City of Film
UNESCO's City of Film project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. Film is one of seven creative fields in the Network, the others: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music. Criteria for UNESCO Cities of Film. To be approved as a City of Film, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO. Designated UNESCO Cities of Film share similar characteristics: About the cities. In 2009, Bradford became the first film city—with Sydney joining in 2010. Sydney is home to Fox Studios Australia, the studio that brought  The Matrix trilogy, "The Great Gatsby", and "The Wolverine" to life. Sydney's "pristine beaches" and "lush mountains" can also provide a backdrop for location shooting. Busan hosts an annual International Film Festival and is a "standard-setter" in the film world. Bristol is home to the Academy award-winning "Aardman Animations". It is also home to The Bottle Yard Studios and the BBC Natural History Unit. Bristol is "packed with history and full of character," Yamagata is a "pleasant, bustling rural capital." Yamagata hosts every two years an International Documentary Film Festival. Potsdam is home to Babelsberg Studio, the  largest film studio in Germany. It is also home to Film Park of Babelsberg and Film University of Babelsberg. Mumbai is home to Bollywood, the film industry that produces most films in the world. Cities of Film. There are eighteen Cities of Film, spanning sixteen countries and four continents. Eleven are from Europe, four from Asia, two from Oceania and one from South America. Spain and the United Kingdom are the only countries to have two member cities. The Cities of Film are: