"The Weight (film) The Weight () is a 2012 South Korean film about a hunchback mortician and his transgender stepsister. It made its world premiere in the Venice Days sidebar of the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the 2012 Queer Lion, an award for the ""best film with a homosexual and queer culture theme."" It is the first Korean film to have won the prize. It also won a Special Award at the 2013 Fantasporto Orient Express Awards. Jeon Kyu-hwan was awarded Best Director at the 16th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and the Silver Peacock award"
"Gdynia Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ""Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni"") is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk, now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year since 1974, except in 1982 and 1983 when Poland was under martial law. The Polish Film Festival award is the Grand Prix Golden Lions (Polish: ""Złote Lwy""), which is different from the Eagle (Polish: ""Orzeł""), awarded at the Polish Film Awards and the Seattle Polish Film Festival (Seattle is the sister city of Gdynia). The jury for the 2008 competition was"
"headed by Robert Gliński, a director who had previously won at the festival. Gdynia Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ""Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni"") is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk, now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every year since 1974, except in 1982 and 1983 when Poland was under martial law. The Polish Film Festival award is the Grand Prix Golden Lions (Polish: ""Złote Lwy""), which is different from the Eagle (Polish: ""Orzeł""), awarded at the Polish Film Awards and the Seattle Polish Film Festival (Seattle"
"Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, ""International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale"") is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the ""Big Three"" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. These three film festivals are nationally acclaimed, and give creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. Founded in Venice, Italy, in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice Biennale, an exhibition of Italian art founded by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. The Venice Biennale, founded"
"2003 and 2007. It is currently held at the Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX - Nashville in the 100 Oaks area of Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Film Festival was voted as one of ""50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee"" by ""MovieMaker Magazine again in 2015"" and highlighted for ""One of the Best Film Festival Prizes"" by ""Film Festival Today."" In 2010 edition, the following prizes have been assigned. Nashville Film Festival The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States."
"Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the ""Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica"", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale. Examples of films set or at least partially filmed in Venice include: The city of Venice in Italy has played an important role in the development"
"the award twice, both of them winning in consecutive years. For the first two years the award was known as ""Best Film"". Then for several years the award went by the name of ""Grand Prize"". The 1959 winning film was awarded for ""Best Direction"". Then there was another name change for several years to ""Golden Sail"". From 1968 to the present, the award has been known as the ""Golden Leopard"". Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process"
"Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films are chosen by a jury. The award went under many names until it was named the ""Golden Leopard"" in 1968. The festival was not held in 1951 and the prize was not awarded in 1956 and 1982. As of 2009 René Clair and Jiří Trnka are the only two directors to have won"
"Columbus International Film & Video Festival The Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a Columbus, Ohio, United States annual film festival which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication. It is held each year in November. It is the oldest film festival in the United States, having existed since 1952. The present organization has been known as the Columbus International Film and Video Festival since the 1980s. As a competitive festival, it is also known as 'The Chris Awards'. The Festival is supported by a number of"
"film festivals official releases of film. The most prestigious film festivals in the world are generally considered to be Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. These festivals are sometimes called the ""Big Three."" The Toronto International Film Festival is North America's most popular festival in terms of attendance; ""Time"" wrote it had ""grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period."" The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Venice held the first major film festival in 1932. Other major and old film festivals of the world include: The"
"inaugural event of the 62nd Festival will thus acquire the value of a special tribute to filmmaking from the Far East, which has been cause for such enthusiasm in Western film and culture. Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli were each awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The Golden Lion was won by Brokeback Mountain. During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was ""5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti"". The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters"
"Golden Lotus Awards (Vietnam Film Festival) The Golden Lotus (Vietnamese: Bông sen vàng) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Vietnam Film Festival. It was introduced in 1973 at the 2nd Vietnam Film Festival held in Hanoi. The award is separated in five different categories: feature film; direct-to-video; documentary film; scientific film and animated film. The Golden Lotus is awarded for one or several films which are chosen by the jury of each category as the best production of the festival. It is also possible that the prize is not awarded if the jury decides that no"
