StrangerFestival is an annual film festival held in

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, devoted to short videos from 60 seconds up to 500 seconds. The festival was established in 2007 and is initiated, organised and coordinated by the European Cultural Foundation. The main goal of StrangerFestival is to support young people's video explorations on issues that matter to them. The 2008 edition of the festival was opened by

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and held in the

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, in West Amsterdam. Ron von Jacobs, of

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, won the award for "Best of the World." A young Dutch woman with

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, Nanda Swiersema, made a short film about being teased which garnered a lot of attention in the Dutch media.

References

External links

Festival website
Film festivals in the Netherlands 2007 establishments in the Netherlands Recurring events established in 2007 Festivals in Amsterdam {{Europe-film-festival-stub