Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)
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Les Rencontres d’Arles is a major annual international photography festival in France, renowned for its exhibitions, awards, and discovery of emerging photographic talent.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival) Context triple: [Arles, hostsEvent, Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)]
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Visa pour l’Image
Visa pour l’Image is an internationally renowned annual photojournalism festival held in Perpignan, France, showcasing powerful documentary photography and visual reporting from around the world.
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Festival de Carcassonne
The Festival de Carcassonne is a major summer arts and music festival held in the historic fortified city of Carcassonne in southern France, featuring concerts, theater, dance, and other cultural events.
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Festival de Thau
Festival de Thau is a summer music and cultural festival held around the Thau Lagoon in southern France’s Occitanie region, known for its diverse programming and environmentally conscious, community-focused atmosphere.
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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s leading festivals dedicated to short films, renowned as a major global marketplace and showcase for the form.
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Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a prestigious international cultural exhibition in Venice, Italy, renowned for its contemporary art, architecture, cinema, and other artistic disciplines.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival) Target entity description: Les Rencontres d’Arles is a major annual international photography festival in France, renowned for its exhibitions, awards, and discovery of emerging photographic talent.
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A.
Visa pour l’Image
Visa pour l’Image is an internationally renowned annual photojournalism festival held in Perpignan, France, showcasing powerful documentary photography and visual reporting from around the world.
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B.
Festival de Carcassonne
The Festival de Carcassonne is a major summer arts and music festival held in the historic fortified city of Carcassonne in southern France, featuring concerts, theater, dance, and other cultural events.
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C.
Festival de Thau
Festival de Thau is a summer music and cultural festival held around the Thau Lagoon in southern France’s Occitanie region, known for its diverse programming and environmentally conscious, community-focused atmosphere.
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D.
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s leading festivals dedicated to short films, renowned as a major global marketplace and showcase for the form.
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E.
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a prestigious international cultural exhibition in Venice, Italy, renowned for its contemporary art, architecture, cinema, and other artistic disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
annual event
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cultural festival ⓘ photography festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)
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surface form:
Arles International Photography Festival
Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival) ⓘ
surface form:
Rencontres internationales de la photographie d’Arles
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| country | France ⓘ |
| focus |
art photography
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contemporary photography ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jean-Maurice Rouquette
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Lucien Clergue ⓘ Michel Tournier ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | photography ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
artist talks
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conferences ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ portfolio reviews ⓘ screenings ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Photo Folio Review awards
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Prix Découverte des Rencontres d’Arles ⓘ Prix Découverte des Rencontres d’Arles ⓘ
surface form:
Prix du Livre des Rencontres d’Arles
Prix du Public ⓘ |
| impact |
development of contemporary photography discourse
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promotion of emerging photographic talent ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
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| location | Arles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovery of emerging photographers
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international photography exhibitions ⓘ photography awards ⓘ use of historical venues in Arles ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Association des Rencontres d’Arles
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| significance | major event in the international photography calendar ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
curators
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general public ⓘ photo editors ⓘ photographers ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | late September ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | early July ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Chapelle Saint-Martin du Méjan
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Parc des Ateliers ⓘ various heritage sites in Arles ⓘ Église des Frères-Prêcheurs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.rencontres-arles.com ⓘ |
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Les Rencontres d’Arles
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Association des Rencontres d’Arles
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Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)
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Les Rencontres d’Arles
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Rencontres internationales de la photographie d’Arles
Les Rencontres d’Arles (photography festival)
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Les Rencontres d’Arles
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Arles International Photography Festival