2021 film festivals and markets: latest dates, postponements and cancellations

To help keep track of the changing schedule, Screen is keeping this page updated with the latest film festival and market dates, postponements and cancellations. 

Festivals taking place online or as hybrid events due to Covid-19 are noted. If not specified, the festival is currently set as a physical event. 

To submit details of a change to your festival dates/status, please contact us here with the name, dates, and website for the event, and if it is running online, physically, or both.

January

Sundance Film Festival, US – January 28-February 3 – hybrid event with limited physical screenings

Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden – January 29 – February 8 – online

February

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands – February 1-7 – hybrid with second event June 2-6

SCAD aTVfest, US – February 4-6, online

Berlin International Film Festival, Germany – February 11-18 – EFM to run as hybrid event

Glasgow Film Festival, UK – February 24-March 7 – hybrid event

March

Miami Film Festival, US – March 4-15, hybrid event

New York International Children’s Film Festival – March 4-15, online event

Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria – March 11-21

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum, Hong Kong – March 15-17

Filmart, Hong Kong – March 15-18

Diagonale, Austria – March 16-21

SXSW, US – March 16-20 – online, physical event TBC

CPH:DOX, Denmark – March 17-28

Sofia Meetings, Bulgaria – March 17-21

Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania – March 18-April 1

April

Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong – April 1-12

Seattle Film Festival, US – April 8-18, online

Canneseries, France – April 9-14

Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey – April 9-20

MIPTV, France – April 12-15

Stockholm Film Festival Junior, Sweden – April 19-24, hybrid event

Hot Docs, Canada – April 29-May 9

IndieLisboa, Portugal – April 29-May 9

May

Cannes Film Festival, France – May 11-21

Docaviv, Israel – May 20-29

Cheltenham International Film Festival, UK – May 25-June 5

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, Canada – May 27-June 6

Series Mania, France – May 28-June 5

Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania – May 28-June 6

Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine – May 29-June 6 – hybrid event

Krakow Film Festival, Poland – May 30-June 6