| Name
| Est.
| City
| Country
| Type
| Notes
| Website
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| Asia Pacific Film Festival | 1954 | Rotating | Regionwide | Regional | First held in Tokyo, the annual festival is hosted by a country designated by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. |
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| Bangkok International Film Festival | 2003 | Bangkok | Thailand | International | Organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, a government agency. | bangkokfilm.org
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| Cinemanila International Film Festival | 1999 | Manila | Philippines | International | Founded by Filipino maverick filmmaker Tikoy Aguiluz it is held annually. | cinemanila.com.ph
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| Fajr International Film Festival | 1982 | Tehran | Iran | International | Under supervision of Iran Ministry of Culture in, it takes place every February in on the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. | fajrfestival.ir
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| Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | 1962 | Taipei | Taiwan | Regional | The annual month-long festival featuring Chinese-language and Asian films culminates in a prestigious awards ceremony. | goldenhorse.org.tw
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| Haifa International Film Festival | 1983 | Haifa | Israel | International | Israel's first film festival, it is held each year during the holiday of Sukkot on the ridge of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. | haifaff.co.il
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| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 1977 | Hong Kong | | International | | hikiff.org.hk
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| International Film Festival of India | 1952 | Goa | India | International | | iffi.nic.in
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| International Film Festival of Kerala | 1996 | Thiruvananthapuram | India | International, Regional | Held annually in November or December. Competition program is restricted to films produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America. | keralafilm.com
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| Jakarta International Film Festival | 1998 | Jakarta | Indonesia | International | | jiffest.org
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| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2000 | Jeonju | South Korea | International | Focuses on digital, independent and art films. | jiff.or.kr
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| Mumbai International Film Festival | 1990 | Mumbai | India | International | Organised by the Indian government's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Film Division, and focuses on documentary, short and animation films. | filmsdivision.org
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| Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival | 1997 | Bucheon | South Korea | International | Held annually in July, the festival, also known as PiFan, focuses on Asian and international horror, thriller, mystery and fantasy films. | pifan.com
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| Pusan International Film Festival | 1996 | Busan | South Korea | International | Largest film festival in Asia. | piff.org
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| Shanghai International Film Festival | 1993 | Shanghai | China | International | Mainland China's largest film festival. | siff.com
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| Singapore International Film Festival | 1987 | Singapore | Singapore | International | Held annual around April or May. | filmfest.org.sg
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| Tokyo Filmex | 2000 | Tokyo | Japan | International | Organized annually by Office Kitano, Takeshi Kitano's film company. | filmex.net
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| Tokyo International Film Festival | 1985 | Tokyo | Japan | International | | tiff-jp.net
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| World Film Festival of Bangkok | 2003 | Bangkok | Thailand | International | Organized by Nation Multimedia Group. | worldfilmbkk.com
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| ViBGYOR International Short and Documentary Film Festival | 2006 | Thrissur | India | Special interest | Annual focus on short films and documentaries on issues and people's movements with an activist outlook. | vibgyorfilm.com
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| Name
| Est.
| City
| Country
| Type
| Notes
| Website
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| Amsterdam Film eXperience | 2006 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | International | New Media, cross-over, animation, interaction, experimental, installations. | www.amsterdamfilmexperience.com
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| Berlin International Film Festival | 1951 | Berlin | Germany | International | Also called the "Berlinale", the festival is held annually in February. | berlinale.de
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| Biberach Independent Film Festival | 2004 | Biberach an der Riß | Germany | Mostly German | Also called B.I.F.F., the festival is held most every year in October/November. | biff-filmfestival.de
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| Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film | 1983 | Brussels | Belgium | Special interest | Annual venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. | bifff.org
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| Belgrade International Film Festival | 1971 | Belgrade | Serbia | International | Also called "FEST", the festival is held annually in February or March. | fest.org.yu
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| Cannes Film Festival | 1939 | Cannes | France | International | One of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious festivals, it is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. | festival-cannes.com
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| Copenhagen International Film Festival | 2003 | Copenhagen | Denmark | International | Held annually in September. | copenhagenfilmfestival.com/
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| Cyprus International Film Festival | 2006 | Nicosia | Cyprus | International | | www.cyiff.com
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| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 1947 | Edinburgh | Scotland | International | The longest continuously running film festival, it is part of the Edinburgh International Festival, which takes place annually in August. | edfilmfest.org.uk
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| Fresh Film Festival | 2004 | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | International | Student film, feature, documentary, animation, experimental. | www.freshfilmfest.net
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| Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival | 1985 | Setúbal | Portugal | Special interest | Held annually in June, the competition section is open to films from countries that produce fewer than 30 films per year. | festroia.pt
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| Gijón International Film Festival | 1963 | Gijón | Spain | International | | gijonfilmfestival.com
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| International Film Festival Rotterdam | 1972 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | International | Held annually in January or February. | filmfestivalrotterdam.com/
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| International Thessaloniki Film Festival | 1992 | Thessaloniki | Greece | International | Held annually in November | filmfestival.gr
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| Istanbul International Film Festival | 1982 | Istanbul | Turkey | International | Held annually around the end of April. | iksv.org/film
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| Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2002 | Dublin | Ireland | International | Succeeded Dublin Film Festival, which ran from 1985 to 2001. Held annually in February or March. | dubliniff.com
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| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 1946 | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | International | | kviff.com/
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| Locarno International Film Festival | 1946 | Locarno | Switzerland | International | Held annually in August. | pardo.ch/
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| London Film Festival | 1956 | London | England | International | Held annually by the British Film Institute and sponsored by The Times newspaper. | lff.org.uk/
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| Moscow International Film Festival | 1935 | Moscow | Russia | International | First held in 1935, from 1959 to 1995 it was held every second year in July, and since 1995 has been held annually.
