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This is a list of film festivals in Oceania.
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
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| Afghan Film Festival in Australia | 2019 | Canberra | National | |
| Canberra International Film Festival | 1996 | Canberra | International | First known as the Australian International Film Festival, it is held annually in October. |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Short Film Festival | 2000 | Bondi Beach | Short film | An annual one-day competitive festival open to amateur filmmakers |
| Byron Bay Film Festival | 2006 | Byron Bay | Special interest | An annual nine-day independent festival |
| Dungog Film Festival | 2007 | Dungog | National | Showcases Australian films in a non-competitive environment that celebrates and promotes Australian screen culture |
| Flickerfest | 1983 | Bondi Beach | Special interest | Short-film festival |
| Popcorn Taxi | 1999 | Sydney | Special interest | A yearlong film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process |
| Sydney Film Festival | 1954 | Sydney | International | Held annually for two weeks in June |
| Tropfest | 1993 | Darlinghurst, Sydney | Special interest | Annual short film festival |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Independent Film Festival | 2017 | Brisbane | Short Films, Animations, Documentaries, Songs, Experimental Films | Annual live screening event for Australian and International Independent cinema. | /www.ausindefest.com/ |
| Brisbane International Film Festival | 1992 | Brisbane | International | Focuses on films from the Pacific Rim. | https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170841/http://www.biff.com.au/ |
| Gold Coast Film Festival | 2001 | Gold Coast | Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Films | Annual event for Australian and International films. | /www.gcfilmfestival.com/ |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes | Website |
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| Adelaide Film Festival | 2002 | Adelaide | International | A biennial film festival held in October. | adelaidefilmfestival |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
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| Melbourne International Film Festival | 1951 | Melbourne | International | Held annually in July or August. It is the oldest and largest film festival in Australia. |
| Melbourne Queer Film Festival | 1991 | Melbourne | Special interest | Held annually, it is one of the oldest and largest LGBT film fests. |
| Melbourne Underground Film Festival | 2000 | Melbourne | Special interest | Annual alternative festival programmes adult-theme, genre, sexual and artistic-concept films. |
| Popcorn Taxi | 1999 | Melbourne | Special interest | A yearlong film screenings event with a focus on discussing the filmmaking process. |
| Alliance Française French Film Festival | 1989 | Melbourne | International, Independent | |
| St Kilda Film Festival | 1983 | Melbourne | International, Independent | |
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | 2010 | Melbourne | International | Showcases the best of Indian cinema, from blockbusters to arthouse. Held annually in August. |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
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| Perth International Arts Festival | 1953 | Perth | International | Lotterywest Films |
| Revelation Perth International Film Festival | 1998 | Perth | International, Independent | Independent films, underground films, documentary, hybrid works |
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Film Festival | 1997 | State capitals, nationwide | Japanese content | In its 15th year as of 2011. Conducted annually during the final quarter of the year. Selected films are screened at state capitals before culminating in the major programme held in Sydney and Melbourne. |
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| Name | Est. | City | Type | Notes |
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| 48HOURS | 2004 | Auckland | Special interest | Annual competition in which a short film must be produced in 48 hours. |
| Big Mountain Short Film Festival | 2006 | Ohakune | Special interest | Annual short film festival. No longer running, discontinued from 2010. |
| New Zealand International Film Festivals | 1970 | Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch | International | Annual festival with a travelling programme in 10 additional cities. |
The Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF.
Camera Buff is a 1979 Polish comedy-drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life. Camera Buff won the Polish Film Festival Golden Lion Award and the FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival Otto Dibelius Film Award in 1980.
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald is an American-Canadian film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright and producer.
The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba.
Pula Film Festival is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or August.
The Shanghai International Film Festival is the largest film festival in Asia and China's longest-running international cinema event. The first festival was established in October 1993. It is the only Chinese festival accredited by the FIAPF.
Opera Jawa is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film directed by Garin Nugroho that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera that is inspired by the "Abduction of Sita" episode from the Ramayana.
World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb, best known as Animafest Zagreb, is a film festival entirely dedicated to animated film held annually in Zagreb, Croatia. Initiated by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), the event was established in 1972. Animafest is the second oldest animation festival in the World, after the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Neverwas is a 2005 Canadian-American fantasy drama film, written and directed by Joshua Michael Stern in his directorial debut. It stars Ian McKellen, Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte, William Hurt, and Jessica Lange. It was first shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. However, the film was never given a full theatrical release, eventually being released straight to DVD in 2007.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to festivals:
The Bogotá Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984. It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in English.
Dear Mandela is a 2012 South-African/American documentary focusing on three friends who are members of the shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. They fight eviction by making a legal challenge against the KwaZulu-Natal Elimination and Prevention of Re-emergence of Slums Act of 2007 which ends up going to the final court of appeal, the Constitutional Court. The challenge is successful but swiftly results in a violent attack on the Kennedy Road informal settlement in 2009. The film-makers were themselves caught up in the attack.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Film is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.