foreign film

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandfilm

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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film
noun
uk
/fɪlm/us
/fɪlm/
mainly UK
a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling ...
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(Definition offoreignandfilmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign film

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I am aware, generally, of the arrangements made byforeignfilm-producing organisations for distributing films in this country.
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This was classified as aforeignfilm; it may have been aforeignfilm, but it was certainly a very good one.
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The producers will receive £2.3 million and the exhibtors will receive gross £3.7 million, or perhaps £1 million less than that after the deduction offoreignfilmhire.
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Our work compared with that offoreignfilmproducers, is not inferior, but it happens to be quite different.
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Many quarters accept the domination of theforeignfilmas permanent and inescapable.
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I have stressed that the application has to be made before exhibition of the registeredforeignfilmcommences.
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Such a society not only shows classical and historical films but very often foreign films, and may import aforeignfilmfor special exhibitions or even for a single exhibition.
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Britain is already attractive toforeignfilmmakers.
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Therefore, it seems that if theforeignfilmrenter-producer does take advantage of getting the treble quota film made, he will probably not take advantage of the double.
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Such films are made entirely abroad at the present time, and they have the features which we associate with theforeignfilm, not all of them desirable.
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The upshot has been that, ever since, cinemas make application in this form for every singleforeignfilmthey show, just to be on the safe side.
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It would be, of course, possible to tax the profits on eachforeignfilmif a return were called for, but there is no precedent whatever.
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Since 2010 the festival has also included workshops in scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing and animation, led by renown artists and pedagogues fromforeignfilmschools.
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He also worked with some offoreignfilmmakers.
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It is therefore often used interchangeably with the termforeignfilm.
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The channel also broadcasts documentaries and interviews with high-profile members of theforeignfilmcommunity.
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The film also received negative reviews from a fewforeignfilmcritics.
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Price for 40 years (started very young) play in many domestic andforeignfilmproductions.
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The channel featuresforeignfilm, documentaries, independent cinema, and interviews with international movie stars.
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Each issue contains music and film reviews and articles onforeignfilm, international travel and ethnic cuisine.
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