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| Norwegian International Film Festival | 1973 | Haugesund | Norway | International | Held annually in August. | filmweb.no
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| Raindance Film Festival | 1993 | London | England | Special interest | A festival for independent films, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards. | raindance.co.uk/
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| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 1953 | San Sebastián | Spain | International | Supervised by the FIAPF, the annual A category festival is one of the most important for Spanish-language cinema. | sansebastianfestival.com
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| Sarajevo Film Festival | 1995 | Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | International | Held annually in August. | sff.ba
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| Stockholm International Film Festival | 1990 | Stockholm | Sweden | International | Held annually in November. | filmfestivalen.se
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| Three Continents Festival | 1979 | Nantes | France | Special interest | Annual festival is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. | 3continents.com
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| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2001 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | International | Held annually in June. | tiff.ro
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| Venice Film Festival | 1932 | Venice | Italy | International | The world's oldest film festival, it is held annually in late August or early September on the island of the Lido. | labiennale.org/en/cinema/
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| Viennale | 1960 | Vienna | Austria | International | Held annually in October. | viennale.at
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| Name
| Est.
| City
| State/Prov.
| Type
| Notes
| Website
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| Ann Arbor Film Festival | 1963 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | International | Longest-running film festival showcasing experimental and independent film in North America. Held annually in late March. | aafilmfest.org
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| Bahamas International Film Festival | 2004 | Paradise Island | The Bahamas | International | | bintlfilmfest.com
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| Calgary International Film Festival | 2000 | Calgary | Alberta | International | Held annually for 10 days in late September or early October. | calgaryfilm.com
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| Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival | 2001 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Regional accepting international entries | Held annually the first full non-Easter weekend in April. | [1]
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| Chicago International Film Festival | 1965 | Chicago | Illinois | International | Held annually in October. | chicagofilmfestival.org
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| Cleveland International Film Festival | 1977 | Cleveland | Ohio | International | | clevelandfilm.org
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| Columbus International Film & Video Festival | 1953 | Columbus | Ohio | International | North America's oldest film festival, held annually in November. As a competition festival, it is also known as The Chris Awards. | www.chrisawards.org
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| Denver Film Festival | 1978 | Denver | Colorado | International | Held annually in November. | denverfilm.org
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| Edmonton International Film Festival | 1986 | Edmonton | Alberta | International | | edmontonfilmfest.com
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| Expresión en Corto International Film Festival | 1997 | San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato | Guanajuato | International | Mexico's largest competitive film festival. | expresionencorto.com
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| Fantasia Festival | 1996 | Montreal | Quebec | Special interest | Devoted to fantasy, horror, martial arts and science fiction genres. | fantasiafest.com
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| Festival du Nouveau Cinéma | 1971 | Montreal | Quebec | International | | nouveaucinema.ca
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| Florida Film Festival | 1992 | Maitland | Florida | International | The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and a full array of educational forums, glamorous parties, and other special events. | floridafilmfestival.com
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| Guadalajara International Film Festival | 1988 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | International | | guadalajaracinemafest.com
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| Hamptons International Film Festival | 1993 | East Hampton | New York | International | | hamptonsfilmfest.org
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| Hawaii International Film Festival | 1981 | Honolulu | Hawaii | International | Held annually in the fall for two weeks. | hiff.org
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| Havana Film Festival | 1979 | Havana | Cuba | Regional | Held annually, focuses on Latin-American films. | habanafilmfestival.com
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| Indianapolis International Film Festival | 2004 | Indianapolis | Indiana | International | | indyfilmfest.org
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| Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival | 2004 | Mexico City | Mexico | International | Also known as FICCO (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo), it is hosted by Cinemex. | ficco.com.mx
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| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival | 1983 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | Minnesota | International | Held annually in the spring. | mnfilmarts.org
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| Mods & Rockers Film Festival | 1999 | Los Angeles | California | Special interest | Celebration of rock music culture films. | modsandrockers.com
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| Montreal World Film Festival | 1977 | Montreal | Quebec | International | | ffm-montreal.org
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| New York Asian Film Festival | 2002 | New York City | New York | Special interest | Features North American premieres and classic titles from Asian cinemas, especially horror, action and martial arts genres. | subwaycinema.com
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| New York Film Festival | 1962 | New York City | New York | International | One of North America's oldest film festivals. | www.filmlinc.com
