independent film festivals

September 1-30

Filminute: The International One-Minute Film Festival (online)

September 14-23

SoCal Independent Film Festival (Huntington Beach, California, USA )

September 17-26

Riga International Film Festival Arsenals (Riga, Latvia)

September 17-27

Cambridge Film Festival (Cambridge, England)

September 18-19

International ContraVision Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)

September 18-23

St. Petersburg Student Film Festival (St.Petersburg, Russia)

September 18-24

Pie Fight Film Festival (Northfield Center, Ohio, USA)

September 18-26

Norwich Film Festival (Norfolk, Norwich, UK)

September 21-28

Batumi Arthouse International Film Festival (Batumi, Georgia)

September 23-27

San Diego Film Festival (San Diego, California, USA)

September 24-27

Great Lakes Independent Film Festival (Erie, Pennsylvania, USA)

September 24-October 3

'I've Seen Films' International Short Film Festival (Milan, Italy)

September 24-October 4

Zürich Film Festival (Zürich, Switzerland)

September 25-27

International ContraVision Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)

September 25-October 3

Edmonton International Film Festival (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

September 25-October 4

Calgary International Film Festival (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

September 30-October 3

Vancouver Film and TV Forum (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

October 1-4

Bay Street Film Festival (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)

October 1-4

Marbella International Film Festival (Marbella, Spain)

October 1-16

Vancouver International Film Festival (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

October 2-4

California Documentary Film Festival (Stockton, California, USA)

October 2-4

GIAA Festival of Short Films and Videos (New York City, New York, USA)

October 2-9

Scottsdale International Film Festival (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA)

October 2-11

Norrkoping Film Festival Flimmer (Norrkoping, Sweden)

October 6-11

Lahore International Children's Film Festival (Lahore, Pakistan)

October 7-9

International Cinema Festival of India (Jaipur, India)

October 8-11

Eerie Horror Film Festival (Erie, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 8-17

Muestra Internacional de Cine (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

October 8-21

Chicago International Film Festival (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

October 9-10

Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

October 9-11

Freak Show Horror Film Festival (Orlando, Florida, USA)

October 9-11

Nevada Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

October 9-11

Tucson Film & Music Festival (Tucson, Arizona, USA)

October 15-18

FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 15-18

Royal Flush Film Festival (New York, New York, USA)

October 15-19

18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 15-19

New Hampshire Film Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA)

October 15-25

doclisboa 2009 - International Documentary Film Festival (Lisbon, Portugal)

October 15-29

San Diego Asian Film Festival (San Diego, California, USA)

October 16-18

Downbeach Film Festival (Margate, Ventnor, Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA)

October 16-18

Flint Film Festival (Flint, Michigan, USA)

October 16-18

FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival (Orlando, Florida, USA)

October 16-18

Moving Image Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

October 16-19

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (Norcross, Georgia, USA)

October 16-19

KIDS FIRST! Film Festival - Best of Fest Screenings and Awards (North Hollywood, California, USA)

October 16-24

Nordic Film Days Film Festival (Riga, Latvia)

October 19-25

Utopia Film Festival (Greenbelt, Maryland, USA)

October 20-24

Terror Film Festival (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 21-November 5

Israel Film Festival (New York, New York, USA)

October 22-25

FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

October 22-26

Chashama Film Festival (New York City, New York, USA)

October 22-29

Austin Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA)

October 23-24

Boston Bike Film Festival (Boston, Massachuesetts, USA)

October 23-25

The Freaked-out Films Festival (Lublin, Poland)

October 23-25

Illinois International Film Festival (St. Charles, Illinois, USA)

October 23-November 11

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)

October 29-31

Fetisch Film Festival (Kiel, Germany)

October 31-November 1

Kerry Film Festival (Kerry, Ireland)

October 29-November 8

International LGBT Film Festival LesGaiCineMad (Madrid, Spain)

October 31-November 7

Savannah Film Festival (Savannah, Georgia, USA)

October 31-November 8

Lakedance International Film Festival (Sandpoint, Idaho, USA)

November 1-3

WIN Film Festival (Los Angeles, California, USA)

