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film festival
An event, usually held annually, where films are shown, evaluated, and often awarded prizes over several days.
Sein neuer Film feiert Premiere auf einem bekannten Filmfestival in Frankreich.
His new film is premiering at a well-known film festival in France.
This word is a simple compound made from 'der Film' (film) and 'das Festival' (festival). Since 'Festival' is an international word, the meaning is easy to understand.
Berlin ist bekannt für sein internationales Filmfestival, die Berlinale.
Berlin is known for its international film festival, the Berlinale.
For events such as festivals, conferences, or parties, the preposition 'auf' is used. You are 'auf' einem Filmfestival (at a film festival), and a film is shown 'auf' einem Filmfestival (at a film festival).
Ich war letztes Jahr auf dem Filmfestival in Venedig.
I was at the film festival in Venice last year.
Common verbs in connection with a film festival are 'ein Festival besuchen' (to attend a festival), 'einen Film zeigen' (to show a film), 'einen Preis gewinnen' (to win a prize), or 'einen Preis verleihen' (to award a prize).
Der Regisseur hofft, für seinen neuen Film einen Preis zu gewinnen.
The director hopes to win a prize for his new film.
festival
'das Festival' and 'das Filmfestival' both refer to large cultural events that often last several days. 'Festival' is the general term and can refer to music, film, theater, art, or other themes. 'Filmfestival' is more specific: films are shown, evaluated, and sometimes given awards there. The words can be confused because a 'Filmfestival' is also a 'Festival'. If the theme is not important or can vary, you say 'Festival'. If it is clearly about films, 'Filmfestival' is more precise.
Beim Filmfestival werden dieses Jahr viele neue Dokumentarfilme gezeigt.
Many new documentaries are being shown at the film festival this year.
Das Festival in der Stadt bietet Konzerte, Theater und Ausstellungen.
The festival in the city offers concerts, theater, and exhibitions.