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| x Berlin International Film Festival |
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1951 |
The Berlin International Film Festival (German: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in...
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| x Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
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1946 |
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech: Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past...
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| x Tombstone Western Film Festival and Symposium |
The Tombstone Western Film Festival and Symposium founded in 2001 is held in July in Tombstone, Arizona, a historic western mining town (and later ghost town) in the USA celebrated in western films as the site of the legendary Gunfight at the O.K....
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| x Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival | 1997 |
Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival, originally known as Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival but commonly referred to as simply Ebertfest, is an annual film festival held every April in Champaign, Illinois, United States, organized by the...
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| x Seattle International Film Festival |
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. In recent years, the SIFF has...
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| x Toronto International Film Festival | 1976 |
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a publicly attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues. In the last few years,...
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| x Toronto International Teen Movie Festival |
The Toronto International Teen Movie Festival (ITMF) was a Canadian film festival that showcased the works of talented youth from Canada and around the world.
The festival was held twice - in 2001 and 2002. YoungCuts Inc. acquired the festival in...
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| x CineMagic |
Cinemagic is an international children's film festival in Belfast, UK, and in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1988 that bills itself as the World Screen Festival for young people. The organisation is a company Limited By Guarantee and a registered...
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| x International Film Festival Rotterdam |
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1972 |
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice...
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| x VCU French Film Festival |
The VCU French Film Festival, an annual film festival held in Richmond, Virginia, focused on recently-produced French-language films.
It was created at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993. It is billed as the largest festival of French film in...
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| x Créteil International Women's Film Festival |
The Créteil International Women's Film Festival is an annual event in Créteil, Paris, France founded by Jackie Buet in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, at the time, had difficulty getting their films adequately...
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| x Biberach Independent Film Festival | 2004 |
The Biberach Independent Film Festival (B.I.F.F.) was a film festival that was held for the last time in 2008, in the southwestern German town of Biberach an der Riß, situated just south of Ulm. It premiered in November 2004. The festival was...
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| x Premiers Plans |
The Premiers Plans festival takes place in Angers every year in January. It is dedicated to European first films, and is meant to help new directors meet their audience.
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| x Calgary Independent Film Festival |
The $100 Film Festival is an independent film festival that runs for three days every March at the Plaza Theatre near downtown Calgary, Alberta. The festival showcases films in all genres by local and regional independent artists who enjoy working...
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| x Tropfest |
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival. It has also quickly become known as the world's first truly global film festival.
Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform...
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| x Sydney Film Festival | 1954 |
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across...
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| x Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film |
Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film one of several film festivals staged in Belgium. The festival is annual and runs in June and takes place at the Cinema Aventure, Gallery of the Center, 1 Rue des Fripiers, 1000 Brussels.
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| x Cinéfest |
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest is an annual film festival in Sudbury, Ontario. It is the fourth largest film festival in Canada.
First held in 1989, Cinéfest quickly became a popular destination for Canadian...
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| x Sarajevo Film Festival |
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1995 |
The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo...
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| x Istanbul International Film Festival | 1982 |
The Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkish: Uluslararası İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), a non-profit organisation. It...
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| x La.Meko Filmfestival Landau |
La.Meko Filmfestival Landau is a film festival now held annually during November in the German town of Landau since 2001.
The idea for the festival originally came from the students of the department of Media Studies and Communications Psychology at...
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| x Deauville American Film Festival |
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The Deauville American Film Festival is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, taking place since 1975 in Deauville, France.
It was established by Lionel Chouchan and André Halimi. Although not competitive at its origin, the festival...
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| x Melbourne International Film Festival |
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1951 |
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World.
MIFF is a member of Melbourne's four major film...
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| x Vancouver International Film Festival | 1982 |
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival began in 1982 and is operated by the Greater Vancouver...
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| x Boston Asian American Independent Film Festival |
The Boston Asian American Independent Film Festival (BAAIFF) is a rising student-run film festival in the U.S. region of New England that showcases Asian American independent films. The first BAAIFF, "Silkscreens," was held at the Massachusetts...
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| x Slamdance Film Festival |
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1995 |
The Slamdance Film Festival is a yearly film festival reserved for independent films, created in 1995.
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the...
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| x Boulder Adventure Film Festival |
The Boulder Adventure Film Festival is an international film festival in Boulder, Colorado. Started by local climber Jonathan Copp in 2005, the festival predominantly screens films on adventure and the outdoors. Themes include climbing, conservation...
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| x Ignite Film Festival |
The Ignite Film Festival is a Christian short film festival held annually in Sydney, Australia. The major aims are to develop young Christian film makers and to encourage people to be creative about communicating the truths of the Bible. Each film...
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| x Telluride Film Festival |
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1974 |
The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy, and James Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve.
The bulk of the program is made up of new films, and...
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| x Culturama |
Each year, Nevisians celebrate their heritage during Culturama. It is Nevis' answer to the diverse range of carnivals enjoyed on other Caribbean islands. Held annually in late July/early August, it celebrates Nevisians who have moved away and...
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| x Native American Film and Video Festival |
The Native American Film and Video Festival is a noncompetitive showcase of film, video and audio productions held biennially in New York City. Each festival screens between 50 and 80 documentaries, short features and animations, introduced by their...
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| x American Indian Film Festival |
The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated to Native American films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute.
According...
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| x Bring Your Own Film Festival | 2004 |
The Bring Your Own Film Festival (BYOFF) is a film festival that began in 2004 on the beaches of the temple town Puri, in the Indian state of Orissa.
