ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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The first edition of the fest has been taking place this week, bringing the likes of The Assassins, Sandokan and Bookish to the sunny seaside locale.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
This is the fifth HHN house identified for the event, an intense after-hours/extra ticket fright fest held on select nights between Aug. 29 and Nov. 2 at Universal Studios Florida theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The wide-ranging conversation — hosted at Malta’s historic Fort Ricasoli just steps away from where films like Gladiator and its sequel were shot — was moderated by filmmaker Joshua Cassar Gaspar, whose film The Theft of the Caravaggio is screening in competition at the fest.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
This is the fifth HHN house identified for the event, an intense after-hours/extra ticket fright fest held on select nights between Aug. 29 and Nov. 2 at Universal Studios Florida theme park.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The wide-ranging conversation — hosted at Malta’s historic Fort Ricasoli just steps away from where films like Gladiator and its sequel were shot — was moderated by filmmaker Joshua Cassar Gaspar, whose film The Theft of the Caravaggio is screening in competition at the fest.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
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The film screened at over 90 festivals, received 17 awards, and is currently featured on The New Yorker Screening Room and the Criterion Channel.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The duo took the festival’s stage just before Kneecap, another band that has been outspoken in its support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Hamas.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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