Every major film festival, industry trade show, and cinematography or photography award, laid out month by month
Introduction
This page pulls together everything covered separately in our festival calendar, industry events calendar, and awards calendar into one running 2026 reference. Rather than checking three different pages to see what’s happening in a given month, this is the single view: festivals, trade shows, and award ceremonies together, in the order they actually land through the year.
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January
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Industry
CES
Jan 6–9
Las Vegas, USA
Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Jan 2–13
Palm Springs, USA
Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Jan 22 – Feb 1
Park City, USA
Festival
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Jan 29 – Feb 8
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 11
Beverly Hills, USA
February
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Award
BSC Awards
Feb 7
London, UK
Industry
BSC Expo
Feb 12–14
London, UK
Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Feb 12–22
Berlin, Germany
Award
BAFTA Film Awards (Cinematography)
Feb 22
London, UK
Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Feb 15
Santa Monica, USA
Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
Feb 19–25
Los Angeles, USA
Industry
CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show
Feb 26 – Mar 1
Yokohama, Japan
March
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Industry
WPPI
Mar 1–5
Las Vegas, USA
Festival
SXSW
Mar 12–18
Austin, USA
Industry
The Photography & Video Show
Mar 14–17
Birmingham, UK
Award
Hasselblad Award
Mar 6
Gothenburg, Sweden
Award
ASC Awards
Mar 8
Beverly Hills, USA
Award
Academy Awards (Cinematography)
Mar 15
Hollywood, USA
Festival
Series Mania
Mar 20–27
Lille, France
April
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Industry
NAB Show
Apr 18–22
Las Vegas, USA
Festival
Hot Docs
Apr 23 – May 3
Toronto, Canada
Award
Sony World Photography Awards
Apr 16
London, UK
Award
World Press Photo (Photo of the Year)
Apr 23
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Apr 1–12
Hong Kong
Festival
Miami Film Festival
Apr 9–19
Miami, USA
Festival
Beijing International Film Festival
Apr 16–25
Beijing, China
May
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival
Cannes Film Festival
May 12–23
Cannes, France
Award
Pulitzer Prize (Photography)
May 4
New York, USA
Award
World Press Photo Days
May 28–30
Amsterdam, Netherlands
June
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Industry
Cine Gear Expo
Jun 5–6
Los Angeles, USA
Festival
Tribeca Festival
Jun 3–14
New York City, USA
Festival
Sheffield DocFest
Jun 10–15
Sheffield, UK
Festival
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Jun 21–27
Annecy, France
Award
Hasselblad Masters
Jun 30
Gothenburg, Sweden
July
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Jul 3–11
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Industry
SIGGRAPH
Jul 19–23
Los Angeles, USA
Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival
Jul 16 – Aug 2
Montreal, Canada
August
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Aug 5–15
Locarno, Switzerland
Festival
Telluride Film Festival
Aug 28–31
Telluride, USA
Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Aug 6–23
Melbourne, Australia
September
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Industry
IBC
Sep 11–14
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Festival
Venice International Film Festival
Sep 2–12
Venice, Italy
Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Sep 10–20
Toronto, Canada
Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Sep 16–25
Busan, South Korea
Festival
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Sep 18–26
San Sebastian, Spain
Festival
New York Film Festival
Sep 25 – Oct 12
New York City, USA
October
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival
BFI London Film Festival
Oct 7–18
London, UK
Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 18–25
Chicago, USA
Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Oct 26 – Nov 4
Tokyo, Japan
November
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival / Award
Camerimage
Nov 7–14
Toruń, Poland
Industry
Adobe MAX
Nov 10–12
Miami Beach, USA
Festival
IDFA
Nov 12–22
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Industry
American Film Market
Nov 10–15
Los Angeles, USA
Festival
Marrakech International Film Festival
Nov 20–28
Marrakech, Morocco
December
Category
Event
2026 Dates
Location
Festival
Whistler Film Festival
Dec 2–6
Whistler, Canada
Festival
Red Sea International Film Festival
Dec 3–12
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Award
British Independent Film Awards
Dec 6
London, UK
The back half of December is genuinely quiet — the industry winds down for the holidays before January picks back up with CES, Palm Springs, and Sundance.
Going Deeper
Each category has its own dedicated guide with more context on what makes each event worth knowing, not just when it happens: our film festival guide covers the Big Five and fifteen other major festivals, our industry events guide covers trade shows like NAB and Cine Gear, and our awards guide breaks down what separates the ASC Awards from the Oscars, and World Press Photo from the Pulitzer.
Conclusion
Dates shift by a week or two most years, so treat this as a planning reference and confirm exact dates on each event's official site as the year goes on. Bookmark this page, it gets updated as each year's calendar is confirmed.
