Festival De Cannes To Sundance Film Festival: The Biggest Five Film Festivals In The World
International Film Festival: Cannes De Festival has evolved as one of the grandest and most revered film festivals across the globe. A major tourist attraction, and a great event for cinephiles and artists worldwide. Film festivals today have become a popular phenomena, and a bookmarked occasion on many bucket lists. But did you know how it all started, where the film festivals first began, and what are the biggest film festivals in the whole wide world? Dig in to find out.
History of film festivals
Venice film festival is known as one of the oldest running film festivals in the world. The film festival was founded by Giuseppe Volpi, member of the National Fascist Party and grandfather of famous producer Marina Cicogna in August 1932, as a part of of the ‘Venice Biennale’, one of the world's oldest exhibitions of art, created by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. At the time, the awards were plagued by the pressures from Hitler and Mussolini, hence with the idea of a free artistic expression and recognition, the Cannes came into being with Jean Zay of French Ministry of Education at the time.
From then, enlisted below have emerged as the biggest film festivals all around the world.
Festival De Cannes
Deemed as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, Cannes De Festival is set on the French Riviera annually welcoming the veteran and emerging cinema artist on the glamorous red carpet. From film screenings to a wide display of fashion, and glitz, an appearance in Cannes is the ultimate boost of prestige for its attendants.
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Venice Film Festival
Renowned as the oldest running film festival, Venice film festival takes place on the Lido di Venezia. The event is famous for its hand picked avant-garde selections for the highest honor, ‘The Golden Lion’ for the best film screened at the event.
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Berlin International Film Festival
Held in Germany, famed as Berlinale, is one of the largest public film festivals. The festival is significant for its celebratory honor towards the diversity of the cinema and providing a voice to indie and experimental productions as well.
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Toronto International Film Festival
Widely called as the TIFF, it is one of the most electric film festivals hosting the apt atmosphere for its audience. It is also the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world posing as the critical launchpad for Oscar contenders. The Festival's People's Choice Award has emerged as the indicator of success during awards season.
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Sundance Film Festival
A premier and poignant film festival for the display of independent films, which are also its characteristic feature, Sundance film festival is among the ‘big five’ film festivals of the world. Held in Park City, Utah annually, the geography is known to have birth or escalated some of the most groundbreaking and phenomenal filmmakers.
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