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Documentary film festivals
We list 281 documentary film festivals across 63 countries. The most are in the United States (33), Canada (16) and Germany (12). Dated editions cluster in October and November.
Coming up in the next six months
- Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesOctober 15–18, 2026
- Fresh Coast Film FestivalOctober 15–18, 2026
- San Francisco Documentary FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- Folkestone Documentary FestivalFolkestone, United KingdomOctober 22–25, 2026
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film FestivalJihlava, Czech RepublicOctober 23 – November 22, 2026
- DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated FilmLeipzig, GermanyOctober 26 – November 1, 2026
- DOC NYCManhattan, United StatesNovember 11–29, 2026
- RIDMMontreal, CanadaNovember 19–29, 2026
- Porto/Post/DocPorto, PortugalNovember 19–28, 2026
- RIDM - Montreal International Documentary FestivalMontréal, CanadaNovember 19–29, 2026
- Peloponnisos International documentary FestivalGreeceNovember 20–29, 2026
- Hamptons Doc FestSag Harbor, United StatesDecember 3–11, 2026
- Watch Docs Film FestivalPolandDecember 4–13, 2026
- Antenna Documentary Film FestivalAustralia, AustraliaFebruary 4–14, 2027
- Thin Line FestDenton, TX, United StatesMarch 10–14, 2027
- Atlanta International Documentary Film FestivalAtlanta, United StatesMarch 18–21, 2027
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalCarolina Theatre, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
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All documentary film festivals
- International Documentary Film Festival AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Docudays UAKyiv, Ukraine
- Copenhagen International Documentary FestivalCopenhagen, Denmark
- DokuFestPrizren, Kosovo
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalToronto, CanadaApril 23 – May 2, 2027
- International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of BilbaoBilbao, Spain
- Ji.hlava International Documentary Film FestivalJihlava, Czech RepublicOctober 23 – November 22, 2026
- Jihlava International Documentary Film FestivalJihlava, Czech Republic
- Yamagata International Documentary Film FestivalYamagata, JapanOctober 7–14, 2027
- Academia Film OlomoucOlomouc, Czech Republic
- Cinéma du RéelParis, France
- DocavivTel Aviv, Israel
- Marseille Festival of Documentary FilmMarseille, France
- DMZ International Documentary Film FestivalGoyang, South Korea
- DMZ Korean International Documentary Film FestivalSouth Korea, South Korea
- Encounters Festival South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africa
- Encounters South African International Documentary FestivalCape Town, South Africa
- Punto de Vista International Documentary Film FestivalPamplona, Spain
- Apricot Tree International Documentary Film FestivalArmenia
- FreedomFilmFestMalaysia, Malaysia
- It's All True – International Documentary Film FestivalBrazil
- Millennium Docs Against GravityBydgoszcz, Poland
- Munich International Documentary Film FestivalMunich, Germany
- Sheffield Doc/FestSheffield, United KingdomJune 9–14, 2027
- United Nations Association Film Festival
- Antenna Documentary Film FestivalAustralia, AustraliaFebruary 4–14, 2027
- Chicago International Documentary Film FestivalChicago, United States
- New Haven Documentary Film FestivalUnited States
- Ambulante Documentary Film FestivalMexico, United States
- Belleville Downtown DocFestBelleville, Canada
- Justice Documentary Festival ParisParis, France
- British Documentary Film FestivalUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Documentary screensFrance
- fARAD Documentary Film FestivalArad, Romania
- Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de ÉvoraÉvora, Portugal
- Gent Viewpoint Documentary Film FestivalBelgium, Belgium
- MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film FestivalViana do Castelo, Portugal
- Portland Documentary and Experimental Film FestivalUnited States
- Seoul Independent Documentary Film&Video FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- Short film and documentary film festivalMaison de la Culture de Grenoble, France
- Berlin Documentary ForumHaus der Kulturen der Welt, Germany
- Chiloé Documentary Film FestivalChile
- Cinema VeriteIran
- DOC NYCManhattan, United StatesNovember 11–29, 2026
- DocvilleLeuven, Belgium
- EBS International Documentary FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- Guangzhou International Documentary Film FestivalGuangzhou, People's Republic of China
