This week is rich with a wide variety of independent film festivals going on around the world. Travel around the world for a taste of – Venezuelan, animated, comedy, abstract, senior citizen focused, documentary, and student films. .and many more.
For those of you living in California, both northern and southern California plays host to a variety of film festivals this week – in Malibu, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Berkeley, and Sonoma. Europe is also quite busy, with film festivals in Belgium, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, and Spain.
Here is a comprehensive list of all of the festivals currently going on around the globe for the week of Sunday, April 8th through Saturday, April 14th –
Asia
Korea
04/05-12 – Women’s Film Festival in Seoul – Seoul, Korea
Australia
Victoria
04/04-29 – Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Melbourne, Victoria
Canada
Ontario
04/05-14 – Images Festival – Toronto, ON
04/11-15 – Reelworld Film Festival – Toronto, ON
Europe
Belgium
04/05-17 – Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films – Brussels, Belgium
Ireland
04/02-12 – The Rosemount Dublin Australian Film Festival – Dublin, Ireland
Italy
04/13/-15 – Cortoons 2007 – International Short Animated Films Festival – Rome, Italy
04/15-17 – Rome Film Market – Rome, Italy
The Netherlands
04/11-15 – Filmmuseum Biennale – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Spain
04/13-14 – Lom Short Film Festival – Huelva, Spain
United States
Arizona
04/12-19 – Phoenix Film Festival – Phoenix, AZ
California
04/04-12 – ReelVenezuela Film Festival – Berkeley, CA
04/08-19 – Pan African Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
04/11-15 – Beverly Hills Film Festival – Beverly Hills, CA
04/11-15 – Hi/Lo Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
04/11-15 – San Francisco Women’s Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
04/11-15 – Sonoma Valley Film Festival, Cinema Epicuria – Sonoma, CA
04/13-16 – Malibu International Film Festival – Malibu, CA
Florida
04/12-13 – Senior Film Festival – Satellite Beach, FL
04/13-22 – Sarasota Film Festival – Sarasota, FL
Illinois
04/14-26 – Chicago Palestine Film Festival – Chicago, IL
Iowa
04/13-14 – Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival – Marion, IA
Louisiana
04/13-15 – Outhouse Film and Video Festival – Baton Rouge, LA
Missouri
04/12-16 – Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee – Kansas City, MO
New Jersey
04/16 – George Stickel Festival of Moving Images – Paramus, NJ
New York
04/04-12 – New York African Film Festival – New York, NY
04/11-17 – Gen Art Film Festival – New York, NY
North Carolina
04/05-14 – Twin Rivers Media Festival – Asheville, NC
Oregon
04/12-16 – Ashland Independent Film Festival – Ashland, OR
Pennsylvania
04/05-18 – Philadelphia Film Festival – Philadelphia, PA
Rhode Island
04/11-15 – Ivy Film Festival – Providence, RI
Wisconsin
04/12-15 – Wisconsin Film Festival – Madison, WI
You can find out more information about most of these film festivals by visiting www.filmfestivals.com. The film festivals not listed are just a web search away!
