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FESPACO Film Festival - Étalon de Yennenga
Favs/dislikes: 27:6. Started in 1969 to celebrate the burgeoning cinema of the African continent, the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is a biannual festival for African films. They began awarding the "Étalon de Yennenga" (Stallion of Yennenga) as the festival's top film prize in 1972. [url=https://fespaco.org/]Source[/url] -
European Film Award - Best Film
Favs/dislikes: 88:1. The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in over ten categories of which the most important is the Film of the year. They are restricted to European cinema and European producers, directors, and actors. The awards were originally called the Felix Awards but the name was changed to the European Film Awards. [url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000230/overview/?ref_=ev_sa_1]Source[/url] -
Amanda Award - Best Norwegian Film
Favs/dislikes: 32:7. The Norwegian film award [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000876/]Source[/url] -
Goya Award - Best Spanish Film
Favs/dislikes: 54:4. The [url=http://www.premiosgoya.com/]Goya Awards[/url], known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many people from Spain and world to be the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards from the United States. [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000299/]Source[/url] -
Maariv's Best Israeli Films of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 14:0. In 2013 the Hebrew language newspaper Maariv asked 20 critics and filmmakers which Israeli films they thought the best, the result of which is this list of 40 films. [url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/47/ART2/459/819.html?hp=47&cat=308]Source[/url] -
Sharon A. Russell's Guide to African Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 57:2. Films featured in Sharon A. Russell's book Guide to African Cinema, in alphabetical order. Thanks to PeacefulAnarchy for finding the book and adding it to the IMDb. [url=http://www.amazon.ca/Guide-African-Cinema-Sharon-Russell/dp/0313296219/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330743642&sr=1-1]Source[/url] -
Gouden Kalf Award - Best Dutch Film
Favs/dislikes: 25:4. The Golden Calf (Gouden Kalf) is the grand prize of the Dutch Film Festival (Nederlands Film Festival), similar to Berlin's Golden Bear and Venice's Golden Lion. Ever since 1981, this price has been anually bestowed on Dutch film-makers, scenario writers, producers, actors and actrices. A selection of candidates is made by the festival staff and a pre-jury, after which an independent jury selects the winners. [url=https://www.filmfestival.nl/publiek/over-nff/gouden-kalf/gouden-kalf-winnaars/]Source[/url] -
Sitges Film Festival - El Kong Premi a la millor pel·lícula
Favs/dislikes: 23:1. The Sitges Film Festival (Catalan: Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya) is a Spanish genre film festival and is one of the most recognizable film festivals held in Europe. Formerly known as the Maria Award, the Kong honours the best horror, fantasy, or science fiction film at the festival, as chosen by an international jury. -
Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize
Favs/dislikes: 114:2. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the U.S. Held in January, the festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films, and a group of non-competitive showcase sections. [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000631/]Source[/url] -
TIFF - People's Choice Award
Favs/dislikes: 30:1. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is the leading public film festival in the world, bringing the power of film to life each September. Starting out in 1976 as a collection of films from other festivals - a "festival of festivals" - the Toronto International Film Festival has become one of the most beloved cinematic events in the world, universally regarded as an ideal platform for filmmakers to launch their careers and to premiere their new work. It has been described as "the most important film festival in the world - the largest, the most influential, the most inclusive." * The major prize, the People's Choice Award, is given to a feature-length film with the highest ratings as voted by the TIFF-going populace. * Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail, September 3, 2005. [url=https://tiff.net/about-tiff-20?tab=awards]Source page[/url] -
Belgian Film Award - Best Film
Favs/dislikes: 26:2. These are the awards being given to the best Belgian films since 1987. From 1987 till 2005 this award was called the Joseph Plateauprijs. In 2005 the last award was given and there were no Belgian films awarded until 2010 (for Flemish movies the "Vlaamse Filmprijs", also called the 'Ensors') and 2011 (for Walloon movies the "Magritte du Cinéma"). [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001015/]Source (Joseph Plateau)[/url] [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002797/]Ensor[/url] [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001778/]Magritte[/url] -
A.V. Club's The Best Movies of the 2000s
Favs/dislikes: 217:2. This list consists of the favorite movies of the 00's as chosen by five core A.V. Club film writers. [url=https://film.avclub.com/the-best-films-of-the-00s-1798222348]Source[/url] -
César Award - Best French Film
Favs/dislikes: 50:3. The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César Baldaccini. They are considered to be the French equivalent of the American Academy Awards. [url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000157/]Source[/url] -
Dutch Film Festival's Dutch Film Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 37:3. In 2008 Nederland 2, the Dutch Film Festival, cinema.nl and VPRO banded together to let the general public vote for the Dutch Film Top 50. The public was able to vote for 3 films from a preselected list of 800+ Dutch films. Around 15000 people submitted their vote. This list is the result of that poll. -
