FILM 3610G – CINEMATIC PUBLICS & PARTICIPATIONS: MOVEMENTS, MANIFESTOS, FILM FESTIVALS, COLLECTIVES
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The official Jewish festival; WJFF With over sixteen official festivals, and more than sixty unofficial or themed ones worldwide, it is impossible to keep track of the Jewish film phenomenon. The San Francisco Jewish Festival is the oldest and largest of its kind. First launched in 1980, it screens about 60 films where 30,000 people …
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The renowned French critic Andre Bazin, wrote an article in his Cahiers du cinema in 1955 titled The Festival viewed as a religious order. Here, Mr. Bazin showcases two of his intellectual knowledges. One is the catholic faith (as he himself was a catholic); and the other, film festivals. Bazin will use the term ‘religious …
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FILM 3610G - CINEMATIC PUBLICS & PARTICIPATIONS: MOVEMENTS, MANIFESTOS, FILM FESTIVALS, COLLECTIVES