: a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus
a music fest
—often used in combinationa gabfest
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a country music fest
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The fest also will honor Netflix’s Emilia Pérez with its Vanguard Award.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
The fest also revealed the winners of this year’s LFF Audience Awards, chosen by members of the public who caught the films in London and at U.K.-wide venues.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Miller sat down with Variety at the Lucca Comic and Games convention, his first visit to the Italian fest.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
The annual fest, which recently unveiled its Indies Awards Show slated for December 2024, has announced the winners of its 2024 screenplay competition.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
The fest also revealed the winners of this year’s LFF Audience Awards, chosen by members of the public who caught the films in London and at U.K.-wide venues.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Miller sat down with Variety at the Lucca Comic and Games convention, his first visit to the Italian fest.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
The annual fest, which recently unveiled its Indies Awards Show slated for December 2024, has announced the winners of its 2024 screenplay competition.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fest. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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