Top 50 Film festivals in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 196 film festivals tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Giffoni Film Festival, Vox populi and Eduki lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 515,446 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 27,309, and the largest, Giffoni Film Festival, reaches around 296,434 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giffoni Film Festival |
296,434 | 86.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Vox populi |
112,551 | 5.1% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Eduki |
106,461 | 2.5% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 4 |  Cannes Film Festival |
104,713 | 1.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Venice Film Festival |
85,917 | 11.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
64,327 | 8.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Budapest Pride |
58,760 | 53.8% | Film festival | |
| 8 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
57,145 | 6.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Sundance Film Festival |
50,173 | 0.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Torino Film Festival |
47,483 | 92.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Sitges Film Festival |
44,252 | 10.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Venice Biennale |
39,089 | 1.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
31,189 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
30,353 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Telluride Film Festival |
29,927 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Raindance Film Festival |
27,801 | 4.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
25,968 | 6.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Fantasia Festival |
24,566 | 65.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Taormina Film Fest |
23,205 | 80.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Metro Manila Film Festival |
11,630 | 7.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Rome Film Festival |
10,751 | 12.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Kraków Film Festival |
10,651 | 21.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
9,371 | 3.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 24 | 48Hours |
7,550 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Camden International Film Festival |
6,949 | 2.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  48 Hour Film Project |
5,300 | 10.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  1-day |
4,515 | 1.4% | Film festival | Health |
| 28 |  Sarajevo Film Festival |
4,479 | 24.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Austin Film Festival |
3,390 | 1.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 | Directors' Fortnight |
2,712 | 3.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Art in Motion |
2,452 | 2.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  BFI London Film Festival |
2,314 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Zurich Film Festival |
2,309 | 5.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
1,982 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
1,970 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  New York Film Festival |
1,912 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Busan International Film Festival |
1,690 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
1,433 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Mt Buller |
1,272 | 1.0% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 40 |  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
1,180 | 6.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
1,100 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Overland Expo |
1,089 | 0.2% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 43 | Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
1,011 | 10.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 | Kendal Mountain Festival |
958 | 3.5% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 45 |  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |
932 | 0.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Sheffield Doc/Fest |
920 | 12.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival |
915 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival |
845 | 17.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Art Film Fest |
802 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Stockholm International Film Festival |
774 | 1.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?
Giffoni Film Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 296,434 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.