Articles of category "Film festivals"

Held first from September 20 to October 5, 1946 in the South of France, the Cannes Film Festival is the most prestigious film festival across the globe. Since the time of its establishment, the festival has been held in May every year. It attracts a great number of movie stars and film professionals who strive to win the universal recognition at the most celebrated film festival.

Since the introduction of a film as a genre where perception and thought come together, film festivals have been seen as prominent events on the international art calendar. The first major film festival occurred in Venice in 1932. It was followed by a number of other film festivals in Cannes, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, and Berlin, which are now seen as the most prestigious film festivals in the world.