Top 50 Film festivals in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 79 film festivals tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cannes Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and Venice Biennale lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,144,740 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 88,362, and the largest, Cannes Film Festival, reaches around 2,160,619 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cannes Film Festival |
2,160,619 | 21.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  BFI London Film Festival |
622,474 | 67.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Venice Biennale |
361,647 | 14.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Raindance Film Festival |
261,558 | 44.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  New York Film Festival |
105,627 | 9.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Edinburgh International Film Festival |
85,673 | 35.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
76,104 | 18.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
68,806 | 9.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 | 48Hours |
55,969 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Busan International Film Festival |
52,431 | 7.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
50,616 | 5.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Sundance Film Festival |
44,375 | 0.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Venice Film Festival |
41,285 | 5.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
35,355 | 13.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
34,499 | 3.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
30,754 | 5.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
29,582 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
27,705 | 1.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Sitges Film Festival |
24,787 | 5.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Glasgow Film Festival |
23,175 | 88.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
23,009 | 14.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Fantastic Fest |
22,931 | 7.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 | Kendal Mountain Festival |
22,877 | 83.3% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 24 |  Belfast Film Festival |
17,643 | 96.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Los Angeles Film Festival |
16,652 | 40.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Vox populi |
16,484 | 0.7% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 27 |  Austin Film Festival |
12,633 | 4.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
12,101 | 3.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Camden International Film Festival |
10,922 | 4.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Hong Kong International Film Festival |
8,436 | 33.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
7,297 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Kraków Film Festival |
5,593 | 11.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Telluride Film Festival |
5,480 | 0.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Mt Buller |
5,432 | 4.2% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 35 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
4,864 | 3.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Rome Film Festival |
4,481 | 5.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Art Film Fest |
4,108 | 11.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Sci-Fi-London |
3,660 | 41.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Art in Motion |
2,785 | 2.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
2,385 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival |
2,339 | 24.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Dallas International Film Festival |
1,921 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Eduki |
1,801 | 0.0% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 44 |  Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |
1,618 | 7.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
1,531 | 1.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
1,296 | 6.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Sydney Film Festival |
1,256 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 | Directors' Fortnight |
1,254 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Cinelatino |
1,175 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  London FrightFest Film Festival |
1,140 | 28.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
Cannes Film Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,160,619 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.