collocation · neutral
film festival
/fɪlm ˈfestɪvəl/film FES·ti·val
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an event where many films are shown, often with competitions and awards
Examples
“Her short documentary was screened at a major film festival.”
“Documentaries usually get attention at specialised film festivals.”
“They travelled to the film festival to promote their new feature.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her indie feature premiered at a respected film festival, which led to distribution offers across Europe.”
Collocations
- international film festival
- screen at a film festival
Word family
festival nounscreen verb
Common mistakes
movie festival→film festival
festival of film→film festival
Say it for a higher band
5movie event→6film festival→7+film festival
Synonyms
film forum
Easily confused
awards ceremony
“The awards ceremony was the highlight of the festival weekend.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Media & Entertainment
Learn it with its set