There are many film festivals around the world, from Cannes and the Berlinale, to Sundance and Riverdance, Travel Begins at 40 runs through the best.
The UK capital introduced its major movie festival a little more recently, but the BFI London Film Festival is a rival to its continental cousins, and appears in autumn.
There are also festivals devoted to independent movie makers, such as Raindance in London in September.