Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - This is Episode 15.

Enchanted April - directed by Mike Newell and the Palm Springs International Film Festival - which kicks off this week January 2 , and runs through the 13th.

Mike Newell is an English film and television director and producer, who won the BAFTA for Best Direction for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and directed the films Donnie Brasco (1997) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Palm Springs International Film Festival, run by the Palm Springs International Film Society, has a focus on international cinema, along with its spectacular Awards Gala.

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Welcome to a HOFF, in 100 movies episode 13 - Short Cuts by Robert Altman and the Venice International Film Festival (also known as the Biennale)

I’m excited to explore Altman's career, this terrific film, and a truly special event, the first film festival to ever take place.

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - Episode 12.

Thirteen, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and the Locarno International Film Festival.

Thirteen Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2003, and Hardwicke won the Sundance Directing Award for the film.

The Locarno Film Festival is a top tier international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs.

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