The Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) is a film festival in

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first established in 2010. about 200 films have been screened at the festival. While CVIFF has received entries from other nations, most films screened are from the host country.

Management

CVIFF's executive producer is Suely Neves. A graduate of

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, she wrote her graduate thesis for

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on Cape Verde's deportation policies. She has been a project officer at the

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and 3x3 basketball coordinator.

History

The film festival first premiered in October 2010 in

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. While originally conceived in 2008, the idea of a film festival had to be postponed due to the

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. The first event had a total of five films screened which Neves has said was a positive start for the newly organized event. At the time, CVIFF was unable to secure sponsorships from businesses or cultural organizations which would remain a problem for at least the next three years. In 2014, it was reported that Hollywood filmmaker Mike Costa would be participating in that year's CVIFF as a panelist and jury member. The year prior the festival partnered with the

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to increase American presence there.

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