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)