Montreal World Film Festival
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The Montreal World Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Montreal, showcasing a wide range of films from around the world and promoting cultural diversity in cinema.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Montreal World Film Festival Context triple: [Montreal, hasFestival, Montreal World Film Festival]
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Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the world's most prestigious and influential international film festivals, renowned for premiering major films and awarding the coveted Palme d'Or.
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious international film festivals, renowned for premiering major auteur cinema and awarding the Golden Lion.
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Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the United States, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year.
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Directors’ Fortnight
Directors’ Fortnight is an independent, parallel film showcase held alongside the Cannes Film Festival, known for highlighting innovative and auteur-driven cinema from around the world.
- 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: Montreal World Film Festival Target entity description: The Montreal World Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Montreal, showcasing a wide range of films from around the world and promoting cultural diversity in cinema.
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A.
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
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B.
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the world's most prestigious and influential international film festivals, renowned for premiering major films and awarding the coveted Palme d'Or.
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C.
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious international film festivals, renowned for premiering major auteur cinema and awarding the Golden Lion.
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D.
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the United States, showcasing a wide range of international and independent cinema each year.
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E.
Directors’ Fortnight
Directors’ Fortnight is an independent, parallel film showcase held alongside the Cannes Film Festival, known for highlighting innovative and auteur-driven cinema from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film festival
ⓘ
international film festival ⓘ |
| aim |
to promote cultural diversity in cinema
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to showcase films from around the world ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Montreal World Film Festival
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surface form:
Festival des films du monde de Montréal
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| audience |
film professionals
ⓘ
general public ⓘ international audience ⓘ |
| award |
Best Actor
ⓘ
Best Actress ⓘ Best Artistic Contribution ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best First Fiction Feature Film ⓘ Best Screenplay ⓘ Grand Prix des Amériques ⓘ People’s Choice Award ⓘ Special Grand Prix of the Jury ⓘ |
| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| focus |
cultural diversity in cinema
ⓘ
international cinema ⓘ world cinema ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Serge Losique ⓘ |
| founder | Serge Losique ⓘ |
| genre | cinema ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Cinema Under the Stars
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Documentaries of the World ⓘ First Films World Competition ⓘ Focus on World Cinema ⓘ World Competition ⓘ |
| hasType |
competitive film festival
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public film festival ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| inceptionDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montreal
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ
surface form:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
North America ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| programIncludes |
documentary films
ⓘ
feature films ⓘ retrospectives ⓘ short films ⓘ special screenings ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| region |
Quebec, Canada
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surface form:
Quebec
|
| shortName |
FFM
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MWFF ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Montreal World Film Festival Description of subject: The Montreal World Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Montreal, showcasing a wide range of films from around the world and promoting cultural diversity in cinema.
Referenced by (30)
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this entity surface form:
Festival des films du monde de Montréal
subject surface form:
Montreal World Film Festival
this entity surface form:
Festival des films du monde
subject surface form:
Montreal World Film Festival
this entity surface form:
World Film Festival Montreal
this entity surface form:
Montreal World Film Festival main awards
this entity surface form:
Montreal World Film Festival awards
this entity surface form:
Montreal World Film Festival awards