Top 50 Film festivals in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 77 film festivals tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Busan International Film Festival, 1-day and Tokyo International Film Festival lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 467,066 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 17,559, and the largest, Busan International Film Festival, reaches around 168,353 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Busan International Film Festival |
168,353 | 23.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  1-day |
156,994 | 47.8% | Film festival | Health |
| 3 |  Tokyo International Film Festival |
141,719 | 54.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Cannes Film Festival |
67,786 | 0.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Venice Film Festival |
40,833 | 5.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
39,924 | 4.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Sundance Film Festival |
39,208 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Vox populi |
32,083 | 1.4% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 9 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
31,205 | 2.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
24,522 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  San Francisco International Film Festival |
18,761 | 7.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  48Hours |
11,355 | 0.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Sydney Film Festival |
10,865 | 2.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
10,781 | 12.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Venice Biennale |
10,366 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Rome Film Festival |
8,048 | 9.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Camden International Film Festival |
7,613 | 3.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
6,682 | 1.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Hong Kong Asian Film Festival |
6,042 | 65.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Art Film Fest |
4,864 | 13.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Mt Buller |
4,702 | 3.6% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 22 | Indonesian Film Festival |
3,634 | 26.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Overland Expo |
2,946 | 0.5% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 24 | Directors' Fortnight |
2,423 | 3.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
2,104 | 1.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Los Angeles Film Festival |
1,893 | 4.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
1,862 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
1,821 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
1,532 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Sitges Film Festival |
1,500 | 0.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Hong Kong International Film Festival |
1,387 | 5.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  BFI London Film Festival |
1,322 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Raindance Film Festival |
1,289 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  New Horizons Film Festival |
1,161 | 2.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |
958 | 4.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Telluride Film Festival |
949 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
916 | 4.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
789 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  New York Film Festival |
730 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Austin Film Festival |
682 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Vancouver International Film Festival |
663 | 0.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Art in Motion |
628 | 0.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Fantastic Fest |
624 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Eduki |
614 | 0.0% | Film festival | Kids & Family |
| 45 |  Melbourne International Film Festival |
598 | 0.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 46 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
481 | 0.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Kraków Film Festival |
480 | 1.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Taipei Film Festival |
459 | 2.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  American Film Festival |
414 | 0.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Warsaw International Film Festival |
413 | 1.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan 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 Japan?
Busan International Film Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 168,353 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.