Legacy
Despite the perception of some that Third Cinema belongs to the past, its legacy lives on in new films being produced by talented directors all over the world. The best way to see these films is at film festivals celebrating films from particular regions, heritages, or forms. Below is a listing of film festivals grouped alphabetically by US city where you can find films guaranteed to challenge your perspectives and inspire you. Many of these film festivals are prime locations to view films produced by immigrant populations or US-born children of immigrants from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
For a comprehensive schedule of upcoming film festivals worldwide, please see IMDB's extensive list.
Chicago
Black Harvest International Festival of Film, Video, and TV
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago Latino Film Festival
Facets Multi Media and Cinematheque - ongoing film programming and rentals from around the world
Los Angeles
AFI Fest
Arab Film Festival
Cross Cultural Film Festival-Los Angeles
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Pan African Film and Arts Festival
New York
African Diaspora Film Festival
African Film Festival New York
Brazilian Film Festival New York
Havana Film Festival New York
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
New Directors/New Films
New York Asian Film Festival
New York Film Festival
New York Film and Video Festival
New York International Latino Film Festival
New York Underground Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Walter Reade Theater - ongoing film programming from around the world
Park City, Utah
Native Forum at Sundance Film Festival
San Diego
San Diego Asian Film Festival
San Diego Film Festival
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San Diego Women's Film Festival
San Francisco
American Indian Film Festival
Arab Film Festival
San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival
Seattle
Independent South Asian Film Festival
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival