrid format
TEL AVIV
International Documentary Film Festival - DocAviv, 1.7. - 10.7.2021
held as a hybrid festival
TETOUAN
Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen, 4.6. - 10.6.2021
held virtually
THE HAGUE
Movies that Matter Festival, 16.4. - 25.4.2021
taking place online
THESSALONIKI
Documentary Festival (original dates 4.3. - 14.3.2021)
taking place in 2 parts:
Part 1: 4.3. - 14.3.2021 (mainly online)
Part 2: 24.6. - 4.7.2021 (hybrid event)
THESSALONIKI
International Film Festival, 4.11. - 14.11.2021
physical and online screenings
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KOCHI...
International Film Festival of Kerala, 10.2. - 5.3.2021
taking place in 4 cities, festival duration extended
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
International Film Festival of Kerala, 4.2. - 11.2.2022 (original dates 10.12. - 17.12.2022)
postponed from December 2021 to February 2022
THUNDER BAY
Vox Popular Media Arts Festival, 16.9. - 26.9.2021
online and in-person
TIBURON, CA
International Film Festival, 19.11. - 25.11.2021
held as a virtual festival
TIRANA
International Film Festival, 24.9. - 30.9.2021
held as a hybrid edition
TOKYO, KYOTO
EU Film Days, 17.6. - 18.7.2021
taking place in Tokyo and Kyoto and online
TOKYO
Green Image Film Festival, 26.3. - 28.3.2021
taking place online
TOKYO
International Film Festival, 30.10. - 8.11.2021
planned as a hybrid edition
TORELLÓ
Mountain Film Festival, 22.1. - 31.1.2021 (original dates 13.11. - 22.11.2020)
postponed from November 2020 to January 2021 and held as hybrid festival
TORONTO
Female Eye Film Festival, 8.3. - 29.3.2021
held on streaming platforms
TORONTO
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 29.4. - 9.5.2021
taking place as a hybrid festival
TORONTO
Inside Out - LGBTQ Film Festival, 27.5. - 6.6.2021
held as online edition
TORONTO
International Film Festival, 9.9. - 18.9.2021
in-person and digital screenings
TORONTO
Jewish Film Festival, 3.6. - 13.6.2021
taking place online
TORONTO
Pendance Film Festival, 26.3. - 28.3.2021
held as virtual festival
TORUN
Energa Camerimage - International Film Festival, 13.11. - 20.11.2021
held in a hybrid form
TOULOUSE
Grindhouse Paradise - Fantastic Film Festival, 3.9. - 5.9.2021 (original dates 16.4. - 18.4.2021)
postponed from April to September
TRAVERSE CITY, MI
Film Festival, 27.7. - 1.8.2021
cancelled!
TRENTO
Trento Film Festival, 30.4. - 9.5.2021
taking place as a digital edition
TRIESTE
Trieste Film Festival, 21.1. - 30.1.2021 (original dates 21.1. - 28.1.2021)
taking place online
TROMSÖ
International Film Festival, 18.1. - 24.1.2021
held in theatres and partly online
TRONDHEIM
Kosmorama International Film Festival, 8.3. - 14.3.2021
held digitally
TUCSON, AZ
Arizona International Film Festival, 14.4. - 25.4.2021
screenings online and outdoors
TULCEA
Pelicam International Film Festival on Environment & People, 15.10. - 24.10.2021
held online
TUNIS
Manarat Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tunisie, (original dates 24.7. - 30.7.2021)
postponed to 2022
TURIN
CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival
held in a hybrid form:
in cinema: 1.10. - 6.10.2021
online: 2.10. - 13.10.2021
TURIN
Seeyousound International Music Film Festival, 19.2. - 25.2.2021
held on streaming platform
ULJU
Mountain Film Festival, 2.4. - 11.4.2021
taking place in a hybrid version
VAIL, CO
Film Festival, 23.9. - 26.9.2021
taking place as a virtual festival
VALDIVIA
FICVALDIVIA Festival Internacional de Cine, 11.10. -17.10.2021
taking place online
VALPARAÍSO
Ojo de Pescado - Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños, Niñas y Jóvenes, 11.7. - 5.9.2021
held online
VANCOUVER
DOXA Documentary Film Festival, 6.5. - 16.5.2021
held online
VANCOUVER
International Film Festival, 1.10. - 11.10.2021
taking place as a hybrid edition
VANCOUVER
International Women in Film Festival, 4.3. - 14.3.2021
held online
VICTORIA
Film Festival, 5.2. - 14.2.2021
taking place online
VILNIUS
International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris”, 18.3. - 5.4.2021
taking place on streaming platforms and in hotel rooms through TV
VILNIUS
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival “Inconvenient Films”, 14.10. - 31.10.2021
in cinemas and online
WAILEA & KAHULUI, HI
Maui Film Festival, 17.11. - 21.11.2021
open air screenings, virtual cinema until 8 December
WARSAW
HER Docs Film Festival, 22.10. - 28.10.2021 (original dates 3.9. - 7.9.2021)
taking place in a hybrid format:
in theatres: 22.10. - 28.10.2021, online 22.10. - 31.10.2021
WARSAW, WROCLAW, POZNAN...
