A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.
64-525: The Kerry Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in County Kerry , Republic of Ireland , during October / November. The Kerry Film Festival is funded by Kerry County Council , Fáilte Ireland , the Arts Council as well as having corporate sponsorship. Kerry Film Festival was established in 2000 but remained a small regional festival throughout its first years, with 1,700 attendees at
128-610: A 15th-century altarpiece. Upon graduation in 1985, Miller went abroad on a fellowship, to Munich, Germany . In 1987, Miller took up residence in New York City, and she showed painting and sculpture at Leo Castelli Gallery , Victoria Munroe Gallery, and in Connecticut . Miller also studied film at The New School . Mentored by professor Arnold S. Eagle , a photographer and cinematographer, Miller began making non-verbal films, which she exhibited along with her artwork. In 1988, Miller
192-511: A retirement community with her 80-year-old husband, the story flows back and forth between the main character Pippa's memories of her freewheeling New York City youth in the 1970s and her present life. Miller directed a star-studded cast which includes Robin Wright , Alan Arkin , Keanu Reeves , Winona Ryder and Julianne Moore . The Private Lives of Pippa Lee premiered at Toronto International Film Festival , and screened at Ryerson University ,
256-505: A short film Florence , starring actress Marcia Gay Harden , about a precociously empathetic woman who acquires the symptoms from others; eventually "catching" a neighbor's amnesia, she forgets her own identity. Florence caught the attention of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati , and Miller was invited to direct a revival of Arthur Miller's After the Fall . She also directed Nicole Burdette 's play The Bluebird Special Came Through Here. Miller
320-501: A specific filmmaker, genre of film, such as horror films , or subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck , do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. The oldest film festival in the world is the Venice Film Festival . The most prestigious film festivals in
384-488: Is Raindance Film Festival . The British Urban Film Festival (which specifically caters to Black and minority interests) was officially recognized in the 2020 New Year Honours list. A few film festivals have focused on highlighting specific issues, topics, or subjects. These festivals have included mainstream and independent films . Some examples include military films , health-related film festivals , and human rights film festivals . There are festivals, especially in
448-585: Is North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. The 60th Chicago International Film Festival, scheduled during the month of October, will host over 40,000 attendees from around the world. The Festival's program, screening 175+ films from more than 50 countries, is presented in sections including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Documentary, Black Perspectives, City & State, and Special Presentations. The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), founded in 1977,
512-540: Is a novelist, director, independent filmmaker, and advocate of women in the film industry. She was featured in the 2003 IFC Films documentary In The Company of Women , directed by Lesli Klainberg and Gini Reticker. Miller wrote and directed her first film, Angela , in 1995. It is the story of 10-year-old Angela's attempt to purge her soul of sin in order to cure her mentally ill mother. The film premiered at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema, and screened at Sundance Film Festival . For Angela , Miller received
576-588: Is a popular international film festival based in Kolkata which showcases international cult films. YathaKatha International Film & Literature Festival (YKIFLF) is an annual film & literature festival in Mumbai showcasing literature collaboration in cinema via various constructive discussions and forums. 1st edition of the festival is being held from 25–28 November in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Rebecca Miller Rebecca Augusta Miller (born September 15, 1962)
640-624: Is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , which makes all its jury-award-winning narrative short and animated short films eligible for an Academy Award. There are several significant film festivals held regularly in Africa. The Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo was established in 1976, the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso
704-528: Is an American filmmaker and novelist. She is known for her films Angela (1995), Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002), The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005), The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009), and Maggie's Plan (2015), all of which she wrote and directed, as well as her novels The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and Jacob's Folly . Miller received the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Personal Velocity and
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#1732852712327768-859: Is held in the last week of each July in the two colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato . Other Mexican festivals include the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Guadalajara , Oaxaca Film Fest , the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Michoacan Mexico , and the Los Cabos International Film Festival founded by Scott Cross , Sean Cross , and Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, in Los Cabos , Baja Sur , Mexico are considered
