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Top Industry Events for 2025

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ProdPro
February 25, 2025
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Industry Events & Conferences - 2025

CES - Digital Hollywood

  • The Digital Hollywood CES event is a specialized conference focusing on the intersection of technology, entertainment, and media, featuring discussions on digital content, streaming, and innovations in the entertainment industry.

NATPE Global

  • NATPE Global brings together key buyers and decision-makers from the entire media ecosystem with a focus on North America, Latin America, and Europe. It spans development to catalog programming and connects distribution decision-makers from leading connected TV device manufacturers, MVPDs, and more.

BSC Expo

  • A key exhibition for the film industry’s technical community, focusing on equipment rental, cinematography, and lighting technology.

HPA Tech Retreat

  • A gathering of the leading minds in post-production and emerging technologies, with presentations and discussions.

VFX Festival

  • A festival celebrating visual effects, focusing on the creative and technical aspects of VFX with talks and screenings.

CineGear Expo (NY)

  • A major expo showcasing cutting-edge gear and technologies for the entertainment production industry.

NAB Show

  • The largest media, entertainment, and technology convention, showcasing the latest innovations in broadcast, production, and media tech.

Prolight + Sound

  • A trade fair for event technology professionals, with a focus on audiovisual, lighting, and sound technologies.

FMX Conference

  • Europe’s leading conference for animation, VFX, and digital content creation, offering insights from industry experts.
    • Website: fmx.de
    • Dates: May 6–9, 2025

Animayo

  • A renowned festival and conference celebrating animation, VFX, and digital arts, offering workshops and networking opportunities.

The Media Production & Technology Show (MPTS)

  • MPTS is the UK's premier event for the media and entertainment industry, featuring six theaters, an AI Media Zone, Media Technology Conference, and over 300 suppliers showcasing innovative solutions in audio, lighting, virtual production, and more.

AFCI Global Film Commission Network Summit

  • A conference focused on film incentives and tax rebates, connecting producers with key industry players offering tax benefits.
    • Location: Paris, Frane
    • Website: afci.org
    • Dates: May 17–19, 2025

Content LA

  • Content LA is an annual event that connects the U.S. domestic and international content communities to facilitate new partnerships.

CineGear Expo (LA)

  • A major expo showcasing cutting-edge gear and technologies for the entertainment production industry.

CineEurope

  • The leading event for European cinema exhibitors, bringing together key players in the cinema industry for networking and exhibition.

NATPE Budapest

  • NATPE Budapest brings together leading players in scripted, unscripted, and kids' industries, including TV programming, acquisitions, producers, distributors, and buyers from around the world.

SIGGRAPH

  • The leading conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques, with a focus on VFX, animation, and design.

IBC (International Broadcasting Convention)

  • A global event focusing on the media, entertainment, and technology sectors with exhibitions and conferences.
    • Website: ibc.org
    • Dates: September 12–15, 2025

AFCI Locations Show

  • A networking event for film and television location professionals, offering tools and insights into location management and incentives.
    • Website: afci.org
    • Dates: September 15–18, 2025

AFCI Cineposium

  • A conference focused on film incentives and tax rebates, connecting producers with key industry players offering tax benefits.

Produced By Conference

  • An annual conference by the Producers Guild of America, gathering top producers, executives, and studio professionals to discuss the business of film.

DGA Digital Day

  • Since 2003, the DGA has hosted Digital Day events dedicated to providing its members with exclusive knowledge and access to innovations designed to enhance and improve productions.
    • Website: dga.org
    • Dates: Not announced yet

Cameraimage

  • The premier international festival for cinematography and visual storytelling, honoring excellence in film direction and photography.

CineGear Expo (ATL)

  • A major expo showcasing cutting-edge gear and technologies for the entertainment production industry.

Content London

  • A key event for the global content industry, focusing on scripted and unscripted content distribution, production, and finance.

Focus

  • From film and TV to advertising and games; from pre- to post-production – FOCUS is a trade event for anyone involved in the creation, production, and promotion of on-screen entertainment.

Film Festivals - 2025

Sundance Film Festival

  • Location: Park City, Utah, USA
  • Website: sundance.org
  • Dates: January 23 – February 2, 2025

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Website: berlinale.de
  • Dates: February 6–16, 2025

SCAD TVFest

  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Website: scadtvfest.com
  • Dates: February 5–7, 2025

South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival

  • Location: Austin, Texas, USA
  • Website: sxsw.com
  • Dates: March 7–16, 2025

48HFP Filmapalooza

Cannes Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Location: New York City, New York, USA
  • Website: tribecafilm.com
  • Dates: June 4–15, 2025

Venice International Film Festival

  • Location: Venice, Italy
  • Website: labiennale.org
  • Dates: August 27 – September 6, 2025

SCAD Savannah Film Fest

  • Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • Website: filmfest.scad.edu
  • Dates: October 25 – November 1, 2025

Film Markets - 2025

MIPTV

  • A global television market focusing on content acquisition, distribution, and financing for TV and digital platforms.

Film Finance Forum

  • A forum connecting filmmakers with financiers and experts, focusing on the funding and business side of film production.

MIPCOM

  • The world’s largest entertainment content market, bringing together global buyers and sellers in television and digital content.
    • Website: mipcom.com
    • Dates: October 13–16, 2025

Film Independent Forum

  • A forum focused on providing filmmakers with access to resources, funding, and networking opportunities, with a focus on tax incentives and financing.

American Film Market (AFM)

  • A key marketplace for independent film distribution and networking for filmmakers and distributors.

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