Top 50 Film festivals in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 57 film festivals tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cannes Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Vox populi lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,230,805 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 29,240, and the largest, Cannes Film Festival, reaches around 1,141,976 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cannes Film Festival |
1,141,976 | 11.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
49,901 | 6.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Vox populi |
38,928 | 1.8% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  New York Film Festival |
19,677 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  International Film Festival of India |
19,637 | 90.6% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Sundance Film Festival |
17,233 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
16,669 | 1.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Venice Film Festival |
15,767 | 2.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
15,485 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  48Hours |
13,176 | 1.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
12,622 | 3.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Austin Film Festival |
12,173 | 4.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Fantastic Fest |
12,030 | 3.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
12,012 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
10,285 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
9,415 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Telluride Film Festival |
6,982 | 1.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Hong Kong International Film Festival |
6,232 | 24.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Busan International Film Festival |
4,235 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Venice Biennale |
4,225 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Mumbai Film Festival |
3,661 | 86.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Eduki |
2,588 | 0.1% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 23 |  Mt Buller |
2,455 | 1.9% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 24 |  BFI London Film Festival |
2,095 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Art Film Fest |
1,410 | 3.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Overland Expo |
1,084 | 0.2% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 27 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
899 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
844 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |
814 | 3.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
797 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Raindance Film Festival |
794 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Cinelatino |
663 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Taipei Film Festival |
551 | 2.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
545 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Sydney Film Festival |
510 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
481 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Los Angeles Film Festival |
401 | 1.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  New Horizons Film Festival |
332 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  cannes lions international festival creativity |
320 | 9.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 | Directors' Fortnight |
313 | 0.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Festival de Gramado |
299 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Miami Short Film Festival |
214 | 4.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
209 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Nashville Film Festival |
194 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Mill Valley Film Festival |
189 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Maryland Film Festival |
170 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  New Orleans Film Festival |
167 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Rome Film Festival |
154 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 | Adelaide Film Festival |
115 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival |
109 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Cannes Film Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,141,976 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.