- London International Documentary FestivalLondon, United Kingdom
- Montreal International Documentary FestivalMontreal, Canada
- REEL ChinaShanghai, United States
- RIDMMontreal, CanadaNovember 19–29, 2026
- San Francisco DocfestSan Francisco, United States
- Silverdocs Documentary Festival
- Taiwan International Documentary FestivalTaipei, Taiwan
- Thessaloniki Documentary FestivalThessaloniki, Greece
- Wakefield Documentary Film Festival
- Wales International Documentary FestivalUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Yogyakarta Documentary Film FestivalYogyakarta, Indonesia
- Chennai International Documentary and Short Film FestivalIndia, India
- Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film FestivalIran, Iran
- EstDocsToronto, Canada
- Kiev Contact - International Documentary Film FestivalKyiv, Ukraine
- Meet the Press’ Film FestivalUnited States
- Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKerMoscow, Russia
- Turkish World Documentary Film FestivalIstanbul, Turkey
- Zagora Arab-African Documentary FestivalZagora, Morocco
- Foumban Film FestivalFoumban, Cameroon
- Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary FestivalIndia
- Nitra Documentary Film FestivalSweden
- Open City Documentary Festival
- Atlanta International Documentary Film FestivalAtlanta, United StatesMarch 18–21, 2027
- Belgrade Documentary and Short Film FestivalBelgrade, Serbia
- Big Sky Documentary Film FestivalMissoula, United States
- Chagrin Documentary Film FestivalChagrin Falls, United States
- China ScreenFrance
- Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesOctober 15–18, 2026
- Documentary Edge FestivalNew Zealand
- DOXA Documentary Film FestivalVancouver, Canada
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalCarolina Theatre, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
- Gimme Some Truth Documentary FestivalCanada
- Hot Springs Documentary Film FestivalHot Springs, United States
- Junction North International Documentary Film FestivalCanada
- Pacific International Documentary Film FestivalTahiti, France
- Southern Utah International Documentary Film FestivalSt. George, United States
- True/False Film FestColumbia, United States
- Unnamed Footage FestivalSan Francisco, United States
- DocAviv Film FestivalTel Aviv, Israel
- DocPointHelsinki, Finland
- DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated FilmLeipzig, GermanyOctober 26 – November 1, 2026
- Kassel Documentary Film and Video FestivalKassel, Germany
- States General of Documentary FilmLussas, France
- CronografMoldova
- Doc.Sydney Documentary Film FestivalSydney, Australia
- dokKa - Documentary Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film FestivalPärnu, Estonia
- DocumentaMadridMadrid, Spain
- NYC Short Documentary Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- DocsBarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
- Flahertiana Documentary Film FestivalPerm, Russia
- Alcances: Cádiz Documentary Film FestivalCádiz, Spain
- Globians Doc Fest BerlinPotsdam, Germany
- RussiaYekaterinburg, Russia
- Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film FestivalSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Baltic Sea DocsRiga, Denmark
- Duisburg Documentary Film FestivalDuisburg, Germany
- Festival of Documentary Rock FilmVinkovci, Croatia
- FINNOF - International Festival of New Nonfiction NarrativesArgentina, Argentina
- Melbourne Documentary Film FestivalMelbourne, Australia
- AmbulanteMexico City, Mexico
- Doclands Documentary Film FestivalSan Rafael, United States
- Ethnocineca - International Documentary Film Festival ViennaGerasdorf bei Wien, Austria
- Play-DocÁrea Panorámica, Spain
- Santiago International Documentary FestivalSantiago, Chile
- American Documentary and Animation Film FestivalPalm Springs, United States
- Asia Livelihood Documentary FestivalIndia
- DOCfeed - Documentary Festival EindhovenEindhoven, The Netherlands
- DOKUartBjelovar, Croatia
- Fresh Coast Film FestivalOctober 15–18, 2026
- GIFF: Documentary | Genesis International Film Festival (Doc)Greece
- GlobeDocs Film Festival
- Hong Kong International Documentary Festival
- International Debut Documentary Film Festival RudnikRussia
- Iowa City International Documentary Film FestivalIowa City, United States
- NHdocs: The New Haven Documentary Film FestivalNew Haven, United States
- San Francisco Documentary FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- The Documentary Filmmaker Showcase: Documentaries, Docuseries, Shorts & Features
