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MUSICAL ÉCRAN12
November 08 - November 15, 2026
Bordeaux / France
The Musical Écran film festival is a unique event in France, focusing mainly on music documentaries, which takes place each year in Bordeaux. During a week, the spotlight is on music docs and over 35 films from all over the world are screened and discussions between the audience and the directors are organized.
Musical Écran film festival is coming from November 8th to 15th. The festival, located in Bordeaux, is celebrating its 11st anniversary.
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Past events
Music Film Festival
September 18 - September 20, 2026
Tilburg / Netherlands
The Music Film Festival is all about music: documentaries, fiction and music videos, where no musical or film genre is locked out. From classical to schlagers, from pop to rap to Dutch.
- Next edition: 18 - 20 September 2026
The Music Film Festival lasts three days and takes place in the center of Tilburg. In this music capital of the south of the Netherlands there are many beautiful venues where we organize film screenings, interviews, workshops and live music. Check out our festival guide. See Practical Info for exact locations for precise programming.
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SEE THE SOUND 2026
July 15 - July 19, 2026
Cologne / Germany
SEE THE SOUND
is dedicated to all forms of motion pictures, that visualise music and sound.
Since its inception, SoundTrack_Cologne grew as a festival and conference program into Europes leading platform for music and sound in film, games, TV and multimedia in general. With SEE THE SOUND SoundTrack_Cologne offers a platform to outstanding films about music to be presented on the big screen.
SEE THE SOUND AWARD
Furthermore, the prize for the Best Music Documentary will be awarded at SEE THE SOUND for the twelveth time. The prize winner will receive 2,500 euros.
SoundTrack_Cologne 23
July 14 - July 17, 2026
Cologne / Germany
SoundTrack_Cologne is Europe's leading congress for music and sound in film, games and media, and a source of inspiration for the growing landscape of festivals and congresses in Europe. In over 40 round tables, panels, workshops and networking events, SoundTrack_Cologne focuses on current developments in culture, law, marketing and technics of media music and offers business cases and networking events.
In 2026 SoundTrack_Cologne will celebrate its 23rd edition.
Save the Date: July 14 - 17, 2026.
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Rock This Town
April 25 - May 03, 2026
Pau / France
Rock This Town is the international music film festival taking place in the city of Pau and the cinema Le Méliès. Ever since 2007, Rock This Town has been a cinematic pulse in the heart of the south-west of France, near the Pyrenees, an annual festival at the crossroads of world cultures and territories as well as artistic forms (cinema, concerts, film-concerts, exhibitions, literatures) bringing together more than 20 cultural partners from the city of Pau.
This festival proposes a selection of movies (documentaries, fictions, shorts and features) defined by their relationship with music (whether jazz, classical, rock, reggae, punk, experimental, Latino, rap) so that they dialogue and square with it.
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SEEYOUSOUND XII
March 03 - March 08, 2026
Turin / Italy
SEEYOUSOUND™ International Music Film Festival is the unmistakable blend of music and film that celebrates in seven days of programming the union of stories and images of characters and currents, in the background or protagonists of moments or whole lives.
The film selection is divided between fiction and documentary features, shorts and video clips in the competitive LongPlay Doc, LongPlay Feature, 7Inch and Soundies sections. The exhibitions Rising Sound – Music is the weapon, a glimpse into resistant musics, a sounding board and embodiment of the desire for freedom, and Into the Groove, a diverse selection of titles shot through with a pop vein, are the flagships of the program.
The 12th edition of Seeyousound will take place at the Cinema Massimo MNC in Turin on March 3-8 2026.
Norient Festival
January 15 - January 17, 2026
Bern / Switzerland
Messina Opera Film Festival IX
November 29 - December 07, 2025
Messina / Italy
The Messina Opera Film Festival represents a unique event in the international cultural scene, dedicated to exploring the deep connection between cinema and opera. The event is distinguished by its ability to tell the story of the past through historical cinematic works, while keeping a keen eye on the present and future prospects. In this context, the thematic short film competition offers a unique opportunity to explore how opera continues to inspire and fuel the creativity of contemporary filmmakers.
Each year, the festival pays tribute to great opera composers. Special initiatives include screenings of silent films inspired by operas, accompanied by live musical performances that enrich the visual experience.
The Messina Opera Film Festival therefore represents a celebration of the rich Italian tradition of melodrama and its lasting impact on the history of cinema, constituting an unmissable occasion for all music and film enthusiasts.
BIFF39
November 10 - November 16, 2025
Braunschweig / Germany
Founded in 1986, the Braunschweig International Film Festival is the oldest festival in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The next edition of the Festival will be held from 10th to 16th November.
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SoundTrack_Zurich
September 30 - October 03, 2025
Zurich / Switzerland
SoundTrack_Zurich 06 is the three-day professional event on film and media music held as part of the Zurich Film Festival. The conference offers a series of panels, networking sessions, case studies and workshops that address current issues in today's film and media music scene. Another important element is the networking of film composers with the international guests of the Zurich Film Festival.
SoundTrack_Zurich is organised by Forum Filmmusik, curated by Michael P. Aust (SoundTrack_Cologne) in collaboration with Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, ZHdK (Zurich University of Arts), SoundTrack_Cologne and SONART (Musikschaffende Schweiz).
New strong appearance: Film music at the Zurich Film Festival
For many years, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) has been inviting important international film composers like Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Carribean, Lion King), Gabriel Yared (English Patient, Bruno Manser) and has had composers like Cliff Martinez (Drive, Solaris), Anne Dudley (The Full Monty), Don Davis (Matrix) preside the Jury of the International Film Music Competition. The annual film music concert at the Tonhalle Zurich has been one of the highlights of the festival. The Zurich Film Festival’s new artistic director Christian Jungen aims to open up even more to film music.
SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ) is closely linked to the ZFF and its guests as well as to the International Film Music Competition. With IMMSANE (International Media Music & Sound Arts | Network in Education) ZHdK hosts a platform for an international exchange about university education in film and media music.
In this sense, SoundTrack_Zurich acts as an umbrella brand for all film music activities that take place during the Zurich Film Festival.
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DokStation9
May 28 - June 01, 2025
Bucharest / Romania
Since 2016, DokStation - Music Documentary Film Festival tells the true stories behind the music and examines music in all its complexity and history, focusing exclusively on showcasing amazing national and international music documentaries, in Bucharest, Romania.
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Sonica Ekrano4
April 11 - April 19, 2025
Setúbal / Portugal
SONICA EKRANO is a documentary film festival dedicated to the music, musicians, sounds and movements at the edges of massification and popularity.
The festival, held in Portugal, aims to provide an opportunity to watch cinematic works which remain (even in an age of digital platforms with on-demand content) hard to access, contributing to an increased audiovisual inclusiveness, striving to present a diversity of geographies and strike a balance between historical perspective and contemporary narratives.
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DORF18
October 24 - October 26, 2024
Vinkovci / Croatia
DORF is the first Festival of music documentaries in Croatia and in the region of former Yugoslavia, organised since 2007 by the Association of film lovers RARE.
This edition is from 23 to 26 October.
Here more details.