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Austria

Map of Austria, locating Linz Linz is a city and Statutarstadt in northeast Austria, on the Danube river. ... The Diagonale is a film festival taking place every March in Graz, Austria. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... The Viennale (or Vienna International Film Festival) is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Vienna Independent Shorts (VIS) is a short film festival taking place once a year in Vienna. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

Belgium

Brussels International Festival of Contemporary Silent Film one of several Belgium. ... The Brussels International Independent Film Festival, or le Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles, has taken place since 1974. ... Bruges called Brugge by its native Dutch language name which assumedly used to signify landing stage, is the capital of the province of West Flanders in present-day Flanders, the Flemish Region of Belgium. ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier film festival in the Balkans. ...

Bulgaria

  • Sofia International Film Festival

Croatia

Croatian Minute Movie Cup is the longest running international film festival in Croatia, held every year in Požega. ... Motovun main sqaure during the Festival Motovun Film Festival is a film festival taking place in Motovun for a period of 5 days in late July or early August since 1999. ... The Pula Film Festival (Croatian: Pula Festival Filma) is a film festival which takes place in Pula, Croatia. ...

Czech Republic

Karlovy Vary - venue The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic. ... Febiofest is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the second most prestigious festival in the country (after Karlovy Vary). ... Nickname: City of a Hundred Spires Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area    - City 496 km²  (191. ... One World is a human rights documentary film festival held annually in Prague (Czech Republic). ... Bollywood Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Prague, Czech Republic. ... Uherské HradiÅ¡tÄ› (-Czech, German: Ungarisch Hradisch) is a town in the southeastern Czech Republic on the Morava river in the Zlin Region, Moravia. ... TÅ™eboň (German: Wittingau) is a town in South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. ... Nickname: City of a Hundred Spires Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area    - City 496 km²  (191. ...

Cyprus

The Cyprus International Film Festival (or CIFF) is an annual film festival held in Cyprus. ...

Deaf Community

Municipality of Amsterdam Alternate meanings: See Amsterdam (disambiguation) Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

Denmark

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Estonia

  • Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Finland

The Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy is a non-competitive film festival held since 1987, yearly in September. ... Midnight Sun Film Festival is annual five days long filmfestival in Sodankylä, Finland. ... Sodankylä (Soađegilli in Northern Sami, Syäˊđjel in Skolt Sami) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. ... The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. ... Kettupäivät (Finnish for Fox Days) is an annual Finnish short and documentary film festival in Helsinki. ...

France

Cannes Film Festival logo. ... The Créteil International Womens Film Festival is an annual event in Créteil, ÃŽle-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 adequately distributed. ... Deauville American Film Festival is a film festival for American movies that occurs every year since 1975 in Deauville, France. ... The Premiers Plans festival takes place in Angers every year in January. ... Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ... The International Animated Film Festival of Annecy (Festival du film danimation du Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. ... City flag Coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Haute-Savoie (préfecture) Arrondissement Annecy Canton Chief town of 3 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de lagglomération dAnnecy Mayor Bernard Bosson  (UDF) (1983 - 2008) Statistics Altitude 418 m... The new-in-2006 Monaco film Premiere film festival is a charity film week, held in Monte Carlo. ... Subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Germany

The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the most important film festivals in Europe and the world. ... The Biberach Independent Film Festival (B.I.F.F.) had its premiere in November 2004 in the southwestern German town of Biberach an der Riß (situated just south of Ulm. ... The Feminale in Cologne is Germanys oldest feminist film festival. ... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (German: ), also known as the Leipzig DOK Festival, is a film festival that takes place annually in Leipzig, Germany. ... The Nordische Filmtage is a film festival for movies from the Nordic countries held annually in Lübeck, Germany, since 1956 on the first weekend in November. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Luebeck. ... Perspektive is an international film festival dedicated to human rights that takes place biannually in Nuremberg, Germany. ... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Shooting Europe! is the European short film festival organised by AEGEE-Karlsruhe and AEGEE TV. This event combines art and creativity with thematic work on common social issues and cultural diversity such as human rights and intercultural dialogue. ... The International Videofestival Bochum is an annual international video festival which takes place every year at the Ruhr-University Bochum in Bochum, Germany. ...

Greece

Thessaloníki or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city, and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, launched in March 1999, was inspired by Dimitri Eipides. ... Drama (Greek: Δράμα) is a town in northeastern Greece. ... Naousa is the name of several places in Greece: Naousa, Imathia, a town in Imathia Naousa, Paros, a village on the island Paros, Cyclades Category: ...

