Unit 4 Stage and screenUnit 4Stage and screen Today we travel to film festivals around the world to learn about their different histories and goals
Some of the festivals are major competitions, while others are smaller events to help draw attention to more experimental movies
One of the most famous film festivals in the world takes place in the French town of Cannes during twelve days in May
The Cannes Film Festival started in 1946 as a social gathering for showing movies
Later, the popular event developed into an important competition
The Venice International Film Festival starts in late August
Dating back to 1932, it is one of the oldest movie festivals in the world
Many film festivals have very specialized subjects
In Belgium you can go to the Brussels International Fantastic Film