Mazhar Zaidi had a film screened at the 2017 Swiss film festival that was founded in what year?
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Mazhar Zaidi Mazhar Zaidi (Urdu: ‎ ) is a British Pakistani film producer, artist, journalist, columnist and documentary director. He is best known for producing the 2013 Pakistani film "Zinda Bhaag", which earned him international recognition and accolades and became the country's first entry to Academy Awards after a gap of over 50 years. The film also won many international awards. One of his films was screened at London Indian Film Festival in June 2017 and was screened at Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in August 2017. He along with his partners Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi also recently curated an art exhibition titled 'Art SabKa' focussing on contemporary art inspired by Pakistani Cinema.
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Locarno Festival The Locarno Festival (formerly called the Festival del film Locarno and commonly referred to as the Locarno Film Festival) is an annual film festival held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, it is one of the longest-running film festivals, and is also known for being a prestigious platform for art house films. The festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative and documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in one of the world’s largest open-air screening venues, seating 8,000 spectators.
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Be aware and share Be aware and share is a Swiss relief organization founded in 2015 in the context of the European migrant crisis, and a documentary film released in 2016.
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Monaco International Film Festival The Monaco International Film Festival is an annual international special interest film festival held in Monaco. It is a non-profit organization, formed in December 2003. The festival focuses on non-violent films, screening productions from around the world, and awards are given in many categories. Its distinguished guests have included The Dalai Lama. The festival's awards are called the "Angel Film Awards".
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Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (German: "Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin" ), also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held annually in Berlin, Germany.
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Marrakech International Film Festival The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) (French : Festival International du Film de Marrakech, Arabic: المهرجان الدولي للفيلم بمراكش‎ ‎ , Amazigh ⴰⵏⵎⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵖⵍⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⴼⵉⵍⵎ ⴳ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ) is an international film festival founded in 2001 and held annually in Marrakech, Morocco. The 14th edition was held from December 5 to 13, 2014.
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Akram Zaatari Akram Zaatari (born in 1966 Sidon, Lebanon) is a filmmaker, photographer, archival artist and curator. In 1997, he co-founded the Arab Image Foundation with photographers Fouad Elkoury, and Samer Mohdad. His work is largely based on collecting, studying and archiving the photographic history of the Arab World. Akram Zaatari has been selected to represent Lebanon at the 2013 Venice Biennale by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, curators for the Lebanese Pavilion.
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Unusuality Productions Unusuality Productions is an independent film production company, with offices in London, Jordan and the US. Founded in 2005 by Palestinian-American director Tariq Nasir, the company produces short films, feature-length documentaries. Unusuality Productions is also the parent company responsible for the Let's All Be Free Film Festival, which showcases films that explore the notion of what it means to be free, and had its inaugural year in 2013.
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Progressive Organizations of Switzerland The Progressive Organisations of Switzerland (German: "Progressive Organisationen der Schweiz" ; French: "Organisations progressistes de Suisse" ) (POCH) were a communist party founded in 1969. Most of its members were from a university background.
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International Istanbul Film Festival The Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkish: "Uluslararası İstanbul Film Festivali" ) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its regulations, the festival aims to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey and to promote films of quality in the Turkish cinema market.
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Azadi (film) Azadi is a 2005 Australian short film, written and directed by award winning film-maker Anthony Maras, and produced in association with the Australian Film Commission, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and the South Australian Film Corporation.
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Kazakhfilm Kazakhfilm ( ; Kazakh: Қазақфильм , "Qazaqfilm", pronounced ] ; Russian: Казахфильм ) is a Kazakh film studio, located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995. DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2012, organized 12 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it.
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Israel Film Festival The Israel Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the United States in three cities: Los Angeles, New York and Miami. It is the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States. Founded in 1982 by Meir Fenigstein, a former drummer for the Israeli rock band, Kaveret, the festival is the premier showcase for new work from Israeli independent filmmakers. The festival comprises official sections for Israeli dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films, and television dramas.
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Boston Palestine Film Festival The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) is an annual film festival held in Boston, MA that was established in 2007. The festival brings Palestine-related cinema, narratives, and culture to New England audiences with the mission to "showcase the extraordinary narrative and culture of Palestinians through cinema and art." The eleventh annual festival will place October 20-29, 2017.
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International Film Festival Bratislava The International Film Festival Bratislava (also known as IFF Bratislava) is an international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Halal Love Love Halal, also called (Halal Love (and Sex)), is an international film from 2015, written and directed by Assad Fouladkar. The film premiered on December 13, 2015, at the Dubai International Film Festival and had its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
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Iraq Short Film Festival The Iraq Short Film Festival is an Iraqi film festival for short films established in 2005.
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Samir (filmmaker) Samir (born July 29, 1955 in Baghdad) is a Swiss filmmaker, film producer and director.
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International Cycling Film Festival The International Cycling Film Festival (Polish: "Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Rowerowych" , German: "Internationales Festival des Fahrrad-Films" ) is an inpedendent, not-for-profit film festival held annually in Germany, in Poland and in the Netherlands. Its mission is to strengthen international cooperation in the areas of art film and bicycle culture. The festival promotes interaction between movie makers and cyclists from all over the world. It has screened more than 250 short movies from more than 30 countries since its debut in 2006. Each year around 20 films compete for the award "Goldene Kurbel" and the awards of the audience. The Neistat Brothers, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Lucas Brunelle, M. A. Numminen and other filmmakers and artists contributed to the ICFF.
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Festival Musikdorf Ernen The Festival Musikdorf Ernen (Music Village Ernen) is an international music and literature festival in the Swiss alpine municipality of Ernen, in the Canton of Valais. Founded by the Hungarian pianist and music professor György Sebők in 1974, it is held annually in summer between June and August.
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Azad Film Company Azad Film (meaning "free cinema") is a Pakistani film production company in Karachi owned by Jami.