PriMed has just closed its doors. More than 3,000 young people from both shores of the Mediterranean were able to debate and vote for their favorite film. This year, for the first time, they were also able to experience a very powerful moment of exchange with two young Afghan migrants. The opportunity for them to …
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PriMed 2023 / Discover the official selection the 27th edition
The selection of films for the 27th PriMed – International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary and Reportage – is now available! PriMed returns to Marseilles this year from 4 to 8 December with 24 documentaries and reports from 19 countries. With 10 films making their French premieres, the festival has established itself as a leading event …
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LEBANON / The return of the Beirut Art Film Festival
After four years absence, the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) returned for its 9th edition from November 7th to 17th at the Béryte Theatre in Beirut’s Saint-Joseph University. With 16 films, 2 conferences and an exhibition, the event’s founder, Alice Mogabgab, wanted to return to “the battles fought by men and women, yesterday and today, …
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ARAB WORLD / Film festivals postponed out of solidarity with the Palestinians
Two major Egyptian festivals have been postponed due to the war between Hamas and Israel. The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced in a press release the indefinite postponement of their event: “the GFF team hopes to resume the 6th edition when the situation in the Palestinian territories stabilizes.” The deferment of the …
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ALGERIA / Preview of the documentary “Pierre Clément, cinéma et révolution”
A preview of Abdenour Zahzah’s feature-length documentary Pierre Clément, cinéma and révolution was screened on October 14th in Algiers. The film traces the journey of militant film-maker Pierre Clément – a Frenchman committed to the Algerian cause during the Algerian War. Subsequently he worked as a director of photography on several Algerian, Tunisian and French …
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FRANCE / Cinemed announces its awards
The 45th Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival – Cinemed – was held from October 20th to 28th. This year, the festival presented 200 films including several French premieres. There were competitions for feature films, shorts and documentaries as well as a retrospective of Italian film-maker Ettore Scola. This year eight feature-length documentaries on the Lebanon, Palestine, …
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MEDITERRANEAN / LabDoc: call for projects open
MEDITALENTS has opened the project call for its 5th LabDoc. Registration is open until December 3rd 2023. Each year, LabDoc chooses eight writers from the Mediterranean region and supports them as they work on their first or second documentary. The projects are selected by a committee of six producers and writers. The aim is to …
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