832-900: Is largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The film festival is held at the Playhouse Square , which are a series of elegant theaters built in the early 1920s, and the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival , abbreviated OCanFilmFest, was co-founded by Ottawa-based filmmakers Jith Paul, Ed Kucerak, and Blair Campbell in 2015. It features films of various durations and genres from filmmakers across Canada. The Sundance Film Festival founded by Sterling Van Wagenen (then head of Wildwood, Robert Redford's company), John Earle, and Cirina Hampton Catania (both serving on
896-497: Is one of the largest film festivals in North America. It focuses on East Asian films, Canadian films, and nonfiction films. In 2016, there was an audience of 133,000 and 324 films. The Toronto International Film Festival , founded by Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk, and Dusty Cohl, is one of North America's most important film festivals, and is the most widely attended. The Chicago International Film Festival , founded in 1964,
960-686: Is the longest-running festival in Great Britain as well as the longest continually running film festival in the world. Australia's first and longest-running film festival is the Melbourne International Film Festival (1952), followed by the Sydney Film Festival (1954). North America's first and longest-running short film festival is the Yorkton Film Festival , established in 1947. The first film festival in
1024-606: Is the most popular festival in North America. Time wrote it had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period". The Seattle International Film Festival is credited as being the largest film festival in the United States, regularly showing over 400 films in a month across the city. The festivals in Berlin , Cairo , Cannes , Goa , Karlovy Vary , Locarno , Mar del Plata , Moscow , San Sebastián , Shanghai , Tallinn , Tokyo , Venice , and Warsaw are accredited by
1088-687: The Berlin Film Festival , and the Hay Festival . At the Kerry Film Festival in 2009, Miller was honored with the Maureen O'Hara Award, in recognition for her achievements in film. In 2013, Miller published Jacob's Folly – a complex novel about an 18th-century French rake reincarnated as a housefly in modern-day New York with the ability to enter the other characters’ consciousness and influence them. Critic Maureen Corrigan praised
1152-526: The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director for Angela . Miller is the daughter of Arthur Miller , a Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright, and his third wife, Inge Morath , a Magnum photographer. Miller was born in Roxbury, Connecticut , to Arthur Miller , the dramatist, and Austrian-born Inge Morath , a photographer. Her younger brother, Daniel, was born in 1966. Her father
1216-769: The High Falls Film Festival , and the film was successfully released through United Artists . The film earned critical praise from The New York Times as "the work of a talented and highly visual writer." For Personal Velocity , Miller received the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award in 2002, and the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking in 2003. Cinematographer Ellen Kuras received
1280-622: The Independent Feature Project 's Open Palm Award , and the Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker Trophy from her peers. The film's cinematographer Ellen Kuras was also honored at Sundance and the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film . Miller's collection of prose portraits of women, Personal Velocity , was awarded The Washington Post Best Book of 2001. Personal Velocity
1344-568: The International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in the category of competitive feature films. As a rule, for films to compete, they must first be released during the festivals and not in any other previous venue beforehand. Ann Arbor Film Festival started in 1963. It is the oldest continually operated experimental film festival in North America and has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, primarily, experimental filmmakers to showcase work. In
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#17328527123271408-821: The New York Film Festival , Montclair Film Festival , Berlin Film Festival , Dublin International Film Festival , San Francisco International Film Festival , USA Film Festival /Angelika Film Center Dallas, Denver Film Critics Society Women+Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival , and Sundance Film Festival . Sony Pictures Classics distributed Maggie's Plan in theaters. The ensemble cast includes Greta Gerwig , Julianne Moore , Ethan Hawke , Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph . Critic for Vanity Fair , Richard Lawson praised Maggie's Plan as "A smart, goofy delight!" Maggie's Plan
1472-639: The Venice Film Festival (late summer to early autumn), the Cannes Film Festival (late spring to early summer), and the Berlin International Film Festival (late winter to early spring), founded in 1932, 1946, and 1951 respectively. The Edinburgh International Film Festival , founded in 1946, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. Many film festivals are dedicated exclusively to animation. Various regional festivals occur in various countries. The Austin Film Festival
1536-534: The Woodstock Film Festival and IFC Center in New York. For The Ballad of Jack and Rose , Miller received Honorable Mention from MTV 's 2010 The Best Female Directors Who Should Have Won An Oscar. In 2009, Miller released her fourth film, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee , an adaptation of her 2002 novel by the same name. A nuanced exploration of a 50-year-old woman's adjustment reaction to moving into
1600-664: The 2006 festival. Then, in 2007, under new management the festival exploded becoming the fastest growing festival in all of Ireland, with audiences numbers increasing by nearly 600% over the coming years. In 2011 the audience topped 10,000 for the first time, with more than 20,000 attendees at various screenings and workshops throughout the year. Kerry Film Festival screens a comprehensive selection of short films (International, Irish, Kerry, Student, Animation). The festival also screens carefully curated feature films, both narrative and documentary. Many of these screenings feature Q & A sessions afterwards. Kerry Film Festival seeks to bring
