Festivals

December 28, 2016
The film festival circuit is a major part of the independent filmmaker world, and a huge part of the Seed&Spark experience (#StayIndie Tour anyone?). We put together a list of many of the U.S. film festivals for 2017 to help with your festival planning. Want to know where you can find the Seed&Spark team? Check out our events page, which we keep up-to-date on our festival programs, education and crowdfunding class throughout the year.
JANUARY
- Palm Springs Film Festival (January 5-16, 2017 in Palm Springs, California)
- Sundance (January 19-29, 2017 in Park City, Utah)
- Slamdance (January 20-26, 2017 in Park City, Utah)
- Children’s Film Festival Seattle (January 26-February 11, 2017 in Seattle, Washington)
FEBRUARY
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival (February 1-11, 2017 in Santa Barbara, California)
- Athena Film Festival (February 9-12, 2017 in New York City, New York)
- Pan African Film Festival (February 9-20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California
- Oxford Film Festival (February 15-19, 2017 in Oxford, Mississippi)
- Big Sky Film Festival (February 17-26, 2017 in Missoula, Montana)
- Hollywood Black Film Festival (February 22-26, 2017 in Marina Del Rey, California)
- Sedona Film Festival (February 18-26, 2017 in Sedona, Arizona)
- Cinequest (February 28-March 12 2017 in San Jose / Silicon Valley, California)
MARCH
- Powfest (March 2-5, 2017 in Portland, Oregon)
- True/False (March 2-5, 2017 in Columbia, Missouri)
- SXSW Film (March 10-18, 2017 in Austin, Texas)
- Seattle Web Fest (March 11, 2017 in Seattle, Washington)
- San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (March 14-19, 2017 in San Luis Obispo, California)
- San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 16-26, 2017 in San Diego, California)
- Ann Arbor Film Festival (March 21-26, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Cleveland Film Fest (March 29-April 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio)
- River Run International Film Festival (March 30-April 9, 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
- Chattanooga Film Festival (March 31-April 2, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tennessee)
- American Documentary Film Festival (March 31-April 5, 2017 in Palm Springs, California)
- Sarasota Film Festival (March 31-April 9, 2017 in Sarasota, Florida)
APRIL
- BinderCon (April 1-2, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- Aspen Shorts Film Fest (April 4-9, 2017 in Aspen, Colorado)
- Full Frame Film Festival (April 6-9, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina)
- Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (April 13-29, 2017 in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota)
- Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (April 20-23, 2017 in Dubuque, Iowa)
- Columbus International Film & Video Festival (April 20-23, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio)
- Newport Beach Film Festival (April 20-27, 2017 in Newport Beach, California)
- Nashville Film Festival (April 20-29, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee)
- Florida Film Festival (April 21-30, 2017 in Orlando, Florida)
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (April 27-May 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- National Film Festival for Talented Youth (April 27-30, 2017 in Seattle, Washington)
- DC Asian Pacific Film Festival (April (2017 dates TBD) in Washington, D.C.)
- San Francisco International Film Festival (April (2017 dates TBD) in San Francisco, California)
- RAW Film Festival (April (2017 dates TBD) in Los Angeles, California)
MAY
- Maryland Film Festival (May 3-7, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland)
- Workers Unite Film Festival (May 5-25, 2017 in New York City, New York)
- Seattle International Film Festival (May 18-June 11, 2017 in Seattle, Washington)
- Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (May 24-28, 2017 in Mammoth Lakes, California)
JUNE
- Dances With Films (June 1-11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- Oak Cliff Film Festival (June 8-11, 2017 in Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas)
- Provincetown International Film Festival (June 14-18, 2017 in Provincetown, Massachusetts)
- Los Angeles Film Festival (June 14-22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- Brooklyn Short Film Festival (June (2017 dates TBD 2017 in Brooklyn, New York
- SeriesFest (June 27-July 2, 2017 in Denver, Colorado)
- Frameline Film Festival (June (2017 dates TBD) in San Francisco, California)
JULY
- OutFest (July 6-16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- Marfa Film Festival (July 12-16, 2017 in Marfa, Texas)
- Woods Hole Film Festival (July (2017 dates TBD) in Woods Hole, Cape Cod, Massachusetts)
AUGUST
- San Antonio Film Festival (August 1-6, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas)
- Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 8-13, 2017 in Newport, Rhode Island)
- HollyShorts Film Festival (August 10-19, 2017 in Los Angeles, California)
- Sidewalk Film Festival (August 24-28, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama)
- Portland Film Festival (Late August/Early September (2017 dates TBD) in Portland, Oregon)
SEPTEMBER
- Telluride Film Festival (September 1-4, 2017 in Telluride, Colorado)
- DC Shorts Film Festival (September 7-17, 2017 in Washington, D.C.)
- Camden International Film Festival (September 14-17, 2017 in Camden, Maine)
- Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival (September 28-October 1, 2017 in Bay City, Michigan)
- Nevada City Film Festival (September (2017 dates TBD) in Nevada City, California)
- Urbanworld Film Festival (September (2017 dates TBD) in New York City, New York)
- San Francisco Latino Film Festival (September/October (2017 dates TBD) in San Francisco, California)
- Milwaukee Film Festival (Late September (2017 dates TBD) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- New York Film Festival (Late September/Early October (2017 dates TBD) in New York City, New York)
OCTOBER
- International Black Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Nashville, Tennessee)
- Bendfilm Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Bend, Oregon)
- Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (October 4-8, 2017 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
- San Diego Film Festival (October 4-8, 2017 in San Diego, California)
- Tacoma Film Festival (October 5-12, 2007 in Tacoma, Washington)
- Chicago Film Festival (October 12-26, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois)
- New Orleans Film Festival (October 11-19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Austin Film Festival (October 19-26, 2017 in Austin, Texas)
- Savannah Film Festival (October 28-November 4, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia)
- Hamptons International Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in The Hamptons, New York)
- Heartland Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Indianapolis, Indiana)
- New Hampshire Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
- Philadelphia Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sante Fe Independent Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Santa Fe, New Mexico)
- Tallgrass Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Wichita, Kansas)
- Highland Park Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Los Angeles, California)
- Orlando Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Orlando, Florida)
- Woodstock Film Festival (October (2017 dates TBD) in Woodstock, New York)
- Asian World Film Festival (Late October/Early November (2017 dates TBD) in Los Angeles, California)
NOVEMBER
- DOC NYC (November 9-16, 2017 in New York City, New York)
- Miami Short Film Festival (November 13-18, 2017 in Miami, Florida)
- Cucalorus (November (2017 dates TBD) in Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Citizen Jane Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in Columbia, Missouri)
- Napa Valley Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in Napa Valley, California)
- American Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in greater Los Angeles, California)
- Hawaii International Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in Honolulu, Hawaii)
- High Falls Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in Rochester, New York)
- San Diego Asian Film Festival (November (2017 dates TBD) in San Diego, California)