The Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, or FICFA, is an international film festival held annually in Moncton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Since its creation in 1987, the FICFA has grown to become the largest film festival in New Brunswick and one of the largest international francophone

Francophone

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 film festivals in North America

North America

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. With an official program that includes over 100 films each year, the FICFA is an important gathering of over 18,000 movie lovers and more than 150 delegates from Canada

Canada

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, Europe

Europe

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 and Africa

Africa

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History

The FICFA was created in 1987 following the Quebec City

Quebec City

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Francophonie Summit. The City of Moncton was selected to host such a festival as a tribute to those who worked for centuries in order to preserve their language and culture. Since its first edition, the Festival has presented thousands of films from around the world.