1664-607: The 2014 Oscar winner Mr. Hublot and in 2015 the highly acclaimed Academy Award winner S t u t t e r e r by Ben Cleary. An Irish Goodbye screened at KIFF 2022 and won the Oscar for the Best Short Film in 2023. In 2013, Kerry Film Festival launched the Secret Cine Club that screened "secret" movies in a "secret" location. The first screening took place on Little Samphire Island, off the coast of Fenit . The first film screened
1728-786: The Dominican International Film Festival occurs annually in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic . As well as the Havana Film Festival was founded in 1979 and is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the Caribbean. Its focus is on Latin American cinema . The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival , founded in 2006, is dedicated to screening the newest films from the English-, Spanish, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and
1792-494: The English speaking world also include Chocolat , opposite Johnny Depp , thanked "Maureen for all the stories you have given us" and encouraged all the directors present to follow their own path and resist pressure to conform. Fionnula Flanagan picked up the award in 2011. Saoirse Ronan won the award in 2012. KFF has previously featured successful short films such as the Oscar short-listed animation Head over Heels in 2012,
1856-693: The Excellence in Cinematography Award at Sundance. Personal Velocity: Three Portraits is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City . In 2003, Miller wrote and illustrated A Woman Who. The book is a collection of images of women, in a variety of scenes, each drawn by Miller with her eyes closed. Miller wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film adaptation of David Auburn 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play Proof . The film
1920-696: The Government of Kerala held annually at Thiruvananthapuram is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in Indian. The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, is a major documentary and short film festival. The Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (MWIFF) is an annual film festival in Mumbai that features films made by women directors and technicians. The Calcutta International Cult Films Festival (CICFF)
1984-682: The Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival. Binoche, the winner of numerous international film awards, including an Oscar for her role in 1996 film The English Patient , arrived in person to pick up the Award from Maureen O'Hara at the award ceremony in Tralee's Siamsa Tíre . The packed theatre rose to its feet shortly after 2pm as Binoche linked arms with the movie legend, Maureen O'Hara, on stage. Tearfully accepting her award Binoche, whose films in
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2048-448: The U.S., Telluride Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , Austin Film Festival , Austin 's South by Southwest , NYC 's Tribeca Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival are all considered significant festivals for independent film. The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers. The biggest independent film festival in the UK
2112-589: The US, that highlight and promote films made by or about various ethnic groups and nationalities or feature the cinema from a specific foreign country. These include African-Americans , Asian-Americans , Mexican-Americans , Arabs , Jews , Italian, German , French , Palestinian , and Native American . The Deauville American Film Festival in France is devoted to the cinema of the United States . LGBTQ+ and Women's film festivals are also popular. Tribeca Festival , one of
2176-587: The United States was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival , also known as The Chris Awards , held in 1953. According to the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco , " The Chris Awards (is) one of the most prestigious documentaries, educational, business and informational competitions in the U.S.; (it is) the oldest of its kind in North America and celebrating its 54th year". It
2240-669: The Utah Film Commission at the time) is a significant festival for independent film. The Woodstock Film Festival was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto to bring high-quality, independent films to the Hudson Valley region of New York . In 2010, Indiewire named the Woodstock Film Festival among the top 50 independent film festivals worldwide. The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) founded by John Thimothy, one of
2304-440: The adjudication panel in 2007, while Liam Neeson headed up the panel in 2008. Other adjudicators in 2008 included John Carney , director of Once, and Kirsten Sheridan , director of Disco Pigs and Academy Award nominated writer for the semi-autobiographical film In America . In 2010, the adjudication panel was headed up by Jeremy Irons , and Michael Fassbender . While Cillian Murphy and Paul Greengrass were members of
2368-569: The adjudication panel in 2011. Other adjudicators have included Jim Cummings and Benjamin Cleary. The festival also screens feature films. Many films seen at Kerry Film Festival went on to garner international acclaim, including 2010 Academy Award short-listed Granny O’ Grimm's Sleeping Beauty and The Door; 2012 Oscar® short-listed Head Over Heels ; 2014 Oscar® winner Mr. Hublot ; 2016 Oscar® winner Stutterer and 2019 Oscar® nominees Mother and Detainment . In late 2007 Kerry Film Festival announced