Hungary

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. ...

Ireland

The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival has been held every February in Dublin since 2002, with over 100 films showing in 2006. ...

Italy

  • Venice Film Festival
  • Rome Film Fest October [site]
  • Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Pesaro
  • Turin Film Festival
  • Io Isabella International Film Week [site]
  • Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne - Turin
  • Taormina Film Festival
  • 4 Film Festival http://www.4ff.it
  • Opere Nuove Festival nazionale del Film corto http://www.operenuove.it
  • NO WORDS International Short Film Festival http://www.nowords.it
  • Rimusicazioni Festival - add a new soundtrack to an old silent movie http://www.rimusicazioni.it
  • Borderlands International Film Festival http://www.borderlands.it
  • Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival http://www.circuitooff.com
  • Roma Independent Film Festival site

The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ... Io, Isabella International Film Week The Festival is inspired by the life and work of Isabella Morra, who was a Renaissance poetess in 16th Century Italy. ... Torino redirects here. ... Taormina is a town on the island of Sicily in Italy, and in ancient times was a Greek colony (Greek Ταυρομένιον Tauromenion), dating from about 400 BC, which submitted to Roman authority in 212 BC during the Second Punic War. ...

Latvia

  • Riga International Film Festival

Lithuania

  • International Film Festival KINO PAVASARIS (Spring of Cinema)

Netherlands

Film festival Location(s) Scope Description
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival Amsterdam International Fantasy, horror, anime, thriller, cult, science fiction
Africa In The Picture Amsterdam African cinema
Arab Film Festival Rotterdam Arab cinema and Arab filmmakers
Black Soil The Hague International Hiphop films
Cinekid Amsterdam International Film, television and new media for children
CinemAsia Film Festival Amsterdam Asian films
Deaf in the Picture Amsterdam International Films about/for deaf people
Dejima Japanese Film Festival Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Utrecht		 Japan Japanese films
Himalaya Film Festival Amstelveen
Indies Film Festival Amsterdam Films about the Dutch East Indies
International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam International Independent, innovative, and experimental films
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam Amsterdam International Documentaries
Jewish Film Festival Amsterdam Jewish films
Latin American Film Festival Utrecht Latin America
Leiden Film Festival Leiden International
Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht Netherlands Feature films, short subjects, documentaries, television drama
Netherlands Online Film Festival - Netherlands Drama, documentary, experimental, animation, interactive
Noordelijk Film Festival Leeuwarden International
Pink Film Days Amsterdam International Gay films

Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms of Rotterdam. ... Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms of Rotterdam. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Amstelveen is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... IFFR logo The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is one of the larger film festivals in Europe (arguably in the Big Five, alongside Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Locarno). ... Rotterdam Location Coat of arms The coat of arms of Rotterdam. ... The International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the largest documentaryfestival in the world. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Leyden redirects here. ... The Netherlands Film Festival (Dutch: Nederlands Film Festival) is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Leeuwarden ( (help· info), Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ...

Norway

The Bergen International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Bergen, Norway since 2000. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... The Norwegian International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. ... County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality NO-1106 Administrative centre Haugesund Mayor (2006) Petter Steen Jr (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 403 73 km² 68 km² 0. ... Take a look at www. ... ØyaKino is a film festival held annually in Oslo, Norway. ...

Poland

  • Cracow Film Festival
  • Camerimage International Film Festival Of The Art Of Cinematography in Łódź
  • Warsaw International Film Festival
  • Era New Horizonts in Wrocław

The Cracow Film Festival is one of Europes oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Wrocław ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ...

Portugal

Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized in Porto, Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Península de Setúbal  - District or A.R. Setúbal Mayor Maria das Dores Meira  - Party CDU Area 171. ... The Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is one of the most important European forums of international LGBT film/video. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Lisboa  - Subregion Grande Lisboa  - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues  - Party PSD Area 84. ...

