Bari International Film Festival

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Bari International Film Festival
Location Bari, Italy
Started2009
LanguageInternational
Website www.bifest.it

Bari International Film Festival (Bif&st) is an annual film festival held since 2009 in Bari, Italy. [1]

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References

  1. Caprara, Fulvia (2017-04-12). "Da Konchalovskij ad Ardant e Avati: tante le novità del Bari International Film Festival". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-11-14.