The festival year

Every festival, one guide.

19 festivals, when each one runs and what it is for — the programme and the prizes for 15 of them, and TIFF screening by screening.

  1. Sitges, SpainJust wrapped

    Sitges

    Best Feature Film · since 1968

    Winners announced

    8–18 Oct 2026

    The winners are in →

    Sitges 2026, wrapped

    • 128films
    • 11days
    • 13sections
    • 6prizes

    8–18 Oct 2026

    The winners are in →
  2. Los Angeles, United States

    AFI Fest

    Audience Award · since 1987

    21–25 Oct 2026

  3. Amsterdam, Netherlands

    IDFA

    Best Film, IDFA Competition · since 1988

    12–22 Nov 2026

  4. Marrakech, Morocco

    Marrakech

    Étoile d'Or · since 2001

    20–28 Nov 2026

  5. Boulder, Colorado, United States

    Sundance

    Grand Jury Prize · since 1978

    21–31 Jan 2027

    The winners are in →
  6. Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Rotterdam

    Tiger Award · since 1972

    28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

    The winners are in →
  7. Berlin, Germany

    Berlinale

    Golden Bear · since 1951

    10–21 Feb 2027

    The winners are in →
  8. Austin, Texas, United States

    SXSW

    Audience Award · since 1994

    15–21 Mar 2027

    The programme →
  9. Cannes, France

    Cannes

    Palme d'Or · since 1946

    11–22 May 2027

    The winners are in →
  10. Annecy, France

    Annecy

    Cristal for a Feature Film · since 1960

    13–19 Jun 2027

    The winners are in →
  11. New York City, United States

    Tribeca

    Best Narrative Feature · since 2002

    Early June, about twelve days

    The winners are in →
  12. Karlovy Vary, Czechia

    Karlovy Vary

    Crystal Globe · since 1946

    2–10 Jul 2027

    The winners are in →
  13. Locarno, Switzerland

    Locarno

    Golden Leopard · since 1946

    August — the 80th may move to July

    The winners are in →
  14. Venice, Italy

    Venice

    Golden Lion · since 1932

    Late August into September

    The winners are in →
  15. London, United KingdomWrapped

    London

    Best Film · since 1957

    7–18 Oct 2026

    The programme →
  16. Busan, South KoreaWrapped

    Busan

    New Currents Award · since 1996

    6–15 Oct 2026

    The winners are in →
  17. New York City, United StatesWrapped

    NYFF

    No prizes — a selection · since 1963

    25 Sept – 12 Oct 2026

    The programme →
  18. San Sebastián, SpainWrapped

    San Sebastián

    Golden Shell · since 1953

    18–26 Sept 2026

    The winners are in →
  19. Toronto, CanadaWrapped

    TIFF

    People's Choice Award · since 1976

    9–20 Sept 2026

    The winners are in →