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1997

Bermuda

– The first Bermuda International Film Festival takes place. [MORE] [ADD]

Canada

13/9 -

Thom Fitzgerald’s The Hanging Garden wins the People's Choice Award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. [MORE] [ADD]

Denmark

– The new Film Act results in the reconstitution of the Danish Film Institute into a unified organisation comprised of the Government Film Office, the Danish Film Institute and the Danish Film Museum. [MORE] [ADD]

Estonia

– The inaugural Tallin n Black Nights Film Festival takes place.  [MORE] [ADD]

India

Aug -

Film producer Gulshan Kumar is assassinated in Bombay.  [MORE] [ADD]

Lebanon

24/9 -

Mohamed Alman, father of the Lebanese Cinema, dies at the age of 75. [MORE] [ADD]

Peru

– The inaugural Encuentro Latino Americano de Cine en Lima film festival, organised by the Centro Cultural de la Universidad Pontificada (CEPUC), takes place. [MORE] [ADD]

Sweden

Mar -

Sandrews and Schibsted (a Sweden/Norwegian co-venture) film exhibition begins with a 10-screen multiplex in Finland.   [MORE] [ADD]

Turkey

– The Documentary Film Makers’ Association is established. [MORE] [ADD]

Uruguay

– Uruguay joins the 12-member film finance pool IBERMEDIA.  [MORE] [ADD]