- AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs) – Washington, DC
- Hot Docs – Toronto, CA
- The Margaret Mead Film Festival – NYC
- NYC Doc Fest
- Third Coast Audio International Festival – radio – Chicago, IL
- Ambulante – Mexico
- Berlinale Festival – Berlin, Germany
- Big Muddy Film Festival – Carbondale, IL
- CPH:DOX – The Copenhagen International Documentary Festival – Denmark
- Documentary Fortnight: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film – NYC
- DOK Leipzig – Germany
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival – Durham, NC
- IDA Documentary Screening Series – Los Angeles, CA
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
- Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival – Czech Republic
- Justice on Trial Film Festival – Los Angeles, Ca
- RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival – Montreal
- Sheffield Doc/Fest – UK
For more information on documentary specific festivals, check this list published on POV’s website.