The phrase "prestigious festival" means an important and well-respected event that many people admire and consider to be of high quality or importance. Full definition
His work has been broadcasted, screened and exhibited worldwide on both visual art platforms and film festivals and has earned a long list of awards and screenings at prestigious festivals including The Sundance Film Festival, The San Francisco International Film festival, Cinevegas, The Berlinale, The Viennale, The Venice Film Festival, The Locarno Film Festival and The International Film Festival Rotterdam. (fadmagazine.com)
The Cannes Film Festival, while still the most prestigious festival in the world, isn't a big producer of Oscar Best Pictures the way that Telluride and Toronto are. (awardswatch.com)
With the most prestigious festival in the world about to start there is a more interesting movie world just lurking under... (bloody-disgusting.com)