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| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Founded by | Francisco Villarroel |
| Awards | Caracas Lion |
| Language | Spanish, Portugues |
Caracas Ibero-American Film Festival (Spanish: Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Caracas) is a Venezuelan film festival. It was initially created in 2003 with the purpose of promoting Ibero-American cinema, with emphasis on first movies. [1] Subsequently, in 2021 it restarted its activities again. [2]
The festival has the following categories: [3] [4]
2021 [5] :
2023 [9] :
2024:
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