Top Movie Festivals

This listing of the Top Festivals is based upon the festivals ability to find emerging ability and provide them with national and/or international press attention. In addition, several festivals also work as unofficial picture areas, enabling filmmakers to get distribution because of their films.

1. Cannes

Used on the beaches of the German Riviera, the Event p Cannes is the world's most prestigious picture festival jessenia cruz. Every year in Might, the Cannes Movie Event is number to the utmost effective picture market people world wide from a-listers to press moguls to emerging independents. There is no higher recognition in the festival earth than to screen at Cannes.

festival-cannes.org

2. Sundance

Frequently referred to as "the mother of all separate picture festivals in the United States", Robert Redford's Sundance Movie Event generates the heart for the industry. It is frequented not merely by picture enthusiast's and filmmakers, but also by different picture festival administrators, as well as a few brokers and acquisitions executives.

sundance.org

3. Toronto Global

Regarded one of the very respectable picture festivals in the international community, the Toronto Global Event has been known to separate new ability and introduction the Hollywood versions (non-studio financed) of separate film.

torontofilmfest.ca

4. Berlin

Certainly one of Europe's greatest working festivals, spanning over 50 decades, it's one of Europe's most prestigious events. Used along with the American Movie Market, it provides filmmakers an excellent possibility to market the rights for their shows to American territories.

berlinale.de

5. National Movie Institute (AFI) Los Angeles Global

Initially dubbed FILMEX, ahead of the National Movie Institute received it, FILMEX was the greatest picture event in the world through the mid 1970's and a cornerstone for alternative picture in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Nowadays AFI FEST comes with a strong line-up of international shows, separate faire and comes with a new alliance with the National Movie Market.

afi.com

6. Los Angeles

Financed Movie Independent (Independent Function Project, west - IFP West), the same company that hosts the Independent Heart Prizes (The Oscars for Independent Film), the Los Angeles Movie Event can be house to one of the world's greatest picture festivals prizes: $50,000.00.

lafilmfest.com

7. SXSW: South by Southwest

Created as an extension of the SXSW Music and Media Convention, that Austin based festival is better noted for its educational cells and Austin friendly party concentrated hospitality.

sxsw.com/film

8. Tribeca

Created by Robert DeNiro and co-chaired by Martin Scorsese, the Tribeca Movie Event has arguably been the fastest rising picture festival in history. Celebrities attend the festival en masse. In addition, many Hollywood studios and important separate filmmakers premiering their shows at Tribeca.

tribecafilmfestival.org

9. Seattle Global

Sustained for a total of 25 times, the Seattle Global Movie Event is one of the greatest festivals in the entire world. With a mixture of international and National separate shows, the festival focuses upon what's leading edge in current state of cinema.

seattlefilm.com

10. Telluride

Located on the main road of a former miner town, Telluride is called one of the greatest vacation festivals. Though the expense of attendance is high, the festival provides usage of a-listers, professionals and the like.

telluridefilmfestival.org

Christopher C. Odom is an Award-Winning Author, Manager, Producer and Writer who acquired his Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from the School of Florida, Los Angeles. A Member of the Authors Guild of America, west Independent Writer's Caucus, Christopher has won numerous screenwriting and filmmaking awards. His function has been nationally televised and processed in towns world wide, including Tel Aviv, Berlin and Cannes.