Top 50 Film festivals in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 64 film festivals tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Venice Biennale, Cannes Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 539,961 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 24,993, and the largest, Venice Biennale, reaches around 335,242 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venice Biennale |
335,242 | 13.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Cannes Film Festival |
128,788 | 1.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
75,931 | 7.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Venice Film Festival |
59,967 | 8.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Festival Lumiere |
52,194 | 85.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
41,324 | 4.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Busan International Film Festival |
38,691 | 5.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Sundance Film Festival |
38,364 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  BFI London Film Festival |
37,578 | 4.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Raindance Film Festival |
34,659 | 5.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Cinelatino |
34,311 | 9.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Deauville American Film Festival |
33,091 | 93.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
28,954 | 2.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Eduki |
27,525 | 0.6% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 15 |  Directors' Fortnight |
27,518 | 39.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Vox populi |
26,092 | 1.2% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 17 |  Sitges Film Festival |
22,688 | 5.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
21,465 | 3.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  New York Film Festival |
19,642 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival |
18,257 | 84.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
17,210 | 7.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
16,891 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Telluride Film Festival |
16,371 | 2.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
12,431 | 3.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Camden International Film Festival |
10,778 | 4.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Fantastic Fest |
9,856 | 3.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Three Continents Festival |
9,722 | 98.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 | 48Hours |
9,458 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Warsaw International Film Festival |
7,790 | 21.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
6,764 | 1.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Rome Film Festival |
5,515 | 6.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
4,870 | 1.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  48 Hour Film Project |
3,652 | 7.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Fantasia Festival |
3,366 | 9.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
2,106 | 11.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Mardi Gras Film Festival |
1,797 | 9.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
1,248 | 0.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
1,063 | 1.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
1,055 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
782 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  London FrightFest Film Festival |
753 | 18.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  San Francisco International Film Festival |
613 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |
535 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Filmfest Hamburg |
469 | 2.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Overland Expo |
463 | 0.1% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 46 |  Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |
422 | 2.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  New Orleans Film Festival |
417 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Deauville Asian Film Festival |
359 | 74.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival |
325 | 3.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Sydney Film Festival |
322 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France 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 France?
Venice Biennale currently leads with an estimated audience of 335,242 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.