Welcome to the database section. Here you will find a list of festivals that take place in the following countries:
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Asian Film Festivals outside Asia
Argentina – Australia – Canada – Denmark – France – Italy – Netherlands – New Zealand – Poland – Spain – Switzerland – United Kingdom – United States
*Note: Festivals that didn’t take place in the last two years will be remove from this list.
Cambodia
Cambodia International Film Festival
Place: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Website: https://cambodiaiff.com/
China
Beijing International Film Festival
Place: Beijing, China
Website: https://www.bjiff.com/enHome/
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival
Place: Guangzhou, China
Website: https://gzdoc.cn/en/index.aspx
Shanghai International Film Festival
Place: Shanghai, China
Website: https://www.siff.com/english/
Hong Kong
Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.freshwave.hk/
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.hkaff.asia/en/
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/
Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.hklgff.hk/
IFVA Film Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://www.ifva.com/
Jumping Frames – Hong Kong International Movement-Image Festival
Place: Hong Kong
Website: https://jumpingframes.com/en/
India
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Place: Bengaluru, India
Website: https://bisff.in/
Dharamshala International Film Festival
Place: Dharamshala, India
Website: https://diff.co.in/
Docedge Kolkata (Film Forum)
Place: Kolkata, India
Website: http://www.docresi.org/Docedge.aspx
Film Bazaar (Film Market)
Place: Mumbai, India
Website: https://filmbazaarindia.com/
International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
Place: Kerala, India
Website: https://idsffk.in/
International Film Festival of India GOA
Place: GOA, India
Website: https://www.iffigoa.org/
International Film Festival of Kerala
Place: Kerala, India
Website: https://iffk.in/
KASHISH Pride Film Festival
Place: Mumbai, India
Website: https://mumbaiqueerfest.com/
Kolkata International Film Festival
Place: Kolkata, India
Website: https://kiff.in/
Mumbai Film Festival
Place: Mumbai, India
Website: https://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com/
Pune International Film Festival
Place: Pune, India
Website: https://kiff.in/
Indonesia
ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival
Place: Jakarta, Indonesia
Website: https://arkipel.org/
Balinale – Bali International Film Festival
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Website: https://www.balinale.com/
Docs by the Sea (Film Forum)
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Website: https://www.docsbythesea.org/
Festival Film Dokumenter
Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Website: https://ffd.or.id/en/
Jakarta Film Week
Place: Jakarta, Indonesia
Website: https://jakartafilmweek.com/
Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Place: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Website: https://jaff-filmfest.org/
Minikino Film Week – Bali International Short Film Festival
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Website: https://minikino.org/filmweek/
Japan
Aichi International Women’s Film Festival
Place: Aichi, Japan
Website: https://www.aiwff.com
Cinema at Sea, Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival
Place: Okinawa, Japan
Website: https://cinema-at-sea.com/
Hiroshima Animation Season
Place: Hiroshima, Japan
Website: https://www.aiwff.com
Hiroshima Animation Season
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: http://www.imageforumfestival.com
Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://jwtff.world/
Kansai Queer Film Festival
Place: Kensai, Japan
Website: https://kansai-qff.org/
Kineko International Children’s Film Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://kineko.jp/
Kyoto Historica International Film Festival
Place: Kyoto, Japan
Website: https://historica-kyoto.com/en/
Kyoto International Film and Art Festival
Place: Kyoto, Japan
Website: https://2023.kiff.kyoto.jp/en/
Kyoto International Student Films & Video Festival
Place: Kyoto, Japan
Website: https://www.kisfvf.com
Nara International Film Festival
Place: Nara, Japan
Website: https://nara-iff.jp/
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival
Place: Hokkaido, Japan
Website: https://airport-anifes.jp/en
Niigata International Animation Film Festival
Place: Niigata, Japan
Website: https://niigata-iaff.net
Okinawa International Movie Festival
Place: Okinawa, Japan
Website: https://oimf.jp/
Osaka Asian Film Festival
Place: Okinawa, Japan
Website: https://oaff.jp/en/
PIA Film Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://pff.jp/jp/
