Film

Do you have what it takes to become a UNESCO City of Film?

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The following list of criteria and characteristics serves as a guide for cities interested in joining the network as a City of Film:

• Notable infrastructure related to filmmaking, i.e. film studios, cultural/movie landscapes, cinematographic memorabilia, etc;
• historic links to the production, distribution and commercialization of films, especially within a native/local and culturally relevant context;
• cinematographic legacy in the form of archives, museums, private collections and/or film schools;
• tradition of hosting film festivals, screenings and cinematographic events;
• birthplace, residence and/or workplace of creators and artists in the film industry;
• depiction of the city in films, preferably realized by native creators and artists;
• existing films about the city.

Appointed cities:

• Bradford
• Sydney

 

More information:

• Calendar of City Activities



External links:

• International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT)
• International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (IFTC)
• The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)
• Union Internationale du Cinéma (UNICA)