November 1-30

MUSEEK International Music Video Festival (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

November 2-3

Nokia Mobifest Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

November 4-10

Santa Monica Film Festival (Santa Monica, California, USA)

November 5-8

Costa Rica International Film Festival (Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica)

November 5-8

Dark River Film Festival (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)

November 5-8

Georgetown Independent Film Festival (Washington, DC, USA)

November 5-8

Ojai Ventura International Film Festival (Ojai, California, USA)

November 5-14

Reeling: Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

November 7-14

Funchal International Film Festival (Madeira Islands, Portugal)

November 11-15

Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA )

November 11-15

Lone Star International Film Festival Fort Worth, Texas, USA )

November 12

Florence International Film Festival (Florence, Italy)

November 12-15

Montezuma International Film Festival (Montezuma, Costa Rica)

November 14-20

Falstaff International Film Festival (Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom)

November 17-22

Full Length Festival (Lulbin, Poland)

November 19-29

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

November 20-25

Paso Robles Digital Film Festival (Paso Robles, California, USA)

November 20-28

Foyle Film Festival (Derry, Northern Ireland, UK)

November 23-29

Traces de Vies — Rencontres du film documentaire (Clermont-Ferrand, France)

November 28

Tabloid Witch Festival Awards (Los Angeles, California, USA)

November 30-December 6

Northern Lights Film Festival (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom)

December 2-12

Zero Film Festival (Los Angeles, California, USA)

December 3-13

Mammoth Film Festival (Mammoth Lakes, California, USA)

December 4-6

CAMBOFEST: Film, Video and Animation Festival of Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

December 4-6

27 + 1 Short Film Festival (Moscow, Russia)

December 6-8

International Film Festival Summit (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

December 8-17

Israel Film Festival (Miami, Florida, USA)

December 12

UWM Student Film And Video Festival (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

December 12-17

Zero Film Festival (New York City, New York, USA)

December 26-31

Dawn Breakers International Film Festival (Zurich, Switzerland)

2010

January 5-18

Palm Springs International Film Festival (Palm Springs, California, USA)

January 15-17

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival (Nevada City, California, USA)

January 16-17

15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival (Palm Bay, Florida, USA)

February 14-21

Southern California Business Film Festival (Los Angeles, California, USA)

February 20-27

San Joaquin International Film Festival (Stockton, California, USA)

February 23-March 6

Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, California, USA)

February 25-28

Amelia Island Film Festival (Amelia Island, Florida, USA)

February 25-March 6

Riga International Fantasy Film Festival (Riga, Latvia)

March 5-13

Byron Bay International Film Festival (Byron Bay, Australia)

March 6-14

Omaha Film Festival (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)

March 11-16

Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival (Trondheim, Norway)

March 11-17

Athens International Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival (Athens, Greece)

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Warrambeen Film Festival (Shelford, Australia)

March 17-21

Go Short - International Short Film Festival (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

March 18-21

Gasparilla International Film Festival (Tampa, Florida, USA)

March 27-April 4

Riga International Children's Film Festival (Riga, Latvia)

April 2-4

Faux Film Festival (Portland, Oregon, USA)

April 8-11

Charleston International Film Festival (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)

April 8-11

Tallahassee Film Festival (Tallahasee, Florida, USA)

April 8-12

Ashland Independent Film Festival (Ashland, Oregon, USA)

April 15-23

Atlanta Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

April 15-18

L.A. Comedy Shorts Festival (Los Angeles, California, USA)

April 15-18

Wisconsin Film Festival (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

April 16-22

FilmOut San Diego (San Diego, California, USA)

April 22-26

Palm Beach International Film Festival (Palm Beach, Florida, USA)

April 29-May 2

National Film Festival for Talented Youth (Seattle, Washington, USA)

April 29-May 8

The London International Documentary Festival (London, UK)

April 30-May 2

Texas Frightmare Weekend (Dallas, Texas, USA)

May 1-2

SkyFest (Asheville, North Carolina, USA)

June 4-6

Bangkok Indiefest (Bangkok, Thailand)

July 30-August 1

Lights. Camera. Help. (Austin, Texas, USA)