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Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival
The Margarita Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival, sometimes known as FilMar,[1]:107 is an international cultural event dedicated to generating spaces for the distribution and promotion of the best of Venezuelan, Latin American, and Caribbean film.[2] History.png) It began in 2008, started through the Cinema and Audiovisual Media Platform of Venezuela's Ministry of Culture, with the national film distributor Amazonia Films organizing the awards.[2] It takes place during the month of October of each year on Margarita Island. Its main award is the Golden Pelican.[3] The festival is open to all, being reviewed positively as an area where poor children can go and watch the films being publicly screened, allowing them to see a different style of media to the blockbusters in cinemas.[4]:89 Award categoriesThe award trophies are stylistic pelican head statuettes.[5] Latin American and Caribbean FilmsAwards in this category include monetary prizes in United States dollars.[5][6]
Venezuelan FilmsAwards in this category included monetary prizes in Venezuelan bolívares.[5][6]
Other awards
Recurring events
Other events covering different aspects of filmmaking have been hosted by experts in the field at different editions.[7] References
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