Category: CINEMA

All about cinema in Mediterranean

MOROCCO / Filming “The Last Planet”

Last week marked the start of filming for The Last Planet, Terrence Malick’s latest film. It’s a hectic time for the director of The Tree of Life – on December 11th he launches A Hidden Life in French cinemas, following its success at Cannes in May. The production unit has been in Ouarzazate (Morocco) since …

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BELGIUM / Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Brussels

Since November 11th tickets have been on sale for the 19th Festival of Mediterranean Film in Brussels. It will take place from November 29th to December 12th. The opening ceremony will be held at Palace Cinema and will include a screening of Claudio Giovannesi’s Piranhas. Other events will take place at the Bozar and the …

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JORDAN / The 6th Med Film Factory

The sixth Med Film Factory, a specialised training programme for Arab producers and directors, was completed on October 27th. The event is organized by Jordan’s Royal Film Commission, a public institution created in 2003, whose role is to help the country’s audiovisual industry develop, particularly by promoting it abroad. Five teams, each with five members …

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SLOVENIA / The Festival of Migrant Film

Preparations are under way for the next Festival of Migrant Film. The 11th ! Film-makers have until January 15th to send in their films, which must be subtitled in English or Slovenian. Different genres are eligible, from documentary to animation. Those selected will be screened in June 2020, on or close to International Refugee Day, …

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ITALY / 14th Rome Film Fest

The Festa del Cinema di Roma, or the Rome Film Fest, ended on October 27th.  Now in its 14th year, the 10-day festival attracted 120,000 spectators, with most events taking place in the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The People’s Choice Award went to Alexandre Piva for Santa Subito, the Best Film Award to Sarah Suco …

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FRANCE / Award Winners of the 41st Cinemed

Cinemed, the Montpellier Festival of Mediterranean Films, closed on October 26th. This year’s president was the Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, and the guest of honour director André Téchiné. The festival included many discussions, retrospectives and discoveries. The awards ceremony began with a preview of Dominik Moll’s film Seule les Bêtes. This year the Antigone …

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TUNISIA / Second Mediterranean Festival of First Documentaries

The second Mediterranean Festival of First Documentaries will be held in Tunis between December 25 th and 28 th . Organized by the Association du Cinéma Documentaire Tunisien, the festival aims to show-case talented young film-makers from the Mediterranean region by screening twenty-four documentaries from thirteen countries, all available free during the three-day festival. With …

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