Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield, United Kingdom
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival directory
Documentary Film Festivals
Documentary and nonfiction festivals with verifiable screenings and structural scores — not just “Best Doc” micro-categories on a mill site.
How to use this hub
Doc festivals range from Oscar-qualifying majors to regional nonfiction showcases. A documentary category on a general festival is not the same as a dedicated doc fest with a real audience.
Use this hub for festivals whose names center documentary programming, then open each dossier for accreditation, venue, and red flags.
Also browse Tier A, Warnings, and our scoring methodology.
Showing 60 of 156 dossiers
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Jihlava, Czech Republic
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
DocAviv International Documentary Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film
Bilbao, Spain
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Thiruvananthapuram, India
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival
Auckland, New Zealand
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Goyang, South Korea
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Film Festival
Montreal, Canada
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Zinebi International Film Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain
100
Tier AFIAPFScreenings
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films
Bilbao, Spain
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival
Leuven, Belgium
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
It's All True International Documentary Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
DOC LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival
Beverly Hills, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival
St. George, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Raleigh-Durham, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Hamptons Doc Fest
Sag Harbor, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
Newburyport, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
thessaloniki documentary festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
yamagata international documentary film festival
Yamagata, Japan
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
copenhagen international documentary film festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
dmz korean international documentary film festival
Paju; Goyang, South Korea
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
belgrade documentary and short film festival
Belgrade, Serbia
100
Tier AScreenings
international documentary festival amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
melbourne documentary film festival
Melbourne, Australia
100
Tier AScreenings
vilnius documentary film festival
Vilnius; Kaunas; Klaipeda, Lithuania
100
Tier AScreenings
Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
ATL DOC – Atlanta Documentary Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
MARTOVSKI - Belgrade documentary and short film festival
Belgrade, Serbia
100
Tier AScreenings
open city documentary festival
London, United Kingdom
99
Tier AScreenings
San Francisco Documentary Festival
San Francisco, United States
98
Tier AScreenings
American Documentary And Animation Film Festival and Film Fund
Palm Springs, United States
98
Tier AScreenings
Toronto/Los Angeles Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
98
Tier AScreenings
documenta madrid
Madrid, Spain
97
Tier AOscarScreenings
documentary edge festival
Auckland, New Zealand
97
Tier AOscarScreenings
international documentary and short film festival of kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, India
97
Tier AOscarScreenings
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Sebastopol, United States
96
Tier AScreenings
artdocfest russian open documentary film festival
Moscow, Russia
96
Tier AScreenings
makedox creative documentary film festival
Skopje, North Macedonia
96
Tier AScreenings
bifed - bozcaada international festival of ecological documentary
Bozcaada, Turkey
96
Tier AScreenings
arkipel jakarta international documentary and experimental film festival
Jakarta, Indonesia
96
Tier AScreenings
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
Cape Town, South Africa
96
Tier AScreenings
FIDOCS - Festival Internacional de Documentales de Santiago
Santiago, Chile
96
Tier AScreenings
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX)
Copenhagen, Denmark
94
Tier AScreenings
international documentary film festival cronograf
Chisinau, Moldova
94
Tier AScreenings
astra international documentary film festival
Sibiu, Romania
94
Tier AScreenings
lemesos international documentary festival
Limassol, Cyprus
94
Tier AScreenings
millenium international documentary film festival
Brussels, Belgium
94
Tier AScreenings
american documentary film festival
Palm Springs, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
documental espaces latinos
Lyon, France
94
Tier AScreenings
documentary fortnight moma
New York City, United States
94
Tier AScreenings
faito doc festival
Monte Faito; Vico Equense, Italy
94
Tier AScreenings
pelicam documentary film festival
Tulcea, Romania
94
Tier AScreenings
madurai international documentary and short film festival
Madurai, India
94
Tier AScreenings
marseille festival of documentary film
Marseille, France
94
Tier AScreenings
one world international human rights documentary film festival
Prague; Various, Czechia
94
Tier AScreenings
FAQ
- How do I choose a documentary festival?
- Match runtime and subject, then check legitimacy score, premiere rules, and whether the festival actually screens docs for audiences — not only online certificates.