United States of America
24 Hour Film Festival
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Manhattan, New York, 7th - 8th July, 2006
24 hours of continuous independent films (including documentaries)
plus other added perks
Asian American International Film Festival
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Manhattan and Long Island, New York, 13th July – 6th August
Festival devoted to works created by people of Asian descent
Aspen Filmfest
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Aspen, 5th - 9th April 2006
A varied international film festival.
ATA Film & Video Festival
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San Francisco, October 2007
Festival of experimental and independent shorts run by Artists' Television Access
Austin Film Festival
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Austin, 16th - 19th October 2008
Baltimore Women's Film Festival
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Baltimore, October 2008
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
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Missoula, 15th - 21st Feburary 2007
Documentary film festival that started in 2004 and has been growing ever since.
Boston Film Festival
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Boston, 8th - 15th September 2006
Brooklyn International Film Festival
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New York, 30th May - 8th June 2008
Festival that aims to discover, expose and promote independent filmmakers.
Chicago International Documentary Festival
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Chicago, 26th March - 5th April 2009
North American festival devoted to documentaries.