| Hong Kong International Film FestivalHKIFF | Hong KongChina (Hong Kong SAR) | Mar–Apr | East Asia | A 50-year institution and gateway between Chinese-language and world cinema. | Guide → |
| Osaka Asian Film FestivalOAFF | OsakaJapan | Mar | East Asia | A discovery festival for new Asian directors in western Japan. | Guide → |
| Beijing International Film FestivalBJIFF | BeijingChina | Apr | East Asia | A major state-backed showcase with the Tiantan Award competition. | Guide → |
| Jeonju International Film FestivalJIFF | JeonjuSouth Korea | Apr–May | East Asia | A South Korean festival championing independent and experimental work. | Guide → |
| Shanghai International Film FestivalSIFF | ShanghaiChina | Jun | East Asia | Mainland China's only competitive A-list festival. | Guide → |
| Taipei Film FestivalTFF | TaipeiTaiwan | Jun–Jul | East Asia | Taiwan's showcase of local and world film, home of the Taipei Film Awards. | Guide → |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film FestivalBIFAN | BucheonSouth Korea | Jul | East Asia | Asia's leading genre festival — horror, fantasy and thrillers. | Guide → |
| Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film FestivalFocus on Asia | FukuokaJapan | Sep | East Asia | A Japanese festival devoted to pan-Asian film for over 30 years. | Guide → |
| Busan International Film FestivalBIFF | BusanSouth Korea | Oct | East Asia | The largest film festival in Asia and its premier industry market. | Guide → |
| Pingyao International Film FestivalPYIFF | PingyaoChina | Oct | East Asia | Jia Zhangke's boutique festival inside a walled ancient city. | Guide → |
| Tokyo International Film FestivalTIFF | TokyoJapan | Oct–Nov | East Asia | Japan's flagship festival and one of Asia's biggest competitive showcases. | Guide → |
| Golden Horse Film Festival and AwardsGolden Horse | TaipeiTaiwan | Nov | East Asia | The most prestigious awards in Chinese-language cinema. | Guide → |
| Tokyo FILMeXFILMeX | TokyoJapan | Nov | East Asia | A curatorial festival prizing auteur and Asian arthouse cinema. | Guide → |
| International Film Festival & Awards · MacaoIFFAM | MacaoMacao | Dec | East Asia | A glamorous December festival bridging Chinese and world cinema. | Guide → |
| Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film FestivalCinemalaya | ManilaPhilippines | Aug | South & Southeast Asia | The Philippines' foremost independent film festival and competition. | Guide → |
| Jio MAMI Mumbai Film FestivalMAMI | MumbaiIndia | Oct | South & Southeast Asia | India's premier festival, in the heart of the Mumbai film industry. | Guide → |
| International Film Festival of IndiaIFFI | Panaji, GoaIndia | Nov | South & Southeast Asia | India's government film festival, held annually in Goa. | Guide → |
| Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film FestivalJAFF | YogyakartaIndonesia | Nov–Dec | South & Southeast Asia | Indonesia's leading festival, spotlighting pan-Asian independent film. | Guide → |
| Singapore International Film FestivalSGIFF | SingaporeSingapore | Nov–Dec | South & Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia's longest-running festival, championing new regional voices. | Guide → |
| International Film Festival of KeralaIFFK | ThiruvananthapuramIndia | Dec | South & Southeast Asia | Kerala's acclaimed festival, strong on world and Asian arthouse. | Guide → |
| Sundance Film FestivalSundance | Park CityUSA | Jan | North America | The U.S. independent-film mecca; a frequent Asian American launchpad. | Guide → |
| Seattle Asian American Film FestivalSAAFF | SeattleUSA | Feb | North America | The Pacific Northwest's Asian American film festival. | Guide → |
| CAAMFest | San FranciscoUSA | May | North America | The largest showcase of Asian American film, music and food in the U.S. | Guide → |
| Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalLAAPFF | Los AngelesUSA | May | North America | Visual Communications' flagship — Asian Pacific American film on the West Coast. | Guide → |
| New York Indian Film FestivalNYIFF | New YorkUSA | May–Jun | North America | The largest Indian film festival on the U.S. East Coast. | Guide → |
| Austin Asian American Film FestivalAAAFF | AustinUSA | Jun | North America | Asian, Asian American & Middle Eastern film — 18 years at AFS Cinema. Our home festival. | Guide → |
| Asian American International Film FestivalAAIFF | New YorkUSA | Jul–Aug | North America | The first and longest-running Asian American festival in the U.S. | Guide → |
| Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese FilmJapan Cuts | New YorkUSA | Jul–Aug | North America | North America's largest festival of new Japanese film. | Guide → |
| New York Asian Film FestivalNYAFF | New YorkUSA | Jul | North America | Popular and genre cinema from across Asia, with a devoted following. | Guide → |
| Asian Pop-Up CinemaAPUC | ChicagoUSA | Mar & Sep | North America | Chicago's twice-yearly seasons of new Asian and Asian American film. | Guide → |
| Toronto International Film FestivalTIFF | TorontoCanada | Sep | North America | A fall giant and awards-season bellwether with deep Asian programming. | Guide → |
| Boston Asian American Film FestivalBAAFF | BostonUSA | Oct | North America | New England's showcase for Asian American independent film. | Guide → |
| DC Asian Pacific American Film FestivalAPA Film | WashingtonUSA | Oct | North America | Asian Pacific American film in the nation's capital. | Guide → |
| Hawai'i International Film FestivalHIFF | HonoluluUSA | Oct | North America | A Pacific-Rim bridge festival between Asia and the Americas. | Guide → |
| Philadelphia Asian American Film FestivalPAAFF | PhiladelphiaUSA | Nov | North America | A community-rooted Asian American festival in Philadelphia. | Guide → |
| San Diego Asian Film FestivalSDAFF | San DiegoUSA | Nov | North America | One of the largest Asian film exhibitions in North America. | Guide → |
| Toronto Reel Asian International Film FestivalReel Asian | TorontoCanada | Nov | North America | Canada's home for East and Southeast Asian and diaspora cinema. | Guide → |
| Vancouver Asian Film FestivalVAFF | VancouverCanada | Nov | North America | North America's longest-running Asian-Canadian film festival. | Guide → |
| International Film Festival RotterdamIFFR | RotterdamNetherlands | Jan–Feb | Europe | A hub for bold, experimental and first-time Asian filmmakers. | Guide → |
| Berlin International Film FestivalBerlinale | BerlinGermany | Feb | Europe | One of Europe's Big Three, with a strong Asian competition presence. | Guide → |
| Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian CinemaFICA | VesoulFrance | Feb | Europe | France's dedicated festival of Asian cinema, running since 1995. | Guide → |
| Far East Film FestivalFEFF | UdineItaly | Apr–May | Europe | Europe's biggest celebration of Asian popular cinema. | Guide → |
| Cannes Film FestivalCannes | CannesFrance | May | Europe | The world's most prestigious festival; a launchpad for Asian auteurs. | Guide → |
| Nippon Connection | FrankfurtGermany | May–Jun | Europe | The world's largest festival of Japanese film, held in Germany. | Guide → |
| London East Asia Film FestivalLEAFF | LondonUnited Kingdom | Oct | Europe | East Asian cinema's showcase in the UK capital. | Guide → |
| Five Flavours Asian Film FestivalFive Flavours | WarsawPoland | Nov | Europe | Poland's window onto contemporary East and Southeast Asian cinema. | Guide → |