2432-457: The border of Western Sahara , is notable as the only film festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp. The festival aims to provide cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees and raise awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people, who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades. The International Film Festival of India , organized by
2496-648: The cost of production could be lowered significantly, and internet technology allowed for the collaboration of film production. Film festivals have evolved significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic . Many festivals opted for virtual or hybrid festivals. The film industry, which was already in upheaval due to streaming options, has faced another major shift, and movies showcased at festivals have an even shorter runway to online launches. The "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice , Cannes , Berlin , Toronto , and Sundance . The Toronto International Film Festival
2560-483: The creation of the Maureen O'Hara Award for women that have excelled in film. At that time, it was one of the few film awards, anywhere in the world, offered exclusively to women and the first named award in Ireland. The Maureen O' Hara Award acknowledges women that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their respective fields in film. It was presented for the first time at the 2008 Kerry Film Festival. Brenda Fricker
2624-461: The film-making community together for workshops and industry days. One of the main events is the Irish Film and Television Awards hosted industry networking event which brings key industry personnel together. In 2007 the Kerry Film Festival pivoted to focus primarily on a number of short film competitions. To do so the festival lined up a number of A-List adjudicators . Gabriel Byrne headed up
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2688-648: The government of India, was founded in 1952. Chennai International Film Festival has been organized since 2002 by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), the Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, and the Film Federation of India. The Jaipur International Film Festival , founded in 2009, is India's most prominent international film festival. The International Film Festival of Kerala organised by
2752-557: The great highlights in Irish acting. I'm absolutely delighted that Brenda will accept this award and I wish her the very best in her career, in film and, most importantly, in her life," O'Hara said. In 2009 the award was presented to Rebecca Miller who was in Kerry to pick up the award with her husband, Daniel Day-Lewis at a ceremony with Dave Fanning as MC . In 2010, Oscar winning French screen star Juliette Binoche flew into Kerry to pick up
2816-554: The largest international cinema event in coastal Southern California , attracting over 56,000 attendees to Orange County, CA . The Festival partners with over 40 non-profit organizations and pairs each with a film that aligns with their mission. The films featured include World, North America, U.S. and West Coast premieres as well as the International Spotlight Series which celebrates foreign language films. The Vancouver International Film Festival , founded in 1958,
2880-590: The master potter Louis Mulcahy. The award was "an honour, a privilege, a delight," she said, following the presentation. Maureen O'Hara wanted to be at the ceremony but was not well enough to attend, chairman of the Kerry Film Festival John Kennedy said. She had been closely involved and sent a message to the ceremony: "Brenda has displayed courage and determination throughout her career and her Oscar Winning role as Mrs Brown in My Left Footis one of
2944-615: The most important film festivals in Latin America. In 2015, Variety called the Los Cabos International Film Festival the "Cannes of Latin America". The Cartagena Film Festival , founded by Victor Nieto in 1960, is the oldest in Latin America . The Festival de Gramado (or Gramado Film Festival) Gramado , Brazil . The Lima Film Festival is the leading film festival in Peru and one of
3008-624: The most important in Latin America. It is focused on Latin-American cinema and is organized each year by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru . The Valdivia International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Valdivia . It is arguably the most important film festival in Chile . There is also Filmambiente, held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, an international festival on environmental films and videos. For Spanish-speaking countries,
3072-528: The most prestigious in North America, ranks first worldwide in terms of audience attendance and 11th in terms of media attendance. The San Francisco International Film Festival , founded by Irving "Bud" Levin in 1957, is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the United States. It highlights current trends in international filmmaking and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. The Newport Beach Film Festival , founded by Gregg Schwenk in 1999, has emerged as
3136-555: The region's diaspora. It also seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) was also founded in 2006 and is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi , thriller , fantasy , dark humor , bizarre, horror , anime , adventure , virtual reality , and animation in short and feature films . The most important European film festivals are
3200-426: The top leading international film festivals in western Canada ( Regina, Saskatchewan ) represented 35 countries in 2018 festival. RIFFA annual Award show and red carpet arrival event are getting noticed in the contemporary film and fashion industries in Western Canada . Toronto's Hot Docs , founded by filmmaker Paul Jay, is a North American documentary film festival. Toronto has the largest number of film festivals in
