IDbGLAM FESTIVAL CITIES

Film festival cities

The world’s great film festivals happen in cities with deep cultural roots: historic theaters, cinematheques, film archives and museums that stay open long after the red carpet is rolled up. Each page below maps a festival city’s galleries, libraries, archives, museums and performing arts, starting with its festival venues. Festivals are listed in calendar order.

January, from 2027BoulderSundance Film FestivalStart at the Boulder TheaterJanuary, through 2026Park CitySundance Film FestivalStart at the Egyptian TheatreJanuary–FebruaryRotterdamInternational Film Festival RotterdamStart at De DoelenFebruaryBerlinBerlinaleStart at the Berlinale PalastMarchAustinSXSW Film & TV FestivalStart at the Paramount TheatreAprilBaltimoreMaryland Film FestivalStart at the SNF Parkway TheatreMayCannesFestival de CannesStart at the Palais des FestivalsJune 3–12, 2027New York CityTribeca FestivalStart in Tribeca, at Spring StudiosJulyKarlovy VaryKarlovy Vary International Film FestivalStart at the Hotel ThermalAugustLocarnoLocarno Film FestivalStart at the Piazza GrandeLate summer, on the LidoVeniceVenice International Film FestivalStart at the Palazzo del CinemaLabor Day weekendTellurideTelluride Film FestivalStart at the Sheridan Opera HouseSeptemberTorontoToronto International Film FestivalStart at TIFF LightboxSeptemberSan SebastiánSan Sebastián International Film FestivalStart at the KursaalOctoberBusanBusan International Film FestivalStart at the Busan Cinema CenterLate October – early NovemberTokyoTokyo International Film FestivalStart in Hibiya, at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Boulder Theater: Paul Sableman / CC BY 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre: Don Ramey Logan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Berlinale Palast: Martin Kraft / CC BY-SA 2.5 · Paramount Theatre: Ken Zirkel from Providence / CC BY 2.0 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès: Timantha102938 / Public domain · Hotel Thermal: cs:ŠJů / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piazza Grande: Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palazzo del Cinema, Lido: Pietro Luca Cassarino / CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sheridan Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / CC BY-SA 3.0 · TIFF Lightbox: Mathew5000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium: Ermell / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busan Cinema Center: 399scout / CC BY-SA 4.0. Other photos from each venue’s own website.

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