Big Three

Big Three is a term used colloquially to refer to the three most prominent entities in any given grouping or subject. It may refer to:

Business and education

Film

Music

Sports

Association football

Baseball

Basketball

Cricket

Football (American)

Golf

Ice Hockey

Rugby

Wrestling

Technology

Other

See also

References

  1. Bordwell, David (2005). Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging. University of California Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780520241978. Because reputations were made principally on the festival circuit, the filmmaker had to find international financing and distribution and settle for minor festivals before arriving at one of the Big Three (Berlin, Cannes, Venice).
  2. Chaudhuri, Shohini (2005). Contemporary World Cinema: Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Asia. Edinburgh University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780748617999. The 'Big Three' competitive festivals are Cannes, Venice and Berlin, which offer as their top prizes the Palme d'Or, Golden Lion and Golden Bear respectively.
  3. Filmmaker, Volumes 7-8. Independent Feature Project/West. Independent Feature Project & Independent Feature Project/West. 1998. p. 88. American independent filmmakers also tend to feel more comfortable in Berlin than in its colleagues in the "Big Three" — Cannes is way too overwhelming, and Venice is too baffling; both are way too expensive.
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