World cinema

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WORLD CINEMA

African cinema Asian cinema East Asian cinema South Asian cinema Southeast Asian cinema Southwest Asian cinema Australasian cinema European cinema North American cinema South American cinema

World cinema is a term used primarily in the West to refer to the films and film industries of non-English language speaking countries. It is therfore used interchangeably with the term Foreign film. However, it can also be taken to refer to the film industries of all countries other than one's own, regardless of native language.

World cinema has an un-official implication of films with an "artistic value" as opposed to "Hollywood commercialism." Foreign films are often grouped with "Art House films" in DVD stores, cinema listings etc. Thus the title "World Cinema" has an inferred artistic prestige. Of course, foreign films can be commercial, low brow or B-movies, so to automatically assume that World cinema is "arty" or intellectual is erroneous.

Cinema by Continent and Country

• Cinema of Albania
• Cinema of Bulgaria
• Cinema of Croatia
• Cinema of the Czech Republic
• Cinema of Denmark
• Cinema of France
• Cinema of Germany
• Cinema of Greece
• Cinema of Italy
• Cinema of Luxembourg
• Cinema of the Netherlands
• Cinema of Poland
• Cinema of Portugal
• Cinema of Russian Empire
• Cinema of the Soviet Union
• Cinema of Spain
• Cinema of Sweden
• Cinema of Turkey
• Cinema of the United Kingdom

• Cinema of China
• Cinema of Hong Kong
• Cinema of Japan
• Cinema of Korea
• Cinema of Taiwan

• Cinema of Cambodia
• Cinema of Malaysia
• Cinema of the Philippines
• Cinema of Singapore
• Cinema of Thailand

• Cinema of Bangladesh
• Cinema of India

Bollywood

Kollywood

Mollywood

Tollywood

Cinema of Nepal

Lollywood (Cinema of Pakistan)

Pollywood

Cinema of Sri Lanka

• Cinema of Iran
• Cinema of Turkey

• Cinema of Burkina Faso
• Cinema of Nigeria (aka Nollywood)
• Cinema of South Africa

North American cinema

• Cinema of Canada

Cinema of Quebec

Cinema of Cuba

Cinema of Mexico

Cinema of the United States

South American cinema

• Cinema of Argentina
• Cinema of Brazil
• Cinema of Colombia

Australasian cinema

• Cinema of Australia
• Cinema of New Zealand

 

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