these are the community events where we
first see the indie gems underground
productions or soon-to-be big-screen
hits we know and love
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
film festivals for this list we’re
looking at film festivals from around
the world and basing our choices on a
mix of their popularity and reputation
within the movie industry and so on you
are one of the most vibrant and globally
exciting festivals if not the most
globally exciting number 10 the BFI
London Film Festival bring you the very
best of world cinema sit Britain’s
capital more commonly known as just the
London Film Festival the British Film
Institute’s now annual fall event was
founded in 1953 only showing about 20
films from celebrated directors at its
launch the BFI London Film Festival has
now expanded to screen over 300 films
from all around the world many
successful movies have been shown here
such as precious the road and up in the
air over the years the glamorous
bringing together of up-and-coming and
high-profile filmmakers has become the
largest public event in film in all of
the United Kingdom number nine the
Tribeca Film Festival the first New York
Festival on our list the Tribeca Film
Festival’s massive program encompasses
upwards of 500 entries annually founded
in response to the September 11th 2001
terrorist attacks the festival’s main
purpose was to revitalize local
neighborhoods affected by the tragedy
and they said New York doesn’t need
another Film Festival until now now we
need a festival
let’s get people to come back down to
lower Manhattan now welcoming a three
million member audience the festival
certainly grew quickly in its first
decade of existence Tribeca is also
known for honoring the video game la
noir as an official selection in 2011
number 8 the Venice Film Festival being
the oldest international film festival
in the world has its
works founded in 1932 it is the most
popular event in the venice biennale art
exhibition held annually in Venice Italy
due to its age and the films that have
premiered here the Venice International
Film Festival has since earned the same
level of prestige as the Cannes Film
Festival while the event revolves mostly
around Italian films and filmmakers
don’t be shocked to find out this may
also have been where your favorite film
got its premiere I wish I knew how to
quit you number seven the New York Film
Festival another New York centric Film
Festival on our list noticing a trend
this movie event is no stranger to the
masses as it’s been alive and kick’n
since 1963 unlike its competitor earlier
on our list this festival is
non-competitive and is focused on
screening films on their merit alone
this prevents many prominent filmmakers
from screening their films at NIF but
some still do quite regularly regardless
it’s definitely worth a visit on your
next New York road trip number six South
by Southwest South by Southwest isn’t
just a festival it’s an entire media
overload this set of events and
conferences runs over several days and
covers film music and interactive media
one of the younger events on our list
the Film Festival part of South by
Southwest is designed for the discovery
of new directing talent and to introduce
them to the world as their own South by
Southwest has grown significantly in a
short while bringing over 20,000 people
to the city of Austin Texas in the USA
number five the Telluride Film Festival
our first Colorado based film event on
this list the Telluride Film Festival
sure is an interesting one founded by
Bill and Stella pence
Tom ludie and James card along with the
city’s Council for the Arts and
Humanities in 1974 Telluride is focused
on new films thereby being the premier
spot of many movies this informal
tradition requiring films shown at
Telluride to be their United States
debut has allowed the festival to be
credited with the discovery of many
important directors and films some of
these include Robert Rodriguez Michael
Oher
David Lynch there is an abundance of
fish in the sea but tonight I would like
to speak about wood number for the
Toronto International Film Festival
welcome to the Toronto International
Film Festival
better known as TIFF it is the perfect
place to premiere your film if you’re
trying to snag that Oscar gold the
Toronto International Film Festival is
often compared to the Cannes Film
Festival because of their similar levels
of prestige and their ability to attract
high-profile industry members what can
Toronto do that can can’t generate Oscar
buzz many Oscar winners have premiered
at TIFF such as crash Moneyball The Big
Chill and silver linings playbook for a
different I mean oh my god number three
the Berlin International Film Festival
first founded in the middle of the 20th
century this Germany based festival has
only been going strong every year since
1978 at the bellmen L approximately 400
films are shown to an audience of over
300,000 film lovers the main program is
divided into seven sections by different
categories which are competition
panorama forum generation prospective
deutsches Kino belly now shorts and
retrospective based on the number of
attendees the Berlin International Film
Festival is also currently the largest
public film festival in the world number
two the Sundance Film Festival I just
have a hunch that this festival may be
our best this is the American version of
the Cannes Film Festival if you want to
have your film premiered with a huge
audience this is where you need to be
officially founded by Robert Redford’s
company in Salt Lake City Utah in August
1978 Sundance switched to a January
start date and Park City location in
1981 and has been going strong every
year since while focusing on homegrown
films from the United States and
international dramas you will see no
shortage of variety here as
documentaries shorts and more
also find their home at Sundance many
notable films have started out as
independence here mr. brown
mr. white mr. blonde is too blue mr.
