'' Call Me by Your Name '' had its world premiere on January 22 , 2017 , at the Sundance Film Festival . Sony Pictures Classics had acquired U.S. distribution rights for $ 6 million . The deal was negotiated by WME Global and UTA Independent Film Group . International distribution rights were purchased by Memento Films International , a French company that showed the promo reel at the American Film Market in November 2016 . The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 13 , 2017 ; the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2017 ; and the New York Film Festival on October 3 , 2017 . At the Beijing International Film Festival , it was originally scheduled for April 2018 , but was removed from the official program with no explanation ; Patrick Brzeski of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' wrote that the decision reflected the government 's " consistent stance of intolerance toward gay content " . That year , the film was honored at the Crema Film Festival : Aciman met the public on June 23 , and Garrel joined the screening at the Crema Cathedral on June 30
Toronto International Film Festival
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Call Me by Your Name (film)