"Sant, Barbara Hammer, Lawrence Kasdan, Devo and George Lucas. Ann Arbor Film Festival The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan. Established in 1963, it is the fourth-oldest film festival in North America (after the Yorkton Film Festival, 1947; Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 1953; and the San Francisco International Film Festival, 1957); and the oldest ""experimental"" film festival. It has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, especially, experimental filmmakers to showcase their work. Now entering its 55th year, the Ann Arbor Film"
"San Francisco Jewish Film Festival San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the oldest Jewish film festival in the world, and currently the largest with a 2016 attendance figure of 40,000 at screenings in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Rafael, and Palo Alto. The three-week summer festival is held in San Francisco, California, usually at the Castro Theater in San Francisco and other cinemas in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, San Rafael, and Palo Alto, and features contemporary and classic independent Jewish film from around the world. In 2015, the organization re-branded itself as the Jewish Film Institute, retaining the name ""San"
"the subject in the schools. Since 2005, the winners of the Deutscher Filmpreis, also known as the ""Lolas"" are elected by the members of the Deutsche Filmakademie. With a cash prize of three million euros it is the most highly endowed German cultural award. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called ""Berlinale"", is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. With 274,000 tickets sold and 487,000 admissions it is considered the largest publicly"
"Nashville Film Festival The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from 125 countries and programmed 271 films. Attendance has grown to nearly 43,000. The festival also offers a screenplay competition with features, teleplays and shorts categories and a web series competition. In addition to tendays of film screenings, the festival provides industry panels, music showcases, parties and receptions. The Nashville Film Festival is also an Academy Award qualifying festival."
"of Giuliana Stramigioli, a Japan-based representative of an Italian film company, who had seen and admired the movie and convinced Daiei to submit it. On September 10, 1951, ""Rashomon"" was awarded the festival's highest prize, the Golden Lion, shocking not only Daiei but the international film world, which at the time was largely unaware of Japan's decades-old cinematic tradition. After Daiei very briefly exhibited a subtitled print of the film in Los Angeles, RKO purchased distribution rights to ""Rashomon"" in the United States. The company was taking a considerable gamble. It had put out only one prior subtitled film in"
"other notable awards include ten golden arena awards at the Pula Film Festival, the Lion of Saint Mark at the Venice Film Festival, the audience award at the Cannes Film Festival, a Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the Gold Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival, a lifetime achievement award at the MedFilm Festival and Europe's oldest film prize – the Nastro d'Argento awarded by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. Bulajic served on the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1968, 1969 and 1980. He is one of only 15 people all-time to have served on"
"festival programme with interesting presentations, exciting guests and irresistible music. An international jury chooses the recipients of the Škoda Prize (10,000 EUR) – the “Golden Lily” – for Best Film, the “Remembrance and Future” documentary prize (10,000 EUR), the prize for Best Director (7,500 EUR) of the City of Wiesbaden, and the prize (2,000 EUR) of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. A jury dispatched by FIPRESCI awards the International Film Critics’ Prize. GoEast GoEast is an International Film Festival which has been held annually in the Hessian state capital of Wiesbaden, Germany, since its inception in 2001. It's primarily"
"Washington Jewish Film Festival The Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF), in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's oldest and largest Jewish film festivals. Focusing on Jewish and Israeli issues, the festival has shown hundreds of films ranging both in genre and theme and held in the Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater in the Washington DC Jewish Community Center and other cinemas in Washington and suburban Maryland and Virginia. The festival was founded by Aviva Kempner in 1989 and has successfully run for over twenty years and is presented by the Washington DCJCC's Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts. Promote"
"Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a German panel, and there were five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, the FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films) formally"
"for animated productions and ExpoTIFF for experimental films. The list of the Winners of the ""Golden Owl"" award for each year is as follows: Tirana International Film Festival The Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the major annual events taking place in Tirana each year. It was the first international cinema festival in Albania. This cultural event was created in 2003 and is currently the most important cinematic event in Albania. The Festival is competitive with the International Section jury awarding several prizes each year, most notably the ""Golden Owl"" for Best Feature Film. It is organised annually"