Kids Kino International Film Festival, 25.9. - 3.10.2021
taking place in a hybrid form:
in theatres: 25.9. - 3.10.2021
online: 7.10. - 24.10.2021
WARSAW, WROCLAW, LUBLIN...
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, 3.9. - 12.9.2021 in cinemas, online edition 16.9. - 3.10.2021
(original dates 14.5. - 23.5.2021)
postponed from May to September, additional online screenings till October
WARSAW
Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film IFF, 10.12. - 19.12.2021 (original dates 3.12. - 10.12.2021)
in cinemas 10 - 16 Dec., online 10 - 19 Dec.
WASHINGTON, DC & SILVER SPRING, MD
AFI DOCS Film Festival, 22.6. - 27.6.2021
held as a hybrid festival
WASHINGTON, DC
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, 18.3. - 28.3.2021
held as virtual festival
WASHINGTON, DC
International Film Festival, 4.6. - 13.6.2021
held virtually
WASHINGTON, DC
Jewish Film Festival, 23.5. - 30.5.2021
screenings online and outdoors
WHISTLER
Film Festival, 1.12. - 5.12.2021
in-theatre screenings; online from 1 - 31 December
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT
White River Indie Festival, 21.5. - 30.5.2021
screenings online and outdoors
WICHITA, KS
Tallgrass Film Festival, 20.10. - 24.10.2021
held as a hybrid festival
WIESBADEN
“goEast” Festival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films, 20.4. - 26.4.2021
held online
WROCLAW
New Horizons International Film Festival, 12.8. - 22.8.2021 (original dates 22.7. - 1.8.2021)
postponed and held as a hybrid event (online 12 - 29 August)
WÜRZBURG
Internationale(s) Filmwoche(nende), 28.1. - 3.2.2021 (original dates 28.1. - 31.1.2021)
festival held online, duration extended from a weekend to a whole week
YAMAGATA
International Documentary Film Festival, 7.10. - 14.10.2021
held online
ZAGREB
Subversive Film Festival, 3.10. - 23.10.2021
live and online
ZAGREB
ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival, 13.6. - 20.6.2021
postponed from spring to June
ZILINA
Fest Anca International Animation Festival, 1.7. - 4.7.2021
taking place as a hybrid edition, online program available until 11 July
ZITTAU, GÖRLITZ, GROSSHENNERSDORF...
Neiße Filmfestival, 16.9. - 19.9.2021 (original dates 18.5. - 23.5.2021)
postponed from May to September
ZLIN
International Film Festival for Children and Youth (original dates 27.5. - 2.6.2021)
taking place in 2 parts:
Part 1: 28.5. - 1.6.2021 (online)
Part 2: 9.9. - 15.9.2021 (live)
ZURICH
films for future Festival, 5.11. - 28.11.2021 (original dates 8.4. - 30.4.2021)
postponed from April to November
ZURICH, FRAUENFELD
Pink Apple - schwullesbisches Filmfestival
Zurich 7.5. - 31.10.2021 | Frauenfeld 7.5. - 9.5.2021
(original dates Zurich 27.4. - 6.5.2021 | Frauenfeld 7. - 9.5.2021)
postponed by 10 days, additional events until October
