January
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- People’s Choice Awards
- Golden Globes Awards
- Critic’s Choice Awards
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Sundance Film Festival
- Gothenburg Film Festival
February
- Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
- British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
- Cesar Awards
- Academy Awards (The Oscars)
- FEST International Film Festival
March
- South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival
- Hong Kong International Film Festival
April
- Tribeca Film Festival
- San Francisco International Film Festival
May
- Cannes Film Festival
- Seattle International Film Festival
June
- LA Film Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Shanghai International Film Festival
- Moscow International Film Festival
- Sydney Film Festival
- Munich International Film Festival
July
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Syros International Film Festival
- Melbourne International Film Festival
- International Film Festival of Patmos
August
- Locarno Film Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Venice International Film Festival
- Norwegian International Film Festival
September
- Telluride Film Festival
- Athens International Film Festival
- San Sebastian Film Festival
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Zurich Film Festival
- Filmfest Hamburg
- New York Film Festival
October
- BFI London Film Festival
- Chicago International Film FestivalÂ
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival
November
- Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
- Doha Tribeca Film Festival
December
- European Film Awards
- Dubai International Film Festival