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Film Festivals
36th Seattle International Film Festival
May 17 – June 10, 2012
Seattle, Washington, United States
What’s It All About?
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) was founded in 1976. The 25-day festival is Seattle’s most-hyped film event, and is known for its diverse programming with over 450 features, short films and documentaries ...
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3rd Annual Cheyenne International Film Festival
May 17-20, 2012
Cheyenne, US
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Founded in 2009, the Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF) offers the audience an opportunity to see films from around the world and network with and learn from people associated with filmmaking. The festival continues to stay with its ...
65th Cannes Film Festival
May 16 to 27, 2012Cannes, France
What’s It All About?
The 65th Cannes Film Festival popularly known as Festival de Cannes, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. The festival was founded in ...
Montclair Film Festival
May 1-6, 2012
New Jersey, US
What’s It All About?
The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) showcases the talents of filmmakers from around the world. MFF has been successful in establishing, funding and curating a well-organised annual film festival. This year, more than 45 films will be screened.
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11th Annual Santa Cruz Film Festival
May 10-19, 2012
What’s It All About?
The Santa Cruz Film Festival (SCFF), in its 11th year, will be showcasing a unique blend of local culture and global concerns. The festival promotes film arts for the local community and attracts a global spectrum of film projects. It is ...
The 10th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
April 10-15, 2012
What’s It All About?
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) showcases a combination of features, shorts and documentaries. IFFLA’s opening and closing night galas begin with a screening of a feature film, and the highly anticipated Bollywood By Night programme which includes ...
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The 26th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival
April 12-22, 2012
What’s It All About?
The 26th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival brings fresh, inspiring and thought-provoking films that open up new opportunities. The festival offers a programme of provocative, exciting and often brave stories from varying perspectives and showcase important voices, both emerging ...
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5th Annual Charleston International Film Festival
April 11-15, 2012
What’s It All About?
The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) brings people together through the art and science of film. The festival, hosts an international film and screenplay competition dedicated to emerging filmmakers and writers from the US and around the world in the ...
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14th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival
April 13–22, 2012
What’s It All About?
The RiverRun International Film Festival is a regional event based in Winston-Salem and is one of the premier film festivals in the south-eastern United States. It is a non-profit cultural organisation dedicated to the role of cinema as a medium ...
12th Annual Phoenix Film Festival
March 29 – April 5, 2012
What’s It All About?
The Phoenix Film Festival (PFF) was established in 2000 and began to showcase feature films made on a budget of less than $ 1 million, and short films made on less than $ 50,000. Initiated by independent filmmakers ...
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18th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
March 7 – 11, 2012
What’s It All About?
The 18th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLOIFF) will cater to quality filmmaking and has some red carpet events to look forward to. SLOIFF looks into the sophistication of golden-age cinema, without the Hollywood hype. It holds ...
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36th Cleveland Film Festival
What’s It All About
The vision of the 36th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is to be a pioneer and leader in helping the world discover the power and creativity of cinema to educate, entertain and celebrate the human experience through celluloid.
The CIFF was first held ...
Cinequest Film Festival 22
February 28 – March 11, 2012
What’s It All About
The Cinequest Film Festival will launch its 22nd exhibition of quality films as it invites adults and youth to experience passionate masterpieces. It will be showcasing over 200 features and short films from 44 countries across two ...
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62nd Berlin International Film Festival
February 9 to 19, 2012
What’s It All About
The Berlin International Film Festival, popularly known as the Berlinale, is an annual event in the city of Berlin. Artists from around the world are attracted to Berlin as it has served as the backdrop for some of the ...
29th Miami International Film Festival
March 2 -11, 2012
What is It All About
The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrating its 29th edition this year, is considered the pre-eminent Ibero-American film festival in the US. The annual festival, produced and presented by the Miami Dade College, attracts more than 70, 000 audience members ...
10th Pune International Film Festival
January 12 – 19, 2012
What’s It All About
The 10th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) is slated to be held from January 12-19 in Pune, Maharshtra. This year a line up of around 200 films from more than 40 countries are scheduled to be screened at the ...
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22nd Tromsø International Film Festival
January 17 – 22, 2012
What’s It All About
The Tromsø International Film Festival(TIFF) is an annual film festival held in Tromsø, Norway. The first film festival in Tromso was held in 1991 and today TIFF attracts 45,000 attendees, effectively doubling the size of the city. During TIFF, ...
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27th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Jan 26-Feb 5, 2012
What’s It All About
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a festival and non-profit organisation established in 1985that showcases independent American and international films. The SBIFF line-up includes 20 world premieres and 11US premieres, with a newly expanded11-day festival. Opening and closing ...
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10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival
December 22-29, 2011
What’s It All About
The Asian Film Foundation, Mumbai, is set to promote Asian cinema using a variety of cultural activities. While the festival will be held simultaneously in Pune and Kolhapur to reach a wider audience, the main venue will be Ravindra Natya Mandir in ...
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23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 5-16, 2012
What’s It All About
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is one of the largest film festivals in North America, welcoming 1,30,000 attendees each year for its line-up of new and celebrated international features and documentaries. The festival is also known for its annual ...
29th Torino Film Festival
Nov 23-Dec 3, 2011
What’s It All About
The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Hosted in November, it is the second-largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. Gianni Rondolino founded ...
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11th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival
December 2-8, 2011
What’s It All About:
The first edition of River to River, Florence Indian Film Festival took place in October 2001 in Florence, Italy. Under the patronage of the Embassy of India in Rome, this is the first festival in the world exclusively devoted to films ...
2nd Malatya International Film Festival
November 18 – 24, 2011
The second edition of the Malatya International Film Festival will be held in Malatya near the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Some of the finest films of Turkey and world cinema will be screened during the week-long festival.
The festival is funded by ...
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St Louis International Film Festival
November 10-20, 2011
What’s It All AboutThe St Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) was established in 1992 to produce, promote and present annual film events to advance film as an art form in St Louis.
Special-interest sidebars include the popular New Filmmakers Forum (NFF). Now in its 20th ...
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International film festival is on...
The Karlovy Vary International film festival is on...
Zanzibar International Film Festival
The Zanzibar International Film Festival is the bi...
The Zanzibar International Film Festival is the bi...
Charleston International Film Festival
The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) ...
The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) ...
The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival
The Times BFI London Film Festival is Europe’s lar...
The Times BFI London Film Festival is Europe’s lar...
16th Austin Film Festival & Conference
The Austin Film Festival is dedicated to furtherin...
The Austin Film Festival is dedicated to furtherin...
23rd AFI Fest
AFI FEST presents a survey of the year’s most sign...
AFI FEST presents a survey of the year’s most sign...
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) South Korea
The focus of the Busan International Film Festival...
The focus of the Busan International Film Festival...
59th San Sebastián International Film Festival
Founded in 1953, this festival is held in the Span...
Founded in 1953, this festival is held in the Span...
11th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival
The first edition of River to River, Florence Indi...
The first edition of River to River, Florence Indi...
10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival
December 22-29, 2011 What’s It All About The A...
December 22-29, 2011 What’s It All About The A...
14th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival
April 13–22, 2012 What’s It All About? The ...
April 13–22, 2012 What’s It All About? The ...
3rd Annual Cheyenne International Film Festival
May 17-20, 2012 Cheyenne, US WHAT’S IT ALL A...
May 17-20, 2012 Cheyenne, US WHAT’S IT ALL A...
