UNESCO Creative Cities Establish the Santos-Bandung Film Festival and Highlight Sustainable Development

01_debate_among_filmmakers_santos_and_bandung_selfie_santos.jpg Film makers debate Santos and Bandung© David 2017 16 January 2018Two Members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), Santos, Brazil, a Creative City of Film, and Bandung, Indonesia, a Creative City of Design, collaborated to promote their independent film industries and draw their citizens together around tolerance, peace and sustainable development. The first Santos-Bandung Film Festival – SBFF - took place in both cities from 20 to 29 October 2017, screening 34 Brazilian and Indonesian films, and engaging over 2000 participants…

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