Film forming method, film forming apparatus, and article manufacturing method

A film forming apparatus comprising:

• an arranging unit configured to discretely arrange, on a substrate, a plurality of droplets of a curable composition containing a polymerizable compound that is a nonvolatile component, and a solvent that is a volatile component;
• an imaging unit configured to capture a process in which each of the plurality of droplets is connected to an adjacent droplet on the substrate, thereby forming a continuous liquid film on the substrate;
• a processing unit configured to analyze an image obtained by the imaging;
• and
• a forming unit configured to form a cured film by curing the liquid film from which the solvent is volatilized,
• wherein if a result of the analysis satisfies a predetermined condition representing that a forming state of the liquid film is sufficient, a volatilization process of volatilizing the solvent contained in the liquid film by enhancing a solvent volatilization effect as compared to the process of forming the liquid film is performed, and formation of the cured film by the forming unit is then performed.