Columbus International Film & Video Festival
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The Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a Columbus, Ohio
, USA annual film festival
which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication. It is held each year in November.
It is the oldest film festival in North America
, having existed since 1952.
The present organization has been known as the Columbus International Film and Video Festival since the 1980s. As a competitive festival, it is also known as 'The Chris Awards'. The Festival is supported by a number of sponsors including the Ohio Arts Council
and the Columbus College of Art & Design.
The Columbus Film Festival has existed since 1952, but was preceded by the foundation of the Columbus Film Council.
A number of awards are presented for each of the following categories:
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, USA annual film 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...
which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication. It is held each year in November.
It is the oldest film festival in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, having existed since 1952.
The present organization has been known as the Columbus International Film and Video Festival since the 1980s. As a competitive festival, it is also known as 'The Chris Awards'. The Festival is supported by a number of sponsors including the Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is an agency serving the U.S. state of Ohio.Established in 1965, its mission is to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." Each year it awards grants to arts organizations and individuals throughout the state...
and the Columbus College of Art & Design.
The Columbus Film Festival has existed since 1952, but was preceded by the foundation of the Columbus Film Council.
A number of awards are presented for each of the following categories:
- The Arts
- Animation
- Education & Information
- Narrative
- The Humanities
- Mental Health +Physical Health
- Experimental Shorts
- Religion + Spirituality
- Science + Technology
- Social Issues
- Student Competition