With the outbreak of COVID-19, many film festivals have been postponed to protect the health and safety of all. However, the devastating circumstances have also affected the livelihood of filmmakers and creators across the globe, plenty of whom were counting on a film festival premiere for distribution. Please take a moment to look at the list below, started by festival programmer Bryan Glick and populated by the film festival director community. Click on the links to below to check out their slates and discover underrepresented filmmakers to search, stream, and support.
Special shout out to filmmaker Jessie Barr, who was set to premiere her film Sophie Jones at the Portland International Film Festival, and programmer Larry Richman for bringing the list to our attention.
Click here to access the constantly updated spreadsheet of film festival information.
If you're an underrepresented creator with a project that was set to screen at a festival, share us your work so we could amplify it: [email protected]
FESTIVALS PARTIALLY AVAILABLE ONLINE
Annapolis
Location: Maryland, USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.annapolisfilmfestival.com/feature-films
Original festival date: March 26–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Location: London, UK
Status: 5 Films Partially Online to Stream on Youtube
Festival website and/or lineup:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCQmR1CnIr2j2GHqleu5F4Q Original festival date: March 18–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
CPHDOX
Location: Denmark
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.cphdox.dk/
Original festival date: March 18–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
DC Environmental
Location: Washington D.C., USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://dceff.org/films/
Original festival date: March 12–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
FiFA
Location: Canada
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.artfifa.com/en/movies/date/2020-03-17
Original festival date: March 17–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Garden State Film Festival
Location: New Jersey, USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gsff.org/2020-films/
Original festival date: March 26–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Location: Switzerland
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://fifdh.org/programme-20
Original festival date: March 6–15, 2020
New festival date: March 6–14, 2020
One World
Location: Czech Republic
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.oneworld.cz/2020/one-world-at-home
Original festival date: March 12–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Scout
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.scoutfilmfestival.org/2020-official-selections
Original festival date: April 16–18, 2020
New festival date: N/A
SXSW
Location: Texas, USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/
Original festival date: March 13–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Thin Line
Location: Texas, USA
Status: Online
Festival website and/or lineup: https://thinline.us/
Original festival date: March 25–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Tribeca Film Festival
Location: New York, USA
Status: Releasing short films daily as part of the A Short Film a Day Keeps Anxiety Away series
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.tribecafilm.com/news
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: N/A
RESCHEDULED FESTIVALS
AmDocs
Location: California, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.amdocfilmfest.com/
Original festival date: March 27–31, 2020
New festival date: September 25–29, 2020
Athens International Film Festival
Location: Ohio, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://athensfilmfest.org/
Original festival date: April 6–12, 2020
New festival date: October 12–18, 2020
Bentonville Film Festival Foundation
Location: Arkansas, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://bentonvillefilm.org/
Original festival date: April 29–2, 2020
New festival date: August 5–8, 2020
Boston Irish Film Festival
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.irishfilmfestival.com/schedule
Original festival date: March 19–22, 2020
New festival date: November 19–22, 2020
Cannes Lions
Location: Cannes, France
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.irishfilmfestival.com/schedule
Original festival date: June 22–26, 2020
New festival date: October 26–30, 2020
GTX Film Festival
Location: Texas, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gtxfilm.org/fimmakers
Original festival date: April 23–25, 2020
New festival date: June 11–13, 2020
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Location: Hong Kong
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/
Original festival date: March 25–28, 2020
New festival date: August 27–29, 2020
Horror Hound
Location: Ohio, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/
Original festival date: March 20–22, 2020
New festival date: May 22–24, 2020
Jeonju International Film Festival
Location: South Korea
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://eng.jiff.or.kr/
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: May 28–June 6, 2020
Millenium Documentary Film Festival
Location: Belgium
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.festivalmillenium.org/films-a-z
Original festival date: March 27–April 4, 2020
New festival date: September 23–October 1, 2020
NatureTrack Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://naturetrackfilmfestival.org/films/
Original festival date: March 20–22, 2020
New festival date: October 9–11, 2020
Oh La Là Festival de Cinema Francòfon de Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.ohlalafilmfestival.com/programacio-2020
Original festival date: March 12–21, 2020
New festival date: October 1–10, 2020
Port Townsend Women + Film Film Festival
Location: Washington, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.ptfilmfest.com/Festivals/Women&Film/W&F-Current-Program.html
Original festival date: April 21–25, 2020
New festival date: September 24–27, 2020
Prague International Film Festival
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.febiofest.cz/en/films-2020
Original festival date: March 19–27, 2020
New festival date: September 18–25, 2020
QFlix
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.qflixphilly.com/
Original festival date: March 22–29,2020
New festival date: July 12–19, 2020
Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sbjewishfilmfestival.org/
Original festival date: March 11–15, 2020
New festival date: August 19–23, 2020
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival 2020
Location: Washington, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.siff.net/year-round-cinema/film-festivals/sffsff
Original festival date: March 28–29, 2020
New festival date: August 1–2, 2020
Wasatch Mountain Film Festival
Location: Utah, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://wasatchfilmfestival.org/festival/
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: September 21–20, 2020
Women's Film Festival
Location: Vermont, USA
Status: Rescheduled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://womensfilmfestival.org/#filmlisting
Original festival date: March 20–29, 2020
New festival date: September 18–20, 2020
PARTIALLY POSTPONED FESTIVALS
Cinequest
Location: California, USA
Status: Partial postponed/Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.cinequest.org/
Original festival date: March 13–15, 2020
New festival date: August 16–30, 2020 (Summer Edition)
Maryland Film Festival
Location: Maryland, USA
