Contemporary World Cinema
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Contemporary World Cinema is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing recent feature films from around the globe, highlighting diverse voices and international storytelling.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Contemporary World Cinema canonical | 4 |
| World Cinema | 2 |
| TIFF Contemporary World Cinema | 1 |
| Toronto International Film Festival – Contemporary World Cinema | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T211969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Contemporary World Cinema Context triple: [Toronto International Film Festival, programSection, Contemporary World Cinema]
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A.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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B.
Marché du Film
Marché du Film is the Cannes Film Festival’s major international film market, where industry professionals buy, sell, and promote films and projects.
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Australian New Wave cinema
Australian New Wave cinema was a revitalizing film movement from the 1970s and 1980s in Australia, marked by government-supported production, international critical acclaim, and distinctive explorations of national identity and landscape.
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D.
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival that showcases original, daring, and innovative films by emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.
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Cinéfondation
Cinéfondation is a Cannes Film Festival program dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging filmmakers, primarily through showcasing short and medium-length films from film schools around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Contemporary World Cinema Target entity description: Contemporary World Cinema is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing recent feature films from around the globe, highlighting diverse voices and international storytelling.
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A.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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B.
Marché du Film
Marché du Film is the Cannes Film Festival’s major international film market, where industry professionals buy, sell, and promote films and projects.
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C.
Australian New Wave cinema
Australian New Wave cinema was a revitalizing film movement from the 1970s and 1980s in Australia, marked by government-supported production, international critical acclaim, and distinctive explorations of national identity and landscape.
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D.
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival that showcases original, daring, and innovative films by emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.
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E.
Cinéfondation
Cinéfondation is a Cannes Film Festival program dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging filmmakers, primarily through showcasing short and medium-length films from film schools around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Toronto International Film Festival section
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film festival program ⓘ |
| aim |
highlight international storytelling
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introduce audiences to films from around the globe ⓘ showcase diverse voices in cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
arthouse cinema
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international co-productions ⓘ world cinema ⓘ |
| audience |
film critics
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film industry professionals ⓘ public festival attendees ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| curationBy |
TIFF programming team
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linked to:
TIFF
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| emphasis |
emerging international directors
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festival premieres ⓘ narrative feature films ⓘ |
| festivalSectionOf | TIFF official selection ⓘ |
| festivalType | international film festival program ⓘ |
| focus |
contemporary world cinema
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diverse cinematic voices ⓘ international storytelling ⓘ recent feature films from around the world ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
global
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non-Canadian films ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
in-person screenings
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occasionally online or hybrid screenings ⓘ |
| hostCity | Toronto ⓘ |
| language | primarily English for festival materials ⓘ |
| languageScope | multilingual ⓘ |
| location |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Toronto
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| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| name | Contemporary World Cinema ⓘ |
| organizer | Toronto International Film Festival ⓘ |
| partOf | Toronto International Film Festival ⓘ |
| programGoal |
expand audience exposure to global film cultures
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promote cultural diversity in film ⓘ support international filmmakers ⓘ |
| programType | curated film selection ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| screeningContext | non-competitive showcase ⓘ |
| screeningFormat | theatrical screenings ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
artistic merit
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international productions ⓘ original storytelling ⓘ recently produced feature-length films ⓘ |
| shortName | CWC ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | contemporary era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Contemporary World Cinema Description of subject: Contemporary World Cinema is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing recent feature films from around the globe, highlighting diverse voices and international storytelling.
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Toronto International Film Festival – Contemporary World Cinema
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linked to: Contemporary World Cinema
linked to: Contemporary World Cinema