The Damascus International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي) is a biannual November
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
hosted by the government of
Syria since 1979. The festival was established by the late Syrian film director
Muhammad Shahin. It alternates with the
Carthage Film Festival. Up to 1999, the festival's competition focused on films from Arab countries, Latin America and Asia. Since 2001 the festival has an international focus.
Major Award Winners
References
External links
Damascus International Film Festival official website
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Film festivals in Syria
1979 establishments in Syria
Film festivals established in 1979
Biennial events
Autumn events in Syria