Top 50 Film festivals in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 81 film festivals tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Festival de Gramado, Venice Biennale and Cannes Film Festival lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 586,262 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 20,144, and the largest, Festival de Gramado, reaches around 408,449 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Festival de Gramado |
408,449 | 98.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Venice Biennale |
115,834 | 4.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Cannes Film Festival |
61,979 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  48Hours |
54,129 | 4.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Venice Film Festival |
44,806 | 6.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
43,752 | 4.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Sundance Film Festival |
29,163 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
25,867 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  New York Film Festival |
22,850 | 2.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Fantastic Fest |
20,970 | 6.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
17,370 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  1-day |
15,598 | 4.8% | Film festival | Health |
| 13 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
15,063 | 2.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Sydney Film Festival |
11,374 | 2.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Sitges Film Festival |
11,257 | 2.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Art in Motion |
11,037 | 10.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
9,494 | 3.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
9,401 | 0.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Festival de Brasília |
9,380 | 99.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Telluride Film Festival |
8,065 | 1.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Camden International Film Festival |
6,535 | 2.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
6,049 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
5,783 | 1.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Austin Film Festival |
5,450 | 1.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Mill Valley Film Festival |
5,381 | 2.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
5,026 | 3.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Rome Film Festival |
4,079 | 4.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Vox populi |
3,759 | 0.2% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Eduki |
3,506 | 0.1% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 30 |  BFI London Film Festival |
2,594 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  São Paulo International Film Festival |
2,046 | 30.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Hong Kong International Film Festival |
1,614 | 6.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Busan International Film Festival |
1,033 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Cinelatino |
740 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
696 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Warsaw International Film Festival |
628 | 1.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  New Horizons Film Festival |
597 | 1.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Overland Expo |
596 | 0.1% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 39 |  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
536 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  cannes lions international festival creativity |
531 | 15.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 | Directors' Fortnight |
506 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Fantasia Festival |
483 | 1.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Raindance Film Festival |
440 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
436 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  San Francisco International Film Festival |
430 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  MyFrenchFilmFestival.com |
428 | 15.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Mt Buller |
398 | 0.3% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 48 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
388 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Sci-Fi-London |
364 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
358 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each film festival by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest film festival in Brazil?
Festival de Gramado currently leads with an estimated audience of 408,449 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.