The Archaeology Channel

International Archaeology Film Festival (MFAF)

Date: TBA

Theme: On archaeology, cultural heritage, monument protection, and anthropology films

Location: Split, Croatia

Description

The International documentary film festival about archaeology, cultural and historic heritage, monument protection and anthropology – MFAF was first held in 2010. This biennial festival was launched with the aim of presenting cultural heritage and archaeology topics within European and World heritage, and of raising awareness of the wider audience for our own cultural heritage. Not only does it promote topics and sites beyond our national borders, but a special emphasis is put on UNESCO sites in Croatia.

It is also a great opportunity for promoting Croatian documentary (archaeology) film production beyond national borders on the way towards European archaeology film festivals. The existence of such a festival and its ever increasing audience justify the need for filming archaeological research and study, and serve as an incentive for turning interesting discoveries into film productions.

Entry Deadline: TBA

Late Deadline: TBA

Website: https://mfaf.hr/en/

Contact:

Lada Laura

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General contact info:

Phone: +385 (0)21 323 905

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ICRONOS: International Festival of Archaeological Film, Bordeaux

Date: TBA

Theme: Make the public sensitive to archaeology and to promote archaeology films

Location: Bordeaux, France

Description

Every two years since 1988, the International Archeology Film Festival of Bordeaux- ICRONOS has presented a recent selection of the best films focusing on the study of material vestiges of the past. In late October, the Athénée Municipal de Bordeaux hosts the screening of about thirty documentary films selected by a committee made up of professionals.

At the end of the festival, an international jury nominate the winners of the different awards, including the "Festival Grand Prix" and the "Special Jury Award". The audience is also solicited and rewards their favorite movie with the "Audience Award". The scientific community and the local authorities of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine accompany and support this event that is an interface between the archaeological community and the general public. The festival is also a crossroads of meetings between the various actors of the world of the archaeological film.

In 17 editions, more than 50,000 spectators have had free access to a varied and high-quality program.

Entries Open: TBA

Entry deadline: TBA

Website: http://www.icronos.net/

Contact:

Adrien Berthou

Phone: 33 - 5 56 94 22 20

Fax: 33 - 5 56 94 27 87

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Amiens Festival of Archaeological Film

Date: November 14-22, 2025

Theme: Anniversary edition aiming not to provide a sense of nostalgia, but instead to pay tribute to the work done and the film makers involved.

Location: Amiens, France

Description

Amiens presents the Archaeology Film Festival every two years. In 1990 the Festival took place for the first time. Amiens, with its large number of cinemas, offers this important manifestation a huge possibility to sensitize a large audience to archaeological research. There are also lectures and animated discussions with exceptional personalities of the scientific world. The Festival takes place at different theaters to facilitate the attendance to schools and cultural institutions of the region.

Entry deadline:

Website: http://www.fifam.fr/

Contact:

Phone: +33 (0) 3 22 71 35 70

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Archaeological Meetings of Narbonne

Date: October 14-18, 2025

Theme: The aim of the Meetings is to promote and enhance archaeology through audiovisual works in order to heighten public awareness of these issues.

Location: Narbonne, France

Description

The Narbonnaise Archeology Meetings are an event which above all promotes archeology in all its forms. The program is made up of screenings, conferences, exhibitions, meetings, an archeology book and comic fair, school events and professional meetings.

Entry Deadline: Closed

Website: https://ran-archeo.com/

Contact:

https://ran-archeo.com/contact/

Phone: 09 80 61 81 12

The Festival of Communication and Archaeological Cinema at Licodia Eubea

Date: TBA

Theme: The screening of documentaries, feature films, medium-length films and short films with a subject and animation that have as their subject the field of archaeological, historical, paleontological, naturalistic, anthropological research and/or the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage.

Location: Licodia Eubea, Sicily

Description:

The Festival of Communication and Archaeological Cinema is a film festival dedicated to the dissemination of the Ancient through the visual arts. It takes place every year in October in Licodia Eubea, a small village in the heart of the Iblei. The main objective of the Review is to sensitize civil society to the great themes of archaeology and its protagonists, but also to make the study of the ancient world more captivating and understandable.

Entries Open: TBA

Entry deadline: TBA

Website: https://www.rassegnalicodia.it/

Contact: Mario Di Benedetto

Phone: +39 3404740609

+39 3491504378

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Firenze Archeofilm: International Film Festival of Archaeology and Environmental Art

Date: March 11-15, 2026

Theme: Documentary film on archaeological, historical, ethnographic, artistic, and environmental themes.

Location: Florence, Italy

Description:

The eighth edition of the Firenze Archeofilm – Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Archeologia Arte Ambiente, is organized by Archeologia Viva – Giunti Editore S.p.A.

