Arctic Film Festival
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| Location | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
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| Established | September 2019 |
| Founded by | Henrik Friis de Magalhães e Meneses[1][2] |
| Website | https://www.arcticfilmfestival.net/ |
Arctic Film Festival is an annual film festival held in September in the Norwegian archipelago, Svalbard's town, Longyearbyen. The festival is organized by HF Productions, and is a United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs) initiative.[1] It is the northernmost film festival in the world.[2]
Arctic Film Festival was first started in September 2019 and is held annually at the only screening venue in Longyearbyen, Kulturhuset. The event takes filmmakers on environmental excursions in the Arctic region and programs roundtable discussions moderated by HF Head of Production Benn Wiebe.[3][4] It is organized by Copenhagen-based production company HF Productions and received financial support under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) platform.[2][3][5]