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Here, you will find all the latest news from the UNESCO Cities of Film that span the globe, encouraging partnerships, furthering film education and exploring the exchange of ideas in this thriving sector. You can read the articles at your leisure or search by city, and read all the news from a specific City of Film.
Las Ciudades Creativas de la Unesco en España celebran su tercer encuentro Posted in: Valladolid The eight Spanish towns that are part of the Unesco Network of Creative Cities will hold their third meeting from… Read more
49 new cities join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network Posted in: Collaborative, Network 49 cities have joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) following their designation by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, in recognition of… Read more
Sarajevo at the Bitola Third Forum of UNESCO Film Cities Posted in: Sarajevo Sarajevo UNESCO City of Film participates at the Third Forum of UNESCO Film Cities in Bitola, North Macedonia, on October… Read more
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021｜ONLINE Screening of Agency for Cultural Affairs Documentary Film Awards Posted in: Yamagata The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) was launched in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city and… Read more
Sarajevo at the 2021 Busan Inter-City Film Festival Posted in: Sarajevo This year, Sarajevo participates at the Busan Inter-City Film Festival for the second time, as part of the international cooperation… Read more
Bristol City of Film’s response to COVID-19: leveraging the power of culture and creativity Posted in: Bristol, Network Over the course of the pandemic, UNESCO Cities of Film have harnessed support, adapted programmes of work and connected communities… Read more
The Bristol Talent Behind Oscar-Winning Doc My Octopus Teacher Posted in: Bristol It’s 10 months since the release of Netflix Original documentary My Octopus Teacher, a quiet yet extraordinary film co-directed by Bristol-based… Read more
Online Premiere of “Yamagata Kokeshi – Artisans of Tradition and Innovation” will be held on 29 and 30 May Posted in: Yamagata The 31st Creative Café presents the online film premiere of “Yamagata Kokeshi - Artisans of Tradition and Innovation,” a short… Read more
Scholarships will help mould filmmakers with global vision Posted in: Bradford New Bradford Filmmaking MA course developed in partnership with UNESCO Filmmakers are being offered the chance to apply for scholarships… Read more
2021 Call for UNESCO Creative Cities now open! Posted in: Łódź, Bitola, Bradford, Bristol, Busan, Collaborative, Galway, Mumbai, Network, Potsdam, Qingdao, Rome, Sarajevo, Sofia, Sydney, Terrassa, Valladolid, Yamagata Created in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) fosters international cooperation within and across cities of the world that… Read more
Bristol Launches Film 2021 to celebrate Bristol as a UNESCO City of Film & mark centenary of Friese-Greene’s death Posted in: Bristol Film 2021, a new year-long programme of activity celebrating the many aspects of Bristol’s film and moving image credentials, is… Read more
Bristol Horror Short Creeps out at Midnight for SXSW Posted in: Bristol BRISTOL, 16 March 2021: A short film made by Bristol City of Film-based writing-directing duo Sophie Mair and Dan Gitsham… Read more
The 38th Busan International Short Film Festival Posted in: Busan Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) unveils the official poster of its 38th edition. Eomji, who has worked as an… Read more
Result Announcement – 2021 BIKY Poster Drawing Contest Posted in: Busan, Collaborative, Network, Sarajevo We are pleased to announce the winners of 2021 BIKY Poster Drawing Contest🥳! This year, 4 City including UNESCO Creative… Read more
11th Edition of Mobile Film Festival – “Think differently” Posted in: Bitola The film "Bars" by the young Palestinian director Walid Zedanej won the award for best film "Ratka Ilievska-Lale", which is… Read more
International Forum for Creative Cultural Entrepreneurship Posted in: Bitola The concept of creative cultural entrepreneurship was the focus of the International Forum for Creative Cultural Entrepreneurship held on 30th… Read more