From the top Russian Film Festival is held in order to strengthen the prestige of Russian cinema, to popularize its best works, including fiction, non-fiction and animated films, as well as to promote the development of the film industry and film distribution in Russia.The Russian Film Festival is held in order to strengthen the prestige of Russian cinema, to popularize its best works, including fiction, non-fiction and animated films, as well as to promote the development of the film industry and film distribution in Russia.

Since 1993.

The biggest festival in the Baltic and one of the largest in Eastern Europe. Unique event combining a feature film festival with the sub-festivals of animated films, student films and children/youth films. The festival aims to present Estonian audiences a comprehensive selection of world cinema in all its diversity with the emphasis on European films, providing a friendly atmosphere for interaction between the audience, Estonian filmmakers and their colleagues from abroad. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival consists of the main programme, three sub-festivals, as well as film and co-production markets. 

Sydney is one of the most important film events of its kind on an international level; with a high reputation for the best of world cinema and strong local following. Most Australian distributors are based in Sydney, as are pub casters ABC and SBS, the commercial TV networks and much of the print media including Murdoch's the Australian newspaper. Founded in 1954.

The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway. The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991.

World's foremost international festival of fantasy and horror movies. Founded in 1969 in Spain. This festival is THE Catalan festival and therefore offers a good starting position from which to enter into dialogue with important film distributors and broadcasters.

Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It is valued by both hardcore genre film fans, and distributors, who take advantage of the eclectic line up to select domestic and international films for release across North America.