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Dr. Val Williamson is a freelance journalist and academic specialising in historical and popular culture topics.

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International Film Festivals

The greatest International Film Festival must be Cannes, where the great and the good from the industry throughout the world gather each year. Venice's Golden Lion award is almost as coveted as an Oscar, and the Berlinale, too, exceeds its European base.

In Oceania, Melbourne has a sixty-year history of hosting a festival that resists being hijacked by Hollywood and that does not shy away from screening controversial political subjects.

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