City of Film
UNESCO's City of Film project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network.
Film is one of seven creative fields in the Network, the others: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music.[1]
Criteria
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To be approved as a City of Film, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.[2]
Designated UNESCO Cities of Film share similar characteristics:
- important infrastructure related to cinema, e.g. film studios and film landscapes/environments
- continuous or proven links to the production, distribution, and commercialisation of films
- experience in hosting film festivals, screenings, and other film-related events
- collaborative initiatives at a local, regional, and international level
- film heritage in the form of archives, museums, private collections, and/or film institutes
- film making schools and training centres
- effort in disseminating films produced and/or directed locally or nationally
- initiatives to encourage knowledge-sharing on foreign films
About the cities
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Bradford became the first City of Film in 2009, with Sydney joining in 2010.[3][4] Sydney is home to Fox Studios Australia, the studio that brought The Matrix trilogy, The Great Gatsby, and The Wolverine to life. Its "pristine beaches" and "lush mountains" can also provide a backdrop for location shooting.[5]
Busan hosts an annual International Film Festival and is a "standard-setter" in the film world.[6]
Bristol is home to the Academy award-winning Aardman Animations. It is also home to The Bottle Yard Studios and the BBC Natural History Unit.[7][8] Bristol is "packed with history and full of character," Yamagata is a "pleasant, bustling rural capital."[9][10]
Yamagata hosts every two years an International Documentary Film Festival.
Potsdam is home to Babelsberg Studio, the largest film studio in Germany. It is also home to Film Park of Babelsberg and Film University of Babelsberg.
Mumbai is home to Hindi cinema.
Cities of Film
[edit]As of 2023, the only four countries that have multiple Cities of Film are Brazil, England, Poland, and Spain, with two each.
| City | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Asaba |  Nigeria
|
2023[11] |
| Bitola |  North Macedonia
|
2015[12] |
| Bradford |  United Kingdom
|
2009[13] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom
|
2017[7] |
| Busan |  South Korea
|
2014[6] |
| Cannes |  France
|
2021[14] |
| Cluj-Napoca |  Romania
|
2021[15] |
| Galway |  Ireland
|
2014[16] |
| Gdynia |  Poland
|
2021[17] |
| Kathmandu |  Nepal
|
2023[11] |
| Łódź | Poland
|
2017[18] |
| Mumbai |  India
|
2019[19] |
| Ouarzazate |  Morocco
|
2023[11] |
| Penedo |  Brazil
|
2023[11] |
| Potsdam |  Germany
|
2019[20] |
| Qingdao |  China
|
2017[21] |
| Rome |  Italy
|
2015[22] |
| Santos | Brazil
|
2015[23] |
| Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2019[24] |
| Sofia |  Bulgaria
|
2014[25] |
| Sydney |  Australia
|
2010[5] |
| Terrassa |  Spain
|
2017[26] |
| Valladolid | Spain
|
2019[27] |
| Vicente López |  Argentina
|
2023[11] |
| Wellington |  New Zealand
|
2019[28] |
| Yamagata |  Japan
|
2017[29] |
See also
[edit]- Creative Cities Network
- City of Literature
- City of Music
- Design Cities
- City of Crafts and Folk Arts
- City of Gastronomy
- City of Media Arts
References
[edit]- ^ "Cities Join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network".
- ^ "The Creative Cities Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Barnett, David (2019-03-15). "100 years of film in Bradford: How the West Yorkshire city became the Hollywood of the UK". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "UNESCO Creative Cities: Membership Monitoring Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sydney". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Busan". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bristol". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on Mar 23, 2023.
- ^ "Bristol named UNESCO City of Film". UWE Bristol. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2022.
- ^ "Bristol". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on Nov 20, 2023.
- ^ "Yamagata". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Day". UNESCO. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Bitola". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on Dec 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bradford". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Cannes". Creative Cities Network. UNESCO. Archived from the original on Oct 27, 2023.
- ^ "Cluj-Napoca".
- ^ "Galway".
- ^ "Gdynia".
- ^ "Łódź".
- ^ "Mumbai".
- ^ "Potsdam".
- ^ "Qingdao".
- ^ "Rome".
- ^ "Santos".
- ^ "Sarajevo".
- ^ "Sofia".
- ^ "Terrassa".
- ^ "Valladolid".
- ^ "Wellington".
- ^ "Yamagata".
External links
[edit]- The Creative Cities Network: Film (unesco.org)