Rainbow Reel Tokyo
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://rainbowreeltokyo.com
Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market
Place: Sapporo, Japan
Website: https://sapporoshortfest.jp/
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://shortshorts.org/
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Place: Kawaguchi, Japan
Website: https://www.skipcity-dcf.jp/
TIFFCOM (Film Market)
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://tgfm.tiffcom.jp/en
Tokyo Anime Award Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://animefestival.jp/en
Tokyo Docs (Film Forum)
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://tokyodocs.jp/en
Tokyo FILMex International Film Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://filmex.jp/
Tokyo International Film Festival
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/
Visual Documentary Project
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Website: https://vdp.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Place: Yamagata, Japan
Website: https://www.yidff.jp
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Place: Yubari, Japan
Website: https://www.yubarifanta.jp/
Laos
Luang Prabang Film Festival
Place: Laos
Website: https://www.lpfilmfest.org/
Malaysia
Freedom Film Fest
Place: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Website: https://freedomfilm.my/
International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: https://kleff.my/
Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: https://www.kkiff.com/
Malaysia International Film Festival
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: https://www.miffest.com.my
Mini Film Festival
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: https://2mffunimas.wixsite.com/untrapped
SeaShorts Film Festival
Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website: https://seashorts.org/
Nepal
Film SouthAsia
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Website: http://www.filmsouthasia.org/
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Website: https://kimff.org/
Nepal International Film Festival
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Website: https://niff.org.np/
Philippines
Active Vista International Human Rights Film Festival
Place: Manila, Philippines
Website: https://activevista.ph/
Animahenasyon – Philippine Animation Festival
Place: Manila, Philippines
Website: https://www.animationcouncil.org/animahenasyon
Binisaya Film Festival
Place: Cebu, Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/binisaya
Cineanimo Film Festival (University Festival)
Place: Ozamiz, Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/cineanimo
Cinema Rehiyon Film Festival
Place: Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/cinemarehiyonofficial
Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
Place: Manila, Philippines
Website: https://cinemalaya.org/
Lutas Negros Oriental Film Festival
Place: Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/lutasfilmfestival
Mindanao Film Festival
Place: Davao City, Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/mindanaofilmfestival
Nabifilmex – Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition
Place: Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/mindanaofilmfestival
Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival Davao
Place: Philippines
Website: https://www.facebook.com/NgilngigDavao
QCinema International Film Festival
Place: Quezon City, Philippines
Website: https://qcinema.ph/
Singapore
Asia TV Forum & Market (Film Market)
Place: Singapore
Website: https://www.asiatvforum.com/
Big Eyes, Big Minds, Singapore International Children’s Film Festival
Place: Singapore
Website: http://www.bigeyesbigminds.com/
Cartoons Underground
Place: Singapore
Website: https://cartoonsunderground.com/
Singapore International Film Festival
Place: Singapore
Website: https://sgiff.com/
South Korea
ASEAN Cinema Week
Place: Busan | Seoul | Jeonju, Korea
Website: http://aseancw.or.kr/index.php
Beautiful Hapcheon Indepedent Film Festival
Place: Hapcheon, Korea
Website: https://www.bhiff.co.kr/
Bucheon International Animation Festival
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Website: https://www.biaf.or.kr/en/
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Place: Bucheon, Korea
Website: https://www.bifan.kr/eng/
Busan International Film Festival
Place: Busan, Korea
Website: https://www.biff.kr/eng/
Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
Place: Busan, Korea
Website: https://www.biky.or.kr/
Busan International Short Film Festival
Place: Busan, Korea
Website: https://www.bisff.org/
Cheongju International Short Film Festival
Place: Cheongju, Korea
Website: http://cjiff.co.kr/
Chuncheon Film Festival
Place: Chuncheon, Korea
