The “First Film” award recognizes the talent of a film director who made no more than three films. Works produced as part of a school or training can also compete. Running time must exceed 30 minutes. Here are the films chosen to take part in the 22nd PriMed, le Festival de la Méditerranée en images, from November 25th to December 1st 2018 in Marseille:
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A SEED FOR CHANGE
By Alexandros IKONOMIDIS
75 minutes, 2018
Production: Alexandros Ikonomidis
It’s the economic crisis in Greece, film-maker Alex Ikonomidis is worried he won’t be able to support himself. When his income runs out he decides to take charge of his own life and grow his own food. That is the beginning of his journey in search of natural and reproducible agricultural seeds. An individual’s simple solution, which quickly turned out to be a complex global problem.
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BIZERTE. HISTOIRE EN SPIRALE (Bizerte. A spiral tale)
By Michele COPPARI and Francesca ZANNONI
57 minutes, 2018
Production : Cosenude Media Projects
Bizerte, Tunisia. A port where the African landmass suddenly drops into the Mediterranean. The most northerly city in Africa, just 250 km from Italy.
Rich, fertile land, and for centuries a strategic port. A naval base with barracks and prisons. Bizerte, “Little Paris” during the French colonisation, is a city taken hostage by groups of radical Islamists.
Bizerte is Samar, a girl who trains for the next boxing match and wants to leave, Mohamed, writer, who has spent half a life in prison, Khaled, a Shiite craftsman and political opponent, preparing for action, Dhia and his cinema, his revolution.
All accomplices and victims of a story that returns under the banner of violence. The city weaves the plot of the story, she is also accomplice and victim, sweet and ruthless.
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DES MOUTONS ET DES HOMMES (Of Sheep and Men)
By Karim SAYAD
79 minutes, 2017
Production : Close Up Films, Norte Productions
Alger, Bab el Oued, 2016. Habib, 16, dreams of becoming a vet. But when he stops school, he decides to train a ram named El Bouq, hoping to make it a champion of sheep fighting. Samir, 42, has no dreams other than to survive the everyday difficulties of his life by selling sheep to earn some money. As Eid approaches and the whole country is preparing to sacrifice a sheep, Samir has a unique opportunity to increase his profits. But for Habib, it’s another story. Will El Bouq become a champion? Or is it destined for a less glorious end?
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NAMRUD (The Trouble-Maker) de Fernando ROMERO-FORSTHUBER
By Fernando ROMERO-FORSTHUBER
95 minutes, 2017
Production : Soleil Film
Born a Palestinian in the state of Israel, the musician Jowan Safadi is famous throughout the Arab world. He is not afraid to tackle taboo subjects, and this has made him a highly controversial figure: under investigation by the Israeli police for “incitement to terrorism”, his most recent tour in Jordan ended with him being arrested by the authorities. Currently Jowan has a new challenge: his 15-year-old son Don has moved into his home, so Jowan now has to assume his responsibilities as father.
SPECIAL PriMed 2018 SELECTION FILE
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“Mediterranean Challenges” category
“Mediterranean Memory” category
“Mediterranean Art, Heritage and Cultures” category
“Mediterranean Short Doc” category
Mediterranean Young People’s Award
