Avignon Film Festival
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Avignon Film Festival is also known as the Rencontres Cinématographiques Franco-Américain d'Avignon. The festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 used to be called the French/American Film Workshop.

The festival took place in Avignon, France every year and was devoted to promoting Film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

. It was billed as special interest festival.

There were two festivals, the Avignon/New York Film Festival (New York) and the Avignon Film Festival.
The purpose of the festival was to bring together independent filmmakers from the United States
United States
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, France
France
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 and Europe
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. Their mission was to encourage deeper understanding and appreciation for contemporary, thought-provoking cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

by showcasing the work of innovative filmmakers.

It had its last run in 2008.
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