Its uniqueness lies in the fact that there is no formal screening or qualifying process, but rather...
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| x Edinburgh International Film Festival | 1947 |
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. The EIFF aims to present both UK...
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| x Calgary International Film Festival |
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2000 |
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for ten days in late September and early October. CIFF celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009.
As of September 2009, CIFF films were...
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| x Cinequest Film Festival | 1990 |
The Cinequest Film Festival is an annual independent film festival held in San Jose, California. The festival highlights the work of new film makers.
Cinequest, a nonprofit 501(c)3 institute, produces the Cinequest Film Festival, Cinequest...
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| x Planet in Focus |
Planet in Focus is an International Environmental Film and Video festival based in Toronto, Canada.
Planet in Focus is an incorporated not-for-profit organization founded in 1999 by Festival Director Mark Haslam. They are affiliated with the Planet...
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| x Hong Kong International Film Festival |
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1977 |
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF, Chinese: 香港國際電影節) is a platform for filmmakers, film professionals and filmgoers from all over the world to launch and experience new film work. There are seminars, conferences, exhibitions, and...
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| x Kraków Film Festival |
The Kraków Film Festival (Polish: Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. It has been organised year after year since 1961.
It was in Kraków that the Polish movie...
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| x Ann Arbor Film Festival |
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1963 |
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan. Established in 1963, it is the third-oldest film festival in North America (after the Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 1953; and the...
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| x Canadian Filmmakers' Festival |
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The Canadian Filmmakers Festival is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario, showcasing Canadian films since 2004.
It is held in March of each year and usually runs for five days.
The festival was formed in association with the Toronto...
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| x Phoenix Film Festival | 2000 |
Phoenix Film Festival is a festival that celebrates feature films and their creators. The celebration takes place annually in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The festival began as a showcase for feature films made for less than $1 million and short...
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| x Vienna International Film Festival | 1960 |
The Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria. The average number of visitors is about 75,000. Traditional cinema venues are Gartenbaukino, Urania, Metro-Kino,...
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| x Feminale |
The Feminale in Cologne is Germany's oldest feminist film festival. It is held annually since 1984.
The Feminale was founded by students of film theory from the University of Cologne. Participating films must be made by females. They cover a broad...
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| x Hawaii International Film Festival | 1981 |
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks. It also features two smaller festivals, a...
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| x New Media art festivals |
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ANEMIC festival is dedicated to the independent films, documentaries, experimental video and all artistic, poetic & digital creation form. ANEMIC intends to propose a fresh multi-disciplinary program. Screening, video art, short films, animations,...
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| x Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival |
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The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival is a springtime film festival in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been held since the early 1980s. Known as the largest film event in the Upper Midwest, the festival invites numerous films...
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| x Visions du réel |
Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an international documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995.
At...
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| x New York Underground Film Festival |
Founded in 1994 by filmmakers Todd Phillips (Road Trip, Old School) and Andrew Gurland, the New York Underground Film Festival was an annual event that occurred each March at Anthology Film Archives in New York City from 1994 through 2008. After...
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| x Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival |
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The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) is an annual event founded in 2003 and held in New York and since 2007 showcased at the Tribeca Cinemas Theatres. This Festival showcases the best of the Bosnian cinematography and also provides a...
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| x Flickerfest | 1992 |
Flickerfest is an Australian, Academy Award-accredited short film festival. Founded in 1992 at Balmain High School which is now called Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, it is held every January in Sydney. The films then go on tour throughout...
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| x New York Asian Film Festival | 2002 |
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival (which, in turn, was born from two previous year's of presenting Hong Kong retrospective film festivals). Programmed...
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| x New Orleans Worst Film Festival |
The New Orleans Worst Film Festival was a film festival in New Orleans, starting in 1990, and continuing to the early 2000s.
Volunteer run, all money raised beyond actual expenses benefited charity; most years Second Harvesters Food Bank....
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| x International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam | 1988 |
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam.
The festival was initially held at the Leidseplein area in the centre of Amsterdam. The festival has...
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| x Ashland Independent Film Festival |
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2001 |
The Ashland Independent Film Festival is a film festival that has been presented by the Southern Oregon Film Society (a non-profit organization) since 2001. The 11th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival is scheduled for April 12-16, 2012. Held...
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| x Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou |
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1969 |
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is the largest African film festival, held biennially in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The festival is the biggest...
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| x Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation |
Mellow Manor Productions, Inc. was founded by Craig ‘Spike’ Decker and Mike Gribble, popularly known as “Spike & Mike.” Mellow Manor is named after the famed Victorian house in Riverside where Spike, Mike and many others lived in a communal setting....
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| x Vietnamese International Film Festival | 2003 |
First started in 2003, the Vietnamese International Film Festival (also known as ViFF) is a biennial film festival organized by the non-profits Vietnamese-American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) and UCLAs VietNamese Language and Culture (VNLC)....
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VietNamese Language and Culture | ||
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| x Helsinki Film Festival | 1968 |
The Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy is a non-competitive film festival held since 1988 in Helsinki, Finland, yearly in September. The festival promotes the artistry of filmmaking, the inventive, visually stunning and...
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| x Moscow International Film Festival | 1935 |
Moscow International Film Festival (Russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. Moskóvskiy myezhdoonaródniy kinofyestivál; abbreviated as MIFF), is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From...
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