When the Heck is that Film Festival?

Do you ever ask yourself, when the heck is that __________ film festival happening? Do you ever kick yourself for inadvertently being out of town during your favorite movie-viewing time of year? Well, fear no more. We (along with a little help from Michael Fox) have put together a (not so) short list of the best of the Bay, so you can enjoy year-round access to films and storytellers.

So, bookmark this post or print out this handy, print-friendly list — and sleep easy knowing you won’t miss out on indie films throughout the year. Visit the festivals’ websites for exact dates.

January
– Berlin and Beyond presented by the Goethe-Institut
– Noir City Film Festival

February
– Cinequest Film Festival
– Mostly British Film Festival
– NoisePop Film Series
– San Francisco Independent Film Festival

March
– San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival
– CAAMFest (formerly the SF International Asian American Film Festival)
– East Bay International Jewish Film Festival
– Sonoma International Film Festival

April
– Crossroads (avant-garde films) presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
– Disposable Film Festival
– Food & Farm Film Fest
– Human Rights Film Festival presented by the University of San Francisco
– International Buddhist Film Festival
– Oakland International Film Festival
– San Francisco International Film Festival
– Tiburon International Film Festival

May
– San Francisco Green Film Festival
– San Francisco Silent Film Festival

June
– San Francisco Documentary Festival
– San Francisco Black Film Festival
– San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival presented by Frameline

July
– San Francisco Frozen Film Festival
– San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

August
– Japan Film Festival of San Francisco

September
– CAAMFest San Jose
– Cine+Mas San Francisco Latino Film Festival
– Oakland Underground Film Festival

October
– Arab Film Festival
– Mill Valley Film Festival
– San Francisco Dance Film Festival
– San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival presented by Third I
– San Jose International Short Film Festival
– SF Shorts
– Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
– UNAFF International Documentary Film Festival

November
– American Indian Film Festival
– Napa Valley Film Festival
– San Francisco Film Society fall season, which includes French Cinema Now, Hong Kong Cinema, New Italian Cinema (NICE) and Essential SF
– Santa Cruz Film Festival

December
– Another Hole in the Head (horror, sci-fi, dark fantasy films) presented by SF IndieFest

Editor’s Note: The following changes were made to this post on May 4, 2015: Added Santa Cruz Film Festival, Food & Farm Film Fest, Napa Valley Film Festival, and SF Shorts. Removed ReelAbilities Film Festival.