A UNESCO City of Film is a city that has joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as notable in filmmaking. On June 11, 2009, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, was named the first City of Film. The second city to be officially recognised was Sydney, Australia, which happened in 2010. In December 2014, Galway, Ireland was named a UNESCO City of Film. Sofia, Bulgaria was also named a UNESCO City of Film in 2014.
The City of Film programme is part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network.
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