Edinburgh International Film Festival is the longest-running festival in Great Britain as well as the longest continually running film festival in the world.Īustralia's first and longest-running film festival is the Melbourne International Film Festival (1952), followed by the Sydney Film Festival (1954). Mainland Europe's biggest independent film festival is ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival, which started in 2006 and takes place every spring in Paris, France.

Raindance Film Festival is the UK's largest celebration of independent filmmaking and takes place in London in October. The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the most prestigious and publicized.

The most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the ' Big Five', are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice, Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, and Sundance. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck, do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. Film festivals are typically annual events. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film (e.g. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. For the prize at the Venice Film Festival, see Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival).Ī film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region.

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