orange mr. Payne why not mr. pink before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
[Music]
it may lack the glamour of can or the
spectacle of LA but the Moscow Film
Festival is a real source of pride in
Russia
number one the can international film
festival founded in 1946 the can
international film festival has been a
significant platform for the majority of
successful European films held in France
the annual event is known for not
limiting its criteria to only one genre
allowing a wide variety of entries
unlike the Sundance Film Festival the
Cannes Film Festival is by invitation
only this secures its promise that the
film screened during the festival is its
worldwide premiere and hasn’t been
released anywhere other than their
country of origin as such can has become
the most anticipated and media covered
Film Festival in the world do you agree
with our list oh it’s awesome I can’t
wait what’s your favorite Film Festival
for more independent top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
first see the indie gems underground
productions or soon-to-be big-screen
hits we know and love
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
film festivals for this list we’re
looking at film festivals from around
the world and basing our choices on a
mix of their popularity and reputation
within the movie industry and so on you
are one of the most vibrant and globally
exciting festivals if not the most
globally exciting number 10 the BFI
London Film Festival bring you the very
best of world cinema sit Britain’s
capital more commonly known as just the
London Film Festival the British Film
Institute’s now annual fall event was
founded in 1953 only showing about 20
films from celebrated directors at its
launch the BFI London Film Festival has
now expanded to screen over 300 films
from all around the world many
successful movies have been shown here
such as precious the road and up in the
air over the years the glamorous
bringing together of up-and-coming and
high-profile filmmakers has become the
largest public event in film in all of
the United Kingdom number nine the
Tribeca Film Festival the first New York
Festival on our list the Tribeca Film
Festival’s massive program encompasses
upwards of 500 entries annually founded
in response to the September 11th 2001
terrorist attacks the festival’s main
purpose was to revitalize local
neighborhoods affected by the tragedy
and they said New York doesn’t need
another Film Festival until now now we
need a festival
let’s get people to come back down to
lower Manhattan now welcoming a three
million member audience the festival
certainly grew quickly in its first
decade of existence Tribeca is also
known for honoring the video game la
noir as an official selection in 2011
number 8 the Venice Film Festival being
the oldest international film festival
in the world has its
works founded in 1932 it is the most
popular event in the venice biennale art
exhibition held annually in Venice Italy
due to its age and the films that have
premiered here the Venice International
Film Festival has since earned the same
level of prestige as the Cannes Film
Festival while the event revolves mostly
around Italian films and filmmakers
don’t be shocked to find out this may
also have been where your favorite film
got its premiere I wish I knew how to
quit you number seven the New York Film
Festival another New York centric Film
Festival on our list noticing a trend
this movie event is no stranger to the
masses as it’s been alive and kick’n
since 1963 unlike its competitor earlier
on our list this festival is
non-competitive and is focused on
screening films on their merit alone
this prevents many prominent filmmakers
from screening their films at NIF but
some still do quite regularly regardless
it’s definitely worth a visit on your
next New York road trip number six South
by Southwest South by Southwest isn’t
just a festival it’s an entire media
overload this set of events and
conferences runs over several days and
covers film music and interactive media
one of the younger events on our list
the Film Festival part of South by
Southwest is designed for the discovery
of new directing talent and to introduce
them to the world as their own South by
Southwest has grown significantly in a
short while bringing over 20,000 people
to the city of Austin Texas in the USA
number five the Telluride Film Festival
our first Colorado based film event on
this list the Telluride Film Festival
sure is an interesting one founded by
Bill and Stella pence
Tom ludie and James card along with the
city’s Council for the Arts and
Humanities in 1974 Telluride is focused
on new films thereby being the premier
spot of many movies this informal
tradition requiring films shown at
Telluride to be their United States
debut has allowed the festival to be
credited with the discovery of many
important directors and films some of
these include Robert Rodriguez Michael
Oher
David Lynch there is an abundance of
fish in the sea but tonight I would like
to speak about wood number for the
Toronto International Film Festival
welcome to the Toronto International
Film Festival
better known as TIFF it is the perfect
place to premiere your film if you’re
trying to snag that Oscar gold the
Toronto International Film Festival is
often compared to the Cannes Film
Festival because of their similar levels
of prestige and their ability to attract
high-profile industry members what can
Toronto do that can can’t generate Oscar
buzz many Oscar winners have premiered
at TIFF such as crash Moneyball The Big
Chill and silver linings playbook for a
different I mean oh my god number three
the Berlin International Film Festival
first founded in the middle of the 20th
century this Germany based festival has
only been going strong every year since
1978 at the bellmen L approximately 400
films are shown to an audience of over
300,000 film lovers the main program is
divided into seven sections by different
categories which are competition
panorama forum generation prospective
deutsches Kino belly now shorts and
retrospective based on the number of
attendees the Berlin International Film
Festival is also currently the largest
public film festival in the world number
two the Sundance Film Festival I just
have a hunch that this festival may be
our best this is the American version of
the Cannes Film Festival if you want to
have your film premiered with a huge
audience this is where you need to be
officially founded by Robert Redford’s
company in Salt Lake City Utah in August
1978 Sundance switched to a January
start date and Park City location in
1981 and has been going strong every
year since while focusing on homegrown
films from the United States and
international dramas you will see no
shortage of variety here as
documentaries shorts and more
also find their home at Sundance many
notable films have started out as
independence here mr. brown
mr. white mr. blonde is too blue mr.
orange mr. Payne why not mr. pink before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
[Music]
it may lack the glamour of can or the
spectacle of LA but the Moscow Film
Festival is a real source of pride in
Russia
number one the can international film
festival founded in 1946 the can
international film festival has been a
significant platform for the majority of
successful European films held in France
the annual event is known for not
limiting its criteria to only one genre
allowing a wide variety of entries
unlike the Sundance Film Festival the
Cannes Film Festival is by invitation
only this secures its promise that the
film screened during the festival is its
worldwide premiere and hasn’t been
released anywhere other than their
country of origin as such can has become
the most anticipated and media covered
Film Festival in the world do you agree
with our list oh it’s awesome I can’t
wait what’s your favorite Film Festival
for more independent top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
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