Arts, film and book festivals
Film, theatre, dance, literature and visual art. 193 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.
Usually in October, date not yet confirmed 5
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Lumière Festival🇫🇷 Lyon, France
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Hamptons International Film Festival🇺🇸 East Hampton, United States
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El Gouna Film Festival🇪🇬 El Gouna, Egypt
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Conrad Festival🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland
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Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival🇻🇪 Margarita Island, Venezuela
Usually in November, date not yet confirmed 7
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage🇵🇱 Toruń, Poland
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International Film Festival of Kerala🇮🇳 Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Shanghai Biennale🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
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Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival🇪🇸 Bilbao, Spain
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African Photography Encounters🇲🇱 Bamako, Mali
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Aké Arts and Book Festival🇳🇬 Abeokuta, Nigeria
Usually in December, date not yet confirmed 2
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Carthage Film Festival🇹🇳 Tunisia and 6 more countries
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Kochi-Muziris Biennale🇮🇳 Kochi, India
Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 9
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Sundance Film Festival🇺🇸 Park City, United States
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Angoulême International Comics Festival🇫🇷 Angoulême, France
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International Film Festival Rotterdam🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Gothenburg Film Festival🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Jaipur Literature Festival🇮🇳 Jaipur, India
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International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo🇲🇨 Monaco, Monaco
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Tromsø International Film Festival🇳🇴 Tromsø, Norway
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Küstendorf Film and Music Festival🇷🇸 Drvengrad, Serbia
Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 5
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Berlin International Film Festival🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
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Belgrade International Film Festival (FEST)🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia
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Slamdance Film Festival🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States
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Tropfest🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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Dublin International Film Festival🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 9
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South by Southwest🇺🇸 Austin, United States
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Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 20 more countries
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DocuDays UA🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Guadalajara International Film Festival🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Mexico
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Málaga Film Festival🇪🇸 Málaga, Spain
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Cartagena International Film Festival🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
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Setouchi Triennale🇯🇵 Takamatsu, Japan
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BUFF International Film Festival🇸🇪 Malmö, Sweden
Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 9
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San Francisco International Film Festival🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino🇮🇹 Florence, Italy
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International Short Film Festival Oberhausen🇩🇪 Oberhausen, Germany
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Cannes International Series Festival🇫🇷 Cannes, France
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Miami Film Festival🇺🇸 Miami, United States
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Visions du Réel🇨🇭 Nyon, Switzerland
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Beijing International Film Festival🇨🇳 Beijing, China
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Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Stratford Festival🇨🇦 Stratford, Canada
Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 2
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Arts and filmPhoto credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Beijing International Film Festival: Jonzki·LoFoTo, CC BY 2.5, source
- Gothenburg Film Festival: Ronny W, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- International Film Festival of Kerala: RoySmith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Enrico Blasi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dublin International Film Festival: Lynchboy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou: Sputniktilt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lumière Festival: Festival Lumière, Public domain, source
- Hamptons International Film Festival: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Angoulême International Comics Festival: ClémentContrib, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- El Gouna Film Festival: Carolinakaram, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- African Photography Encounters: KAG1LP2MDIAKITE, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Stratford Festival: Derek Hodges, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Tachs, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guadalajara International Film Festival: Thunderbrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Málaga Film Festival: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival: Vilma Liella, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- DocuDays UA: Antanana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cannes International Series Festival: MaleneSandgrav, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sundance Film Festival: Travis Wise, CC BY 2.0, source
- Venice Biennale: Naturpuur, CC BY 4.0, source
- International Film Festival Rotterdam: Photocapy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Public domain, source
- Cartagena International Film Festival: SassiHH, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- San Francisco International Film Festival: Mark Cousins, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Alice huguet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage: Pit1233, CC0, source
- Tromsø International Film Festival: Harald Groven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Foto de Roblespepe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Setouchi Triennale: shoyanishikawa, CC BY 2.1 jp, source
- Tropfest: Johngpolson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 3.0 es, source
- Shanghai Biennale: Art.contributor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Conrad Festival: Jankoniecswiata, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- BUFF International Film Festival: Foto: Jonn Leffmann, CC BY 3.0, source
- Aké Arts and Book Festival: Igwatala, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cannes Film Festival: Gil Zetbase, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Berlin International Film Festival: Maharepa, CC BY 2.0, source
- South by Southwest: User:Jdlrobson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carthage Film Festival: Houssem Abida, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. Original uploader was LauraO a, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo: GeorgePrikkel, Public domain, source
- Jaipur Literature Festival: Kartikdhar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Miami Film Festival: Filmfestival13, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Slamdance Film Festival: Combatchuck4, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Visions du Réel: Visions du Réel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Belgrade International Film Festival (FEST): Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Küstendorf Film and Music Festival: Medija centar Beograd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0, source