- Vilnius Documentary Film FestivalVilnius, Lithuania
- West Side Mountains Doc FestGreece
- Acampadoc International Documentary Film FestivalLa Villa de los Santos, Panama
- Aljazeera International Documentary Film FestivalDoha, Qatar
- Athens Documentary Film FestivalAthens, Greece
- Cinema with the Soul Documentary Film FestivalPoland
- DocuWest Documentary Film FestivalDenver, United States
- DocuWest Documentary Film FestivalDenver, United States
- Essex DocFest
- FDF - Festival dokumentarnega filmaSlovenia
- Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival
- Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival
- Hamptons Doc FestSag Harbor, United StatesDecember 3–11, 2026
- IDFF Artdocfest/RigaRiga, Latvia
- INPUT Documentary Festival - Student ProjectsThe Netherlands
- International Short & Documentary Film Festival of KolkataKolkata, India
- IZDOC - İzmir International Documentary FestivalTurkey
- Melbourne Doc Fest - The Reality of GazeMelbourne, Australia
- Porto/Post/DocPorto, PortugalNovember 19–28, 2026
- Rhodope International Documentary Film FestBulgaria
- SalinaDocFestSalina, Italy
- Sebastopol Documentary Film FestivalSebastopol, United States
- Sevil International Women's Documentary Film FestivalAzerbaijan, Azerbaijan
- Solo Documentary (SODOC) Film FestivalIndonesia
- Telling Tales International Film and Audio Documentary Festival
- Amazon Caribbean International Documentary Film Festival
- Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary
- Chinese Documentary Festival
- Den europeiske dokumentarfilmfestivalen
- Den Norske DokumentarfilmfestivalenVolda Municipality, Norway
- Docfest on tour Eupen-Aachen - Docfest (cross-border) documentary film festival
- Faito Doc Festival - International Documentary Film Festival
- Fidé - International Festival of Emergent DocumentaryFrance
- Handmade Doc FestItaly
- Iranian Documentary Film Festival MunichMunich, Germany
- Meetings of Mellionnec's documentary filmMellionnec, France
- Mostra Internacional de Cinema Documental ‘Mares da Fin do Mundo’ - Documentary Film Festival
- mujerDOC - International Documentary Film Festival on Gender
- New Wave International Documentary Short Film FestivalIndia
- Plons! International Short Documentary Film FestivalThe Netherlands
- Rome International Documentary FestivalRome, Italy
- Tempo DokumentärfestivalSweden
- The International Outdoor Documentary Film Festival of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
- The Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize
- The Village Doc FestivalItaly
- TRT Documentary AwardsTurkey
- Visual Documentary Project (VDP)Japan
- Aegean Docs Film festivalGreece, Greece
- Artdocfest International Festival for Russian-spoken creative documentaries
- BBC Arabic Film and Documentary Festival
- Berlin Indie Doc FestBerlin, Germany
- BIDF - Budapest International Documentary FestivalBudapest, Hungary
- Bradoc FestivalBrazil
- Dock of the Bay Music Documentary Film Festival
- Iceland Documentary Film Festival - IceDocsIceland
- IFSAK National Short and Documentary Film FestivalTurkey
- Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema VeriteIran
- iREPRESENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
- Liverpool International Documentary Film Festival
- OFF CINEMA International Documentary Film FestivalPoland
- Rhodope International Documentary Film FestivalBulgaria
- Short documentary film festival "Bistre Reke" (Clear Rivers)Serbia
- Story? - International Student Documentary FestivalIreland
- Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film FestivalGermany
- Thin Line FestDenton, TX, United StatesMarch 10–14, 2027
- UnderhillFest - International festival of documentary film
- Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival (AJB DOC)Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brugger DokumentarfilmtageSwitzerland
- DO PÃO - International Documentary Film Festival, Albergaria-a-Velha
- Golden Rhyton Bulgarian Documentary and Animation Film FestivalBulgaria
- International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra AwardsGreece
- International Documentary Festival Visioni dal MondoItaly
- International Golden Saffron Documentary Film FestivalTurkey
- Liberation DocFest BangladeshBangladesh, Bangladesh
- Madurai International Documentary and Short Film FestivalMadurai, India
- MakeDox Creative Documentary Film FestivalNorth Macedonia
- MARTOVSKI - Belgrade documentary and short film festivalBelgrade, Serbia