IMDb's 1910s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 87:7. Movies really started making an impact in the 1910s, with audiences demanding more complicated plots and more information on the stars. This led to the rise of the great studios and the construction of many movie theaters. It was also a decade of innovation, with both the technology and the medium itself. D.W. Griffith's epic Birth of a Nation in particular helped film-making make a giant leap forward. The most popular genres were westerns, melodramas and slapstick comedies. -
IMDb's 1920s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 122:5. The 1920s were an innovative decade in which both "talkies" and color films made their first appearance. Film became so popular that the first real stars arose in the persons of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. A lot of European stars were imported during the 20s, such as Fritz Lang and Greta Garbo. That was not all Europe had to offer as German Expressionism became an influential artistic movement. The most popular genres were swashbucklers, historical extravaganzas and melodramas. The greatest output of films was actually in the 1920s and 1930s, which was made possible by the studios' factory-like production system. -
IMDb's 1930s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 127:6. The 1930s decade has been nostalgically labeled "The Golden Age of Hollywood" (although most of the output of the decade was black-and-white). The 30s was also the decade of the sound and color revolutions and the advance of the 'talkies', and the further development of film genres (gangster films, musicals, newspaper-reporting films, historical biopics, social-realism films, lighthearted screwball comedies, westerns and horror to name a few). It was the era in which the silent period ended, with many silent film stars not making the transition to sound. It was in the 30s that Disney produced the first feature-length animated film, an animation hallmark. -
IMDb's 1940s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 145:5. The early years of the 40s decade were not promising for the American film industry, however, Hollywood film production rebounded and reached its profitable peak of efficiency during the years 1943 to 1946. Advances in film technology (sound recording, lighting, special effects, cinematography and use of color) meant that films were more watchable and 'modern'. The films themselves took on a more realistic rather than escapist tone, as they had done during the Depression years of the 30s. The 40s also were the decade that saw the birth of a new genre in film noir ("black film") pared with the revival of gangster films. -
IMDb's 1950s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 126:5. In the period following WWII when most of the films were idealized with conventional portrayals of men and women, young people wanted new and exciting symbols of rebellion. Hollywood responded to audience demands through the rise of the anti-hero and anti-heroines, with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe being the main stars. Studios tried to counter the rise of television through all sorts of (mostly failed) inventions like 3-D, Smell-O-Vision, and cinerama. Risks were taken with lavish, overstated, spectacular epics and musicals. -
IMDb's 1960s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 137:4. Cinema in the 1960s reflected the decade of fun, fashion, rock 'n' roll, tremendous social changes and transitional cultural values. It was not a good decade for US films, as production declined and foreign films gained tremenduous influence. British cinema in particular flourished as it released a number of films that used a new wave of grim, non-fictional, social realism, dubbed or styled "Kitchen Sink" due to its angry, every-day working-class heroes, frank dialogue, and negative post-war themes. However, countries like Japan, Italy and France also claimed their spots in the forefront of cinema. -
IMDb's 1970s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 196:11. Although the 1970s opened with Hollywood experiencing a financial and artistic depression, the decade became a creative high point in the US film industry. Restrictions on language, adult content and sexuality, and violence had loosened up, and these elements became more widespread. The counter-culture of the time had influenced Hollywood to be freer, to take more risks and to experiment with alternative, young film makers (nicknamed "Movie Brats"), as old Hollywood professionals and old-style moguls died out and a new generation of film makers arose and caused Hollywood to be renewed and reborn. -
IMDb's 1980s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 223:7. The decade of the 1980s tended to consolidate the gains made in the seventies rather than to initiate any new trends. Designed and packaged for mass audience appeal, few 80s films became what could be called 'classics'. The era was characterized by the introduction of 'high-concept' films - with cinematic plots that could be easily characterized by one or two sentences (25 words or less) - and therefore easily marketable and understandable. The 80s also were the decade in which the sequel-mania really took off, which often resulted in hastily-made, inferior knockoffs made by lesser film-makers. -
IMDb's 1990s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 383:10. In the 90s, the belief was sustained that expensive, high-budget films with expensive special effects meant quality. However, the independently-distributed film movement was also proving that it could compete (both commercially and critically) with Hollywood's costly output. This decade also marked the advent of the home viewing of movies, in part made possible by the digital revolution that allowed movies to be greatly modified even after shooting. -
IMDb's 2000s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 432:22. The 2000s continued with the trend of big blockbusters, which drew in massive amounts of money with the eager audience. The fantasy genre in particular flourished due to the success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The fallen status of Superhero movies was also revived, in large part due to successful installments in the Batman and Spider-man series. Furthermore, computer-generated animations films became a force to be reckoned with, as they garnered much praise even from the critics. -
IMDb's 2010s Top 50
Favs/dislikes: 572:39. The best movies of the 2010s.
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