Website: http://ccff.or.kr/
Daegu Independent Short Film Festival
Place: Daegu, Korea
Website: https://diff.kr/
Diaspora Film Festival
Place: Incheon, Korea
Website: https://www.diaff.org/eng/
DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival
Place: Goyang City and Paju City, Korea
Website: https://dmzdocs.com/eng/
EBS International Documentary Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: http://www.eidf.org/
Film Festival for Women’s Rights
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: http://fiwom.org/eng/
GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: http://en.gisff.kr/
Gyeonggi Film School Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.gfsf.co.kr/gfsf
International Experimental Film & Video Festival in Seoul
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://ex-is.org/
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Place: Jecheon, Korea
Website: http://www.jimff.org/
Jeju International Drone Film Festival
Place: Jeju, Korea
Website: http://www.jejudronefilmfestival.kr/
Jeonju International Film Festival
Place: Jeonju, Korea
Website: https://eng.jeonjufest.kr/
Indie-Anifest – Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: http://www.ianifest.org/
Korea Queer Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.kqff.co.kr/
Persons with Disabilities Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.pdff.or.kr/
PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival
Place: PyeongChang, Korea
Website: https://www.pipff.org/eng/default.asp
Seoul Human Rights Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://hrflix.org/
Seoul Independent Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://siff.kr/en/
Seoul Independent Women’s Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.facebook.com/siwolf2019
Seoul International Architecture Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.siaff.or.kr/
Seoul International Children’s Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.sicff.kr/eng/
Seoul International Eco Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://sieff.kr/
Seoul International Food Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://sifff.kr/
Seoul International NewMedia Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.nemaf.net/
Seoul International Senior Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: http://sisff.seoulnoin.or.kr/
Seoul International Women’s Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://siwff.or.kr/eng/default.asp
Seoul Metro International Subway Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://www.smiff.kr/
Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival
Place: Seoul, Korea
Website: https://sesiff.org/
Ulju Mountain Film Festival
Place: Ulsan, Korea
Website: http://umff.kr/eng/
Taiwan
Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://goldenhorse.org.tw
Kaohsiung Film Festival
Place: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Website: https://www.kff.tw/en
Kuandu International Animation Festival
Place: Kuandu, Taiwan
Website: http://kdiaf.animation.tnua.edu.tw/
Taichung International Animation Festival
Place: Taichung, Taiwan
Website: https://twtiaf.com/
Taipei Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.taipeiff.taipei
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/
Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.ticff.org.tw/
Taiwan International Documentary Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.tidf.org.tw/en
Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.tieff.org/en/
Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://en.tiqff.com/
Women Make Waves Film Festival Taiwan
Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Website: https://www.wmw.org.tw/
Thailand
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Website: https://www.baff.go.th/
Changing Climate, Changing Lives Film Festival
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Website: https://www.ccclfilmfestival.com/
Asian Film Festivals outside Asia (Indexed by Country)
Han Cine – Korean Film Festival
Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website: https://argentina.korean-culture.org/es
Japanese Film Festival Australia
Place: Sydney, Australia
Website: https://japanesefilmfestival.net/
Korean Film Festival in Australia
Place: Sydney | Canberra | Melbourne | Brisbane, Australia
Website: https://koffia.com.au/
Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Place: Sydney, Australia
Website: https://www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.au/
Red Lotus Asian Film Festival
Place: Vienna, Austria
Website: https://red-lotus.org/en/
Korean Film Festival Canada
Place: Canada
Website: https://koreanfilm.ca/
Mulan International Film Festival
Place: Toronto, Canada
Website: https://mulanfestival.com/
