Bogotá Film Festival

{{Short description|Annual film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia}}

{{About|the festival founded in 1984|the festival founded in 2015|Bogotá International Film Festival}}

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| location = Bogotá, Colombia

| awards = Golden Precolumbian Circle

| founded = 1984

| website = {{url|http://www.bogocine.com/}}

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The Bogotá Film Festival ({{langx|es|Festival de Cine de Bogotá}}) is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984.{{cite book |editor-last1=Delgado |editor-first1=Maria M. |editor-last2=Johnson |editor-first2=Randal |editor-last3=Hart |editor-first3=Stephen M. |year=2017 |title=A Companion to Latin American Cinema |publisher=Wiley |page=105 |isbn=9781118552889}} It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in English.{{cite book |last1=Jacobs |first1=Daniel |last2=Keeling |first2=Stephen |year=2018 |title=The Rough Guide to Colombia |publisher=Apa Publications |isbn=9781789195132}}

The event is an important showcase for independent cinema, with the 26th staging of the annual event in 2009 showcasing 120 films from 32 countries.{{cite news|date=1 October 2009|title=Inicia el 26 festival de cine de bogotá.|trans-title=The 26th Bogota Film Festival begins

|trans-quote=very important showcase for independent cinema ― brings together 32 countries participating with 120 films

|quote=una vitrina muy importante para el cine independiente. ― que congrega a 32 países que participan con 120 películas

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