3264-462: The work, saying, "Miller's writing style is sensuous, and her individual stories expand, opulently, in scope and emotional impact." Miller wrote a screenplay neo- screwball comedy called Maggie's Plan , based upon an original story by Karen Rinaldi. Miller directed the film, shot primarily in Greenwich Village , in 2015. Maggie's Plan premiered at Toronto International Film Festival Special Presentations, and screened internationally, at
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#17328527123273328-407: The world, ranging from cultural, independent, and historic films. The Seattle International Film Festival , which screens 270 features and approximately 150 short films, is the largest American film festival in terms of the number of feature productions. The Expresión en Corto International Film Festival is the largest competitive film festival in Mexico . It specializes in emerging talent and
3392-503: The world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice , Cannes , Berlin (the original Big Three ), Toronto , and Sundance . The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. 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. Edinburgh International Film Festival
3456-407: The world—from high-profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, Utah ), to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia ), and the Park City Film Music Festival , the first U.S. film festival dedicated to honoring music in film. Film Funding competitions such as Writers and Filmmakers were introduced when
3520-401: Was Jaws . Other screenings have included films shown in Dingle Court House, a school, an organic farm and screenings in Listowel , Dingle and Killarney as well as in Cahersiveen and various locations around Tralee . Film festival Films may be of recent date and depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on
3584-418: Was Jewish , whereas her mother was Protestant . For a time during childhood, Miller practiced Catholicism of her own accord. Her maternal grandparents themselves were Catholic converts to Protestantism. She has said that she stopped thinking of herself as a Christian "somewhere at the end of college". Miller remembered her childhood in Roxbury as being surrounded by artists. Sculptor Alexander Calder
3648-498: Was a neighbor; so were choreographer Martha Clarke and members of the experimental dance troupe Pilobolus . Immersed in drawing, Miller was tutored by another neighbor, sculptor Philip Grausman . Miller attended Choate Rosemary Hall . In 1980, she entered Yale University to study painting and literature. Naomi Wolf , the feminist author, was her roommate. Miller created wooden panel triptychs she described as hybrids of pictographic forms inspired, for example, by Paul Klee and
3712-503: Was adapted by Miller for her 2002 award-winning feature film by the same name. She adapted three short stories into a screenplay of three different, although thematically unified short films, which Miller then directed. Each film explores personal transformation in response to life-changing circumstances. Miller credits the poet Honor Moore for help to "bridge the gap between being a writer of scripts and fiction." Personal Velocity: Three Portraits screened at Tribeca Film Festival ,
3776-620: Was cast in the role of Anya in the Peter Brook 's adaptation of Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard , her first stage role. She originated the part of Lili in The American Plan . Throughout, Miller gravitated toward her role as an independent filmmaker/director. Miller began her acting career with directors Alan Pakula , Paul Mazursky , and Mike Nichols . She played the female lead in NBC 's television movie The Murder of Mary Phagan , and supporting roles in feature films , including Regarding Henry (1991), Consenting Adults (1992), and Wind (1992). In 1991, Miller wrote and directed
3840-469: Was directed by John Madden , and stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins . Also in 2005, Miller directed her film, The Ballad of Jack and Rose , which stars Daniel Day-Lewis , Camilla Belle and Catherine Keener . Shot on location in Nova Scotia and on Prince Edward Island , the film is a textured, sorrowful, coming of age story about a 16-year-old named Rose who has grown up in isolation with her father. The Ballad of Jack and Rose screened at
3904-412: Was established in 1969 and accepts competition-only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. The annual Durban International Film Festival in South Africa and Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania have grown in importance for the film and entertainment industry, as they often screen the African premieres of many international films. The Nairobi Film Festival (NBO), which
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#17328527123273968-411: Was established in 2016 with a special focus on screening exceptional films from around the world that are rarely presented in Nairobi's mainstream cinema and spotlighting the best Kenyan films, has also been growing in popularity over the years and has improved the cinema-going culture in Kenya. The Sahara International Film Festival , held annually in the Sahrawi refugee camps in western Algeria near
4032-406: Was followed four years later by the San Francisco International Film Festival , held in March 1957, which emphasized feature-length dramatic films. The festival played a major role in introducing foreign films to American audiences. Films in the first year included Akira Kurosawa 's Throne of Blood and Satyajit Ray 's Pather Panchali . Today, thousands of film festivals take place around
4096-463: Was the inaugural recipient. The award was presented to her by Jim Sheridan , who directed her in the Oscar -winning My Left Foot (1989). At the ceremony, Fricker's hand was in a sling because of a shoulder injury, the actress made famous by My Left Foot quipped to reporters the injury was to "my left shoulder, not my left foot". She was presented with a specially commissioned piece of pottery of joined masks representing tragedy and comedy, made by
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