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| x Berlin Film Festival |
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1951 | Federal Cultural Events in Berlin |
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 1951, the...
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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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Cinema Seattle | 1990 |
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington, is the largest film festival in North America, and among the top film festivals in the world. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000...
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| x Toronto International Film Festival |
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1976 | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival begins the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September, in Canada) and lasts for ten...
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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 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | 1962 |
The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (traditional Chinese: 臺北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan since 1962. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei,...
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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 at the end of January. It is one of the larger film festivals in Europe, arguably in the Big Five, alongside Cannes,...
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| x VCU French Film Festival |
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The VCU French Film Festival, an annual festival created by Drs. Peter S. Kirkpatrick and Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993, is the largest festival of French film in the United States. Since 1993, it has...
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| x Créteil International Women's Film Festival |
The Créteil International Women's Film Festival is an annual event in Créteil, Île-de-France, France founded by Jackie Buet in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, at the time, had difficulty getting their films...
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| x Biberach Independent Film Festival | 2004 |
The Biberach Independent Film Festival (B.I.F.F.) is a film festival that premiered in November 2004 in the southwestern German town of Biberach an der Riß, which is situated just south of Ulm. The festival is for a German audience and presents...
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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 runs each March in Calgary.
Created in 1992 by the Calgary Society of Independent Film Makers, the $100 film festival has always encouraged local film production.
The festival showcases the work of local and regional...
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| x Tropfest |
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Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival. It is held in Sydney, Australia each year and broadcast live via satellite to venues in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth.
The festival's name is derived from the first...
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| x Sydney Film Festival | 1954 |
The Sydney Film Festival began in 1954, making it one of the longest running events of its kind in the world. The festival runs for two weeks each year in June and showcases Australian, international and alternative films.
The original committee to...
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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 |
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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 Australia's largest film festival with...
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| x Vancouver International Film Festival |
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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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The Slamdance Film Festival takes place each year in Utah at the same time as the Sundance Film Festival, competing to provide what its supporters consider a truer representation of independent filmmaking. The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan...
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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 | National Film Preserve, LTD |
The Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve, LTD.
During the 33rd Festival, Bill and Stella Pence...
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| x Culturama |
Each year, Nevisians celebrate their heritage during Culturama. It is Nevis' answer to the plethora of carnivals enjoyed on other Caribbean islands. Held annually in late July/early August, it celebrates Nevisians who have moved away and returned to...
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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. Established in 1979, the American Indian Film Festival is the world's oldest venue dedicated to Native Cinema.
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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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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 is celebrating it's tenth anniversary in 2009.
As of September 2009, CIFF films were...
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| x Cinequest Film Festival |
The Cinequest Film Festival is the first major annual independent film festival held after the Academy Awards. Located in San Jose, California, Cinequest has grown to be one of the largest and most influential film festivals featuring new film...
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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 one of Asia’s most reputable platforms for filmmakers, film professionals and film goers from all over the world to launch new work and experience outstanding cinema.
Screening...
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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 Gotham Awards |
The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City (first nicknamed Gotham by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of Salmagundi, published on November 11, 1807)....
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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. It is the 2nd oldest film festival in North America and has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, especially,...
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| x Film Festivals in New York City |
The following is a list of film festivals in New York City:
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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 |
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The 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...
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| x Viennale |
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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 and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks. It also features two smaller festivals, a one week festival in the Spring...
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| x New Media art festivals |
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List of media art festivals on Monoskop
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| x Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival |
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The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival (M-SPIFF) is a springtime film festival in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been held since the early 1980s. The 23rd season in April 2005 included 160 films at 300 showings across 16 days....
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| x Visions du réel |
Visions du Réel is an international film festival, specializing in documentary films. It was established in 1995 and is held each year in Nyon, Switzerland.
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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 |
Flickerfest is Australia's only 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...
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| x New York Asian Film Festival |
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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 had, in turn, grown out of two year's of presenting Hong Kong retrospective film festivals). Programmed and...
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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 |
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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 |
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. Held each spring over 5 days at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland, Oregon, the...
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| x Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou |
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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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