Entry deadline: December 31, 2025

Website: http://www.firenzearcheofilm.it/en/home-en/

Contact: Archeologia Viva

Phone: +39 055 5062303

Fax: + 39 055 5062929

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Roverto Archeologia Memorie (RAM) Film Festival

Date: September 24-28, 2025

Theme: "Water and Human Communities"

Location: Rovereto, Italy. Also online.

Description:

Since 1990 the Civic Museum Foundation has been organizing a Film Festival, from 2021 called RAM - Rovereto Archeologia Memorie, dedicated to archaeology and tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The RAM format includes screenings, informal meetings, exhibitions, masterclasses, guided tours to discover the archaeological and historic sites in the area, in an experience between knowledge, emotion, information.

The festival takes place every year in early autumn, and features the most recent and spectacular documentaries, docu-fiction and animated shorts on archaeological research and on tangible and intangible cultural heritage - distant sites, monuments, peoples, cultures and traditions - to raise public awareness of the beauty and fragility of the treasures of our past and present days through the experiential perspective of cinema.

Entry deadline: Closed

Website: https://www.ramfilmfestival.it

Contact:

Phone: (39.0464) 452832

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The Archaeology Film Festival - National Museum Belgrade

Date: TBA

Theme: Archaeological Film

Location: National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia

Description:

The National Museum has been hosting the Archaeology Film Festival since 1998. At the time the Festival was organized in cooperation with Rovereto Festival organizers, Аrcheologia Viva magazine, and the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade. It was the first time that such an event took place in Serbia. The non-competitive festival has been conceptualized as a presentation of the most recent documentaries. Belgrade is among very few European cities whose public has the opportunity to see the latest films in the field of archaeology and other related scientific disciplines. Apart from an attractive approach to cultural heritage, all the films shown take pride in high scientific quality. Therefore, not only experts but everyone interested in ancient civilizations are able to find out more about significant and valuable world monuments. Besides news and coverage, educational films depicting important findings and remarkable past accomplishments which belong to various periods of civilization are also shown. The audience is able to discover new facts regarding archaeological research in Serbia and abroad in an amusing and thought-provoking way.

Entry Deadline: TBA

Website: http://www.narodnimuzej.rs/manifestations/the-archaeology-film-festival/?lang=en

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International Archaeological Film Festival of Bidasoa

Date:November 10-15, 2025

Theme: To present archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulting from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.

Location: Irun, Spain

Description: The aim of the Festival is to present archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulting from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.

Entry deadline: July 15, 2025

Website: http://www.ficab.org

Contact:

Aizpea Goenaga

Phone: (+34) 943-63 93 53
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International Film Festival of Archaeology Nyon

Date: Septemeber 2-7, 2025

Theme: To present archaeology to the general public

Location: Nyon, Switzerland

Description

The biennial International Festival of Archeology Films in Nyon has been organized since 1999 by the Roman Museum. It is the first Swiss festival of its kind dedicated to celebrating the people and films of archaeology, and aims to offer the public an opportunity to discover new insights and visions into this dynamic field of science. This year the festival will be held at the Usine à Gaz in Nyon

Entry deadline: Closed

Website: https://www.mrn.ch/en/Activity/international-archaeological-film-festival/

Contact:

Phone: +41 22 316 42 80

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The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival

Date: May 13-17, 2026

Theme: Cultural heritage worldwide and through time

Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Description

Begun in 2003, this is the only juried film competition in this genre in the Western Hemisphere.  We organized it to exhibit for our audience the wonderful diversity of human cultures past and present in the exploration of our place in history and in our world.  Through this Festival we wish to promote the genre and the makers of film and video productions about archaeology and indigenous peoples.

Entry deadline: October 15, 2025

Website: https://archaeologychannel.org/events-guide/tac-international-film-festival

Contact:

Richard Pettigrew, Executive Director

Phone: +01-541-393-1200

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Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival

Date: Virtual Festival; Oct 13-19, 2025, In-Person Festivals; To be Announced

Theme: Education about history and culture

Location: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Description

Beginning in 2013, Arkhaios has hosted its annual film festival with the intent to showcase the discovery of past cultures gained from archaeological research. It also hopes to provide desperately needed exposure to up-and-coming film makers and actors for this genre. Finally, the Festival hopes to encourage artists to use their talents to show the state’s history.

Entry Opening Date: February 15, 2025

Entry Deadline: June 15, 2025

Website: http://www.arkhaiosfilmfestival.org

Contact:

Gambrell Hall

Phone: (843) 298-1638

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