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As the new year approaches, it is important to plan our schedules in advance: which TV events and festivals should we attend in 2026? Here a list of the main events already released by our colleague from Audiovisual 451

International Film, TV & Audiovisual Events Calendar – 2026

JANUARY
Ibicine – January 7–April 11, Ibiza, Spain
Golden Globe Awards – January 11, Los Angeles, United States
Unifrance Rendez-vous (Paris) – January 13–20, Paris, France
Recent Cinema from Spain – Dates TBC, Miami, United States
When East Meets West (WEMW) – January 18–20, Trieste, Italy
Content Americas – January 19–22, Miami, United States
Pamplona Negra Festival – January 19–24, Pamplona, Spain
FITUR – International Tourism Trade Fair – January 21–25, Madrid, Spain
Sundance Film Festival – January 22–February 1, Park City, United States
FIPADOC – January 23–31, Biarritz, France
Göteborg Film Festival – January 23–February 1, Gothenburg, Sweden
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) – January 29–February 8, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – January 30–February 7, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Carmen Awards – Andalusian Film – January 31, Granada, Spain

FEBRUARY
Film Industry Meeting – Dates TBC, Madrid, Spain
CEC Medals – February 2, Madrid, Spain
NATPE Global + Realscreen Summit – February 2–6, Miami, United States
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) – February 3–6, Barcelona, Spain
Mundos Digitales – Winter Edition – February 6–7, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Punta del Este International Film Festival – February 7–12, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Gaudí Awards – February 8, Barcelona, Spain
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) – February 12–22, Berlin, Germany
European Film Market (EFM) – February 12–18, Berlin, Germany
Berlinale Series Market – February 15–18, Berlin, Germany
Animac – International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia – February 19–22, Lleida, Spain
Ibiza International Independent Film Festival – February 20–March 1, Ibiza, Spain
Los Angeles Television, Script and Film Festival – February 21, Los Angeles, United States
MIP London (including MIPFormats & MIPDoc) – February 22–24, London, United Kingdom
Kidscreen Summit – February 22–25, San Diego, United States
The London TV Screenings – February 22–27, London, United Kingdom
BBC Studios Showcase – February 23–24, London, United Kingdom
Pyrenees Mountain Film Festival – February 23–28, Huesca, Spain
BCN Sports Film Festival – February 23–March 3, Barcelona, Spain
César Awards – February 27, Paris, France
Goya Awards – February 28, Barcelona, Spain

MARCH
Next Lab – Dates TBC, Madrid, Spain
Mobile World Congress – March 2–5, Barcelona, Spain
Cartoon Movie – March 3–5, Bordeaux, France
Málaga Film Festival & MAFIZ – March 6–15, Málaga, Spain
Game Developers Conference (GDC) – March 9–13, San Francisco, United States
Spanish Actors’ Union Awards – Dates TBC, Madrid, Spain
Brain Film Fest – March 11–15, Barcelona, Spain
South by Southwest (SXSW) – March 12–18, Austin, United States
Academy Awards (Oscars) – March 15, Los Angeles, United States
D’A Film Festival Barcelona – March 19–29, Barcelona, Spain
Series Mania – March 20–27, Lille, France
Mestre Mateo Awards – March 21, Lugo, Spain
Nantes Spanish Film Festival – March 21–29, Nantes, France
Series Mania Forum – March 24–26, Lille, France
Silver Film Festival – Dates TBC, Bilbao, Spain
AedemoTV Television Seminar – Dates TBC, A Coruña, Spain

Easter Week – March 29–April 5

APRIL
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival – April 3–18, Brussels, Belgium
Cartoon Next – April 8–10, Marseille, France
Miami Film Festival – April 9–19, Miami, United States
Paris Unscripted Showcase – April 14–16, Paris, France
Quirino Awards for Ibero-American Animation – April 15–17, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
BAFICI – Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival – April 15–26, Buenos Aires, Argentina
BCN Film Fest – April 16–24, Barcelona, Spain
Guadalajara International Film Festival – April 17–25, Guadalajara, Mexico
NAB Show – April 18–22, Las Vegas, United States
Skyline Benidorm Film Festival – April 18–25, Benidorm, Spain
Punto de Vista – Navarra International Documentary Film Festival – April 20–25, Pamplona, Spain
Content Europe – April 21–23, Lisbon, Portugal
CANNESERIES – April 23–28, Cannes, France
CANNESERIES Industry – April 23–25, Cannes, France
Carballo Interplay – Dates TBC, Carballo (A Coruña), Spain
Crossover – Series Culture – Dates TBC, San Sebastián, Spain
MECAS – Nearly Finished Films Market – Dates TBC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival – Dates TBC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Crossing Europe Film Festival – April 28–May 3, Linz, Austria

