Top 50 Film festivals in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 197 film festivals tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Eduki, Venice Biennale and BFI London Film Festival lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,416,060 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 84,394, and the largest, Eduki, reaches around 3,175,650 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eduki |
3,175,650 | 74.3% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 2 |  Venice Biennale |
178,698 | 7.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  BFI London Film Festival |
61,712 | 6.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
56,888 | 6.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Cannes Film Festival |
55,794 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Busan International Film Festival |
46,648 | 6.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
44,749 | 6.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Venice Film Festival |
40,471 | 5.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  New Horizons Film Festival |
34,856 | 62.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
31,084 | 3.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Sundance Film Festival |
30,671 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Budapest Pride |
30,571 | 28.0% | Film festival | |
| 13 |  Telluride Film Festival |
29,824 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
28,650 | 11.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Raindance Film Festival |
28,594 | 4.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
26,433 | 6.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Kraków Film Festival |
23,605 | 48.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
21,444 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  New York Film Festival |
21,064 | 1.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  48Hours |
20,657 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  1-day |
19,887 | 6.0% | Film festival | Health |
| 22 |  Sitges Film Festival |
18,322 | 4.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
17,762 | 5.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
16,675 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Sydney Film Festival |
15,146 | 3.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
14,207 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Filmfest Hamburg |
13,729 | 72.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Vox populi |
11,316 | 0.5% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 29 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
11,139 | 4.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
9,423 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Fantastic Fest |
6,832 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Austin Film Festival |
6,696 | 2.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Sarajevo Film Festival |
6,655 | 36.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Halloween Horror Fest |
6,599 | 83.8% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 35 |  Rome Film Festival |
6,451 | 7.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Art in Motion |
6,267 | 5.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Camden International Film Festival |
6,001 | 2.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Fantasia Festival |
5,050 | 13.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Zurich Film Festival |
4,767 | 10.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
4,274 | 2.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 | Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
3,515 | 37.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival |
2,859 | 29.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Atlanta Film Festival |
2,797 | 0.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  48 Hour Film Project |
2,631 | 5.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Art Film Fest |
2,345 | 6.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Vienna International Film Festival |
2,144 | 8.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Taormina Film Fest |
2,109 | 7.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 | Directors' Fortnight |
2,037 | 2.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
2,023 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Sonoma International Film Festival |
2,020 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany 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 Germany?
Eduki currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,175,650 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.