Motovun Film Festival
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Motovun Film Festival
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When:
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28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008 (annual)
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Where:
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Motovun
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Various
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| Opening Hours: |
Various
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The medieval town of Motovun stages its own film festival every year. Open-air screenings in beautiful surroundings and awards for independent film-makers keep young cinephiles coming back for more.
The festival in Istria focuses on films from countries not renowned for their film industries, and even has an award named "From A to A", which aims to promote the distribution of films made in the region from Albania to Austria outside their home turf. Other awards include The Propeller - the festival's main prize, given by the jury to the best film in the programme; an online award; an audience award; a Human Rights Film Award and finally an award given by the association of international film critics, FIPRESCI.
The eco-camp set up for the festival attracts hordes of young film fans and is the reason the event has been nicknamed "film Woodstock" by journalists.
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