Documentary Film Festivals

Compiled by Video Librarian, Linda Engelberg




MARCH

Asian American Film Festival
2007 Schedule lists titles on Asian topics in the Documentary Competition.


Human Rights Watch International Film Festival-London
Features outstanding documentary selections. There is some overlap in titles with the New York festival.


Chicago International Documentary Festival
Screens an excellent program of international documentaries. Title links lead to descriptive information. Described as presenting "an array of extraordinary programs."

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APRIL

Hotdocs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Presents a selection of more than 100 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe.

San Francisco Film Festival
2007 festival listed 25 documentaries that tend to be feature length.

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MAY

Seattle International Film Festival
A genre search in the 2007 festival catalog revealed a list of 68 documentary films.

Tribeca Film Festival
Features approximately 50 films in the documentary category.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2007 festival lists 10 documentary films. Promotes Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema.

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JUNE

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival - New York
Features outstanding documentary selections. There is some overlap in titles with the London festival.

International Buddhist Film Festival
Excellent listing of new films on Buddhism.


SILVERDOCS
An international documentary film festival. Described as "the most talked about documentary festival in the United States". Features about 100 films representing over 45 countries.

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SEPTEMBER

Vancouver International Film Festival
The online film guide allows you to sort out a list of documentaries.

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OCTOBER

Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute
One of the most important documentary film festivals.

Mill Valley Film Festival
Provides descriptive list of documentaries.

San Diego Asian Film Festival
Gives access by category to full length documentaries.

Tahoe - Reno International Film Festival
An assortment of socially conscious documentaries are listed under the categories "Reel Point of View" and "Social Action".

United Nations Association Film Festival
32 films from around the world were selected for the 2007 festival. It is necessary to click on title link to see descriptive information. One site lists films from all of the annual festivals.

DocsJapan - Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Online catalogue of new Japanese documentaries with English subtitles. Provides generous lists arranged by year from 1997-2005. Must use title link to see descriptive information.

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NOVEMBER

AFI FEST
American Film Institute's Festival guide allows you to select a list of international documentaries with descriptive information.

Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival
The longest-running showcase for international documentaries in the United States. Website allows one to download a PDF of the Mead Festival brochure.

Reel China
REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial is an independent documentary film festival founded in New York in 2001. About 50 documentaries were screened in the first two festivals.

Sheffield Doc/Fest
UK's premier documentary festival. International in scope.

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