film festival
das Filmfestival, die Filmfestivals
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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.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Filmfestivals |
| genitive | des Filmfestivals |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Filmfestival | die Filmfestivals |
| accusative | das Filmfestival | die Filmfestivals |
| dative | dem Filmfestival | den Filmfestivals |
| genitive | des Filmfestivals | der Filmfestivals |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
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.
Ihr Kurzfilm wurde auf einem kleinen, unabhängigen Filmfestival gezeigt.
Her short film was shown at a small independent film festival.
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.
Die Jury verleiht den Hauptpreis am letzten Abend des Filmfestivals.
The jury awards the main prize on the last evening of the film festival.
