Film

Do you have what it takes to become a UNESCO City of Film?

Film
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The following list of criteria and characteristics serves as a guide for cities interested in joining the network as a City of Film:

  • Notable infrastructure related to filmmaking, i.e. film studios, cultural/movie landscapes, cinematographic memorabilia, etc;
  • historic links to the production, distribution and commercialization of films, especially within a native/local and culturally relevant context;
  • cinematographic legacy in the form of archives, museums, private collections and/or film schools;
  • tradition of hosting film festivals, screenings and cinematographic events;
  • birthplace, residence and/or workplace of creators and artists in the film industry;
  • depiction of the city in films, preferably realized by native creators and artists;
  • existing films about the city.

Appointed city: