page_title: Chelsea Film Festival
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Chelsea Film Festival / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Chelsea film festival 2013
context_page_description: Chelsea Film Festival is an international film festival and a non-profit organization based in New York which screens independent films from emerging directors. The festival offers a wide range of films, including documentaries and feature-lengths, focusing on the theme of “Global Issues”.
context_section_description: Chelsea Film Festival was founded in 2013 by French actresses Ingrid Jean-Baptiste & Sonia Jean-Baptiste.
  An advisory board was set up to oversee the selection of the films and the operation of the festival.
  The first edition of the Chelsea Film Festival presented nine feature length-films and eight short films, representing 13 countries and 17 first-time filmmakers, including seven in competition. Eight of the films at the Festival were United States premieres, and one was a world premiere.
  In March 2019, Chelsea Film Festival was featured in the Top 10 Best Film Festivals in North America by the American Newspaper USA Today.
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