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Though most people view film festivals as industry celebrations full of celebrity appearances, nonstop premieres, and reports of those weird fifteen-minute-long standing ovations that inevitably happen at events like Cannes or Sundance, they're primarily a business opportunity. While some of the buzziest titles arrive at festivals intending to
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Of the Big Five Film Festivals held over the first nine months of the year, The Berlin International Film Festival probably produces the least buzz here in the States. There are several reasons for that, starting with the Film Festival’s openly political bent, which has been a hallmark of
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The American Sundance Film Festival is young compared to other "Big Five" International Film Festivals, aka the events where production studios debut their best bets for awards love. The original Big Three, the Venice Film Festival in Italy, The Cannes Film Festival in France, and The Berlin International