- Northeast International Documentary and Film Fest (NIDFF)India
- Oregon Documentary Film FestivalWilsonville, United States
- RIDM - Montreal International Documentary FestivalMontréal, CanadaNovember 19–29, 2026
- The Doc Screenings International Documentary Film FestivalGeorgia
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue Pseudo-Documentary FestivalAbitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
- Amazonia and Caribbean International Documentary Film Festival (FIFAC)France
- ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film FestivalJakarta, Indonesia
- Aux Écrans du Réel Documentary Film Festival
- Buenos Aires International Documentary FestivalBuenos Aires, Argentina
- DC/DOXWashington, D.C., United StatesJune 10–13, 2027
- DOC. Coimbra Internacional Documentary Film Festival
- Doc.Boston Documentary Film Festival
- DocFest ChalkidaChalkída, Greece
- Documentary Campus Masterschool | European Training ProgrammeGermany
- Dok'n'Ritam Music Documentary Film Festival
- Folkestone Documentary FestivalFolkestone, United KingdomOctober 22–25, 2026
- IAWRT International Documentary Awards
- IFI Documentary FestivalIreland
- International Afghan Documentary Film Festival
- IZDOC Izmir International Documentary Festival
- K. R. MOHANAN MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVALIndia
- Newburyport Documentary Film FestivalNewburyport, United States
- NORTHWESTFEST International Documentary & Media Arts FestivalEdmonton, Canada
- REAL Documentary Festival
- Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
- Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Tempo Documentary Film FestivalSweden
- Toronto Documentary Feature & Short Film FestivalToronto, Canada
- AFI Docs - International Documentary FestivalSilver Spring, United States
- Africa World Documentary Film FestivalUnited States
- Bangkok International Documentary Awards and Festival
- Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival
- Cinque Ports International Documentary Film Festival
- Clones Film Festival Short Fiction, Animation & Documentary CompetitionIreland
- Costa Rica International Documentary Film Festival
- Doc.London Documentary Film Festival
- Documentary Cinema Grand Prix
- DOKUBAZAAR independent documentary film festival
- Festival Film DokumenterIndonesia
- International URTI Grand Prix for Authors Documentary
- IRAN Documentary Television Festival
- ONE WORLD ROMANIA International Documentary & Human Rights Film FestivalRomania
- Peloponnisos International documentary FestivalGreeceNovember 20–29, 2026
- Toronto Indie Doc FestToronto, Canada
- Water Docs Film FestivalCanada
- Cine Totoo Philippine International Documentary Film Festival
- Docfest documentary film festival Maastricht
- DocuMed MEDITERRANEAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN TUNISIATunisia, Tunisia
- ethnofestAthens, Greece
- FIFO
- HUMAN International Documentary FestivalNorway
- International Documentary Historical Film FestivalBulgaria
- Louisiana Endowment For the Humanities, Documentary Film Award
- Saratov Sufferings Documentary Drama Film FestivalSaratov, Russia
- Visual Documentary ProjectJapan
- Wexford Documentary Film FestivalIreland
- Bedford Documentary Film FestivalBedford, United Kingdom
- Beijing International Film Festival Documentary SectorBeijing, People's Republic of China
- BKK DOC Bangkok International Documentary Awards Festival
- Central Scotland Documentary Festival
- Doc.Berlin Documentary Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- DOKUDOC festivalSlovenia
- Hollywood Documentary & Fiction Festival
- INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL FLAHERTIANARussia
- Island Shorts Documentary Film FestivalCanada
- Kalamata Monthly International Short Documentary FestivalKalamata, Greece
- Lunenburg Doc FestCanada
- Rochester Documentary Film Festival
- Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival
- Skjaldborg, Icelandic documentary film festival
- Tokyo Documentary Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Beldocs International Documentary Film FestivalSerbia
- Beyond Borders Κastellorizo Inetrnational Documentary FestivalGreece
- DocsMX: The International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City
- ECOCUP Green Documentary Film FestivalRussia
- Fronteira - International Documentary and Experimental Film FestivalBrazil
- HumanDOC International Documentary Film FestivalPoland
- Watch Docs Film FestivalPolandDecember 4–13, 2026
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