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Place: Toronto, Canada
Website: https://www.reelasian.com/
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Website: https://vaff.org/
Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival
Place: Vancouver, Canada
Website: https://www.twff.ca/
FilmAsia – Asian Film Festival in Prague
Place: Prague Czech Republic
Website: https://filmasia.cz/en/home/
Helsinki Cine Aasia
Place: Helsinki, Finland
Website: https://helsinkicineaasia.fi/en/
Korean Film Festival in Paris
Place: Paris, France
Website: https://www.ffcp-cinema.com/
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
Place: Vesoul, France
Website: https://www.cinemas-asie.com/en/
Japan Film Fest Hamburg
Place: Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://jffh.de/en
Nippon Connection – Japanese Film Festival
Place: Frankfurt, Germany
Website: https://nipponconnection.com/en/start/
Project K – The Korean Film Festival
Place: Frankfurt, Germany
Website: https://projectkffm.de/en/welcome/
Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
Place: Berlin, Germany
Website: https://www.taiwanfilmfestivalberlin.de/
East Asia Film Festival Ireland
Place: Ireland
Website: https://www.eaffi.ie/
Asian Film Festival (Italy)
Place: Rome, Italy
Website: http://www.asianfilmfestival.info/
Far East Film Festival
Place: Udine, Italy
Website: https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/
Florence Korean Film Fest
Place: Florence, Italy
Website: https://koreafilmfest.com/en/
Camera Japan Festival
Place: Rotterdam & Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: https://koreafilmfest.com/en/
CinemAsia Film Festival
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: https://cinemasia.nl/en/
Five Flavours Film Festival
Place: Warsaw, Poland
Website: https://www.piecsmakow.pl/
Asian Film Festival Barcelona
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://asianfilmfestival.barcelona/
Festival Nits de cinema oriental de Vic
Place: Vic, Spain
Website: https://cinemaoriental.com/es/
Korean Film Festival Barcelona
Place: Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://koreanfilmfestivalbcn.com/
Hong Kong Film Festival UK
Place: London, UK
Website: https://www.hkff.uk/
London East Asia Film Festival
Place: London, UK
Website: https://www.leaff.org.uk/
London Indian Film Festival
Place: London, UK
Website: https://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/
London Korean Film Festival
Place: London, UK
Website: https://www.koreanfilm.co.uk/
Odyssey Chinese Cinema Season
Place: London, UK
Website: https://www.odysseychinesecinema.uk/
Queer East Film Festival
Place: London, UK
Website: https://queereast.org.uk/
UK Asian Film Festival
Place: London, UK
Website: https://www.tonguesonfire.com/
Asian American International Film Festival
Place: New York, USA
Website: https://www.aaiff.org/
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Place: Dallas, USA
Website: https://asianfilmdallas.com/
Asian World Film Festival
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Website: https://www.asianworldfilmfest.org/
Austin Asian Film Festival
Place: Austin, USA
Website: https://www.aaafilmfest.org/
Boston Asian American Film Festival
Place: Boston, USA
Website: https://baaff.org/
CAAMFest
Place: San Francisco, USA
Website: https://caamfest.com/
Chicago South Asian Film Festival
Place: Chicago, USA
Website: https://www.csaff.org/
Disorient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
Place: Eugene, USA
Website: https://disorientfilm.org/
Facine Filipino International Cine Festival
Place: USA
Website: https://www.facine.org/
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Website: https://indianfilmfestival.org/
Japan Cuts – Festival of New Japanese Film
Place: New York, USA
Website: https://japansociety.org/film/japancuts/
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Website: https://jffla.org/
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Place: Los Angeles, USA
Website: https://vcmedia.org/festival
New York Asian Film Festival
Place: New York, USA
Website: https://www.nyaff.org/
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Place: Philadelphia, USA
Website: https://paaff.org/
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Place: San Diego, USA
Website: https://sdaff.org/
San Diego Filipino Film Festival
Place: San Diego, USA
Website: https://sdfff.org/
Seattle Asian American Film Festival
Place: Seattle, USA
Website: https://seattleaaff.org/
Taiwan Film Festival of Boston
Place: Boston, USA
Website: https://taiwanfilmfest.org/
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
Place: Seattle, USA
Website: https://tasveer.org/tsaff/
Viet Film Fest
Place: Santa Ana, USA
Website: https://www.vietfilmfest.com/
Asian Film Festivals 