film festival
Also known as movie festival, motion picture festival, film fest
dedicated event to screen films
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A film festival is an event where many films are gathered together and shown to audiences, often featuring movies from different filmmakers and countries. These festivals give filmmakers a platform to share their work and help audiences discover new films they might not otherwise see.
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A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent date and, depending on the festival's focus, can include both international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific format of film, such as documentary, or runtime, such as short film festivals, or genre, such as horror films, category of filmmakers, such as women, production country/region or subject matter.