Romania

  • Transylvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca (official site)
  • Anonimul - International Independent Film Festival, Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea (official site)
  • DaKINO - Bucharest International Film Festival (official site)
  • IPIFF - The Independent Producers International Film Festival, Constanţa (official site)
  • Astra Film Festival - International Documentary and Visual Anthropology Film Festival, Sibiu (official site)
  • Anim'est - International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest (official site)
  • Gay Film Nights, Cluj-Napoca
  • Where is the love? - International Short Film Festival, Bucharest (official site)
  • ALTER-NATIVE - International Short Film Festival, Târgu-Mureş (official site)
  • NexT Film Festival - International Short Film Festival, Bucharest (official site - in Romanian)

Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... Sfântu Gheorghe is a little town in the Tulcea County, Romania. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2005) 2,064,000[1] Density 8,443 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www1. ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 124. ... County Sibiu County Status County capital Mayor Klaus Johannis, from the Democratic Forum of Germans of Romania, since 2000 Area 121 km² Population (2002) 171,535 Density 1,417 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2005) 2,064,000[1] Density 8,443 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www1. ... Poster for Gay Film Nights 2006 Gay Film Nights (Seriile Filmului Gay in Romanian) is an LGBT film festival organised annually in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by Be An Angel. ... Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2005) 2,064,000[1] Density 8,443 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www1. ... Panorama of Targu Mures Târgu MureÅŸ (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely, also known as Vásárhely; German: Neumarkt am Mieresch) is a city in MureÅŸ county, Transylvania, Romania. ...

Russia

Moscow International Film Festival is a film festival held in Moscow. ... Galich, Галич is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. ...

Serbia

FEST (Russian: Факультет Электроники и Системотехники) is a faculty of Moscow State Forest University that specializes in computer science. ... Belgrade (Serbian: Београд or Beograd  ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ...

Slovakia

The Golden Beggar festival main price - a golden statuette of a beggar The Golden Beggar (Slovak: Zlatý žobrák) is the first and the oldest international festival of local TV broadcasters, which takes place every year in June in Košice, Slovakia. ... Statue of Košices coat of arms St. ... Trenčianske Teplice (German: ; Hungarian: ) is a health resort and small spa town in western Slovakia, in the valley of the river Teplička, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains. ... Trenčín (Hungarian: Trencsén, German: Trentschin, Latin: Laugaricio) is a town in western Slovakia (close to the Czech border) at the Váh river. ... This is a list of International film festivals. ... Bratislava (see below for other names) is the capital of Slovakia, and the countrys largest city, with a population of some 450,000. ...

Slovenia

  • Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) in Ljubljana

  (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ...

Spain

For a more complete list, see Calendar of Film Festivals in Spain. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Valladolid International Film Festival (also known as Seminci or Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid) began in 1956 in Valladolid, Spain. ... Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid Valladolid is an industrial city and its municipality in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga and within the Ribera del Duero region. ... The Festival de Cine de Sitges (also known as Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cataluña) is one of the most recognizable film festivals held in Europe and considered the worlds best festival specializing in science fiction film. ... The San Sebastian International Film Festival was founded in 1953 in San Sebastian, Spain. ...


Sweden

Gothenburg Film Festival, (Göteborgs filmfestival) is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, launched in 1979. ... Stockholm International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The International Children and Young People´s Film Festival in Malmö. Swedish: Barn- och ungdomsfilmfestivalen i Malmö – BUFF, is a film festival in Malmö, Sweden, held in March. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

Switzerland

The Locarno International Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. ...

Turkey

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey. ... Golden orange, is the most important film award of Turkey, given in Antalya. ...

United Kingdom

The Angel Film Festival is an annual independent film festival that takes places in Islington, London. ... Andrea Corr at the Belfast Film Festivals opening night screening of her film The Boys And Girls From County Clare. ... Swansea plays host to the BeyondTV International Film Festival. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... // Birds Eye View The Birds Eye View Logo Birds Eye View(BEV)[1] was founded by Rachel Millward and Pinny Grylls in 2002, as a unique platform for emerging women filmmakers. ... The Cardiff Screen Festival (Gŵyl Sgrîn Caerdydd in Welsh) is an annual film festival that takes places in Cardiff, Wales. ... CineMagic, a film festival in UK, bills itself as the World Screen Festival for young people. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... The Edinburgh International Film Festival or EIFF is part of the Edinburgh Festival, which takes place every August, in Edinburgh. ... The Times bfi London Film Festival is the UKs largest public film event, screening 300 films from 60 countries. ... essential. ... The Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United Kingdom. ... S2F2, the Sefton Short Film Festival is an independent film festival based in Sefton, North Liverpool. ... Strawberry Super 8 Film Festival (BEV) was founded by 2007, by a group of Cambridge Super 8 filmmakers as a unique opportunity to show films originated on the Super 8 film format. ... The End of the Pier International Film Festival is a not-for profit independent film festival based in West Sussex. ...

References

  1. ^ Festival Pocket Film (French) (English)

East End Film Festival (London)

 
 

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