May

Animation Production Days – May 5–7, Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film – May 5–10, Stuttgart, Germany
DocsBarcelona – May 7–17, Barcelona, Spain
FANT – Bilbao Fantastic Film Festival – May 8–16, Bilbao, Spain
PLATINO Awards – Ibero-American Audiovisual – May 9, Riviera Maya, Mexico
5G Forum – May 12–15, Seville, Spain
Marché du Film – May 12–20, Cannes, France
Cannes Film Festival – May 12–23, Cannes, France
Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival – May 13–17, Szeged, Hungary
Lanzarote International Film Festival – May 13–23, Arrecife, Spain
LA Screenings Independents – Dates TBC, Los Angeles, United States
DocsValencia – May 15–23, Valencia, Spain
CIRCOM Annual Conference (European Association of Regional TV) – May 21–22, Tampere, Finland
Alicante Film Festival – May 23–30, Alicante, Spain
African Film Festival of Tarifa–Tangier – May 22–30, Tarifa (Spain) & Tangier (Morocco)
Conecta FICTION & ENTERTAINMENT – May 25–28, Magaluf, Spain
Cartoons on the Bay – Dates TBC, Pescara, Italy

June

Content Warsaw – June 1–3, Warsaw, Poland
Tribeca Film Festival – June 3–14, New York, United States
Huesca International Film Festival – June 5–13, Huesca, Spain
NEM Dubrovnik – June 8–11, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Seriencamp Conference – June 9–11, Cologne, Germany
ECAM Forum – June 9–12, Madrid, Spain
Monte-Carlo Television Festival – June 12–16, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Banff World Media Festival – June 14–17, Banff, Canada
CineEurope – June 22–25, Barcelona, Spain
Annecy International Animation Film Festival – June 23–26, Annecy, France
MIFA – Annecy Animation Market – June 23–26, Annecy, France
Shanghai TV Festival – Dates TBC, Shanghai, China
La Rochelle International Film Festival – June 26–July 4, La Rochelle, France

July

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – July 3–11, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) – July 6–10, Bogotá, Colombia
The Children’s Media Conference – July 7–9, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mundos Digitales – July 9–11, A Coruña, Spain
San Diego Comic-Con International – July 23–26, San Diego, United States
Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest – July 24–August 2, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

August

Edinburgh International Television Festival – August 25–28, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
gamescom – August 26–30, Cologne, Germany

September

ImagineIndia Film Festival – September 1–16, Madrid, Spain
Venice International Film Festival (Biennale di Venezia) – September 2–12, Venice, Italy
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) – September 10–20, Toronto, Canada
TIFF Industry & Market – September 10–16, Toronto, Canada
IBC Show – September 11–14, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cartoon Forum – September 14–17, Toulouse, France
Tokyo Game Show – September 17–21, Chiba, Japan
San Sebastián International Film Festival – September 18–26, San Sebastián, Spain
Ottawa International Animation Festival – September 23–27, Ottawa, Canada
Iberseries & Platino Industria – September 29–October 2, Madrid, Spain

October

Brand Licensing Europe – October 6–8, London, United Kingdom
BFI London Film Festival – October 7–18, London, United Kingdom
Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia – October 8–18, Sitges, Spain
MIPJunior – October 10–11, Cannes, France
Cinekid Festival – October 10–25, Amsterdam, Netherlands
MIPCOM Cannes – October 12–15, Cannes, France
NAB Show New York – October 21–22, New York, United States
Seminci – Valladolid International Film Week – October 23–31, Valladolid, Spain
CIIF – Canary Islands International Film Market – October 26–30, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
MIP Africa – October 28–30, Cape Town, South Africa

November

Cartoon Springboard – November 3–5, Madrid, Spain
Dubai International Content Market – November 10–11, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) – November 12–22, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival – November 13–21, Huelva, Spain
International Emmy Awards – November 23, New York, United States
Cartoon Business – November 24–26, Brussels, Belgium

December

Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) – December 1–4, Singapore
Ventana Sur – Dates TBC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Content London – Dates TBC, London, United Kingdom