"the festival's closing film. Hui's previous full-length directorial feature, ""A Simple Life"", also premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011, where it competed for the Golden Lion. Shortly after its world premiere, ""The Golden Era"" made its North American premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, placed under the Masters category and distributed by China Lion Film Distribution Inc. The film continued to appear in other festivals, including the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival while making its first public release on October 1, 2014 in China. On October 17, 2014, ""The Golden Era"" was released in the U.S."
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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."
"Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale, is a film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the ""Big Three"" alongside the Venice Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. With around 300,000 tickets sold and 500,000 admissions each year, it has the largest public attendance of any annual film festival. Up to 400 films are shown in several sections across cinematic genres. Around twenty films compete for the festival's top awards, called the Golden Bear"
"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."
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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 place from November 15 to 25 November in 2018. The International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg is aimed"
"Hong Kong International Film Festival The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF, Chinese: 香港國際電影節) is one of Asia’s oldest international film festival. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens around 230 films from more than 60 countries in different major cultural venues across the territory every year. New films are featured as gala premieres, with the directors and cast presenting on the red carpet and meet-and-greet sessions in theatres. Previously operated by Urban Council and Leisure and Cultural Services Department, from 1977 to 2001, and Hong Kong Arts Development Council,"
"by the forces of nationalism. It opens with the images of their grandmother spinning wool. The first documentary about the Manaki brothers was from Zagreb Film in 1958, and in 1988 a Greek-language documentary was released. In their honor in the hometown of Bitola where Milton Manaki resided for 60 years until his death, the Manaki Brothers Film Festival was first organized on 21 May 1950. The main winner prize of the festival is the ""Golden Camera 300"" named in honor of the legendary camera of the Manaki's. The ""Manaki Brothers"" is the main and oldest film festival in the"
"11th Venice International Film Festival The 11th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1950. Recognized as the oldest film festival in the world, the Venice Film Festival, made its entry in 1932 in Venice, Italy. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the initial hosting of the festival was done in the Hotel Excelsior in Venice. The participating countries in the 1940s were just a handful owing to the breakout of World War II. The turn-out of participating countries, however, shot up in the 1950s and the festival grew internationally. Even films from"
"Japan and India made their entry in that year. With the introduction of new genre of films, the festival took to newer heights and gained worldwide popularity. The festival helped film directors from all round the world in the betterment of their careers. 11th Venice International Film Festival The 11th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1950. Recognized as the oldest film festival in the world, the Venice Film Festival, made its entry in 1932 in Venice, Italy. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the initial hosting of the festival was done"
"Giuseppe Tornatore, Gabriele Salvatores and Roberto Benigni brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. The country is also famed for its prestigious Venice Film Festival, the oldest film festival in the world, held annually since 1932 and awarding the Golden Lion. In 2008 the Venice Days (""Giornate degli Autori""), a section held in parallel to the Venice Film Festival, has produced in collaboration with Cinecittà studios and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage a list of 100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978, the ""100 Italian films to be saved"". The French Lumière"
"Archives. Dok Leipzig DOK Leipzig is one of the oldest documentary festivals of the world that takes place every year in Leipzig, Germany. It is an international film festival for documentary and animated film founded in 1955 under the name ""1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films"" and was the first independent film festival in East Germany. In 1995 a separate competition for animated films was added and in 2004 a film industry program, DOK Industry, was initiated to allow a networking and contact platform for industry professionals. Shortly after German reunification attendance figures dropped, with just 5,500"
"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"
"Dok Leipzig DOK Leipzig is one of the oldest documentary festivals of the world that takes place every year in Leipzig, Germany. It is an international film festival for documentary and animated film founded in 1955 under the name ""1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films"" and was the first independent film festival in East Germany. In 1995 a separate competition for animated films was added and in 2004 a film industry program, DOK Industry, was initiated to allow a networking and contact platform for industry professionals. Shortly after German reunification attendance figures dropped, with just 5,500 people"
"Pula Film Festival The Pula Film Festival () is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August. Apart from film screenings open to the public, the annual Croatian film industry awards are also traditionally presented at the festival. The awards presented at the festival (called Golden Arenas) are the main national film awards in the country and they serve as the Croatian equivalent of the American Academy Awards, British BAFTA Awards, Spain's Goya Awards, France's César"
"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"
"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 to San Francisco, where it remains today. In 1979, the Festival was incorporated. Over 3,100 films have been screened from Native American/First Nations communities in the U.S. and Canada, and the festival includes events such"
"Giffoni Film Festival The Giffoni International Film Festival is one of the most well-known children’s film festivals in the world. It takes place in a small Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Campania, Southern Italy, close to Salerno and Naples. Started in 1971 every year over 2,000 children attend the festival from several countries around the world. During the festival, children and teenagers watch the movies, learn about the filmmaking process, and are called to judge them and award the best ones with prizes. This 44-year-old festival has had a great impact in the history of entertainment and culture,"