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| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 1989 | Palm Springs | California | International | | www.psfilmfest.org
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| Rhode Island International Film Festival | 1997 | Providence | Rhode Island | International | Held annually for 6 days during the second week of August | www.RIFilmFest.org
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| Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival | 1997 | Champaign | Illinois | Special interest | Founded by film critic Roger Ebert. | ebertfest.com
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| San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival | 1982 | San Francisco | California | Special interest | Dedicated to Asian and Asian-American films. | asianamericanfilmfestival.org
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| San Francisco International Film Festival | 1957 | San Francisco | California | International | | sffs.org
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | 1985 | Santa Barbara | California | International | | sbfilmfestival.org
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| Seattle International Film Festival | 1985 | Seattle | Washington | International | One of the largest film festivals in the United States. | seattlefilm.org
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| Sonoma Valley Film Festival | 1996 | Sonoma | California | International | Set in the heart of California wine country, one of the most prestigious of the smaller "destination" film festivals in the United States. | sonomafilmfest.org
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| South by Southwest | 1987 | Austin | Texas | Special interest | SXSW Film was added to the annual music festival in 1994, focusing on new directing talent. | sxsw.com
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| Sundance Film Festival | 1978 | Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sundance | Utah | International | Held annually in January, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the United States.
| institute.sundance.org
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| Tampa International Film Festival | 2003 | Tampa | Florida | International | | tampafilmfest.com
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| Telluride Film Festival | 1974 | Telluride | Colorado | International | Only 40 films are admitted each year. | telluridefilmfestival.com
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| Toronto After Dark Film Festival | 2006 | Toronto | Ontario | Special interest | Annual showcase of science fiction, horror and fantasy cinema from Asia. | torontoafterdark.com
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| Toronto International Film Festival | 1976 | Toronto | Ontario | International | The world's largest film festival open to the general public, it is held annually in September. | torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca
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| Tribeca Film Festival | 2002 | New York City | New York | International | Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. | tribecafilmfestival.org
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| Traverse City Film Festival | 2005 | Traverse City | Michigan | International | Annual festival co-founded by filmmaker Michael Moore. | traversecityfilmfestival.org
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| Vancouver International Film Festival | 1982 | Vancouver | British Columbia | International | Held annually for two weeks in late September and early October. | viff.org
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| WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | 1961 | Houston | Texas | Special interest | Dedicated to the independent features and short films. | worldfest.org
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| Est.
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| 48 Hour Film Project | 2001 | Special interest | A traveling contest in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop and a line of dialog, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. The films are then shown in cities across the United States. | http://www.48hourfilm.com/
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| Ann Arbor Film Festival | 1963 | International | One of the pioneers of the travelling film festival, the AAFF annually visits more than 16 cities with highlights of cutting-edge, experimental and artistically-inspired films from that year's full festival program. | http://www.aafilmfest.org/tour/
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| Bicycle Film Festival | 2000 | Special interest | Films about bicycling. | http://bicyclefilmfestival.com
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| Campus MovieFest | 2001 | Special interest | The world's largest student film festival, CMF is held annually at over 30 colleges and universities worldwide. Participation is free and participants are provided an Apple Computer, a video camera, and software to create 5-minute films. | http://www.campusmoviefest.com/
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| Gadabout Traveling Film Festival | 2003 | Special interest | Touring festival that screens a program of around 20 international independent short films. | http://www.gadaboutfilmfest.com/
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| National Film Challenge | 2003 | Special interest | An online festival the screens films that were completed in three days and contain assigned elements. | http://www.filmchallenge.com/
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| The Nicktoons Film Festival | 2004 | Special interest | An annual animation short film contest in which the winners have their works broadcast on Nickelodeon. | http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/
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| Night Gallery Film Festival | 2006 | Special interest | A traveling showcase of independent films, with screenings at around six venues in North America and Oceania. | http://www.nightgalleryfilmfestival.com/
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| Filminute | 2006 | International | Filminute is the international one-minute film festival that showcases, awards and promotes the best one-minute films from around the world. | http://www.filminute.com/
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| Robotmedia | | Special interest | Has "nodes" in several U.S. cities where local filmmakers create works on various themes that are assigned monthly. | http://www.robotmedia.com
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| Ambulart | 2004 | German and Spanish language films | Ambulart is a cultural exchange platform for native Spanish and German speaker creators, is an itinerant audiovisual fest that travels around the cities of Guadalajara (Mexico), Quito, Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Hamburg (Germany). | http://www.ambulart.com
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