Status: Theater is temporarily closed until early April, no word yet re: postponement
Festival website and/or lineup: https://mdfilmfest.com/festival/
Original festival date: April 29–May 3, 2020
New festival date: TBD
POSTPONED FESTIVALS
Ambulante Film Festival
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.ambulante.org/en/documentales/
Original festival date: March 18–May 28, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Location: Oregon, USA
Status: Postponed, May Be Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.ashlandfilm.org/ Original festival date: April 16–20, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Beijing International Film Festival
Location: China
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://bjiff.com/filmfestival/
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: TBD
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com/
Original festival date: April 1–5, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Bif&st – Bari International Film Festival
Location: Italy
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.bifest.it/conferenza-stampa-13-febbraio/
Original festival date: March 21–28, 2020
New festival date: TBD
BIFF Fort Collins
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.lctix.com/biff-2020-foco-film-festival
Original festival date: March 27–28, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Location: Chicago, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.chicagocomedyfilmfestival.com/2020-program
Original festival date: March 19–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Chicago Latino Film Festival
Location: Chicago, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://chicagolatinofilmfestival.org/films/
Original festival date: April 16–30, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Cinekink
Location: New York, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.cinekink.com/programs-and-events/nyc/
Original festival date: March 18–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Clexacon
Location: Nevada, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://clexacon.com/film-festival/film-festival/
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: Summer 2020
Carnegie Mellon University International Film Fest
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.cmu.edu/faces/Lineup/lineup.html
Original festival date: March 19–April 5, 2020
New festival date: Fall 2020
East LA Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://telasofa.org/east-la-film-festival
Original festival date: March 21, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Everett Film Festival
Location: Washington, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://everettfilmfestival.org/
Original festival date: April 10–11, 2020
New festival date: November 2020
Gasparilla Film Festival
Location: Florida, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gasparillafilmfestival.com/schedule
Original festival date: March 17–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Greater Farmington Film Festival
Location: Michigan, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gffilmfest.com/films
Original festival date: March 19–22, 2020
New festival date: Will reschedule for later in the year
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Location: Mexico
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://ficg.mx/35/public/es/programacion
Original festival date: March 20–27, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Hot Docs
Location: Canada
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.hotdocs.ca/
Original festival date: April 30–May 10, 2020
New festival date: N/A
IFF Boston
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://iffboston.org/
Original festival date: April 22–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
IndyFest
Location: Indiana, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://indyfilmfest.org/
Original festival date: April 30–May 10, 2020
New festival date: August 2020
Maine Jewish Film Festival
Location: Maine, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://mjff.org/film/
Original festival date: March 28–April 5, 2020
New festival date: TBD, Fall 2020
Malaga Film Festival
Location: Spain
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://festivaldemalaga.com/calendario/dia
Original festival date: March 13–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Mandel Jewish Community Center Hartford Film Festival
Location: Connecticut, USA
Status: Remainder Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://hjff2020.eventive.org/films
Original festival date: March 5–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Method Fest
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://methodfest.com/
Original festival date: March 20–26, 2020
New festival date: TBD, Spring 2020
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
Location: Minnesota, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://mspfilm.org/
Original festival date: April 9–25, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Montclair Film Festival
Location: New Jersey, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://montclairfilm.org/
Original festival date: May 1–10, 2020
New festival date: TBD
MVIFF
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://tmvff.org/fullschedule
Original festival date: March 26–29, 2020
New festival date: TBD, late May or early June 2020
NDNF
Location: New York, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/new-directors-new-films-2020/##films
Original festival date: March 25–April 5 2020
New festival date: TBD
Ocean Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://intloceanfilmfest.org/
Original festival date: March 12–15, 2020
New festival date: TBD
OutShine Miami
Location: Florida, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://outshinefilm.com/articles/52/outshine-covid-19-miami-edition-update
Original festival date: April 18–28, 2020
New festival date: TBD October 2020
Oxford Film Festival
Location: Mississippi, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.oxfordfilmfest.com/
Original festival date: March 18–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Panama Film Festival
Location: Panama
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://iffpanama.org/en
Original festival date: March 26–April 1, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://pjiff.org/schedule/film-screenings/
Original festival date: April 1–8, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Red Sea Film Festival
Location: Saudi Arabia
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.redseafilmfest.com/
Original festival date: March 12–21, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Salem Film Festival
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Postponed Indefinitely
Festival website and/or lineup: https://salemfilmfest.com/2020/attend/films/
Original festival date: March 20–29, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Sarasota Film Festival
Location: Florida, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sarasotafilmfestival.com/films/
Original festival date: March 27–April 5, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Seattle Children's Film Festival
Location: Washington, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org/about/2020-festival-calendar/
Original festival date: March 6–8, 2020
New festival date: TBD May 2020
Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Location: Washington, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sjcc.org/arts-ideas/seattle-jewish-film-festival/Original festival date: March 19–April 5, 2020
New festival date: Early Fall 2020
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sebastopolfilmfestival.org/