"as film screenings, panel discussions, an awards ceremony and networking events. This festival is not to be confused by the Native American Film and Video Festival, which was founded in 1979. Recent festival winners include: American Indian Film Festival The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco, California, United States. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated solely to Native American/First Nations films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute. According to the Institute, the Festival was first presented Seattle, Washington in 1975 and moved in 1977"
"showing over 400 films in a month across the city. The Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, South by Southwest, New York Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Regina international film festival and awards (RIFFA) and Vancouver International Film Festival are also major North American festivals. The festivals in Berlin, Cairo, Cannes, Goa, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Mar del Plata, Montreal, Moscow, San Sebastián, Shanghai, Tallinn, Tokyo, Venice, and Warsaw are accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in the category of competitive feature films. Ann Arbor Film Festival started in 1963. It is the"
"67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was the head of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Darren Aronofsky's ""Black Swan"", and the closing film was Julie Taymor's ""The Tempest"". John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival. The Golden Lion for the Best Film In Competition was awarded to ""Somewhere"", directed by Sofia Coppola. The Silver Lion Award for Best Director was given"
"sponsors including the Ohio Arts Council and the Columbus College of Art & Design. The Columbus Film Festival has existed since 1952, but was preceded by the foundation of the Columbus Film Council. A number of awards are presented for each of the following categories: Columbus International Film & Video Festival The Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a Columbus, Ohio, United States annual film festival which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication. It is held each year in November. It is the oldest film festival"
"Ann Arbor Film Festival The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan. Established in 1963, it is the fourth-oldest film festival in North America (after the Yorkton Film Festival, 1947; Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 1953; and the San Francisco International Film Festival, 1957); and the oldest ""experimental"" film festival. It has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, especially, experimental filmmakers to showcase their work. Now entering its 55th year, the Ann Arbor Film Festival attracts over 3,000 entries from filmmakers in more"
"in the heart of Florence. The first edition of the River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival took place in October 2001 in Florence, Italy, as the first festival in the world totally devoted to Indian cinema and films about India, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Indian cinema had been recognized outside of its country of origin, but the Golden Lion won by Mira Nair with ""Monsoon Wedding"" at the Venice Film Festival in 2001 inspired new interest on an international level. Indian cinema has traditionally been best known for the mainstream masala films of Bollywood; the goal"
"€10,000 and has been jointly awarded every year by the Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Kunsthändler (BVDG) (Federal Association of German Galleries and Art Dealers) and the koelnmesse since 1988. Past recipients have included the following: Art Cologne Art Cologne is an art fair held annually in Cologne, Germany and was established in 1967 as ""Kölner Kunstmarkt"". It is regarded as the world's oldest art fair of its kind. The fair runs for six days and brings together galleries from more than 20 countries at the Cologne Exhibition Centre, one of the world’s largest exhibition centers. It is open to the"
"the largest film festival in Northern Europe and the biggest annual cultural event in Estonia. The festival hosts nearly 300 festival guests and 700 industry delegates each year. The Festival runs three competitive programs: Official Selection, First Feature Competition, and Estonian Film Competition. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Wolf, given to the director and producer of the winning film of the Official Selection. The festival also hosts several non-competitive programs including the Screen International Critics' Choice, various retrospectives, and a panorama of the best films of the year. Running concurrently with the festival is Industry@Tallinn and"
"accredited the festival, and since then the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a German panel, and there were five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by"
"cineastic artist: In addition, since 2013, the honorary New Master of Cinema Award is issued: International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (German: Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg), often shortened to IFFMH, is an annual film festival held jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The festival was established in 1952. The festival presents arthouse films of international newcomer directors. It is the second-oldest film festival in Germany (the oldest being Berlin). Since 1994 it has been held jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg. The festival takes place annually around November. The 67th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will take"
"the winners were awarded Silver, Gold, Black or White Dolphin. The outstanding artworks were rewarded with the Silver and Gold Dolphins. The Production Art & Craft category winners received Black Dolphins. The Grand Prix – given to the best video of the festival – is a White Dolphin. The Grand Prix will be awarded to the films selected among the Gold Winners. From 2015, the festival has a new trophy for the best production company, the Blue Dolphin. The Awards Gala takes place in Cannes, France every year in October. The evening before the Awards Ceremony, the winners from all"