Film Festivals & Events 2005, Toronto / Worldwide

Film Festivals > Toronto 2005 + Montreal

Feb 9-14: Love and Lust Film Festival – Toronto
Mar 18-24: University of Toronto Film & Video Festival – Toronto
Apr 7-16: Images Festival – Toronto
Apr 13-17: ReelWorld Film Festival – Toronto
Apr 14-24: Comedia Film Fest (Montreal, Quebec)
Apr 22-May 1: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival – Toronto
May 7-15: Toronto Jewish Film Festival – Toronto
May 19-29: Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film & Video Festival – Toronto
May 19-29: Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival – Toronto
June 10-12: Female Eye Film Festival – Toronto
June 14-19: Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival – Toronto
July 14-24: Just for Laughs Film Festival (Montreal, Quebec)
Sept 8-17: Toronto International Film Festival – Toronto

Sundance Film Festival 2005
January 20-30
There's certainly no better way to kick off a new year in film than the Sundance Film Festival, and you can keep track of all the action in our Road to Sundance section. Known for showcasing a smorgasbord of independent film delights, the 2005 edition of Sundance stars an exciting mix of feature films, documentaries and short films, from the U.S. and around the world. Check out our mini-guide for details on the films being shown, or peruse our photo gallery for a peek at photos from premieres and portrait shoots, courtesy of our friends at WireImage. You can even get the very latest reports direct from Park City on who's there and what's happening via our Sundance blog by IMDb correspondent Keith Simanton. Explore all of this and much more in our Road to Sundance section.

Movie Festivals and Events Worldwide ~ 2005
Jan. 12-27
New York Jewish Film Festival (New York City, New York, USA)
Jan. 13-24
Bangkok International Film Festival (Bangkok, Thailand)
Jan. 18-23
Tromso International Film Festival (Tromso, Norway)
Jan. 20-30
Sundance Film Festival (Park City, Utah, USA)
Jan. 21-28
Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, Utah, USA)
Jan. 21-30
Festival D'Angers Premier Plans (Paris, France)
Jan. 26 - Feb. 6
Austin Jewish Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA)
Jan. 26 - Feb. 6
Rotterdam International Film Festival (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Jan. 28 - Feb. 6
Sarasota Film Festival (Sarasota, Florida, USA)
Jan. 28 - Feb. 6
Santa Barbara Film Festival (Santa Barbara, California, USA)
Jan. 28-29
The Central Nebraska Film Festival (Kearney, Nebraska, USA)
Feb. 2-6
SCI-FI London Film Festival (London, England)
Feb. 4-13
Miami International Film Festival (Miama, Florida, USA)
Feb. 4-13
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Feb. 9-13
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (Aspen, Colorado, USA)
Feb. 9-13
World of Comedy International Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Feb. 9-14
Love and Lust Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Feb. 10-20
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin, Germany)
Feb. 10-21
Pan African Film and Arts Festival (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Feb. 11-20
Dublin International Film Festival (Dublin, Ireland)
Feb. 11-21
Portland International Film Festival (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Feb. 16-March 3
Adelaide International Film Festival (Adelaide, Australia)
Feb. 17-20
Arizona Black Film Showcase (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
Feb. 17-20
Boulder International Film Festival (Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Feb. 18-20
Almost Famous Film Festival 48 Hour Short Film Challenge (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
Feb. 21 - March 7
Fantasporto International Film Festival (Porto, Portugal)
Feb. 23-26
Carolina Film and Video Festival (Greensboro, North Carolina, USA)
March 2-5
Fargo Film Festival (Fargo, North Dakota, USA)
March 2-5
NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
March 2-13
Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, California, USA)
March 3-13
DC Independent Film Festival (Washington D.C., USA)
March 3-6
Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop (Sedona, Arizona, USA)
March 4-6
New Jersey Student Film Festival (Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
March 8-13
Birds' Eye View Film Festival (London, UK)
March 8-17
Florida Film Festival (Maitland, Florida, USA)
March 9-12
Williamsburg Film Festival (Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
March 9-13
Amnesty International Filmfestival Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
March 9-20
InterFilmFestival (Nuremberg, Germany)
March 10-20
Cleveland Latin Film Festival (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
March 10-20
San Diego Latin Film Festival (San Diego, California, USA)
March 11-20
SXSW Film Festival (Austin, Texas, USA)
March 17-25
Leeds Children and Young People's Film Festival (Leeds, England)

March 18-24
University of Toronto Film & Video Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

March 23-27
Sacramento Film Festival (Sacramento, California, USA)
March 28-April 2
Texas Film Festival (College Station, Texas, USA)
March 30-April 3
Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA)
March 31-April 3
Vail Film Festival (Vail, Colorado, USA)
March 31-April 3
Wisconsin Film Festival (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
April 1-8
Method Fest (Calabasas, California, USA)
April 5-12
Irish and British Film Festival (Cherbourg-Octeville, France)
April 6-10
Aspen Shortsfest (Aspen, Colorado, USA)
April 7-10
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (Durham, North Carolina, USA)

April 7-16
Images Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

April 12-17
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival (Trondheim, Norway)

April 13-17
ReelWorld Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

April 14-21
Palm Beach International Film Festival (Palm Beach, Florida, USA)
April 14-24
Comedia Film Fest (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
April 20-24
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Apr. 21-24
Desert Reel Film Festival (Midland, Texas, USA)
Apr. 21-24
Independent Film Festival of Boston (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

Apr. 22-May 1
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Toronto, ON Canada)

Apr. 26-30
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (Myrtle Beach, Florida, USA)
Apr. 25 - May 1
Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival (Denver, Colorado, USA)
Apr. 30 - May 7
US ASEAN Film Video & Photography Festival (Washington, DC, USA)
May
Billyburg Short Film Festival (Williamsburg, Brooklyn, USA)
May
Fountainhead Tanz Theatre/Black International Cinema Berlin Film Video Festival (Berlin, Germany)
May 4-7
The International Funtup Film and Art Festival (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

May 7-15
Toronto Jewish Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

May 19-29
Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film & Video Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

May 19-29
Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

May 20-21
Billyburg Short Film Festival (Williamsburg, New York, USA)
May 22-28
Vienna Independent Shorts Festival (Vienna, Austria)
May 28-29
Zaki Gordon Institute Shorts Film Festival (Sedona, Arizona, USA)
June 4
Global Art Film Festival Experience and Repertory of Sacremento (Sacramento, California, USA)
June 5
Milwaukee Short Film Festival (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
June 10-18
CineVegas Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

June 10-12
Female Eye Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

June 11
Global Art Film Festival Experience and Repertory of Sacremento (Los Angeles, CA USA)

June 14-19
Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

June 24-29
Hot Shots High School Film and Ad Festival (Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
July 7-17
Cambridge Film Festival (Cambridge, England)
July 14-24
Just for Laughs Film Festival (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
August 9-14
European Filmfestival Alpinale (Nenzing, Austria)
August 24-28
Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival (Lake Tahoe, Nevada)

September 8-17
Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Canada, USA)

September 9-16
Kansas International Film Festival (Overland Park, Kansas, USA)
October 4-9
Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival (Bozeman, Montana, USA)
October 13-16
Eerie Horror Film Festival (Eerie, Pennsylvania, USA)
November 18-26
FIKE - Evora International Short Film Festival (Evora, Portugal)

2005 - Festivals that have already occurred:
January 8
The Flickering Image Shorts Festival (Hollywood, California, USA)
Jan. 6-17
Palm Springs International Film Festival (Palm Springs, California, USA)