Original festival date: March 26–29, 2020
New festival date: TBD
SEEFest
Location: California, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://seefilmla.org/
Original festival date: April 29–May 5, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Sofia International Film Festival
Location: Bulgaria
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://siff.bg/en/articles/movie-news/24-tiyat-sofiya-film-fest-i-17-iyat-sofiya-miytings-se-otlagat-za-po-kasen-period
Original festival date: March 12–31, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Soma Film Festival
Location: New Jersey, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.somafilmfestival.com/
Original festival date: March 18–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD Fall 2020
Taoz Short Film Festival
Location: New Mexico, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.taosshortz.com/2016/
Original festival date: March 20–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD 2020
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
Location: Greece
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://tdf.filmfestival.gr/
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: TBD
Westchester Jewish Film Festival
Location: Pleasantville, New York, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://burnsfilmcenter.org/series/westchester-jewish-film-festival-2019/
Original festival date: April 2–17, 2020
New festival date: TBD
Wicked Queer Film Festival
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.wickedqueer.org/festival
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: TBD
ZagrebDox
Location: Croatia
Status: Postponed
Festival website and/or lineup: http://zagrebdox.net/en
Original festival date: March 15–22, 2020
New festival date: TBD
CANCELED FESTIVALS
Aspen Shorts
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://aspenfilm.org/aspen-shortsfest-2020/2020-shortsfest-films/
Original festival date: March 29–April 5, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Boulder Jewish Film Festival
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Second half Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.boulderjcc.org/bjff2020
Original festival date: March 4–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Cleveland Film Festival
Location: Ohio, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/
Original festival date: March 25–April 5, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Diagonale
Location: Austria
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.diagonale.at/en/
Original festival date: March 24–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Docudays UA
Location: Ukraine
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://docudays.ua/eng/
Original festival date: March 20–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
EbertFest
Location: Illinois, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.ebertfest.com/
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: N/A
Fargo Film Festival
Location: North Dakota, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://fargofilmfestival.org/index.php/fff17-schedule/
Original festival date: March 17–21, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Fribourg International Film Festival
Location: Switzerland
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.fiff.ch/en/welcome-fiff-fribourg-international-film-festival
Original festival date: March 20–28, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Full Frame Festival
Location: North Carolina, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.fullframefest.org/
Original festival date: April 2–5 2020
New festival date: N/A
Gold Coast Film Festival
Location: Australia
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gcfilmfestival.com/
Original festival date: April 15–26, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Melbourne International Film Festival
Location: Australia
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://miff.com.au/
Original festival date: August 6–23, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Miami Film Festival
Location: Floria, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://miamifilmfestival.com/festival/
Original festival date: March 6–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
New York Int'l Children's Film Festival
Location: New York USA
Status: Final Weekend Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://nyicff.org/2020-films/
Original festival date: Feb 21, 2020–Mar 15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Portland International Film Festival
Location: Oregon, USA
Status: Canceled Mid-fest
Festival website and/or lineup: https://cinemaunbound.org/
Original festival date: March 6–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Rendez-vous, le Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Français
Location: Rome, Italy
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/rendez-vous-with-french-cinema/
Original festival date: March 5–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
RiverRun
Location: North Carolina, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://riverrunfilm.com/#Mon-3-16
Original festival date: March 26–April 5, 2020
New festival date: N/A
San Diego Latino Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2020/mar/17/san-diego-latino-film-festival-3e840b34/?et=113582
Original festival date: March 12–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://slofilmfest.org/
Original festival date: March 17–22, 2020
New festival date: N/A
SFFilm
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sffilm.org/
Original festival date: April 8–21, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Slamdance Miami
Location: Florida, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://slamdance.com/miami/#about
Original festival date: May 28–31, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Sonoma Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled (Working on plan B)
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.sonomafilmfest.org/
Original festival date: March 25–29, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2020
Location: Germany
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.itfs.de/en/
Original festival date: May 5–10, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Sun Valley Film Festival
Location: Idaho, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://sunvalleyfilmfestival.org/
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: N/A
TCM Classic Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://filmfestival.tcm.com/
Original festival date: April 16–19, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Think Cinema Lausanne (a.k.a. Rencontres 7e Art)
Location: Switzerland
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://rencontres7art.ch/?lang=en
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: N/A
Watsonville Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://watsonvillefilmfest.org/
Original festival date: March 12–15, 2020
New festival date: N/A
Wild & Scenic Los Angeles Film Festival
Location: California, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: http://www.monolake.org/wildandscenic/
Original festival date: March 2020
New festival date: N/A
Wisconsin Film Festival
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://2020.wifilmfest.org/
Original festival date: April 2020
New festival date: N/A
Women Take the Reel
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Status: Canceled
Festival website and/or lineup: https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/wttrevents2020
Original festival date: March 1–30, 2020
New festival date: N/A
