Montreal World Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Montreal, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF; French: Festival des films du monde de Montréal) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec.[1] Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world.[2] The festival was cancelled in 2019.
Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Founded | 1977 |
Film titles | 400+ |
Hosted by | Montreal World Film Festival Group |
Language | International |
Website | www |
In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screened at FFM, leading to a full revival of the festival in 2023.[3]