page_title: Bergen International Film Festival
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bergen International Film Festival / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Bergen cinemas department Magnus Barfot in Bergen, Norway
context_page_description: The Bergen International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The 17th edition of the festival in 2016 featured 160 films in the program. The festival leader is Tor Fosse, and BIFF is owned by Bergen Cinema.
  The festivals main venue is Bergen Cinema's Magnus Barefoot Cinema Centre, with additional screenings taking place at the local art film theatre at Georgernes Verft and at the student cinema at Kvarteret.
context_section_description: In 2000, Bergen was a European Capital of Culture. Due to the occasion, Bergen Cinema arranged Bergen International Film Festival, with the most important films from the festival circuit of the year and many sneak previews of movies already picked up for Norwegian distribution. BIFF was one of the most successful events to take place during the celebration of the Cultural City with almost 20,000 visitors, and was arranged again the year after.
  Over the years the festival has grown to be one of the biggest in Norway, with more than 160 films and 64,000 admissions in 2016.
caption: The Magnus Barefoot Cinema Centre i Bergen, the main venue of BIFF.
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